Ricky Starks recently sat down with Blake Oestriecher of Forbes, where he spoke about believing he was meant to be a main eventer.
"Even before I was born, I think I was always meant to be a main eventer. In any situation, any company, any place anywhere in this world, Iâm a main eventer, first and foremostâŚWithin the AEW world, Iâm definitely a main eventer. Iâve been doing it for 11 years and really had to maul my way through the independent scene, especially when I wasnât a big name and when I wasnât someone that everyone knew of."
On the reaction he got in New Orleans:
"Very positive. Iâm beloved in any city that I go to⌠I try not to even indulge in the negative stuff and focus mainly on the positive. Itâs cool to see that the new people who have never seen me before are just as impressed with it, [as] entertained by it as the OG fans. I went from watching my first live event in 2001 at the Smoothie King Arena to watching Undertaker vs John Cena at the SuperDome and then coming to the Lakefront Arena and wrestling in front of my hometown. On the indies, I felt thatâŚI wasnât getting these opportunities that other people were that I knew I was just as equipped for, if not better."
On how difficult the indy scene was for him:
âThere wasnât ever a moment where I thought about quitting because my thing is, like, man, youâve come so far. And youâve slept on couches and youâve slept in cars, and youâve been homeless, youâve been living paycheck to paycheck. Why give up now? And even then if you give up now, youâve got to start over again.â
On AEW's growing roster:
"I like the challenge because I think I can have chemistry with anybody I wrestle. So I think itâs cool to have such a big mix of talent that we have on our rosterâŚI donât concern myself with that [adding wrestlers] because the people that they bring in, those people canât do exactly what I can. They donât bring to the table exactly what Ricky Starks can bring to the table. We have so many talented men and womenâŚand itâs about getting in where you can fit in. And so, itâs not always the best plan of action, but itâs the best plan that we have right now."
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