AEW star Adam Cole says he's 'going to be gone for a while' in emotional address at All In: Texas

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All Elite Wrestling star Adam Cole was pulled from his match against Kyle Fletcher as the company’s founder Tony Khan said he was not medically cleared to compete at All In: Texas on Saturday afternoon

Cole was forced to relinquish the AEW TNT Championship because of it. Khan put the TNT title on the line in a four-way match between Fletcher, Daniel Garcia, Sammy Guevara and Dustin Rhodes. Before the match began, Cole addressed the crowd at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and suggested he was going to be out of action for a long time.

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"Very sorry that I let everybody down. I can’t wrestle tonight. I have some health issues going on at the moment that not only will not allow me to defend this championship tonight but I am going to be gone for a while." Cole said in his emotional remarks.

Adam Cole relinquishes the AEW TNT Championship at All In: Texas on July 12, 2025. (Ricky Havlik/AEW)

"I don’t even want to think about talking about retiring because I am not in the right headspace, but I wanted to take this opportunity to come out and talk to you all if this is indeed goodbye because you are the best damn wrestling fans in the world."

Cole thanked wrestling fans for their support of him through all the promotions he’s been in. He was later joined in the ring by his Paragon stablemates Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly.

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He didn't disclose the injury. Fightful Select reported Cole was dealing with a concussion.

Rhodes won the championship in the four-way match.

Cole joined All Elite Wrestling in 2021,