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Tony Khan says “it would have to be the right situation” for Adam Cole to wrestle again

Aaron Rift

As seen during the 2025 AEW All In: Texas PPV event, Adam Cole announced that he had to relinquish the TNT title due to a health setback. An emotional Cole stated that he might not be able to wrestle again and thanked the fans for their support.

While speaking to Ariel Helwani, AEW President Tony Khan addressed Cole’s future in wrestling…

“That’s hard. Adam Cole, I love so much. I think Adam Cole is such a great wrestler, but also he’s a really good friend. It was very hard when I got the phone call the morning of all in Texas that Adam Cole was not feeling well. He’s had injuries, and it’s no secret, some of the injuries he’s experienced have been head injuries. It was terrible when Adam Cole had the ankle injury, and when he needed time to recover, it was just you don’t want to see him in so much pain. But also, it could have been that alone could have been a career-ending injury, and he was out for over a year. He came back from that, and he was wrestling at such a high level. I was really excited about what Adam Cole had done in 2025 to work his way into a top position and become the TNT champion. It was a great comeback story. I’m just glad that But he was able to tell us when he didn’t feel good about wrestling anymore.”

“[Do you think he’s done?] I think it would have to be the right situation for Adam to wrestle again. I think it’s at least possible that we would keep Adam as part of the family. But I want to get to where he feels good about traveling and doing things every week again. But I’ve been open with him that when he’s ready, there’s always a role in AEW for him. He had been a commentator at times, and he’s been one of the hosts of the shows. He’s great for that. He’s a great talent. He could be involved in a lot of things. If he ever did want to wrestle again, and it was the right situation, and everybody could wrap their heads around it, so to speak, I think that it could make a lot of sense. But if anything involving head injuries or serious injuries, I always want to look at it and evaluate, does this make sense, and is there an opportunity to do this safely, where it’s going to be a good outcome for everybody?”

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