Ricky Starks has a trademark style that makes him stand out on AEW television and with his trademark style is his trademark pose.
The pose might look similar to a Michael Jackson move, but Ricky says it has nothing to do with the legendary singer.
"No," Starks replied in a Bleacher Report AMA when asked if his pose came from Michael Jackson. "I am not a Michael Jackson fan. I am a Prince fan. If anything, not to say MJ isn’t good but anything past ‘Off The Wall’ I do not care for. My taunt came from when I was younger. I would grab my head when I was feeling good about myself or some food was good. I saw a picture of it recently and it kind of stuck when I started doing it. It’s just one of those moments you feel when you’re doing something good and feeling right. It’s like one of those statue poses in the Greek or Roman era."
Starks is set to clash with Powerhouse Hobbs at AEW All Out on Sunday in a match between former Team Taz members.
Should he get past Hobbs, Ricky is eying gold.
"I definitely think going for the AEW World Title and going for the TNT Title as well. It’s been a long time coming with me and things have been brewing. I don’t think of myself as an up-and-coming star. I hate that word because I’m a current star. It’s just a matter of putting the pen to paper and really just proving my worth, which I’ve been doing since 2020," he said.
The match between Starks and Hobbs came together after Hobbs attacked Starks following Starks losing the FTW Championship to HOOK.
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