Adam Copeland to Collide Against Christian Cage in Montreal for TNT Title

Early Thursday, Adam Copeland will face his best friend and a man who described him as a brother, Christian Cage, for the AEW TNT title in Montreal, Canada, the home of both stars.

The Rated-R Superstar talked about his story with Cage and their match, calling the last time they battled for a title 22 years ago.

Copeland told Sports Illustrated: "We haven’t wrestled each other since 2010. I was retired for nine years, he was retired for seven. The last time we wrestled against each other in a title match was 22 years ago. The gravity of those dates, it’s incredible to me."

WWE Hall of Famer discussed his run with Cage in WWE and how their experiences together.

He highlighted: "We weren’t two guys slapped together and told to be a tag title–for us, it’s all real. His family. My family. We had our first daughters within eight weeks of each other. All the triumphs, the failures, we’ve been through it all together. And we were both able to make it, which is crazy."

"Sleeping in Home Ec rooms, the lakes we drove across, the boxes of crap for dinner. We traveled the roads in WWE. Now we’re here in AEW. A large part of our audience has been through a lot of this with us, too."

Later, Copeland reiterates how he and Cage were told they would never wrestle again due to lingering injuries, something they both overcame.

Finally, Copeland talked about his upcoming match against Cage.

"I’ve heard, ‘Why isn’t this at the pay-per-view?’ To me, where is more important than when. We get to do it in Montreal. There’s no other choice for us but to have it here. My family is coming for this one, cousins and relatives who’ve known Jay for years. There’s something special about doing it in Canada. 

I am really, really amped up to do this one. I truly think there’s not another story like ours, with this real story. Two friends from Orangeville, Ontario, who made it where we made it because of each other. I’m hoping this is a rabid crowd. This is what I dreamed of–working that guy in Montreal for a championship," he cocluded.