3 current and 3 former wrestlers who run wrestling schools

The WWE Performance Center is one of the best places to learn how to be a professional wrestler
The WWE Performance Center is one of the best places to learn how to be a professional wrestler

#2 Current - Flatbacks Wrestling Academy

Shawn Spears taking a class through warm-up stretches at his wrestling school.
Shawn Spears taking a class through warm-up stretches at his wrestling school.

Flatbacks Wrestling Academy is a wrestling school in Apopka, Florida. In 2019, the school was opened by WWE Superstar Tyler Breeze and current AEW superstar Shawn Spears. Tyler Breeze trained under Lance Storm at the now-closed Storm Wrestling Academy. Spears trained under current WWE Superstar and former Impact Champion Eric Young. Spears' wife and WWE Superstar Peyton Royce also teach classes at the school.

Spears held tag titles in former WWE developmental promotions, FCW and OVW, and Breeze held both the FCW Tag Team Title and is a former FCW Heavyweight Champion. Tyler Breeze moved from Raw to NXT in 2019, which allows him to be closer to the wrestling school and the WWE Performance Center.

The school offers courses for aspiring wrestlers, referees, and managers in 9-week long intensive courses. Their first set of classes took place on July 1st, 2019, and has only been run for less than a year. The academy hasn't produced any wrestlers of note, the latest group was featured in a video giving Chris Van Vliet chops after their training session

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