C.S. Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, The Thread Killer said: Well…that didn’t take long. Ricky Starks in NXT, although I noticed they did not call him Ricky Starks. I said this in the other thread too: If Ethan Page got to keep his name, I don't see why Ricky Starks wouldn't, but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 21 minutes ago, C.S. said: I said this in the other thread too: If Ethan Page got to keep his name, I don't see why Ricky Starks wouldn't, but you never know. My only guess would be because Ethan Page is not really Page’s name (Julian Micevski) and I am assuming he probably signed over the rights to the name Ethan Page when he signed with WWE/NXT. Whereas Ricky Starks is Starks’s actual legal name, so they might want to give him one they can copyright/own. I know they haven’t been doing that as much lately, but as you said…you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 All valid points, but the crowd chanted his name and the announcers acknowledged the crowd knows who he is (even if they didn't say the name themselves), so having him come back with a name from that Key and Peele skit with the football players would be a level of stupid we really haven't seen post-Vince. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 Also interesting that not as if WWE cares that much about the indies, Starks just won the Defy title this past weekend and they are pretty close with AEW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 4 hours ago, sek69 said: All valid points, but the crowd chanted his name and the announcers acknowledged the crowd knows who he is (even if they didn't say the name themselves), Damn. Did they do the "You know who that is ! He's in the NXT Zone !" ? They really take that TNA relationship at heart... Exactly what I said though. Penta debuted on Netflix. Starks debuts on NXT. And it's not like he needs to. Although you can say the same for Jordynne Grace, and maybe Starks is only gonna spend a few months there anyway. Being friends with Cody is his best card, but let's be real, Cody is not *the* man. Paul Lesveque is. And Dwayne is above him. At least this narrative about how Ricky Starks is held hostage and his constant whining is gonna stop now. Well, maybe not the whining since that was 90% of his character for his last active year in AEW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 I get it from WWE's side that Ricky Starks has been off TV for a long time, so starting him in NXT at least for a little bit allows them to reestablish him to folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embrodak Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Starks as a big fish in the smaller NXT pond makes more sense, honestly. You can't immediately sell masks and toys of him the way you can Penta, and NXT is somewhere he can be on TV every/almost every week and establish himself as a bigger deal in the eyes of the WWE fans before moving up to the main roster. AJ Styles was a main eventer in TNA for nearly a decade and had just come off the most critically acclaimed run of his career in Japan, him you can start right on the main roster. Ricky Starks not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 20 hours ago, sek69 said: All valid points, but the crowd chanted his name and the announcers acknowledged the crowd knows who he is (even if they didn't say the name themselves), so having him come back with a name from that Key and Peele skit with the football players would be a level of stupid we really haven't seen post-Vince. Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, and Hideo Itami were introduced on camera as Kevin Steen, Fergal Devitt, and KENTA before going through the NXT Name Generator, so Starks not even having his name announced ahead of time will pose much less of a problem if WWE opts to change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted Sunday at 01:21 AM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:21 AM On 2/12/2025 at 9:33 PM, C.S. said: Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, and Hideo Itami were introduced on camera as Kevin Steen, Fergal Devitt, and KENTA before going through the NXT Name Generator, so Starks not even having his name announced ahead of time will pose much less of a problem if WWE opts to change it. Apparently the issue was they wanted to get him on TV so fast they didn't get a chance to complete the usual paperwork they do to be able to license the name. At least per Fightful WWE was just erring on the side of caution and he's still being referred to as Ricky Starks internally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted Sunday at 01:24 AM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:24 AM Je'von Evans putting in another good showing at Vengeance, odd choice for Page to go over but that's how things go in the slower paced HHH/HBK era I suppose. He still looks like he's going to be money in the not too distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted Sunday at 01:25 AM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:25 AM Also with all due respect to Melo, Oba Femi is HIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted Sunday at 01:39 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:39 AM Nathan Frazer is clearly capable of excelling at the WWE style or probably just about any other he were asked to work elsewhere. You want him to get a chance to steal the show on the main roster but because of his size, style, age, etc. its just not going to happen there even if he's nearly assured of doing so every time out in NXT. So we root for him to tread water and crush it in the minor? I guess that'll have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted Sunday at 07:53 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:53 PM 18 hours ago, WingedEagle said: Nathan Frazer is clearly capable of excelling at the WWE style or probably just about any other he were asked to work elsewhere. You want him to get a chance to steal the show on the main roster but because of his size, style, age, etc. its just not going to happen there even if he's nearly assured of doing so every time out in NXT. So we root for him to tread water and crush it in the minor? I guess that'll have to do. I dunno. He is essentially AJ Styles Jr. in my eyes (at least early 00s AJ) so it's not like he can't flourish on the main roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted Monday at 01:58 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:58 AM 6 hours ago, KawadaSmile said: I dunno. He is essentially AJ Styles Jr. in my eyes (at least early 00s AJ) so it's not like he can't flourish on the main roster. I hope you're right. I don't see it at this point as Frazer comes off as much smaller, but perhaps if he says his prayers and eats his vitamins he could get into tippy top shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:38 AM Julius Creed is going to be a coach on The Ultimate Fighter, that should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted Tuesday at 02:50 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:50 AM Glad to see Roxanne Perez qualify for EC. She and Rodriguez had a really solid match there tonight. She is already way more polished and professional than a number of the women on the main roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted Wednesday at 02:32 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:32 AM Ricky Saints?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted Wednesday at 02:33 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:33 AM Bahahahahaha. Who Dat indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted Wednesday at 12:50 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:50 PM Shawn Spears. Ethan Page. Stephanie Vaquer. Giulia. PENTA Ricky Sta Saints. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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