Adam Copeland takes leave from AEW TV after All Out incident

Adam Copeland announced on AEW Dynamite on September 24 that he is stepping away from television after a brutal postmatch attack on his wife at All Out, telling tag partner Christian Cage he was unsure if he would return. The segment, filmed backstage after Copeland and Cage defeated FTR at All Out in Toronto, portrayed Copeland as distraught and concerned for his family following the incident in which Beth Copeland appeared in the match and was later hit with a spiked piledriver while Copeland was handcuffed to the ropes.

"I can not keep doing this. It is affecting my family, and this is not the first time. I have to go," Copeland said in the pre-taped clip, adding that he did not know whether he would be back. Cage responded by urging him to take care of his family and the two men embraced before Copeland left the arena. The on-air moment prompted immediate fan speculation about the future of Copeland, who had reunited with Cage in a nostalgia-tinged pairing that many had thought would continue.

Following the Dynamite segment, AEW brought FTR and associates to the ring to offer their version of events. Cash Wheeler said the team had aimed only to defeat Copeland and Cage and...