8 Wrestlers Who Could Be The Mystery AEW Casino Ladder Match Entrant
5. Ricky Starks
Pros:
Has this week announced his departure from the NWA following the expiration of his deal in typically alluring form. The video revealed a narcissist plagued with self-doubt, and maintained his eye-catching form on NWA Powerrr. Starks was one of the many to excel on the stick under its throwback studio format. He grasped the cadence of the 1980s promo, and was a hoot as the brash "baby"-spouting upstart who insisted that the less telegenic of his peers were still deserving of his time. But unlike the journeymen he worked alongside, he is young enough, with a mainstream star look and quality, to work his way into arenas. In what might be a hint, Cody praised said video on Twitter under the replies.
Cons:
As an emerging talent with a more "respectable" level of buzz, he wouldn't receive a deafening Holy sh*t chant - but CM Punk isn't going to, either, because there are no fans. The farcical optics to which AEW succumbed all too often last year aren't in place, and if Twitter bleats on about it like the bitch lamb that it is, Starks, backed by a silence that is now the norm, could get over in the match without its stigma.
Does AEW need a talent at his level in these circumstances?
Probability: 25%