Adam Copeland’s doctor “optimistic” about his recovery from surgery after suffering a broken leg

While being interviewed by Sports Illustrated, former AEW TNT champion Adam Copeland discussed his broken leg that was suffered at the 2024 Double or Nothing PPV. Copeland said the following in regards to his surgery…

“My Achilles tear a few years ago led to my most difficult rehab, and I’m expecting more of that. I’m 50. I know what’s in front of me. But the surgery was successful, and the doctor was optimistic because my bones are healthy. It’s my seventh surgery, so I know the drill. We’ll see how my body cooperates.”

Copeland also noted the following about the cage jump that caused the injury…

“My biggest concern when I got up there was, ‘How do I not crush him?’ I didn’t even consider getting injured. My take was if I jumped to the side, landed on my feet, and hit him with my arm but not my body, then the table would break just because of the sheer height. It happened exactly how I planned it.

The albatross of always feeling like you can pull it off, it’s a blessing and a curse. That’s something I could have pulled off when I was 35. My brain is still telling me I’ve got this. ‘Just land and roll backwards,’ I told myself, which I did, but from 15-feet high, my 50-year-old tibia didn’t agree. When I landed, I knew it wasn’t the Achilles. So I thought, that’s good. I thought maybe I sprained it or it was a bone bruise. I got up and I ran, and I finished the match. I just didn’t realize I was doing it all on a broken leg.”