His name my be different, but the man himself is not. Ricky Saints talks WWE NXT name change and AEW departure.

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.

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.

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.

Cody Rhodes imposed his own roadblock to the world championship, and maybe, seeing how WWE is using Penta, AEW could have done even more with him. There wasn’t the same feeling around Saints as there was for Brian Pillman Jr. and Ethan Page.

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,

Fans were legitimately shocked to see former AEW star Ricky Starks show up in WWE NXT last week, and they were also surprised that he didn’t make an appearance at Vengeance Day over the weekend. Instead,

Shortly after it was revealed that multiple AEW wrestlers were leaving the company, Ricky Starks made his shocking debut on WWE NXT entering through the crowd.

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.

Ricky Starks showed up in NXT just one week ago, saying he was coming to turn the place upside down. This came all of one day after word got out that he was finally finished up with AEW. They promoted his first big appearance by saying he would “tell the absolute truth” before signing his contract with WWE to become a full time member of the NXT roster.