The AEW contract standing of Ricky Starks has been met with a myriad of hypothesis in latest months, with some believing it already expired earlier this 12 months. AEW President Tony Khan has since set the file straight, nonetheless, confirming that the previous FTW Champion continues to be beneath contract with the corporate.
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“Ricky’s been an incredible star in AEW,” Khan stated on the AEW All In media name. “He is been a champion right here and has had nice matches right here. I feel very extremely of Ricky. He is any person that has been right here for a number of years, and he is beneath contract in AEW. He is a well-regarded wrestler right here in AEW.”
Starks final wrestled for AEW on the March 30 episode of “AEW Collision.” There, he and Large Invoice misplaced to Prime Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) within the quarterfinals of a tag group event during which the winners can be topped as the brand new AEW World Tag Workforce Champions. This event was in the end gained by The Younger Bucks, who at the moment are slated to defend the titles towards FTR and The Acclaimed at AEW All In this weekend. Studies later famous that Large Invoice and Starks have been meant to defeat Prime Flight of their respective match, however an damage scare to Starks resulted in a mid-match audible being referred to as.
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When beforehand requested about his AEW tv absence, Starks said that he had “no clue” when he’d again on AEW programming. A month later, Khan indicated that he was eager on getting Starks again into the AEW fold “anytime.”
Regardless of the uncertainty of when or if he’ll return to AEW tv, Starks has reportedly attracted the eye of WWE, a lot in order that they’re contemplating bringing him into the “WWE NXT” model as soon as his AEW contract finally expires.
