Edge to take hiatus from AEW to focus on family after All Out 2025

Adam Copeland, the former WWE star known for his ring name Edge, announced he was stepping away from All Elite Wrestling on the episode of Dynamite following AEW All Out 2025 in Toronto, after his wife Beth Phoenix made her surprise AEW debut and was attacked following Copeland and Christian Cage's victory over FTR. The announcement followed the main event on September 2025 All Out, where Copeland and Cage defeated Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood, and then watched as Wheeler and Harwood struck Phoenix with a Spike Piledriver after she intervened to help secure the win.

Copeland told his tag partner he needed to take time away to focus on his family. Company executives later updated the AEW roster to list him under his full name, Adam Copeland, ending a period in which he had been billed simply as Cope. The roster change was confirmed by AEW on its official site.

AEW President Tony Khan praised Phoenix's appearance at All Out, saying, "She was fantastic. I was excited to have her be a part of this event," and calling her participation a special moment for the Copeland family. Phoenix's intervention helped win the match but also precipitated the post-match assault that prompted...