Sometimes someone comes along in pro wrestling that reminds you of a legend in surprising ways. The Fiend reminded fans of The Undertaker and Kane and a comparison that has been drawn as of late is Ricky Starks to The Rock.
This comparison is born out of Ricky Starks’ wardrobe decisions. Fans are quick to note when Starks wears something that reminds them of The Rock. Starks however, isn’t a fan of the comparisons. He spoke to The PWI Podcast and addressed the comparisons:
“Well, the only thing that bothers me is when people try to say that I’m actually actively copying The Rock with the way I dress and all this other dumb sh*t. It does piss me off because I’ve never gone into wrestling trying to copy The Rock. I’ve never studied The Rock’s promos to do exactly how he does. Everything I do, it comes from my head. It comes from how I feel and how I want to look. So when I hear people say that and discredit my originality, it does bother me a bit,”
“I think the issue is that some people, even outside of wrestling fans, they’re so closed minded that they can’t understand there’s individuality in certain people, and because of the way that I dress, they compare it to how The Rock used to dress. The Rock isn’t the only guy that knows how to dress. You all are just so used to people in basketball shorts and their own merchandise shirts, that you can’t fathom somebody coming on screen and dressing in a turtleneck and nice slacks. It’s the most bizarre thing.”
“I don’t mind the comparison. It’s just when people say verbatim ‘Yeah, he’s just stealing The Rock.’ If you want to see who is stealing The Rock, maybe we should look at some other promotions and go from there. Because I have never sat up here and tried to basically bite off The Rock’s style of anything. I am who I am. So that’s the only thing I really get irked about is when people try to discredit me in my own way, but in terms of comparisons looks wise, I actually don’t mind.”
“Me and The Rock are both handsome individuals, and you can’t say that a lot for some of the fans that try to talk trash about us.”
Ricky Starks on PWI Podcast
Starks clearly thinks his fashion sense isn’t a reference to The Rock, however the comparisons are well received for the most part. He is a unique talent and seems to enjoy having a good fashion sense. His point about fans being used to merch wearing wrestlers is a good one. Hopefully we see more of the well dressed Starks in the future.
H/T to Wrestling News Co for Transcription
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