This past Saturday, the one-hour TV special “AEW Collision: Fairway To Hell” was presented from one of the most unique venues for a professional wrestling event in recent memory, with the show taking place in the indoor pro golf arena at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. AEW is no stranger to bringing its programming to untraditional locations, but sometimes it comes at the cost of ticket sales, with Fairway To Hell only seating 1,500 people. Therefore, six-time Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett doesn’t believe WWE would look into an unique venue such as the indoor pro golf arena, knowing its owner TKO wouldn’t be fond of the earnings on tickets sales.

“I just think there is a lot of tailwind that you can get on trying new venues and this is one of them … I just think that it helps the product. I think it helps the industry,” Jarrett stated on “My World.” “I think there’s so many things that wrestling could try in this day and age with all the guaranteed money that I think, I get it. TKO is probably looking at that revenue on ticket sales and don’t want to give that up, but I think you could try even more different spots. It helps the product.”

The ring for Fairway To Hell was setup directly in the middle of the golf course, with the talent on the card using the green and multiple sand traps to their advantage throughout the show. This was mostly on display in the main event, when Darby Allin retained the AEW World Title against PAC.

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Adam Copeland has been a pro wrestler for more than three decades now, so it should come as no surprise that he’s taken on a mentor role to some younger performers. Speaking to “The Sportsocracy,” Copeland was asked to reflect on some of the changes in his career that he’s noticed as he’s adopted the role of a veteran.

“I probably have more texts and phone calls now. And it can be guys sending me promos, or somebody’s going through a neck surgery and they know they can reach out to me because I’ve been through it. You almost become a sounding board,” Copeland said. “Every talent should have that outlet and that person, and I had veterans, over the years, help me out and give me guidance.”

During his earlier years in the business, Copeland used to actively go around and ask some of the older wrestlers questions as he tried to learn more about his craft. He’d walk through their matches or TV segments and get their perspective on the decisions they made and why. One person in particular who Copeland remembers helping him out was WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart.

“Especially in the beginning,” Copeland stated. “He really, really helped crack doors for me, and at the time, he was the world champion. So when you get that kind of person that sees something in you, that’s massive.”

Hart wasn’t the only wrestler who took Copeland under their wing, as he stated that many of the industry’s greats began to feel that their time wouldn’t be wasted on Copeland, if they decided to share their advice with him.

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No one knows better than John Cena on the grit that goes into becoming and being a world champion. The former and first-ever 17-time world champion is excited at the landscape of who will become the next generational world champion like he once was. The creator behind his self-titled “John Cena Classic,” the “G.O.A.T.” already has a certain Superstar in mind, who not only might become a champion at his future event, but also a bona fide world champion in the near future.

“It’s no secret, I think to those in the know, that I chant with everybody else: ‘He’s big. He’s bad. He’ll bodyslam your dad.’ So, if you don’t know who I’m talking about, I want you to go check that out. But I’m a fan,” Cena told CBS Sports.

The star he’s describing is none other than Mason Rook (formerly known as Will Kroos), “WWE NXT” newest signee. Referring to himself as more than just a super heavyweight, the must-see Brit put out a fair warning that if anyone were to step out in front of him, they’ll get crushed. And the first man he crushed leading up to his contract signing was the current NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo. Rook first made his explosive presence felt and known on the May 5 edition of “NXT,” to which Cena endorsed his admiration on X.

Now living his best retired life, Cena is ironing out all the questions many in the industry have regarding his upcoming Classic event. As of this report, it appears that “The John Cena Classic” will be an annual event, pitting “NXT” stars up against the main roster stars. Despite how many wins or losses could occur, they won’t count, as the fans will have the ultimate say on who gets crowned its yearly winner.

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Despite riding into “WWE Raw” on a wave of momentum, former NXT Women’s North American Champion Sol Ruca has yet to pick up a win on the brand. According to a new report, that creative decision stems from WWE wanting to prevent an inflated ego.

“Somebody was telling me. I saw this. They’re trying to justify this Sol Ruca booking, right? You know why? ‘They can’t get a big head,'” journalist Dave Meltzer said on “Wrestling Observer Radio.” “They’ve been in NXT for three years or whatever, four years, and it’s like now we have to test them. You have to test them to show [how they’ll react].

“Again, these people who’ve had four years [of experience] and you want to bring them into a territory and you want to do something with them and you bring them in, you don’t beat them. You have them win and win and win and win. And then when they get to the top as high as they’re going to go, then either you beat them or you make them a champion if they’re good enough. But here it’s like we beat them and beat them and beat them.”

So far, Ruca is 0-2 on “Raw,” with her first loss coming at the hands of WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan after her “NXT” friend-turned-rival Zaria interfered in the non-title match. Three weeks later, former Women’s World Champion IYO SKY evaded Ruca’s finisher – the Sol Snatcher — and promptly pinned her for Ruca’s second loss.

Ruca, former member of the University of Oregon Acrobatics & Tumbling team, joined WWE in 2022, the same year in which she made her professional wrestling debut. Across the next four years, she emerged as a regular on the “NXT” brand, in which she notably captured the Women’s North American and Women’s Speed Titles.

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Of the Bloodline saga highlights, the 2022 Men’s WarGames match remains one of the most memorable as it pitted the Samoan dynasty members and “Honorary Uce” Sami Zayn against Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, and The Brawling Brutes. The outcome ultimately favored The Bloodline. In between the bells, though, former WWE star Ridge Holland attests that a lot of cross-team work unfolded.

“It’s funny because we didn’t have that match put together,” Holland told “Sportshadow Wrestling.” “I think we only had that match figured out 20 minutes before we were due to go out and do the match. So it was kind of a rush to get everything put together. I can’t even remember off the top of my head what was planned, what was supposed to go where. We just kind of made it work. There was enough people in that match with enough experience, that were talented enough, that we just made it work. The main thing was making sure that when Roman [Reigns] came in and just making sure that all the big things happened. Then there’s things in between we managed to fill and make work.”

A notable spot inside the WarGames cage saw Holland and his teammates beat the chests of all five opponents in the style of Sheamus. According to Holland, that idea likely came from the mind of Pete Dunne as he has a reputation for waving his “magic wand” to get certain spots included. Moreover, Holland described Dunne as a “fantastic brain” of pro wrestling.

The Bloodline picked up the win after Zayn nailed Owens with a low blow and Helluva Kick, then laid him out for an Uso Splash, courtesy of Jey Uso.

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