Copeland and Christian Cage end 25-year title drought in I Quit match

NEW YORK – Adam Copeland and Christian Cage ended a 25-year tag team title drought on Sunday by forcing Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler to abandon their AEW Tag Team Championship match at Double or Nothing.

Cope, Cage and FTR fought in a brutal match in which ladders, tools and even a flaming table were used. As the match became more and more brutal, none of the four men in the ring were going to immediately give up. Cage had his arm broken several times, Wheeler had a piece of his nose nearly ripped off, and barbed wire scraped each competitor’s skin.

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Adam Copeland and Christian Cage win at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, New York on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

FTR and Cage and Cope compete in a wrestling match at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, New York on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

Stokely Hathaway, the voice behind FTR, also got involved in the match. But Beth Copeland, formerly known as Beth Phoenix, made a surprise appearance to even the odds. But she was eliminated before she could make an immediate impact.

Harwood, meanwhile, set up a table and poured lighter fluid on it. He then set the table on fire as Wheeler prepared to spear Beth Copeland through it. However, Hathaway was pulled in front of Wheeler at the last second and he was propelled through the table.

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FTR hits a Shatter Machine on Christian Cage at the AEW Double or Nothing event in Queens, New York on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

Adam Copeland and Cage went to work on Harwood immediately afterward, tying him up like a pretzel in multiple submission maneuvers. Beth Copeland found a spiked bat and handed it to her husband, which added to Harwood’s misfortune.

Harwood said the dreaded words: “I quit.” This gave the titles to Copeland and Cage.

Copeland and Cage are a legendary team, winning seven tag team titles in WWE. But since they each joined AEW, neither has been able to obtain any type of gold. But more than 25 years later, they are back at the top of the tag team division.

Dax Harwood begs for mercy from Adam Copeland at AEW Double or Nothing in Queens, New York on May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

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The last time they were tag team champions was in April 2001. They won the titles at WrestleMania X-7 in a tables, ladders and chairs match, but lost it to Kane and The Undertaker just 16 days later.