Before joining AEW, Adam Cole spent a few years in WWE, where he had the opportunity to work with his idol, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
Although he retired from in-ring action a few years ago, Michaels is still working in WWE. He's now Triple H's right-hand guy in NXT.
Cole had a lot of success under Michaels' supervision. He won the NXT Championship, North American Title, and the NXT Tag Team Championships to become the second-ever NXT Triple Crown Champion.
"I’ve been so open with how much of a relationship I formed with Shawn Michaels. He is an idol of mine. A guy I look at as the greatest professional wrestler of all-time. To have the chance to work under him was really cool," he said.
Cole left WWE last August after his contract expired. On September 5, he made his AEW debut at the All Out pay-per-view. The 32-year-old recently teamed up with Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks to defeat Jurassic Express, Christian Cage, and Bryan Danielson on AEW Dynamite.
×
Feedback
Why did you not like this content?
Was this article helpful?
Thank You for feedback
About the author
Ahmed Hamdy
Ahmed Hamdy is an Egyptian journalist with a decade of experience in sports journalism, specializing in pro wrestling and football.
Hamdy kicked off his career as a sports reporter for Al-Ahram Weekly. He then became a producer/reporter for Mal Masr TV program on the Egyptian channel ON TV. In the following years, Hamdy worked as a reporter for several international news outlets, including Deutsche Welle (Germany), As-Safir (Lebanon), and Al-Monitor (U.S.A).
In 2014, Hamdy joined leading Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm, where he is now a Senior Sports Editor. In addition to all that, the Egyptian also worked as a sports editor for Sport360 and feature writer for Manshoor.com.
Hamdy has covered several sports events throughout the past few years, including WWE's tour in Egypt and the 2019 African Cup of Nations.
The experienced journalist joined Sportskeeda's pro wrestling feature writers team in early 2021. Since then, his work has managed to get millions of reads.
'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Trending
