Tonyโ Khan Addresses โขAdam Cole‘s Future, Hints โขat โคPotential In-Ring Retirement
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) president Tonyโข Khan delivered a somber update on the status of Adam Cole,โค suggesting a full return to the ring is unlikely due to a history of injuries, โincluding head trauma. Khan’sโข comments,โ made during anโข appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show,โข mark the most definitive statement yet regarding โCole’s wrestling future since he โstepped away from in-ring competition at AEWโฃ all In: texas.
Cole’s career has beenโ punctuated byโฃ significant setbacks, most notably a year-long absence due to โanโ ankle injury.โฃ Khan highlighted the severity of that injury, stating, “That alone โcould have been a career-ending injury.” โDespite a triumphant return and subsequent โchampionship โwin – becoming the TNT Champion in 2025โ -โค Khan expressed relief thatโข Cole was able to communicate when heโ no longer โคfelt comfortable wrestling.
“I’m just โglad that he was able to tell us when heโค didn’t โfeel good about wrestling anymore,” Khan said.
While notโค definitively closing the door on a potential return, โKhan indicated any future involvement โฃwould require careful consideration. “I think it wouldโฃ haveโข to be the right situation for Adam to wrestle again,”โ he explained. “I always want to โขlook at โit and evaluate,โ does this makeโข sense, and is thereโข an โprospect โto do this safely, where it’s going to be a good outcomeโค for everybody.”
Khan emphasizedโ that Coleโ will always have a place โคwithin AEW,โ evenโฃ if โฃit’s not as an active wrestler. He pointedโ to Cole’s skills asโข aโฃ commentator and showโข host, โคstating, “He’s โขgreat for that. He’s a โขgreat talent.โฃ He could be involvedโ in a lot of things.”
Since AEW All In: Texas, Cole has maintainedโ a low profile, primarily focusing on hosting All Elite Arcade with Evil Unoโ and engaging โwith the gaming community โon social media, โwith hisโข recent tweets centered โaround video โgames.