Harwood vows retirement if FTR loses to Copeland and Cage at All Out

Dax Harwood, one half of AEW tag team FTR, vowed this week that he will retire from in-ring competition if he and partner Cash Wheeler lose to Adam Copeland and Christian Cage at AEW All Out on Saturday, Sept. 20, in Toronto. Harwood made the pledge in a social media exchange Monday, then confirmed on Friday that a broken nose sustained during AEW’s September to Remember episode will not keep him out of the match.

The stakes were raised when a fan asked Harwood on X what would happen if FTR fell at All Out. Harwood replied, "Ill retire from being an inring competitor," a message that gave unusual finality to a high-profile tag match. AEW President Tony Khan has placed the encounter as the opening bout of the pay-per-view card.

Harwood’s promise comes as the feud between FTR and the reunited Copeland and Cage has intensified. The rivalry dates to earlier this year when FTR attacked Copeland, striking him with a conchairto and sidelining him for several weeks. Cage, who had been estranged from his own faction, re-formed his partnership with Copeland to settle scores, and their focus shifted to FTR in recent weeks.

On Friday Harwood disclosed that he suffered a severely broken nose...