Ricky Starks will no longer be wrestling at upcoming GCW events.
Fightful Select reported that Ricky Starks had been pulled from upcoming GCW. According to the report, GCW sources claimed that AEW made the decision to pull Ricky from his appearances.
GCW took to social media to confirm and inform fans that Starks has been pulled from upcoming appearances, including unannounced bouts.
We have just been informed that Ricky Starks has been pulled from all upcoming GCW appearances including his announced match on 12/14 in Los Angeles, his unannounced match on 12/28 in Seattle and his unannounced match on 1/19 at The Hammerstein Ballroom. pic.twitter.com/MygHHgmWAI
— GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) November 27, 2024
From Fightful Select:
Ricky Starks has had a wild week.
This past weekend, Ricky Starks made an appearance at GCW, where he spoke about being "frozen out" within AEW. On November 26, Fightful reported that AEW had picked up his option last spring and his deal goes into 2025. The same day, he had an interview with Chris Van Vliet that spoke about his absence from AEW TV.
GCW sources claim to Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp that Ricky Starks has been pulled from all planned upcoming appearances with the company by AEW. We're told the decision was made on November 26 and relayed to Starks. Among the reasons we're told that AEW pulled Starks were comments made by Effy towards Tony Khan's father, Shad. We don't have context on those comments yet and are seeking out the information.
There were some within AEW that had suggested working his GCW appearance into a work, but we're told that wasn't the case.
Starks made an appearance at GCW Dream On, setting up a bout against Matt Cardona.
Fightful will continue to update fans on the situation when more is known.
