At 18, Billie Starkz is already one of the top names on the independent scene and has done multiple matches for AEW Dark and Dark: Elevation tapings. Many fans have tabbed Billie as a future main eventer on television, whether that's for WWE, AEW, or another promotion.
Robert Starkz-Bellamy (aka Mouse) is the father of Billie, but he's also the leader of the Big Starkz Brand, a wrestling photographer, and an independent promoter.
Appearing on The Spotlight with Jeremy Lambert and Stephen Jensen, Mouse was asked where Billie was going to eventually sign.
"I have no clue," he said with a laugh. "She knows my stance on everything. The same advice I've given a lot of these kids. If it's not money that is going to change your life, don't put your name on it. I want her to make enough money to where, she doesn't need us. She doesn't need another job. She doesn't need to really take indie bookings unless she works at a place that lets her take indie bookings and she wants to take those bookings. I want her to make a salary. At the end of the day, I want her to make more money than me and, if possible, make more money than her mom. The ultimate goal, to make more money than me and her mom combined. If she can do that, then I'm satisfied. If she's happy, I'm satisfied. I want her to be able to take care of herself and whenever she's ready to say 'I'm done,' to go live on her farm because I know that's her goal at the end of the day, to have a farm with a bunch of cows and random animals and a bunch of land. If she can make enough money to afford that, my job is complete."
Starkz has drawn comparisons to Nick Wayne, who has already signed to AEW, but can't officially debut until he turns 18.
When asked if he knows that the time is coming that Starkz will eventually sign with a major promotion, Mouse replied, "Me and her mom have had these conversations for some time. We really started having these conversations, I want to say, the week after the Tampa Collective. That's when we started getting notified that people were watching. We started having conversations like, 'what do we do? How do we handle it?' That's when I first said, 'If it's not life changing money, then it's a no.' I don't want my kid to have a contract and then she still has to work a job at a daycare. Why is my kid on TV and then the next day, she's wiping some kid's nose? My kid should be on TV, and then the next day, going home and sitting on her couch or going to work out or, if she wants, putting a lease down on a building and putting a ring in it. I want her to do that stuff. I don't want her to have to go into a job unless she wants to go into a job, like if she wants a Britt Baker type of life. Her mom lives in a 'my kid is never going to get booked,' kind of scared world. I live in a, 'my kid is a badass and can work where she wants to work.' I may talk bad about her losing, but at the end of the day, to lose a match, you have to get booked for it. To have a bunch of losses, you have to get booked a lot. I know my kid is probably going to sign a deal, I just hope the money is right and will take care of her."
Along with competing at AEW tapings, Starkz has also wrestled in MLW and remains active on the independent scene.
Fightful recently spoke with Billie Starkz and she discussed her appearances at AEW. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
Fans can watch the full interview with Mouse in the video above.
