At All Out 2021, AEW fans got a double surprise to close out the show. Following the match between Kenny Omega & Christian Cage over the AEW World Heavyweight Championship – both Bryan Danielson & Adam Cole made their AEW debuts. They had both left WWE earlier that year, and have gone on to become two of the biggest stars in the AEW roster. Adam Cole in particular has looked a lot more comfortable – which comes down to AEW having complete trust in Cole.
Adam Cole Had To Earn Trust In WWE, Was Trusted Right Away In AEW
While sitting down to speak on Busted Open Radio, Adam Cole was able to explain the difference of how WWE NXT & AEW handle their creative processes – and how he needed to earn trust in WWE.
“Creatively, I’d say by far, the biggest difference is NXT had a very hands on approach, which is wonderful. It’s a great learning experience. When you look at guys like Shawn Michaels and Triple H, who have an exact vision of where they wanted to go, how they wanted the promos to sound, and what they wanted us to say. Then as time went on, I got more freedom you could call it, whether it be with promos and matches, because they started to trust me.
With AEW, from the beginning, no one has ever handed me a script for a promo. No one has ever told me directly how they want my match to go. You get that creative process and that freedom to do as you please, especially if you’re someone who’s trusted. Fortunately with AEW, from the beginning, I’ve been trusted. So I’d say they definitely give you a lot more stuff to play with, and use your own creative process to go about things that you want to.”
Right now in AEW, Adam Cole is in the Owen Hart Memorial Cup – where he faces FTR’s Dax Harwood in the first round. Since joining AEW, Cole was able to challenge for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship twice, and was unsuccessful both times.
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