“It Does Suck”: Ricky Starks Reveals Why Tony Khan Isn’t Putting Him on TV Despite Crowd Support

Tony Khan is usually called out online for many things and recently fans have latched on to blaming Khan for another issue. They are targeting him for not utilizing Ricky Starks to his complete potential in the ring. It’s been a couple of months since the wrestler was last seen in AEW. His absence made several fans speculate that he may be on an injury hiatus.

Recently, Starks cleared up the real reason behind why he is not being shown on AEW TV. The wrestling talent revealed that he is not currently on the injured list. Despite his health, he is still not being booked.

Ricky Starks doesn’t know why Tony Khan is not booking him

Ricky Starks was asked by WhatCulture Wrestling to talk about the reason he hasn’t wrestled ever since his last tag team match. Wrestling fans wish to know whether it is a contract or injury situation that they should be anticipating from Starks’ end. This is when he confessed that he was not physically hurt. “So I wasn’t hurt and I wasn’t ever put on an injury list or anything like that,” he claimed during the interview. The 34-year-old also said that he didn’t know when he could come back to the ring. Starks added, “People ask me all the time, well, why don’t you? I don’t know. I have no clue that isn’t, um, that isn’t up to me. It does suck, obviously, to not be on TV.”

The Louisiana-based wrestler confessed that he loves the support that fans are putting out for him across the internet. He appreciates the messages that he gets regarding his health and AEW return. However, as of now, Starks is not sure when he will return to the promotion.

On the contrary, there is a prediction that he may be leaving AEW to sign with WWE instead.

Could Tony Khan lose Ricky Starks forever?

There were speculations online that Starks may have already made a deal with WWE, causing Tony Khan to not book him in his promotion anymore. While there is a lack of evidence supporting this rumor, Fightful Wrestling Podcast hosts weighed the possibility of the wrestler leaving the Florida-based promotion behind.

The co-hosts discussed how the President of AEW has not booked the wrestling talent appropriately enough. They criticized the storylines that Khan was utilizing Stakrs in and wished that he had gotten a better direction and storyline. This is when they also talked about Starks leaving Tony Khan. Since WWE is the obvious speculation, we may see him joining the Stamford-based company potentially.

Why do you think Ricky Starks is not being booked despite perfect health?