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Starks grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was raised by a single mom with two siblings. Starks has spoken on a number of occasions about his frustrations that people often do not realise he is African-American (Starks has described himself as "light-skinned"), something that was a source of bullying and fights in his childhood.
Oct 27, 2023 · Ethnicity: African-American. Ricky Starks is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and NWA (National Wrestling Alliance). He is also known as ‘Absolute’ Ricky Starks. Ricky was raised by a single mother along with his two siblings.
Feb 23, 2022 · Speaking to Jaychele Nicole for Wrestling With Whiteness, Starks was asked for his thoughts on diversity and how to make the wrestling community more inclusive. "That's a hard, loaded question right there.
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Ricky Starks is a black guy that people think it's white. He is being mentored by Taz, a white guy who people thought was black.
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- One Of Only 4 FTW Champions. Starks is the reigning FTW Champion, which isn’t an officially sanctioned title in AEW, and more of a prop. It was a title that Taz awarded to himself in WCW, with him later introducing it to AEW, around the waist of Brian Cage.
- He Is 32 Years Old. AEW’s roster is full of young and promising talents, and whilst Starks isn’t as young as the likes of Darby Allin, Jungle Boy, and MJF, he is still young in the grand scheme of things, considering how lengthy a career in the ring can be.
- He Is A Commentator. During his time in AEW, Starks has picked up a few injuries. However, this hasn’t kept him off AEW programming, as he tried his hand at commentary, with him now being a regular member of the Rampage commentary team.
- Wrestled In Sting’s Return Match. Back in 2015, Sting wrestled what many believed to be his last ever match, as he suffered a career-threatening injury during a WWE Championship match against Seth Rollins.
Ricky Starks (February 21, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Starks idolized wrestlers including Undertaker and Mankind among many others while growing up watching professional wrestling.
Feb 1, 2021 · Heading into 2013, Ricky Starks found himself working across the independent scene in Texas, organizations such as Inspire Pro Wrestling included. His first match of 2013 took place for NWA Houston, where he challenged Mike Dell for the NWA Lone Star Junior Heavyweight Championship.
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