Ricky Starks was not too long ago pulled from his introduced GCW appearances, regardless of making a shock arrival within the promotion to arrange an angle with Jimmy Lloyd. Some have suspected that was as a result of feedback Starks made throughout his latest interview with Chris Van Vliet, however Dave Meltzer’s sources recommend one other idea, which he detailed throughout this week’s “Wrestling Observer Radio.”
“So, Ricky Starks was booked for 3 dates,” Meltzer recalled. “And, for no matter purpose, Effy went on TikTok and determined to say some stuff about how unfair it was that, you recognize, AEW is working the Hammerstein thrice earlier than they’re working their present in January.” Meltzer additional famous that Effy ended up going off on Tony Khan, and that he in the end crossed the road throughout his rant. “He mentioned that Tony’s father pays him to remain away.” Meltzer additionally opined that GCW proprietor Brett Lauderdale ought to’ve informed Effy to apologize instantly. Nonetheless, Bryan Alvarez famous that Lauderdale did touch upon what Effy mentioned, explaining that the GCW star is “completely unbiased” and that nothing he says on his podcast or in any other case is endorsed by GCW.
At the moment, Starks is nonetheless signed to an AEW contract, and outdoors of GCW, none of his different appearances have been publicly cancelled, equivalent to his involvement with HOG’s Watch the Throne occasion in Chicago subsequent January.
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