During that episode, Copeland told tag team partner Christian Cage that he needed to “step away to find himself,” after witnessing FTR attack his wife Beth Phoenix in a shocking post-match angle.

The 52-year-old’s hiatus has sparked curiosity among fans given his return to action after nine years in retirement has hardly gone smooth health-wise.

However, according to PWInsider, Copeland is currently in London, England, filming for the movie “The Beekeeper 2”, alongside Hollywood star Jason Statham.

Copeland’s involvement in the movie is expected to keep him occupied for the majority of November.

The Beekeeper 2, an action movie featuring Statham as a retired government assassin, began filming approximately a month ago.

Recent scenes were shot in Canary Wharf, and production has since moved to Greenham Common, a former Royal Air Force station.

Notably, explosions and a “gigantic fireball” were used on set, prompting concerned residents to contact West Berkshire Council.

Cage is still around in AEW while Copeland is away, but he does not have a match scheduled for Full Gear at this time of writing.

Copeland has dabbled in TV a fair amount over the past decade with his main success coming in the TV show Vikings.

The veteran has dealt with a torn triceps during his WWE return and then a broken leg since he joined AEW. The Canadian has already stated that he believes he is wrestling his final contract.

He told Newsweek earlier this year he probably has 18 months left:

“Not much longer. The schedule is far better than what it used to be. If you asked me to try and pull off over 200 days a year that I pulled before, there is absolutely no way because the recovery takes too long now. I’ll have a match and it’ll take me a good week to finally start walking normal.

“I’ve realised now, I’m 51 years old, I figure I have until maybe 53, the end of this contract, and then it’s probably time to call it a day and get out while I can still limp away [laughs]. Lick my wounds and do a whole lot of yoga after,” Cope stated during the interview.

According to a report by PWInsider, the couple was scheduled to appear on AEW’s Collision show, but they left the taping about an hour before the event was set to start.

The reason for their departure was reportedly due to a disagreement over the booking of their match.

The duo was scheduled to face Tay Melo and Anna Jay, and were expected to lose the match. Newell and Alize were said to be unhappy with the booking given they had already lost their debut match the previous week.

They felt that losing again would not be beneficial to their careers, and therefore decided to leave the taping. They were replaced by Hyan and Maya World, who stepped up on short notice. PWInsider reports that AEW was appreciative of Hyan and Maya’s willingness to fill in, and that they gained points internally as a result.

Alize took to social media to express her thoughts on the situation, stating they “have SOOOOOOOO much to say”.

She also re-tweeted fan comments about the team needing credible wins, suggesting that she and Newell were looking for more meaningful victories in the ring. Newell re-tweeted Alize’s comment, as well as the same fan tweets, but has not commented publicly on the matter herself.

Fightful have since clarified that Newell and Alize left AEW due to a desire for more time in the match, rather than a refusal to lose. It’s possible that both things could be true, but a relatively quick loss when trying to establish themselves is certainly something that won’t appeal to a talent.

Neither Newell nor Alize were believed to be under contract with AEW, which may have given them more flexibility to make decisions about their appearances and match bookings.

Newell was of course known as Tegan Nox during her WWE run. She spent seven years in the company and three on the main roster but unfortunately for the Welsh star, she was plagued with serious knee injuries during that time.

As she looks to rebuild her career, let’s hope bridges haven’t been totally burned with AEW and the tag team continue to work elsewhere. Newell has already insisted this will be her final year in pro wrestling.

“I told everyone at the beginning of the year, this is my last two years in wrestling. We’re already a year gone. I want to have fun this last year,” she said on her twitch stream.