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

Ricky Saints (Ricky Starks in AEW) left AEW on February 10th when he was removed from the AEW roster page, becoming a free agent. One night later, Ricky appeared on NXT television. Ricky had been off AEW television since March 2024, but had been making independent appearances at the end of the year.

WWE's newest Superstar, Ricky Saints, discusses his AEW departure and what might have been the motives for his release becoming quite personal.

AEW released Ricky Starks and Miro after lengthy TV absences, setting the stage for WWE to add the two stars to their loaded roster.

Shortly after it was revealed that multiple AEW wrestlers were leaving the company, Ricky Starks made his shocking debut on WWE NXT entering through the crowd.

Cody Rhodes imposed his own roadblock to the world championship, and maybe, seeing how WWE is using Penta, AEW could have done even more with him. There wasn’t the same feeling around Saints as there was for Brian Pillman Jr. and Ethan Page.

The Chadster reports on Ricky Starks finally seeing the light and joining WWE NXT, where he can learn to wrestle the right way instead of literally stabbing Triple H in the back! 

WWE looks to trademark Ricky Saints. One week after his stunning (and then nameless) debut on WWE NXT, Ricky Starks revealed his new name as Ricky Saints, the latter part of which is a nod to his hometown of New Orleans.

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

Ricky Starks has become one of the more popular names in the wrestling world after parting ways with AEW and quickly making the jump over to the WWE's NXT brand. It was during thi