Kyle O’Reilly Recalls Adam Cole Leaving WWE For AEW, Talks Cole’s Impact On His Career

In a recent interview on The Zaslow Show, Kyle O’Reilly discussed Adam Cole leaving WWE for AEW, Cole’s impact on his career, and much more. You can read his comments below.

Kyle O’Reilly on Adam Cole leaving WWE for AEW: “Yeah, it certainly was [difficult]. It was weird. Like Adam Cole and I have basically been in the same company since 2009. We’ve always been in the same company in the same locker room, whether we’re fighting each other, or we’re working together. It’s like our careers have been linked for as long as I’ve known the guy. So that was a little weird. Of course, it only would be a few months until I would jump ship and join him. But yeah, it’s certainly just interesting because I feel like, for the rest of our careers, I think they’re sort of mirrored with one with each other and we’ll always sort of be around each other in some shape or form.”

On Cole’s impact on his career: “We’re pretty close and so we’ve always been really open with each other and with certain life-changing decisions such as this, we were definitely open with each other. It would definitely be in my best interest [to stay with Cole] because I’ve had the most success in my career with Adam Cole. I feel like I’ve become who I am because of Adam Cole and being around him and him helping bring me to that next level and me helping him come to another level as well. Like we’ve just sort of always been there for each other and help each other to sort of break through and man, I would definitely just go wherever the guy’s going, and do what I can to stay near him.”

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