Adam Copeland already has a vision for how he wants his wrestling career to end — but when it comes to following the path of Triple H after retirement, he’s clearly not convinced that lifestyle would be for him.
While speaking to The Sportsocracy, Copeland was asked whether he could ever see himself transitioning into a full-time executive or creative leadership role similar to what Paul Levesque now does in WWE.
Copeland immediately sounded hesitant about the idea, explaining that he doesn’t believe he would enjoy being deeply involved in wrestling management if he could no longer actively perform himself.
“Um, I don’t think so. I don’t think I would want to be that heavily involved if I couldn’t still do it as well.”
Still, Copeland admitted retirement itself may ultimately change how he feels emotionally once the reality fully sets in. According to him, his comeback run after his forced retirement already helped him process unfinished feelings from the abrupt way his original career ended back in 2011.
“Although, who knows? You know, I really feel like coming back after my forced retirement and getting this last six years back really kind of helped me get the stuff out of the basement that I didn’t get out the first time, because I didn’t know my retirement was coming, you know?”
Copeland then explained that having advance awareness of retirement this time around may completely change the emotional experience compared to what happened when neck injuries forced him out years ago.
“So this time I have that knowledge, and maybe because of that it’ll be different.”
He also pointed out the massive difference between retiring unexpectedly at 37 years old versus eventually walking away naturally in his 50s.
“And because, you know, I’m not being forced to retire at 37 now. It’s like I’ll be 53 or maybe just touching 54 by the time I retire.”
According to Copeland, age itself eventually creates a reality wrestlers simply cannot avoid forever. And finally, Copeland bluntly acknowledged how physically brutal the profession truly is long-term.
“So there’s a reality with that, you know. It’s like, okay, well, this just ain’t possible at a certain point, you know? “Um, it’s a really hard job.”
The comments come only weeks after Copeland discussed retirement during an interview with TV Insider, where he revealed he already knows exactly how he wants his final wrestling run to end. At the time, he explained that seeing retirements from names like John Cena and AJ Styles didn’t really affect his perspective because he already experienced a forced retirement once before.
“No, because I already beat them to the punch about 15 years ago. I already had one.”
Copeland then revealed the exact type of ending he wants for his career — and it sounds far from sentimental.
“My dream scenario would be as a heel and to get dragged out of the building kicking and screaming.”
Bottom line — Adam Copeland may still love wrestling, but right now he doesn’t sound eager to spend retirement buried inside the corporate or creative side of the business full-time like Triple H. Instead, Copeland seems more focused on making the most of the final years he unexpectedly got back after his forced retirement — while already envisioning one last chaotic heel exit before finally walking away for good.
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