Why Adam Cole Is Leaving WWE For AEW

Simon Miller breaks down Adam Cole's possible move to AEW.

by Andrew Pollard
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Adam Cole to AEW, you say?!

Hot on the heels of CM Punk and Bryan Danielson's purported AEW arrival, there's now plentiful rumblings that Adam Cole could be the next in line to become #AllElite.

Recent reports claim that Cole's WWE contract expired last month, with him currently working under a one-month extension that will get him through until the end of August. After that, the one-time NXT Champion is believed to being assessing his options over whether to re-sign with WWE or to explore other possibilities.

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Of course, one major possibility is Tony Khan's All Elite Wrestling. Not only would Cole's in-ring ability and charisma make him a must-have for AEW - or any other promotion, for that matter - but Khan's company surely has plenty of appeal for the former Undisputed Era leader.

Cole's real-life partner Britt Baker is tearing it up as the AEW Women's Champion right now, so that's clearly a plus point. Added to that, the ever-impressive star was a member of Bullet Club alongside several members of the Elite, and Cole's also got previous with numerous other AEW roster members thanks to his time in Ring of Honor and beyond.

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With all of that in mind, then, here's our very own Simon Miller to break down why Adam Cole's could be on his way to AEW and just how such a move could play out.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.