Adam Copeland Talks Wrestling At Wembley Stadium For The First Time At AEW All In

There aren't many major wrestling stages that have eluded Adam "Edge" Copeland. London's Wembley Stadium was one of them, however.

During an interview with "The Ariel Helwani Show," Copeland opened up about what it means to finally wrestle in the iconic venue, especially when taking on dream opponents like The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson).

"First time ever at Wembley. First time ever against the Bucks. Just those two things alone," Copeland said. "When we knew we'd get to team, obviously it was the Bucks and FTR. We're like, 'Okay, got to get in there with both teams and just see how that feels.' The series with FTR and the story that we're able to tell there, especially at Double or Nothing in New York, to have Beth [Phoenix] there, to have [Cage] there, to have faced FTR, if anybody needed an example of why I came to AEW, just look right there. Or the fact that I'm getting to wrestle in Wembley against the Bucks, who I do consider one of the best tag teams of all time. Anytime you can get first ever matches, and especially to do it in a venue like that, that's what you do it for. That's the good stuff."

Copeland and his long-time friend Christian Cage will defend the AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks at AEW All In, set for August 30. Copeland and Cage captured the tag titles by defeating FTR at Double or Nothing. Following their successful title defense over the Death Riders at AEW Redemption, Matt and Nick then came face-to-face with them, making it clear that their long-awaited clash would happen on legendary turf. 

The Young Bucks are three-time AEW Tag Team Champions themselves. Lena Kross and Megan Bayne, the AEW Women's Tag Team Champions, will also be in action at All In as they put their titles on the line against England's own Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor.

Looking back on the history of wrestling in Wembley Stadium, Copeland pointed to the 1992 WWE SummerSlam clash between Bret "The Hitman" Hart and The British Bulldog as a standout performance.

"That is the first match I think of. It's honestly the only match in terms of matches, prior to AEW, going there, that I can really think of," Copeland said. "Just remember the fact that they went on last, which blew me away because I was like, 'Wait, the Intercontinental Title is going on the main event,' and that didn't happen then. Then just being a fan of both performers and seeing what they were doing, and by that point being in the industry, which gave me a different lens. That was fascinating because that was one of the matches where it's like, okay, I'm smartened up and I'm watching this now for different things. Anytime you watch Bret, you're always going to pick up on a lot of those little different things."

Heading into that year's SummerSlam event, Hart reigned as the WWE Intercontinental Champion. With his wife Diana looking on, Bulldog later mustered up the strength to crawl to the bottom rope to break Hart's Sharpshooter hold during their main event match. When Hart then attempted a sunset flip, Bulldog countered and pinned him for the championship win in front of roughly 80,000 people.

Other notable bouts on the international premium live event card included a WWE Championship match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior as well as Shawn Michaels vs. Rick Martel. Elsewhere, The Undertaker also faced Kamala.

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