Richard Starks

Richard Starks

Born: February 21, 1991
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Ricky Starks is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in independent promotions including Anarchy Championship Wrestling, Inspire Pro Wrestling, NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling (NWA BOW), Saint Louis Anarchy (SLA), VIP Wrestling and many more. Wrestling fans may also recall his more recent work of the 2010s with WWE, where he has appeared on both Raw and Smackdown brands in the ring and as an extra in backstage segments

Professional career

Early career

Starks idolized wrestlers including Undertaker and Mankind among many others while growing up watching professional wrestling. Around the age of seven, Starks decided he would pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler.

Anarchy Championship Wrestling (2012-2017)

Starks debuted on October 21, 2012 at ACW Beyond Good And Evil in a dark match for the ACW U-30 Young Gun Championship against defending champion Carson. On November 12 at ACW Showtime's Birthday Bash, Starks wrestled his first mixed singles match against Barbi Hayden. In the following year on November 8, 2013 at ACW Live At The FunFunFun Fest, Starks was involved in a Four-Way Elimination match for the ACW Heavyweight Championship, against Jack Jameson, Jason Silver and the defending champion Evan Gelistico. On November 10 during the third night of ACW Live At The FunFunFun Fest, Starks met Evan Gelistico in a rematch for the ACW Heavyweight Title but was defeated. On November 17 during the ACW 8th Annual Lone Star Classic, Starks defeated Jason Silver and Jojo Bravo in a Three-Way match during the first round of the Lone Star Classic. He advanced to the Semi Final where he was eliminated by Davey Vega. On June 29, 2014 during the ACW The 6th Annual American Joshi Queen Of Queens Tournament, Starks won a Gauntlet match to become the Number One Contender for the ACW Hardcore Championship after defeating Jack Jameson and Jojo Bravo and Kyle Hawk and Lil' Tony and Scotty Santiago and Steve. He qualified to challenged Barrett Brown for the ACW Hardcore Championship but did not succeed in winning the title. On November 16 at ACW 9th Annual Lone Star Classic Starks defeated Barrett Brown in a title rematch, to become the ACW Hardcore Champion and win his first title. He successfully defended the title on December 14 at ACW Delusions Of Our Childish Days 2014 in a Four-Way Elimination match against Barrett Brown, Gregory James and Kyle Hawk.

Movies for Richard Starks...

AEW Worlds End
Title: AEW Worlds End
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: December 30, 2023
Type: Movie
AEW: Worlds End was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Long Island, marking the company's first PPV to be held in the state of New York. The event featured the final of the inaugural Continental Classic to crown the inaugural AEW Continental Champion, and subsequently, AEW's first "American Triple Crown Champion." Thirteen matches were contested at the event, including three on the "Zero Hour" pre-show.
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AEW Full Gear
Title: AEW Full Gear
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: November 18, 2023
Type: Movie
The 2023 Full Gear is the upcoming fifth annual Full Gear professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
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AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour
Title: AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: October 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Kick off AEW WrestleDream with a Zero Hour PreShow! WrestleDream is on the horizon and what better way to get you started? Check out the star studded lineup of Zero Hour below: AEW World Trios Championship, The Acclaimed © vs TMDK Luchasaurus vs Nick Wayne, Josh Barnett vs Claudio Castagnoli, Mixed 4-On-4 Tag, Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Mercedes Martinez & Diamante vs Satoshi Kojima, Keith Lee, Athena & Billie Starkz
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AEW All Out
Title: AEW All Out
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: September 3, 2023
Type: Movie
AEW All Out is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
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Title: All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: June 17, 2023
Type: TV
An in-ring show featuring more wrestlers, more stories and more action to super-serve fans.
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AEW Double or Nothing
Title: AEW Double or Nothing
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: May 28, 2023
Type: Movie
Featuring: MJF (c) vs. Darby Allin vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara – Pillars Four-way match for the AEW World Championship FTR (c) vs. Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett – AEW World Tag Team Championship match with special guest referee Mark Briscoe Wardlow (c) vs. Christian Cage – Ladder match for the AEW TNT Championship Orange Cassidy (c) vs. 20 competitors TBD – 21-man Blackjack Battle Royale for the AEW International Championship Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Toni Storm – AEW Women’s World Championship match Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, and Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Elite (Hangman Adam Page, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks) – Anarchy in the Arena match Jade Cargill (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie – AEW TBS Championship match Ethan Page and The Gunns vs. Isiah Kassidy and The Hardys Chris Jericho vs. Adam Cole – Unsanctioned match​
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AEW Revolution
Title: AEW Revolution
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: March 5, 2023
Type: Movie
The 2023 Revolution is the upcoming fourth annual Revolution professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place on March 5, 2023, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
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AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour
Title: AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour
Character: Himself
Released: November 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Full Gear 2022 is on the horizon and what better way to get you started than with our stacked Zero Hour lineup
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AEW All Out
Title: AEW All Out
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: September 4, 2022
Type: Movie
All Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by All Elite Wrestling. It took place on September 4, 2022 in Illinois, and featured fifteen matches, including four on the Zero Hour pre-show. In the main event, CM Punk defeated Jon Moxley to win the AEW World Championship for a second time. Chris Jericho also won a match against Bryan Danielson, The Elite defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order to win the inaugural AEW World Trios Championship, and MJF made a surprise return and won the Casino Ladder match. The event received mixed to positive reviews and was also notable for a post-show altercation between CM Punk, The Elite, and Ace Steel, leading to suspensions and the stripping of championships.
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AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door: The Buy-In
Title: AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door: The Buy-In
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: June 26, 2022
Type: Movie
Kick off AEW Forbidden Door with the Buy-In PreShow! The Buy In matches are already announced. Check them below: Max Caster & Gunn Club vs NJPW Dojo The DKC, Kevin Knight, Alex Coughlin & Yuya Uemura. Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru QT Marshall & Aaron Solo vs Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi
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AEW Double or Nothing
Title: AEW Double or Nothing
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: May 29, 2022
Type: Movie
The first two matches are announced and they will be for two of the most important AEW Championships - AEW World Championship and AEW Women's World Championship. In the main event of the evening is one of the most anticipated matches when Hangman Page defends the AEW World title against CM Punk. This will be the fifth defence for Hangman Page since he won it from Kenny Omega at AEW Full Gear 2021. CM Punk is ranked at number 1 singles wrestler in AEW ranking. Who will become the new AEW World Champion?
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Title: Hey! (EW)
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: March 13, 2022
Type: TV
The least violent talk show in wrestling.
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AEW Revolution
Title: AEW Revolution
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: March 6, 2022
Type: Movie
AEW Revolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The 2022 event was held in Orlando Florida at the Addition Financial Arena.
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Title: All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: January 8, 2022
Type: TV
Top AEW wrestlers will be in action as the major titles are defended!
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Title: All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: August 13, 2021
Type: TV
AEW: Rampage, also known as Friday Night Rampage or simply Rampage, is a professional wrestling television program. It is produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and airs every Friday at 10pm ET on TNT in the United States. It is AEW's second weekly television show, positioned behind their flagship show, Dynamite.
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AEW Fyter Fest
Title: AEW Fyter Fest
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: July 14, 2021
Type: Movie
Fyter Fest was a series of professional wrestling television special episodes produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the third event in the Fyter Fest chronology and the second event in AEW's "Welcome Back" tour, celebrating AEW's resumption of live touring during the COVID-19 pandemic
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AEW Road Rager
Title: AEW Road Rager
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: July 7, 2021
Type: Movie
AEW Road Rager was a professional wrestling television special episode produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was held on July 7, 2021, in Miami, Florida at the James L. Knight Center and was broadcast on TNT as a special of AEW's weekly television program, Dynamite. The event marked AEW's resumption of live touring during the COVID-19 pandemic, following a year of producing shows at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida, also becoming the first major wrestling promotion to resume live touring during the pandemic. It was the first episode in AEW's "Welcome Back" tour, a five-week span of special Dynamite episodes. At the time, it was the largest attended wrestling event during the pandemic outside of WWE's WrestleMania 37 in April and AEW's own Double or Nothing in May.
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Title: AEW Dark: Elevation
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: March 15, 2021
Type: TV
AEW Dark: Elevation will featuring up and rising talent in AEW, as well as wrestlers from the independent circuit Hosted by Tony Schiavone and former WWE superstar Paul Wight.
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AEW Winter is Coming
Title: AEW Winter is Coming
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: December 2, 2020
Type: Movie
Winter Is Coming was a professional wrestling television special episode produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event took place at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida and was broadcast on TNT as a special of AEW's weekly television program, Dynamite.
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AEW Full Gear
Title: AEW Full Gear
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: November 7, 2020
Type: Movie
All Elite Wrestling's second annual November brawl has Matt Hardy taking on Sammy Guevara in an Elite Deletion Match, the Finals of the World Championship Eliminator Tournament, Jon Moxley defending his AEW World Championship in an "I Quit" Match against Eddie Kingston, and for the first time ever, one of the most anticipated matches in years has FTR facing off against the Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team Championships.
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Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Title: Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: October 7, 2020
Type: Movie
This television special edition of AEW Dynamite celebrated the 30th anniversary of Chris Jericho's professional wrestling debut. Dog Collar match for the TNT title: Brodie Lee vs Cody. Will Hobbs vs Brian Cage. AEW tag champs FTR vs TH2. Jericho & Hager vs Chaos Project.
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AEW All Out
Title: AEW All Out
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: September 5, 2020
Type: Movie
The second annual All Elite Wrestling (AEW) PPV event taking place at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida features a fight for the AEW World Championship as Jon Moxley defends his title against MJF.
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Title: AEW Unrestricted
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: February 20, 2020
Type: TV
Dig in with the stars and talented team behind AEW on TNT via in-depth conversations highlighting their lives, pop culture, and pro wrestling. AEW referee Aubrey Edwards and broadcaster Tony Schiavone bring you new episodes every Thursday.
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NWA Into the Fire
Title: NWA Into the Fire
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: December 14, 2019
Type: Movie
Into the Fire was a professional wrestling pay-per-view, scripted and produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that took place on December 14, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event takes its name from the 1984 heavy metal single, "Into the Fire" by the American band, Dokken, which was used as the theme song to NWA Power, the NWA's weekly wrestling show that debuted on October 8, 2019. In the main event Nick Aldis succefully defends the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against James Storm in a Two-out-of-three falls match. On the undercard Aron Stevens vs. Colt Cabana vs. Ricky Starks for the NWA National Championship. The NWA World Tag Team Champions, The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), defend the championship against former champions The Wild Cards (Thomas Latimer and Royce Isaacs). The show featured four additional matches.
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Title: AEW Dark
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: October 8, 2019
Type: TV
AEW Dark is a weekly web series featuring untelevised matches from the TNT series AEW Dynamite. Former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone hosts the program.
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Title: NWA Powerrr
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: October 8, 2019
Type: TV
A weekly studio wrestling show from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and taped from Georgia features big names in matches in front of a live audience.
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Title: AEW Dark
Released: October 8, 2019
Type: TV
AEW Dark is a weekly web series featuring untelevised matches from the TNT series AEW Dynamite. Former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone hosts the program.
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Title: All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.
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Title: All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Character: “Absolute” Ricky Starks
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.
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Title: All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.
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Inspire Pro Shockwaves
Title: Inspire Pro Shockwaves
Released: March 3, 2019
Type: Movie
Inspire Pro Shockwaves From Austin Texas
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NWA 70th Anniversary Show
Title: NWA 70th Anniversary Show
Released: October 21, 2018
Type: Movie
The NWA 70th Anniversary Show will take place on October 21, 2018 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
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Bar Wrestling 6: Head Of Household
Title: Bar Wrestling 6: Head Of Household
Character: Ricky Starks
Released: September 11, 2017
Type: Movie
Bar Wrestling 6: Head Of Household Six Man Tag Team Match B-Boy, Brody King and Eric Watts vs. Eli Everfly, Pinkie Sanchez and Super Panda 3,75 Singles Match Tessa Blanchard vs. Xia Brookside 3,25 Singles Match Jeff Cobb vs. Kevin Kross 3,0 Tag Team Match Extra Talented (Aaron Solow and Ricky Starks) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team (Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan) 3,5 Singles Match Hot Young Briley vs. Kikutaro 1,5 Tag Team Match HATE (Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas) vs. Team Big Brother (Austin Matelson and Jessie Godderz) 3,0 Singles Match Brian Cage vs. Colt Cabana 3,0 Show Rating 3,0.
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WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top
Title: WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top
Released: April 30, 2017
Type: Movie
WrestleCircus presents some of independent wrestling's biggest stars live from Austin, Texas.
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Midnight After Mania
Title: Midnight After Mania
Character: Wrestler
Released: April 3, 2017
Type: Movie
4/3/2017 :: The Wrestling REVOLVER and WrestleCircus present Midnight After Mania at the The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida from Mania Weekend on April 3rd, 2017. Matches Include: • Ringmaster Championship Match: Brian Cage (c) vs. Dezmond Xavier • Team WrestleCircus vs. Team Wrestling Revolver: John Morrison, Sammy Guevara, Ricky Starks & Aaron Solow vs. Dave Crist, Zachary Wentz, David Starr & Curt Stallion • First Time Ever: World's Cutest Tag Team (Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) vs. Death Machine (Sami Callihan & Jessicka Havok) • Lady of the Ring Title Match: Rachael Ellering vs. Angel Rose • First Time Ever: ACH vs. Martin Stone • Battle of the Sexes: "Man Scout" Jake Manning vs. Leva Bates • First Time Ever: Shane Strickland vs. Michael Elgin • Wrestling Revolver Scramble Gauntlet: Featuring AR Fox, Scorpio Sky, Tessa Blanchard, Jordan Len-X, Impact's Suicide, Mascarita Dorado, Mr. 450 and MANY MORE!
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Title: WWE NXT
Character: Himself
Released: February 23, 2010
Type: TV
Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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Title: WWE SmackDown
Character: Himself
Released: April 29, 1999
Type: TV
The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.