6 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dark (Jan 12)

Ups...

6. AEW Starks

Ricky Starks
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Ricky Starks worked a pretty typical opener against Mike Verna, which means it was worth checking out.

You know what you're getting from 'Absolute' on Dark but it's a hoot every time. He worked Verna over in a stylish *ss-kicking, winning via Spear, having successfully projected his character throughout. Starks looked great, taunted like a motherf*cker, talked smack to the camera, and continued living up to the 'King of AEW Dark' given to him by Cody Rhodes ahead of last year's Full Gear pay-per-view.

He should probably do this every week, honestly.

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