Current AEW World Tag Team Champion Ricky Starks was seen training at the Hart Dungeon owned by WWE’s Natalya and TJ Wilson.
In a video posted to Natalya’s Instagram story, Starks can be seen training with Odyssey Jones and IMPACT referee Frank Gastineau. The footage can be seen below as shared by social medai user ChanMan.
Ricky Starks also training in Natalya and TJ's Dungeon. ✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/d9keTKgSoV
— ChanMan (@ChandranTheMan) January 4, 2024
In the background of the video, Jade Cargill can also be seen cheering on the men in the ring. Cargill signed with WWE back in September and despite making backstage appearances following her signing, she has yet to make her in-ring debut. In a recent interview, Cargill explained why she and WWE are taking their time to create something special and not wanting to rush her to in-ring competition.
Natalya and TJ Wilson have both expressed passion for training the next generation of professional wrestlers, and back in August of 2022, Natalya extended a training invitation to none other than Will Ospreay.
When Did Ricky Starks Become An AEW World Tag Team Champion?
During the October 7th episode of Collision, Ricky Starks and Big Bill teamed up to take on FTR for the prestigious AEW World Tag Team Championships.
In a shock twist, it was Starks and Big Bill who left victorious, destroying Dax Harwood in just over four minutes to capture the Tag Team Championships for the first time.
During a post match interview, Starks would declare that he and the former Big Cass are the “real faces of Collision” whilst Big Bill would state that it is “about time” that the All Elite Wrestling tag team division was represented by some “real stars.”