Adam Copeland is preparing to tick another major achievement off his wrestling bucket list when he steps inside Wembley Stadium for AEW All In 2026.
Copeland will team with longtime friend and partner Christian Cage to defend the AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks. Copeland and Cage head into the huge London showdown having held the titles for 98 days.
With only hours remaining before the match, Copeland took to social media to reflect on what competing at Wembley means to him.
The former WWE World Champion admitted the legendary stadium has been on his personal bucket list, while also speaking about the unlikely journey that has eventually brought him and Cage together against The Young Bucks.
“Tomorrow another iconic venue gets checked off my list. Wembley Stadium. My first AEW [All In] Against a team I have a massive amount of respect for. A team in The Young Bucks that we thought we’d never face. That ship had sailed when they told [Christian Cage] we had to retire. Yet somehow, some way, here we are. I hope you come to have fun tomorrow. I know I will be. Soaking in every moment. Bring your voices London. Let’s tear the whole roof off,” Copeland wrote.
It promises to be an emotional occasion for Copeland, who has already been able to cross the legendary Arena Mexico off his list during his career.
There are still some famous wrestling venues waiting for him, however, with Maple Leaf Gardens and the Tokyo Dome among those he has yet to tick off.
Copeland joined AEW in 2023, but remarkably this will be his first time wrestling at an AEW All In pay-per-view and his first match inside Wembley Stadium.
He did compete in London last year, when Copeland and Cage opened AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door at The O2.
Copeland's Wembley appearance also comes after some interesting recent discussion surrounding the possibility of him facing John Cena during Cena's WWE retirement tour.
Copeland previously suggested AEW President Tony Khan would have been willing to allow him to make the appearance if the opportunity had been presented.
Khan later confirmed that he would have been open to discussing such an arrangement, although neither he nor Copeland was actually approached about making the match happen.
“I was never asked, and as far as I know, Adam was never asked, so it’s hard to say. But when there have been opportunities to collaborate, I have been collaborative in the past,” Khan said.
“I never got asked, but if I had been presented a plan and the dates and the information of what was going on, yeah, I would have supported it.”
For now, Copeland's attention is firmly on Wembley, where another memorable chapter in his remarkable career is waiting to be written.
After everything Copeland and Cage have experienced during their careers, seeing the childhood friends defending championship gold together at Wembley Stadium is certainly a moment neither man could have expected when they were once forced into retirement.
Will Copeland and Cage successfully defend their titles against The Young Bucks at Wembley, or will London witness a major championship change? Let us know your predictions in the comments.
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