Posted on 2/19/125 by Colin Vassallo
Appearing on Busted Open Radio, the newly renamed Ricky
Saints discussed the idea behind his new name.
Now formerly known as Ricky Starks, he said that the new
name is as close as you’re going to get to Starks and he
likes the name as it’s pretty indicative of New Orleans.
“I know a lot of people are going to be…it’s going to take
time for people to get used to it and I respect that they
care so deeply about me, um, that they rebel against the
name change but at the same time I am a product of New
Orleans and I want to pay respect to that as well,” Saints
told Bubba Ray.
The former AEW Tag Team champion signed his NXT contract on
last night’s episode and it was the first time that he was
addressed by the name after WWE didn’t mention it since his
surprise appearance last week.
He also tackled the issue of his AEW release and why he was
never brought back to television after he got injured in
March 2024 among other topics.
“There are some people who stuck their nose in my creative
business that shouldn’t have happened,” Saints said.
“Veterans. And that’s it, I’ll leave it at that. And if they
got a problem with me, they got my number. And text me about
it.”