Adam Cole Reveals He Was Intimidated By Recent Babyface Turn

Adam Cole's recent return to AEW from injury was greeted very enthusiastically by the fans, especially when he cut a fiery babyface promo in the ring. Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Cole - who has spent the majority of his career as a heel - explains what it was like making his return in unfamiliar circumstances:

"In this particular situation, if I would have come through with a different approach of cutting a heel promo or acting like a heel right from the return, we would have been fighting upstream. It was one of those things where of course the fans were going to be excited and be behind you, especially when they hear the story. In that sense, that process has been easier.

"In general, I have been a heel for 95% of my entire career. I've talked like a heel and wrestled like a heel for a really long time. To even step outside of that comfort zone and talk as a babyface would was very mentally intimidating for me. Fortunately, the process of the real journey and real story makes it easy because it's all real. It's all things that I actually feel. The entire recovery process was all real. At this point, whether it's heel or babyface, I'm just worried about telling my story and I'm glad the fans have my back on this one."

H/T to Fightful.