A current AEW champion made a reference to former NXT Champion Adam Cole during his absence. The star was expected to face Cole in a major match before unfortunate circumstances took place.Adam Cole was referenced by AEW TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher. At All In: Texas in July, Cole was slated to defend his TNT Title against The Protostar. However, the former NXT Champion had to relinquish his title before the match after revealing he had a serious health issue. The vacant title was won by Dustin Rhodes, who defeated Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, and Kyle Fletcher.After the latest episode of Collision, Kyle Fletcher spoke about his upcoming TNT Title match against Kyle O'Reilly on Dynamite: Title Tuesday during an exclusive backstage promo. Fletcher also recalled his match with Cole at All In: Texas being called off. The champ said the following:"That was on my run up to facing Adam Cole for this championship, and we know how that turned out."Kyle Fletcher also revealed in his promo that his goal is to become the greatest TNT Champion of all time. The Protostar has held the title since the July 31 episode of Collision and is now set for a title defense against Kyle O'Reilly this Tuesday.Jim Cornette showed concern for Adam ColeAfter Adam Cole was forced to be out of action due to a serious health issue, Jim Cornette expressed concern for the former WWE NXT Champion. Speaking on his Drive-Thru podcast, Cornette shared the following about Cole:"Since he’s been back, he’s getting smaller. He’s getting frailer. I’m thinking that maybe he’s been doing it when he shouldn’t have been doing it… I’m more worried about him than his bad booking in f—ing AEW… I feel so bad for him. I like that kid and, but, and I know it’s what he’s always wanted to do, and he was doing it well, but goddamn, don’t kill yourself. Literally."Fans will have to wait and see when the former AEW TNT Champion returns to action.