The internet had plenty to say after Jon Moxley took a vicious bump onto a spike-covered bat during his street fight with Adam Copeland on the March 19, 2025 edition of AEW Dynamite. Critics slammed the spot as reckless and unnecessary, but Copeland is firing backmaking it clear hes not losing any sleep over the outrage.
Speaking with ITRWrestling.com, Adam Copeland shut down the online complaints, saying the live crowd is all that matters to him. I dont really care about the reaction, besides the live reaction. That to me is the reaction that matters and they were into it live, he said.
Copeland went deeper, acknowledging that while the criticism exists, it doesnt influence how he approaches his work. I get it, I do. Because I understand that it can be diminishing returns and all of those things. You also have to know your audience and you also have to understand that times have changed, for good, bad, however you want to look at it, he explained.
He added that wrestling naturally evolves just like everything else in life. I like to think Ive always been a proponent of understanding that things do change; its going to be more athletic now, its going to be more violent now, and things just naturally tend to get more as time goes on, Adam said. I remember dial up and now theres AI, things change, thats just the nature of life.
At the end of the day, Copelands view is simple: if the live audience is invested, then the mission was accomplished. I just know theyre into it live, thats my job, and thats how I gauge things, he said.
With Copeland standing firm on his approach to hardcore wrestling, it looks like fans who didnt like the spot wont be getting an apology anytime soon.
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