Ricky Saints (the former Ricky Starks) has spoken about his new name in NXT and what happened to him in AEW. The former AEW star debuted for NXT last week after being granted his release from the company.

After a chaotic night wrapped up at the Performance Center — a night that saw Saints booked for a tag match with Je’Von Evans next Tuesday, against Wes Lee and another ex-AEW wrestler, Ethan Page — Ricky sat down with Bully Ray to talk shop on Busted Open After Dark.

Having debuted on last week's NXT, Ricky Starks formally signed his kayfabe contract on last night's episode. But alas, Ricky Starks is no more, for the Stroke Daddy is now going by the name Ricky Saints.

Ricky Starks officially became Ricky Saints on Tuesday's NXT when he signed his WWE NXT contract. Ricky made his debut on the February 11th episode of NXT, but was identified by name. During advertisements for his appearance on the February 18th episode, the name Ricky Starks was never used.

Ricky Starks debuts as Ricky Saints, Oba Femi confronted, Giulia leads big win, and a shocking attack stuns NXT.

Starks will become an official member of the NXT roster as he signs his WWE contract. Shortly after his departure from AEW was confirmed, he arrived on NXT last Tuesday. WWE has still not officially said Starks’ name — and we should find out tonight whether he’s getting a name change or keeping his identity.

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T says Ricky Starks showed him something from a promo side. Now, he’s interested to see what Starks brings to NXT. Starks made a surprise appearance on the February 11th episode of NXT.

The former Ricky Starks first appeared on WWE NXT on February 11. Notably, WWE commentary and Ricky himself avoided saying his name. This practice continued for the next week, and throughout the February 18 episode of NXT,