Ricky Starks In Contact With This WWE Superstar "On A Daily Basis"

WWE main eventer offering daily valuable advice to 'Absolute'

by Michael Hamflett
Ricky Starks
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Ricky Starks and Cody Rhodes talk on a "daily basis", according to the former, with Rhodes commenting directly on Starks recent run against AEW World Heavyweight Champion MJF.

That's per 'Absolute' himself, who spoke about 'The American Nightmare' during an interview with Comicbook.com. He said (h/t WrestlingInc);

"He sent me a text, a very nice text [after receiving a shot at MJF's title]...That's a guy that's always in my corner and vice versa. I think to see me in that moment, hopefully, I did him proud. He didn't outright say it, but that's Cody for you. I hope I did him proud. I still talk to him on a daily basis. I'll ask him for advice. He's just a good, good, good guy to have, if not just for a friendship."

Starks' June 11th 2020 TNT Championship match with Rhodes was credited as being the contest that earned him his spot in All Elite Wrestling altogether. Champion defeated Challenger that night, but Starks went on to feature prominently with the company from then on. The two wrestled in tag matches against one another later in the year after Starks had linked up with Brian Cage as part of Team Taz.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett