Adam Copeland Reflects On Giving Talent Advice, When He Felt Comfortable Doing So

Adam Copeland is a veteran in the AEW locker room, and he recently weighed in on giving advice to talent in the locker room. The new co-holder of the AEW World Tag Team Championships has done it all in wrestling, making him someone who is a source of valuable insight for the AEW locker room.

Copeland spoke with Westwood One Sports Night and during the conversation, he was asked about when he first felt comfortable transitioning into someone who can give advice to other stars. He spoke about his history of injuries and how often people come to him for advice. You can see the highlights below:

On When He Felt Comfortable With Starting To Give Advice:

“I think it was when I felt comfortable with what I’d accomplished to go, ‘Okay right, I’ve done some stuff. If people want to pick my brain, there might be something to pick up.’ So I think it was it was that. It was probably when I felt like I’d accomplished every kind of — checked every box. So it was, I did the tag team thing, did the Intercontinental Title thing, did the World Title thing. And then it was like, ‘Okay, I’ve now inhabited every spot on the card — opening match, main event, and everything in between. So I’ve experienced it.’ And so there’s that aspect.

“Then there’s also — you know, the experienced injuries and the road to recovery. And the emotional road that can be, and how turbulent and just all of those things. Like, people don’t talk about that. They talk about the surgery and then get better. But man, there’s so much to untangle there. And it really can be like a ‘come to Jesus’ [moment] when you have these kind of injuries. Because you’re used to going 120 and now you’re in reverse. And you just see your body shrinking and like all of the stuff, right? So, I feel like having gone through some pretty major injuries, that’s one place where I can really help out younger talent who might be kind of stumbling around in the dark, trying to figure out how to recuperate from surgery.”

On How Often People Are Coming to Him For Advice:

“It’s funny, because we’ll get back and I realize how many young guys have watched our tag team match. Because they’re like, ‘Man!’ I’m like, ‘Okay, all right, they get a kick out of this, too. That’s fun.’ But man, I got all day for the Darby Allins and the Will Ospreays, and the guys who really just want to figure out how to crack this code. And there really is no fully cracking it, right? But just, great attitudes, great work ethic. Yeah, man. I got all day for people like that.

“And then also like, take any advice for what it’s worth, but you have to put it in your spin cycle and make it you. And you have to feel comfortable with it. And you’re probably going to get told 20 different things by 20 different people. So then it’s deciphering, who do you want to listen to? Who has the type of advice that you relate to? But I — you know, the great thing is, it’s a really fun locker room in that you can look and there’s Dustin Runnels, and there’s Griff Garrison. And you go, ‘What?’ Like, that is opposite ends of the experience spectrum, right? And that’s a good thing, it really, really is.”

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