Is AEW Setting Up One Final Legendary Run for Cope & Cage at Double or Nothing?
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On the April 22nd edition of AEW Dynamite, Adam Copeland challenged FTR to a Street Fight for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at AEW Double or Nothing.
The catch? If Copeland and Christian Cage lose, they must disband as a team.
On paper, it feels like an inevitable heartbreak. In reality, this may be the beginning of the one final legendary tag team run.
The Breakup Stipulation Feels Too Obvious
As wrestling fans, we’ve been conditioned to expect heartbreak. And when it comes to legendary tag teams, those endings rarely feel clean.
Cope & Cage are one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history. As Edge and Christian, they helped revolutionize tag team wrestling during the Attitude Era and played a major role in making ladder matches must-see attractions.
Their influence can still be felt today.
Both men went on to become decorated singles stars, combining for 16 World Championships across multiple promotions.
Then came what many presumed to be the end.
Career threatening injuries forced both men into retirement. For a while, it felt like fans would never see them share a ring again.
The Impossible Second Act
Suddenly, the impossible happened. Both men returned for second acts that few thought were possible.
Christian Cage has arguably done some of his best work of his career in AEW, reinventing himself as one of wrestling’s most ruthless antagonists. He’s a manipulative villain with no issue weaponizing personal tragedy against his rivals.
Cope’s own second act was equally remarkable. After being forced into retirement for nine years due to neck injuries, he made one of the most emotional returns in wrestling history at the 2020 Royal Rumble. The reaction spoke for itself, a stunned crowd realizing they were witnessing something that many believed would never happen again.
He followed that return by winning the 2021 Royal Rumble, launching The Judgment Day before being violently excommunicated from the group, and delivering dream matches against the likes of Seth Rollins, Finn Bálor, and AJ Styles before departing in 2023.
Much like Cage, Cope’s return wasn’t just a nostalgia act. It became a meaningful second chapter.
When Cope arrived in AEW, he made it clear that he wanted one final run with his best friend of over 40 years. Cage’s response?
“Go f**k yourself.”
Those words launched a violent blood feud that ultimately culminated in an “I Quit” match. After Cage was ousted from The Patriarchy at All In: Texas, Cope offered three words of his own:
“Go find yourself.”
A hesitant reunion followed, along with a handful a tag team wins on pay per view. Now, AEW wants fans to believe that the reunion could already be over. But that feels far too predictable. And that’s exactly why the stipulation feels like misdirection.
Why Winning The Titles Matters
Nostalgia only works when it serves the present. It cannot survive on memories alone. A championship run gives Cope & Cage something meaningful beyond simply reliving their past.
More importantly, it would elevate AEW’s tag team division in the process. A title reign opens the door for fresh marquee matchups against teams like:
- JetSpeed
- Bang Bang Gang
- The Dogs
- The Death Riders
- Members of The Don Callis Family
- One final blowoff with FTR
Their presence instantly makes the division feel bigger. That matters.
AEW’s tag team division has long been one of it’s greatest strengths, but it has lacked a truly emotional centerpiece in recent months.
Cope & Cage can provide exactly that.
AEW All In Feels Like The Real Destination
AEW All In has already sold over 20,000 tickets. And yet, no official matches have been announced.
That show needs spectacle. It needs something that feels historic. And few things feel more historic than one final ladder match with the team that helped to redefine it.
If Cope & Cage win at Double or Nothing, FTR likely won’t let that loss go quietly.
And then there’s the Young Bucks. As two of AEW’s founding fathers and three-time tag team champions, they’re always one step away from reclaiming the spotlight.
A three-team ladder match featuring Cope & Cage, FTR, and The Young Bucks at All In feels like the kind of match that could steal the show.
One legendary team looking for one final moment. Two modern dynasties chasing history.
That feels like a blockbuster match waiting to happen.
Why This Could Be Their Final Run
Ultimately, Father Time remains undefeated. That reality applies to everyone, even legends. Both men still have plenty left to offer. But, opportunities like this don’t come around often.
Watching a more mature version of the team many fans grew up with feels special precisely because it likely won’t last forever.
That’s what makes this current run feel different. It feels intentional, and finite. And it feels worth appreciating while it lasts.
If this is truly the final chapter of Cope & Cage as a team, they shouldn’t go out quietly. They should go out the same way they changed wrestling forever.
By stealing the show one final time.
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