Adam Copeland: Moves Are Great, But Wrestling Is All About Making A Connection

Adam Copeland speaks about making a connection with wrestling fans, noting that is more important than the moves in the ring.

Copeland is a legendary professional wrestler who has wrestled not only in WWE, but is currently in the midst of a run in All Elite Wrestling where he has faced off with some of the top names in both companies over the years, providing many legendary moments to wrestling fans over the years.

While speaking to The Daily Face Off And Sheet in a new interview, Adam Copeland was asked to name when wrestling became something he knew he could be a top guy of the industry in.

“I think, honestly, it was probably the program with Matt Hardy, is when I started to put together what exactly was going to move me beyond where I was at, and that was taking my time and making sure that that camera can get that shot and giving the camera that extra time and giving the producer and the truck that extra time to be able to cut to it, and I know, okay, we’re live. Okay, now I can hit them with the look. They saw where I’m at. They changed the camera angle. Here we go. Let’s get the shot. That to me is super fun. Now I start thinking more like a director as opposed to a wrestler, and now I’m thinking of shots because shots become moments and moments are what actually stay and resonate with an audience. They don’t remember, ‘oh, there was that poison-rana. No, they may remember spear off of a ladder, but just because of the spectacle of it and the flashbulbs in the background when there’s still cameras and, and disposable cameras. But to me, moves are great, but it’s all about making a connection. I would rather the people be chanting, you know, Copeland than ECW or whatever company you’re in. To me, that means you’ve made the connection now, or ‘this is awesome.’ Those are all great and everything, but I want to make that connection. Now it’s like Pavlov’s dog. Everybody’s just trained to do that. Oh, this is awesome. You know, that kind of thing, right? But when you truly start to make strides and when you truly start to get over is when they connect to you.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Copeland spoke about the importance of venues in professional wrestling. You can read more about that here.

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