These youtube videos Ricky Starks made before AEW

[julesocean]

Was listening to a youtube interview with him and they referenced this, had to go dig it up.









Bonus him parlaying with Taker:



My opinion on this dude is he can talk great, work decent, but he need to lose the zesty bodybuilding poses, and he need put on more muscle cuz he a skinny toothpick...

What y'all take on him?

 

[Uncle Phil 36]

He’s fine the way he is.

Just put a belt on him and let him cook

 

[Broad Street Bully]

The immediate future of this business

 

[CM_Burns]

He has potential, but he needs to find his character more. He's comfortable on the mic but needs a more defined character to cut promos as. He's in a good position right now where he's getting significant TV time and opportunities (top 2 match at the next AEW PPV) but is not being asked to carry angles himself. This upcoming tag match is the biggest opportunity of his career, so I'll be interested to see what he does with it. Darby too.

 

[MightyHealthy]

He has charisma in spades, incredibly talented, we're lucky to watch him.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Looks like someone didn’t see him in NWA Powerrr

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Starks has "it" in terms of the in-ring action, and he definitely belongs in AEW's main event scene.
I think leaving Team Taz and getting a pretty valet would help him present his "Saucy '98 Rock" gimmick a little better. He's a star, and doesn't need to waste any more time with Brian Cage & Hook.

 

[John Reena]

Bright future......gotta get outta AEW though. They only concerned with pushing Cody, Jericho, Young Bucks, Moxley, Kenny, and any random 93 pound Japanese girl. He wrestles primarily on their dumb secondary YouTube show. U rarely see him wrestle on their flagship ship show on TNT which is dumb. Him, Hangman Page and MJF are always on Dynamite primarily in street clothes.

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

He’s Rock in Nation status in terms of charisma. Like somebody else said, this is what titles in wrestling are for. Put a title on him and let him become legit

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

I think if he wrestled in pants, it'd distract from how skinny he is. Dude needs to ditch those jobber tights and up his in-ring look to match his swagger.

 

[Starboy52]

He needs to get away from Team Taz. Breh is too charismatic to be in a stable that, quite frankly, is gonna go nowhere and does nothing for him.

Maybe pair him up with Red Velvet or bring in Kaci Lennox as his valet, give him the TV Title and watch the money pile up before finally moving him up to the main event scene.

 

[TheGodling]

Looks like someone didn’t see him in NWA Powerrr

I was about to say, those YouTube videos are what got him noticed by NWA and led to his signing.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

we will be talkin bout Starks for a long long time...

 

[mr heyzel]

Ricky is the truth Tony just need to give him a live mic and let him talk that shyt

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I know he lives in Texas and been dealing with that snow shyt like a lot of other people and his family...

So it’s been hard for him to make shows

But he will be fine and is good where he’s at. He don’t need to leave AEW.

If other places wanted him.... they should’ve got him years ago