Get 30% off sitewide with Jordan Craig's BLACK FRIDAY sale! Use the code CVV at https://jordancraig.com/?ref=chrisvanvliet Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) is a professional wrestler signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Austin, TX to discuss his absence from AEW TV since March 2024, being spotted backstage at the Royal Rumble with Cody Rhodes, being in attendance at WrestleMania 40, being in Sting's first AEW match, being compared to The Rock, going toe to toe on the mic with MJF, why his many WWE cameos didn't lead to a signing and more! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/ 00:00 Intro 00:42 Winning the NWA Television Championship 03:04 Being impressed with where his career has been thus far 03:51 Why haven’t we see him in AEW since March 2024? 06:59 When did he start to realize he wasn’t getting called by AEW? 08:17 Fans missing him and wanting him back in AEW 09:09 Does he feel like he’s being punished by AEW? 10:33 Visiting Cody Rhodes backstage at the Royal Rumble 12:24 Sitting in the box for Cody at WrestleMania 40 16:38 How far back does his friendship with Cody Rhodes go? 18:32 Responding to Twitter comments 23:12 Why hasn’t he taken more indie bookings? 24:45 Being signed by AEW off of his tryout match with Cody Rhodes 30:47 His belief in the power of manifestation 31:43 Being part of Sting’s AEW debut 35:56 Taking a skateboard with thumbtacks from Darby Allin 37:10 People taking notice of his promo with MJF 40:45 Thoughts on constant comparisons to The Rock 41:50 Adam Copeland calling him a "Vanilla Midget" on Collision 45:26 How did things change after CM Punk left AEW? 45:50 Memories of his strap match with Bryan Danielson 49:07 Has there ever been talk of him being AEW World Champion? 49:35 Working with CM Punk in the Owen Hart tournament 51:53 His early appearances as an extra in WWE 53:06 Getting put through a table by Ryback on WWE TV 56:17 Being a U.S. Marshal and taking out Roman Reigns 58:43 Having a match with Kane on WWE Main Event 01:03:11 Feeling like he doesn’t fit in and having doubts 01:05:13 People assuming that he’s going to eventually go to WWE 01:07:15 Did he get drunk and arrested in Canada? 01:08:31 Where is his headspace at right now? 01:10:01 What is he hoping changes in his future? 01:12:01 3 things that Ricky Starks is grateful for 01:13:10 Ricky Starks is going to babysit for CVV! Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #aew #rickystarks #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo