{"id":131089,"date":"2025-02-18T21:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=131089"},"modified":"2025-02-18T21:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:34:15","slug":"introducing-ricky-saints-former-aew-star-debuts-new-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/02\/18\/introducing-ricky-saints-former-aew-star-debuts-new-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Ricky Saints: Former AEW Star Debuts New Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The February 18 edition of WWE NXT focused heavily on the contract signing of Ricky Starks. The biggest question was surrounding what his name within the WWE would be, and it has now been revealed that Starks&#8217; name within WWE will be Ricky Saints.<\/p>\n<h2>Ricky Starks No More<\/h2>\n<p>Ricky Starks is a name that has become well-known in the world of pro wrestling in recent years. Known for his time in AEW, this is a new era for the wrestler.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the second hour of the NXT show, it was finally time for Starks&#8217; signing. With NXT General Manager Ava in the ring with him, Starks cut a promo to once more let the people know what he is about.<\/p>\n<p>As he was about to sign the contract, he was interrupted by Ethan Page, who is a fellow AEW alumni. He was quickly taken care of by Je&#8217;Von Evans.<\/p>\n<p>The next person to interrupt the signing was Wes Lee, and a match between the two was made official for next week. But, before then, he needed to sign his contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Introducing Ricky Saints<\/h2>\n<p>Starks finally signed his contract, and he hit his pose. The camera then zoomed in on the contract, revealing his new name &#8211; <strong>Ricky Saints<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is not too far off from his old name, as he could still be referred to as &#8220;Ricky&#8221; or even &#8220;Ricky S.&#8221; With a new name, Ricky Saints is set for action on February 25 against Wes Lee.<\/p>\n<p>The Revolution has begun!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;RICKY SAINTS IS NXT!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The revolution has begun! \ud83d\ude4c<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JIRsZZPesu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JIRsZZPesu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1892033776688972125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Check out the full February 18 NXT results <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/02\/18\/wwe-nxt-results-2-18-25\/\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on Ricky Saints and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Check out WWE programming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Network<\/a>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CW<\/a>\u00a0(NXT), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>\u00a0(archives and premium live event streaming). You can follow WWE on social media and relive top moments on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WWE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The February 18 edition of WWE NXT focused heavily on the contract signing of Ricky Starks. The biggest question was surrounding what his name within the WWE would be, and it has now been revealed that Starks&#8217; name within WWE will be Ricky Saints. 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