Ricky Starks: I’m Not Injured, Never Was

Originally posted on Wrestlezone | By Colin Tessier | Last updated 5/6/24

Ricky Starks provides some clarification about his status.

AEW star Ricky Starkslast wrestled on the March 30 episode of AEW Collision. There, he and Big Bill lost to Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin). This marked Starks’ first AEW match since February. He has been absent ever since, leading fans to question the former AEW World Tag Team Champion’s status.

On May 6, PWInsider reported that while Ricky Starks was not on television, he was in Jacksonville, Florida, last week, to get checked out by AEW’s medical team.

To ease anyone’s mind, I’m not injured. Never was. Pick another narrative pleaseeeee
— Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) May 6, 2024

Additional details are unclear at this time. There is no word on when Ricky Starks will return to AEW programming. WrestleZone will provide more information as it becomes available.

Ricky Starks’ Message To HOOK

In hindsight, it seems like Ricky Starks might have been right about HOOK. When HOOK was still working alongside Chris Jericho, Starks advised that the FTW Champion should turn down Jericho’s offer of mentorship. In an interview with Bill Apter for Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Starks shared his thoughts on the situation.

“HOOK’s the man, ain’t he? HOOK’s really cool,” Starks said. “I don’t know if HOOK needs someone to take him under his wing. Don’t forget, his father is Taz. So if I was HOOK, I would politely decline Jericho’s offer and go talk to his dad, or me.”

Jericho went on to beat HOOK for the FTW Championship at AEW Dynasty. Starks’ former tag team partner, Big Bill, has since aligned with Jericho.

This article first appeared on Wrestlezone and was syndicated with permission.

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