As seen during Wednesday night’s edition of AEW Dynamite, former NWA TV champion Ricky Starks made his debut and challenged Cody Rhodes for the TNT Championship. Following the match, Tony Khan confirmed that Starks had signed a deal with the promotion.
According to Dave Meltzer, the match with Cody was actually a tryout for Starks. AEW officials were impressed enough that he was signed shortly thereafter. The company reportedly already has a program planned for him.
Starks’ deal with the NWA expired back in May.
