Dave Meltzer mentioned on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that Adam Cole is believed to have suffered a concussion during his trios match last week on AEW Collision, specifically during a lariat spot with Kyle Fletcher. As of last Friday, there was no confirmation regarding whether Cole had indeed sustained a concussion, as he was still prepared to compete at All In: Texas. Meltzer speculated that Cole had not been diagnosed with a concussion at that time and noted that it wasn’t a "touch-and-go" situation following Collision. The concern only arose on Saturday morning, the day of the show.
Meltzer also reported that on Saturday morning, Cole woke up feeling that something was wrong and realized he couldn't go through with the match, deciding that he needed to take time off. He emphasized that there was no debate between Cole and AEW about pushing forward for the match; the decision was reportedly made by Cole himself. Meltzer indicated that Tony Khan was very “shaken up” after hearing from Cole.
Initially, Cole was scheduled to defend the TNT Title against Kyle Fletcher. However, during the Zero Hour pre-show, it was announced that Cole was not medically cleared to compete, resulting in the title being vacated. Later that evening, Cole announced that he would be stepping away for health reasons. A 4-Way Match was then held to crown a new TNT Champion, featuring Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, and Fletcher. Rhodes emerged victorious, capturing his third title, as he also holds the ROH World Tag Team Titles with Guevara and the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles with The Von Erichs.
During the post-show scrum for All In Texas, Khan stated that Cole began feeling unwell late Friday and early Saturday morning. They both agreed that it would be best for him not to participate in the show.
