Reported update on AEW star Adam Cole's condition following awkward finish to Forbidden Door match
Adam Cole recently suffered a loss at the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door event. Jay White pinned the former NXT star to retain his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Wrestling journalist Bryan Alvarez reported that Cole suffered a concussion at the show.
During the bout, both fans and commentators noticed that Cole seemed hurt before officials came out to help the star. It's believed that Cole was meant to take Okada's Rainmaker and White's Blade Runner before he got pinned. Fortunately, the match ended as soon as Cole's injury was noticed.
Alvarez took to Twitter after the pay-per-view to update fans:
"Adam Cole’s injury believed to be a concussion, wishing all the best to him," Bryan Alvarez tweeted.
Adam Cole’s injury believed to be a concussion, wishing all the best to him.
Also, during the post-show media scrum, Khan was asked about Cole's condition. The AEW president said The Panama City Playboy "will be okay" and noted that the bout was "very physical":
“Yeah, I think Adam Cole will be okay. He was in the match. It was a very physical wrestling match and he was pinned in the match. The timing of it wasn’t [right]. He’s gonna be okay long term, but probably if he couldn’t continue wrestling it made sense [to end the match]." (H/T: SEScoops)
Adam Cole recently returned from an injury, so many fans are hoping that he won't miss a lot of time with this setback.
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Going into Forbidden Door, Vince Russo believed casual fans weren't interested in seeing Adam Cole & Jay White
On an episode of Writing with Russo, former WWE head writer Vince Russo questioned the build-up to the four-way IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match. He didn't feel any connection to the stars' segment on AEW Dynamite and believed casual fans felt the same way:
"I saw today a clip at the end of AEW. I'm seeing Adam Cole and Jay White on my TV. As a television viewer and a viewer of wrestling since 1970, I've got zero interest in seeing these guys," said Russo. (from 12.48 onward)
Check out the full episode below:
Russo continued, noting nothing was interesting about Cole and White's attack on Hangman Page and Kazuchika Okada:
"There's nothing about these guys that's interesting. I am speaking for the casual television viewer. I'm not the enemy. They [AEW] need to listen to people like me," Russo added. (13.26 onward)
While some might agree with the veteran, fans seemed pleased to see the star wrestlers clash at Forbidden Door.
Please credit Writing with Russo and give a H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription if you use the final two quotes from this article.