Update On Seriously Injured Top AEW Star

All Elite Wrestling has endured rotten luck this year; this report may reverse that somewhat...

by Michael Sidgwick
Adam Cole
AEW

In what - fingers crossed - is potentially very welcome news, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has provided an update on Adam Cole.

The winner of the inaugural men's Owen Hart Foundation Cup last wrestled at the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view, during which he was severely concussed in a four-way match for the IWGP Heavyweight title. This was the second head injury he had suffered within a month. Concerns grew as the weeks and months unfolded with no updates, and unease mutated into something far more alarming at the All Out 2022 press conference; there, CM Punk, otherwise in an infamously foul mood, still saw fit to put Cole over as a human being. He said Cole was a sweetheart and expressed his hope, in a sombre tone, that he was OK. Around this time, updates were scarce beyond a lurking sense of dread.

Happily, Meltzer, when asked for an update on Twitter, came through with the following:

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It can be inferred that Cole may well be nearing a return to competition. The word "cautious" here seems key; hopefully, for Cole and his fans, he will wrestle again soon, and is capable of doing so - but AEW's medical staff are being extremely stringent before allowing him to.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!