Adam Cole: Joining AEW Was A "Fairly Easy" Decision

Adam Cole has revealed his decision to join All Elite Wrestling was a "fairly easy" one. 

AEW's latest signing had spent the last four years in WWE, performing on NXT, but Cole became a free agent following NXT TakeOver 36. Cole's WWE contract initially expired following The Great American Bash in July to his and WWE's surprise, but he agreed to a short-term extension to finish up his feud with Kyle O'Reilly.

With that storyline having ended in late August, Cole made his AEW debut following the main event of All Out and he reunited with his former Bullet Club brothers, The Elite. 

Speaking about signing with AEW following All Out, Cole admitted he knew "pretty early" that he wanted to join AEW and that it was a "fairly easy" decision in the end.

"When you think about where I was, that technically was my dream since I was nine-years-old and I'd seen everything that AEW was doing. I'd been here countless times to support Britt and hang out with the crew, and it's just the best crew. The shows are amazing, the fans are amazing. At the same time, I had really built a reputation for myself there [WWE] as well. But I knew in my heart pretty early on that I wanted to come here," Cole said.

"And it's no knock whatsoever on them [WWE], I had a very excellent four-year experience. But I wanted to come back and work with a crew who I love being around 24/7, a crew that is just as passionate about pro-wrestling as I am and fans that feel the exact same way that we do. So, making the decision was a fairly easy one."

Adam Cole wasn't the only free agent to make their AEW debut at All Out. Find out what happened at the pay-per-view here.