In an interview with Sam Roberts, Adam Copeland discussed his in-ring career before looking at how much time he feels he has left before retiring:
“Even though it’s been four or five years back now, it’s not like I got another four or five in front of me, I know I don’t. We’re looking at like a two-year window here to be able to get as much done as I can get done, tell as many stories as I can, try and help talent along the way with that.”
The comment followed a look at why Copeland chose to sign with AEW over WWE, pointing to the latter offering limited dates as a factor:
“I had the offer (from WWE) and it was a good place to be but I also felt like I was only going to be allowed to do so much. That could get boring, honestly, if I’m being truly forthright.
It’s like ‘okay, come in every three months or two months or whatever it is and do a match with a Grayson Waller in MSG” because they need a match for him. Again, that’s a great place to be but from a creatively stimulating standpoint, it’s kind of not.”
Copeland’s final match in WWE was on August 18, 2023, defeating Sheamus on that evening’s SmackDown at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Source: F4WOnline