Adam Cole Names THIS Star As "Number One" AEW Opponent

The former Undisputed Era leader reveals who he wants to face first in AEW.

by Andrew Pollard
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With Adam Cole now #AllElite, the former Undisputed Era leader has pinpointed Jungle Boy as the "number one" person he's looking forward to stepping in an AEW ring with right now.

Speaking during the post-All Out media scrum (as per Fightful), Cole namedropped Jungle Boy when asked who on the AEW roster he wants to face off against:

"There's a bunch of different options, but there are definitely some people I'm looking forward to stepping into the ring with. Number one is a gentleman that I kicked tonight, and that's Jungle Boy. He is an incredibly talented young man with a huge future, and a guy I would love to kick in the face again."

Given how, as alluded to by Cole, the Jurassic Express favourite was the first person Cole got physical with during his AEW debut - hitting Jungle Boy with a Superkick after having teased some beef with Kenny Omega and The Elite - it seems a no-brainer that the three-time Ring of Honor Champion will be formally locking up with JB sooner rather than later.

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Elsewhere, Adam Cole also named Darby Allin, MJF, CM Punk and Christian Cage as talents he looks forward to wrestling - with all of those match-ups being ones the wrestling world would obviously be hugely interested in seeing.

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