Two-time Hall of Famer Booker T believes that Ricky Starks will see success in WWE close to a former NXT World Champion should the AEW star make the move.
Starks hasn’t appeared for AEW since March and was recently pulled from all GCW events by Tony Khan following an alleged comment by EFFY.
On a recent edition of his “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker T addressed the possibility of Starks making the jump from AEW to WWE when he can. He said,
“Do I think he can fit in NXT right now? Of course. I mean, just like Ethan Page, he can make a huge difference as far as the roster goes. He is very charismatic. He is a guy with upside.
“As far as Ricky Starks’ work, I haven’t really gotten a chance to really see him go out there and do a lot in the ring. But just like Ethan Page when he came to NXT, I didn’t see a lot of him either. He showed me what he was worth very quickly, almost immediately… A guy like Starks, if he came over, he’ll do the same thing.”
Page debuted in WWE NXT earlier this year after leaving AEW and would capture the NXT World Championship within a matter of weeks at Heatwave.
Starks is a known friend of WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. It’s been reported that those in AEW believe Starks does not want to stay with the company.
AEW told Starks to be lucky to have a job after the termination of CM Punk. Click here to find out more about what was said.
