Adam Copeland and Christian Cage just pulled off a massive title defense at All In on Sunday, beating The Young Bucks to retain their AEW World Tag Team Championships. But get this: it wasn’t exactly a clean win. Christian Cage blasted Matt Jackson with a wrench before hitting his finisher, and the referee? He totally missed the illegal blow.
Revenge, Returns, and a Championship Road
This match wasn’t just a random showdown; it had history brewing. Adam Copeland and Christian Cage made their return to AEW programming at Revolution in March after being off the air for about six months. It seemed like they were lending The Young Bucks a hand by chasing off FTR back then, but it was actually all about revenge. See, Cope and Cage were getting payback after FTR attacked them last September. After getting that revenge, Copeland and Christian stared down The Young Bucks, and you just knew a colossal clash was coming.
Cope and Cage had already claimed their first AEW world tag team championship together earlier this year, defeating FTR in an “I Quit” street fight at Double or Nothing. Remember, these guys are veterans, having held tag team gold as a duo seven times previously in WWE. The road to All In saw The Young Bucks beat Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay at Redemption, while Copeland and Christian retained their tag team titles by defeating Death Riders members Claudio Castagnoli and Pac at the same event. After Cope and Cage were victorious, The Young Bucks made their way to the ring to confront them, and the graphic for their AEW World Tag Team Championship match at All In flashed on the big screen, sending the live crowd into a frenzy.
The Controversial Finish and What’s Next
At Wembley Stadium in London, two of the most accomplished tag teams in pro wrestling history finally locked horns for the first time ever. The match delivered, but the ending was pure controversy. Christian Cage’s wrench shot to Matt Jackson went unseen, allowing Cope and Christian to come out on top. This win denied The Young Bucks what would have been a record-breaking fourth reign as AEW world tag team champions. You know that had to sting.
The drama didn’t end with the final bell, either. Right after their controversial victory, Cage and Copeland were immediately confronted by not one, but three legendary tag teams: FTR, the Motor City Machine Guns, and the new team of New Level. New Level had just debuted earlier in the event and won the Trios Championship alongside Swerve Strickland. What does this mean for the newly retained champs? The tag team division is on fire, and Cope and Cage have a massive target on their backs after that wrench-assisted win. With FTR still looming and these new challengers stepping up, their championship reign just got a whole lot more intense.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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