Adam Copeland and Christian Cage got the better of FTR in the opening match of AEW All Out 2025, with the help of Beth Copeland.
However, their victory celebration was cut short as The Matriarchy helped in a post-match attack that culminated in Beth taking a piledriver.
Before the competitors made their entrance, Bryan Danielson got his own entrance as he joined Tony Schiavone and Excalibur at the announce desk.
We then saw footage of Cope and a grumpy Christian backstage in the arena, encountering Maple Leafs legend Wendel Clark and Bubbles/The Green Bastard from the Canadian sitcom ‘Trailer Park Boys’.
Cope and Christian were first out, to a big hometown reaction and chants to Christian of, “He’s our asshole.”
Christian and Dax, who was sporting a bandage strip on his nose, got the match underway. Dax had his nose injured on Dynamite earlier in the week.
After getting some momentum by targeting Dax’s nose, the home team fell foul to FTR’s teamwork and heel tactics, with Christian taking prolonged punishment and unable to make a tag.
After the hot tag to Cope, he paid back John Cena for his recent homage by hitting the five-knuckle shuffle and an Attitude Adjustment to Wheeler for a big near-fall. Shout out the Big Dog.
Another big two-count came when Cope hit a Killswitch on Harwood. As the ref counted, he was yanked out of the ring by Stokely.
This brought out Beth Copeland, who speared Stokely and carried him to the back.
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It wasn’t enough, though, as Christian was driven into the announce desk, leaving Cope to take a pair of Shatter Machines.
Copeland rallied to hit a spear on Wheeler for the win.
Beth came back out to celebrate with her husband and Christian, but the victory was not celebrated for long.
Out came Mother Wayne, Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian to assist in an attack on the victors. This led to Cope being handcuffed to the ropes and forced to watch his wife take an assisted piledriver by FTR. This feud is seemingly just getting started.
