What is Ricky Starks?
{{Infobox Wrestler |name=Ricky Starks |names='''Ricky Saints'''<br>Ricky Starks |image=WMC AEWSTARKS-CHAMP.jpg |caption=Starks during his time as [[FTW Championship|FTW Champion]] |height={{height|ft=6|in=0}} |weight={{convert|194|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1990|02|21}} |birth_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] |billed=New Orleans, Louisiana |trainer= |debut=2011 }} '''Richard Starks''' (born February 21, 1990) is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He currently wrestles for [[WWE]] on their ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'' [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] and competes under the ring name '''Ricky Saints'''. He is the current [[NXT North American Championship|NXT North American Champion]] in his first reign. He is also known for his time wrestling in the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) and [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) under the ring name '''Ricky Starks'''. During his time in AEW, Starks was the winner of the 2023 [[Owen Hart Cup]] and a one-time [[AEW World Tag Team Championship|AEW World Tag Team Champion]]. He also was a former one-time [[FTW Championship|FTW Champion]], however the championship was unsanctioned which means that AEW did not officially recognize it or Starks' reign. ==Career== ===All Elite Wrestling=== On the June 17, 2020 episode of ''[[AEW Dynamite|Dynamite]]'', Starks made both his surprise AEW debut and his AEW in-ring debut. He answered [[Cody Rhodes|Cody]]'s [[AEW TNT Championship]] open challenge but was defeated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/aew-dynamite-61720-results-live-coverage-discussion-tonight-8pm-est|accessdate=October 5, 2023|title=AEW Dynamite 6/17/20 Results: 2 Title Matches, Ricky Starks Debuts & Orange Cassidy Attacks|publisher=Fightful}}</ref> Afterwards, it was announced by AEW owner [[Tony Khan]] that Starks signed a contract with [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1191268-tony-khan-ricky-starks-aew|accessdate=October 5, 2023|title=Tony Khan Reveals