• Why Edge Is Going Away From AEW
On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, backstage footage from All Out was shown. Adam Copeland (Edge) told Christian Cage that he has to go take care of his family after FTR attacked Beth Copeland (Beth Phoenix).
Christian said that he no longer has a family so he understands why Copeland must leave and be with his family.
Copeland said that Christian does have a family and shook his hand. Adam said he doesn’t know if he’s going to come back.
Some fans started rumors that Copeland is leaving AEW to return to WWE as Edge and face John Cena before Cena’s retirement tour ends. However, that’s not the case.
According to PWInsider, Cope was written off AEW TV so he could go film the final season of Percy Jackson.
• Update On Brock Lesnar’s WWE Schedule
In the opening match of WWE Wrestlepalooza, Brock Lesnar defeated 17-time World Champion John Cena in a match that lasted 9 minutes.
Lesnar beat Cena after hitting 6 back-to-back F5s. After the match, Lesnar F5ed the referee and hit Cena with another F5 before leaving. Kids in attendance were shown crying.
Paul Heyman joined forces with Lesnar before the match, as he introduced The Beast as the last real a$$ kicker.
According to WrestleVotes, Lesnar is booked for the first two big events of 2026: Royal Rumble 2026 (which will take place in Saudi Arabia) and WrestleMania 42.
Bodyslam previously reported that WWE has been discussing the possibility of a future match between Bron Breakker and Brock Lesnar, with one source suggesting it could potentially happen at WrestleMania 42 in April 2026.
• WWE Officials Confused By ESPN’s Negative Wrestlepalooza Review
WWE hyped up Wrestlepalooza as one of the biggest events of the year and booked some huge names on the show. However, the Premium Live Event failed to deliver on its hype as many fans felt it was not as good as the company hyped it up to be.
ESPN’s Andreas Hale gave the show a C grade in his review. The review made a lot of headlines, as it came from someone who directly worked for the new home of WWE PLEs in the United States.
NXT commentator Booker T already defended the show by saying the following:
“There were five matches on the show – only five – and not one was bad. Two of them were absolutely stellar. The Women’s World Title match was the crown jewel, Cody and Drew had a hell of a time, and the mixed tag might have been the best of its kind I’ve ever seen. So how do you give a show like that a C? That’s crazy! That’s a crazy take.”
JBL also chimed in:
“I saw some negative stuff out there. I think people love to be negative in reviews. Dracula is the second most sold book behind the Bible, and reviews when it came out were horrible. So I think reviewers have always been negative. You sound smart when you’re negative, you don’t sound smart when you’re positive. I think it’s a terrific start for WWE, I think it’s gonna be huge.”
According to WrestleVotes, many within WWE were both surprised and confused by ESPN handing their first-ever PLE a grade of “C.”
Several questioned why ESPN would associate that kind of “online stigma” with Wrestlepalooza, which was otherwise viewed internally as a fairly typical WWE event.
• Reason Behind AJ Styles Taking Aim At WWE Management On RAW
On the September 9th episode of RAW, AJ Styles delivered a promo claiming that someone in WWE doesn’t want him in the company and is actively trying to stop him from succeeding. He also mentioned that he’s completely on his own now, with The Good Brothers released and Michin currently on SmackDown.
According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, The Phenomenal One’s promo was done to plant seeds for his upcoming match with John Cena at WWE Crown Jewel in Australia.
He further reported that John Cena vs. AJ Styles was always the plan for Crown Jewel. This means that the exchange involving Cena, Styles and Triple H on X was planned because the Cenation Leader is not scheduled to appear on-screen until the Premium Live Event.
WWE deliberately created the impression that fans wouldn’t get to see the match in order to build anticipation and demand.
At Clash In Paris last month, Cena paid tribute to Styles by hitting the Styles Clash during his match with Logan Paul. After the PLE, the 17-time World Champion told fans that he only had a limited number of dates left on his Retirement Tour and wouldn’t be able to face all of his greatest rivals, so using their signature moves was his way of honoring them.
According to Meltzer, this tribute was also part of the storyline designed to make it seem as though the match wasn’t going to happen, encouraging fans to push for it and become more invested when it was eventually announced.
John Cena now has five dates left on his Retirement Tour.
