Adam Copeland Announces His Retirement: AEW Dynamite/Collision Results (10/14/26)

The final stop on the road to the WrestleDream PPV event this weekend was in Cleveland, Ohio for a special double episode of AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision.

One of the top matches on the AEW WrestleDream card is Jon Moxley vs. Mark Davis for the AEW Continental Championship. The Dynamite portion of the show this week was kicked off by a massive trios match that included both of those players. Davis secured a significant amount of momentum.

In the opening contest of the night, Davis teamed up with fellow Don Callis Family members Wardlow and Jake Doyle and defeated Jon Moxley and The Death Riders in a trios match. Much of the match was a wild brawl, which is the style that Moxley regularly deploys.

In the match, Davis was able to hit a piledriver on Moxley. He then covered and got the victory. Now, Davis has a pinfall win over Moxley before their title match at WrestleDream.

Booking Grade: 7/10

• A good match, but Moxley losing to Davis felt overbooked and performative. It was as if the company was desperate to have Davis appear as a Moxley equal and therefore he got this win to help with that perception. An "A" for effort, but Davis still comes across as a weak PPV opponent for Mox.

Adam Copeland qualifies for Clockwork Carnage and announces retirement

In the first of five Clockwork Carnage qualifying matches on the show, Adam Copeland defeated Josh Alexander to earn his spot in the match that also includes Will Ospreay, Mike Bailey, and Samoa Joe.

Copeland and Alexander battled, but Copeland secured the victory with his Spear. Copeland countered a top rope move from Alexander, which caused him to stumble. Copeland then hit the ropes and crushed Alexander for the win.

After the match, Copeland got on the microphone and revealed that Christian Cage was injured at All Out in their ladder match. Copeland said the injury got him thinking, and he realized he was aging out. He said he wasn't on posters on kids' walls anymore. Copeland then revealed that 2027 would be his final year as a pro wrestler.

The audience was stunned and then Don Callis walked out. He told Copeland that he didn't get to decide things like his own retirement and that Callis and his family wouldn't let him make it to 2027. His faction then attacked Copeland and dropped him in the ring. The attack stopped when Konosuke Takeshita walked out to make the save.

Booking Grade: 8/10

• Not a bad match, but it never really hit a high gear either. The story was Copeland announcing his retirement. That's big news. AEW does retirements well and Copeland has a long runway to really do some stuff for the company in his final year.

AEW Dynamite and Collision Results

• Mark Davis, Wardlow, and Jake Doyle defeated The Death Riders in a trios match

• Adam Copeland defeated Josh Alexander to qualify for Clockwork Carnage at AEW WrestleDream