Ricky Starks debuted in AEW in June of 2020, signing with the company following a match with Cody Rhodes for the TNT championship. He is also one of the founding members of Team Taz and has been a part of the faction ever since. Starks has recently been teaming with Powerhouse Hobbs, with Taz once again getting involved in Starks’ matches.
Starks recently spoke with The PWI Podcast and discussed his relationship with Taz, how he helps him out and how Starks picks the legends brain:
“Taz is really great when it comes to the business side, obviously, he’s great when it comes to some of the stuff in the ring. So I try to pick his brain when I can,” Starks said.
“The relationship that me and him have is that I don’t necessarily always have to go to him and ask him for advice. There’s times where he’ll come to me and say to keep this in mind or do this or do that. I definitely think he’s helped me out when it comes to my matches and things of that nature. Then when it came to the promos, we collaborated quite a bit. I don’t think people realize that.”
“So I like that about Taz. He sees the positive and he tries to accentuate the positives with me. There are bad things that I do that he nipped in the bud and I’d never do it again. So the relationship is really good, I think.”
Ricky Starks On The PWI Podcast
It is nice to see that Starks is being taken under Taz’s wing not just in storyline but backstage too. Taz surely has a lot of wisdom to pass down to the young members of his stable. Starks is currently feuding with Swerve Strickland Keith Lee along side fellow Team Taz member Powerhouse Hobbs.
H/T to Wrestling News Co for transcription
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