Wrestling Thread 8: Follow The Buzzards • Page 1040

I'd also like to see them to vignettes with the other members too like they did with Bo last night.

 

McAfee wasn't there last night because his father in law died unexpectedly

 

jey uso doesn't really need the briefcase that man is crazy over, idk who else is rumored to be in the match but by looking at wiki I could see Carmelo Hayes winning that for sure

 

Huh.

Well, if true, I hope Ricky gets the help he needs. If made up, that absolutely sucks.

 

tried to find the reddit post and its gone, so take that for what its worth. if starks is dealing with addiction i hope the man can get some help for sure. however, i'll take this with a huge grain of salt

 

Definitely gonna take that with a grain of salt. Pretty interesting timing

 

ive seen this tossed around, is there something to it or just a joke? does he suck?

 

yeah a post underneath that said it was removed since it wasn't properly sourced

 

:( RIP

 

ricky starks gonna have a generational NXT run before dropping the strap to Oba Femi

 

Happy Anniversary to one of the greatest wrestling moments of all time...

...Satoshi Kojima elbow dropping CM Punk in the doink at AEW Forbidden Door 2023.

 

Gonna be hilarious when Collision pops a better rating than Dynamite one week.

Its tough; its very obvious Andrade isnt the guy. Gable could be a great briefcase winner, but, he's a "cash in on the IC title" kind of guy. I mean, Drew with MITB kind of writes itself since he's the guy that got cashed in on (and having a Seth v Priest match that night amplifies it). Logan Paul, LA Knight, and Ilja are both guys that probably otherwise wouldnt get title runs, but a transitional run from like Sept->Rumble would be doable.

They had multiple chances to pull the trigger on Jey for any belt and havent; and I just dont see the space for a face MITB holder while Cody and Gunther are gonna be champs. Unless they think they can sell a f'ton of Yeet briefcases or something

 

yeah he stinks

 

I think there's a real good chance Jey wins MITB, but I don't think it's a lock.

Really, it depends on how quickly they intend to reunite the original Bloodline. He definitely doesn't need it if that's imminent, but it would give him some clear direction/sense of purpose if the reunion is further down the road.

 

I kinda think drew wins and tries to cash in night of, but punk screws him over during the cash in

 

Also I had absolutely no fucking idea that Tanga Loa was Camacho, lol. I saw plenty of GOD stuff in NJPW, too. Shows how memorable that character was.

 

Fightful/SRS has an update regarding Ricky Starks:


Ricky Starks is in the rumor mill after being absent from AEW TV for quite some time.
A Reddit post conjured up discussion, and memes, speculating that Starks had ran into legal trouble in Calgary last year, and had constantly rejected pitches within AEW. The now-deleted but widely circulated post led to Fightful asking about a number of those points raised.
Fightful Select did reach out to sources within AEW and the roster, who claim that Ricky Starks turning down pitches to be on screen are accurate to some degree. Another source with direct knowledge of the situation claimed that breaking up with Big Bill and feuding was the only pitch int he last several months he rejected. We can't speak to the claim that he wasn't even listening to pitches, as that wasn't broached or answered by any source we spoke with.
Those that criticized Starks within the company claimed that he didn't want to do business, despite those involved in the storyline hoping that it would launch Bill as a huge heel and Ricky Starks as a big babyface. It was said that Starks didn't think that Big Bill losing a feud to him would end up being beneficial to Bill, and wanted them to have an amicable split if anything. The original Reddit post did cite that pitch.
We're told that last year, when Starks wasn't booked for All In, there was a concern of fan reaction, so they ran with a suspension storyline. Starks wasn't in favor of being in a tag team at that point, but particularly didn't like the lack of follow up to his match with Bryan. Those that Starks had talked to said he felt like the end of last summer was a big turning point in how he was booked, and that CM Punk's departure from the company slowed his momentum.
Starks is said to be medically clear. There has been conflicting information internally regarding Ricky Starks and Tony Khan being in contact fairly recently. Internally regarding nearly everything Starks related, there seems to be conflicting information based on who you speak with. We've not heard that there are imminent creative plans, which could obviously change at any point.
Regarding the rumors of an incident in Calgary, numerous AEW sources in the company deny ever having heard it, and AEW didn't comment in an official capacity. Ricky Starks claims he was never in legal trouble in Canada. Everyone we've spoken to that was named in relation to the alleged incident claim that it didn't occur whatsoever. Regardless of what did or didn't happen, we're told that nothing ended up being filed, and there were no issues with him entering Canada, as he competed there since. We have reached out to local authorities, but did not get any information, and weren't told if they could disclose such at this moment. If it did occur, which isn't out of the realm of possibility, everyone alleged of involvement denied it directly to us.
In regards to the widely speculated rumor that he wants to go to WWE, there are certainly people in AEW who believe that. However, there is no firm info on Starks' contract.
Fightful reached out to AEW and Ricky Starks regarding all elements of this story. It's worth noting this is one of the more conflicting stories we've covered in regards to information and each source's personal stance.

 

AEW is saved.

 

I literally let out a grunt when I saw that match announcement

 

I can’t really blame Ricky to an extent. He’s definitely been through so many stop/starts for a variety of reasons. Seems like the crowd is always behind him when they have him doing something but then it just disappears. But I felt like it was like that for a lot of guys back when I was watching consistently.

 

Gonna hire Matt Riddle for @JoshIsMediocre's birthday

 

What did I do to get so lucky