“Philly’s always been a wrestling town,” said Adam Copeland, one of Wednesday night's main attractions.
If you step foot in Philadelphia, it won’t take long to realize that the city lives and dies with its sports teams.
To no one’s surprise, that passion carries over to pro wrestling and AEW will look to capitalize on that when it returns to the Liacouras Center on Wednesday . For many members of the roster, the show will be a bit of a homecoming.. That also goes for the likes of AEW international champion Orange Cassidy, who, like many other members of the AEW roster, frequented Philly while he was grinding their through the independent circuit.
Cassidy is billed from “Wherever” , but is originally from Stewartsville, N.J. and has lived in Philadelphia since 2017. However, Cassidy’s relationship with Philly goes well beyond his own convenience. After six years of living in the city, Cassidy has fully immersed himself in the culture.“My international friends come over from Australia or the U.K., they always want to go to Wawa,” he added.
“Philly’s always been a wrestling town,” Copeland said. “I think back to watching all of the old Spectrum matches on VHS and just watching an early incarnation of Hulk Hogan as a heel against Bob Backlund for the WWF title.”Copeland has seen more than just wrestling from the old Spectrum. He also grew up an avid hockey fan and can rattle off names of 1980s“What I appreciate about Philly is that I feel like Philly appreciates when you’re a hard worker,” Copeland said.
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