Top AEW star namedrops The Rock on Collision

Modified Oct 15, 2023 00:41 GMT

In a funny turn of events, WWE icon The Rock has just been namedropped during the opening segment of AEW Collision. Funnily, this came from none other than former WWE Superstar Adam Copeland (FKA Edge)

During the segment, Christian Cage, Adam Copeland, Bryan Danielson, and Ricky Starks shared the ring and had a war of words. When Starks was on the mic, he had words to say to Danielson, but he couldn't focus with The Rated-R Superstar staring daggers at him.

The Absolute One then told him off, leading to Copeland taking offense and dissing Starks' style. When Starks tried retaliating by saying that the Hall of Famer didn't pick up any good style when he was with WWE, Edge said Ricky Starks looked like a vanilla midget version of The Rock.

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After the insult by Adam Copeland, the two parties in the ring continued conversing with one another, with FTR even joining in.

Funnily, Copeland's insult made sense, as Ricky Starks rocked an unbuttoned white bolo and black slacks, similar to a look The Rock had during his younger days in WWE.

What were your reactions to Adam Copeland's hilarious reference to The Great One? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Growing up, Enzo admired former world champions like AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, Bryan Danielson, Triple H, and Randy Orton for their finishing moves. As an adult, he started to appreciate their character work, as they juggled between heel and babyface gimmicks.

If allowed to produce one final storyline involving his idols, he would have Orton lock horns with John Cena, would be their one last big feud as both of them seem to be approaching the tail end of their careers.

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Edited by Neda Ali