"WWE NXT" star Ricky Saints, formerly Ricky Starks, discusses where he thinks his standing within All Elite Wrestling changed.

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Ricky Saints reflects on his surprise NXT debut last week just 24 hours after his AEW release. WWE NXT Superstar Ricky Saints was a recent guest on Busted Open After Dark. When asked to reflect on his debut last week,

Fans were legitimately shocked to see former AEW star Ricky Starks show up in WWE NXT last week, and they were also surprised that he didn’t make an appearance at Vengeance Day over the weekend. Instead,

Ricky Starks is no more. After interruptions from both Ethan Page and Wes Lee, Starks signed his new contract with NXT on Tuesday. As the segment ended, the camera panned on the

WWE has filed a new trademark for former AEW star Ricky Starks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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In an interview conducted after he signed his contract on the Feb. 18 NXT, the wrestler now known as Ricky Saints explained how he’s thinking about his name change, and shared what he believes led to the end of his time at Tony Khan’s company.

His name my be different, but the man himself is not. Ricky Saints talks WWE NXT name change and AEW departure.

You can make the case Starks — renamed Ricky Saints in NXT — is the first AEW talent WWE has brought in that AEW fans were wanting to see more of, someone who had not come close to hitting their ceiling.

Ricky Saints (the former Ricky Starks) has spoken about his new name in NXT and what happened to him in AEW. The former AEW star debuted for NXT last week after being granted his release from the company.