Adam Copeland Doesn’t See Himself Taking On Executive Role After He Retires

Adam Copeland knows the end of his career is coming up sooner rather than later, and he doesn’t see himself going into an executive position afterward. The AEW star has spoken in the past about how he knows his retirement will come at some point and how he’s enjoying the end of his run.

A number of wrestling stars in recent years have moved into executive backstage positions after they retired, but Copeland says he doesn’t see it for himself right now. He was asked about the potential for such a move in his interview with The Sportsocracy, and you can see highlights below:

On If He Knows When He Wants To Retire:

“[There’s] not an official clock, but it’s winding down. I mean, it’s definitely winding down.”

On If He Could See Himself In a Triple H-Style Role:

“I don’t think so. I don’t think I would want to be that heavily involved if I couldn’t still do it as well. Although, who knows, you know? I really feel like coming back after my forced retirement and getting this last six years back, really kind of helped me get the stuff out of the basement that I didn’t get out the first time because I didn’t know my retirement was coming. So this time, I have that knowledge. And maybe because of that, it’ll be different. And because I’m not being forced to retire at 37 now, it’s like, I’ll be 53 or maybe just touching 54 by the time I retire. So there’s a reality with that. It’s like, ‘Okay, this just ain’t possible at a certain point.’ It’s a really hard job. [laughs] There’s no way around it.”

On Continuing To Wrestle At this Stage:

“Yeah, you know, it was my first love. It was the thing that I fell in love with, it was the thing I wanted to do as a kid. I got lucky. I know how lucky I am to have found the thing that I was going to do, and I found it so early. And so it’s just been fun more than anything. It’s — the entirety of the career has just been fun.

“And even the surgeries and the long drives, all the the perceived setbacks or anything like that, you learn from them. And I sit here at the end of what is a pretty long career now, and it’s just been fun. And I know so many people who can’t say that about what their lives or their jobs have been. And so I don’t look past it. I understand kind of what a gift I’ve been given by getting to do this for a living.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit The Sportsocracy with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.