Edge and Christian win at All Out as Beth Phoenix debuts amid attack

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage defeated FTR in the opening match of All Elite Wrestling's All Out pay per view on Saturday night in Toronto, but the victory was overshadowed by a surprise ringside appearance and a brutal postmatch attack that left one woman lying motionless in the ring. The match took place at Scotiabank Arena as part of AEW All Out Toronto, which ran the same night as WWE's WrestlePalooza special.

The bout opened with manager Stokely Hathaway repeatedly trying to involve himself on behalf of FTR. Midway through, Beth Copeland, the former WWE star Beth Phoenix and the wife of Adam Copeland, made a shock debut for AEW, rushing the ring and spearing Hathaway to prevent further outside interference, commentators identified her as Beth Copeland. Copeland and Cage later secured the pinfall when Adam Copeland hit a spear to score the win.

The confrontation did not end with the bell. After the match, Kip Sabian, Nick Wayne and Mother Wayne came to the ring and created a distraction that allowed FTR to regroup, according to eyewitness accounts. Video and contemporaneous reports indicate that FTR then handcuffed Adam Copeland to the ropes. Accounts vary about the...