I remember seeing Adam Cole for the first time at Final Battle 2016 and being really impressed. When he debuted for NXT with the Undisputed Era I LOVED him. He was one of my favorites in 2017-2018 and I thought he was a huge future star for sure.

I've cooled off on him a lot the past few years. Part of that is I don't like the way his matches are so over the top with the kickouts, don't like the panama sunrise, and the constant superkicks. But I still think the guy is very charismatic.

That being said, since I've been watching him for five years, he hasn't really changed his schtick at all. He hasn't really added anything to the character or tried anything new. He seems to have just settled on what works (ADAM COLE BAY BAY, Boom!, etc) and his whole vibe and attitude and even the things he does in the ring...it just doesn't feel like anything has changed at all since then. And now in AEW I barely even like him anymore.

He's only 32 years old, it seems sort of too early for him to have peaked. Seeing Jericho ONCE AGAIN reinventing himself in his 50s, I sort of wish Adam Cole would try new things. Looking at careers I've really enjoyed like CM Punk and Bryan Danielson, those guys were constantly trying new things, tweaks to their character, etc. Adam Cole really hasn't done anything to keep himself fresh, and maybe that's part of why some people are cooling on him? He's obviously still very over with the crowds but I dunno...I wish he'd try something new.