AEW star Ricky Starks has been absent from TV appearances for months, sparking speculation among fans about his potential departure from the promotion. He appeared on AEW television since March 2024.

Matt Cardona has a new opponent for GCW’s “Highest In The Room 3” event. Ricky Starks made an appearance at GCW Dream On last weekend, and a match against Matt Cardona was announced a short time later.

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Currently, Starks is still signed to an AEW contract, and outside of GCW, none of his other appearances have been publicly cancelled, such as his involvement with HOG's Watch the Throne event in Chicago next January.

The revolution hasn't been televised since March, at least not in AEW, and Ricky Starks has about as many answers as the rest of us do. Starks has made just a

Ricky Starks still isn’t sure why he’s not on AEW television right now. Starks hasn’t competed in AEW since losing a tag team title tournament match to Top Flight on the March 30 episode of Collision.

Ricky Starks may have some wait if he has to wait out his AEW contract. The former AEW Tag Team Champion hasn’t been seen in AEW for the past eight months. He hasn’t wrestled for the company since March,

Just days after Ricky Starks made a surprise appearance for GCW, he has now been pulled from all future bookings for the company by AEW. Sean Ross Sapp of Figh

Per Fightful Select, AEW made the decision on 26 November to pull Starks from any further appearances for GCW. Ricky was due to wrestle for GCW on 12 December, 28 December, and 19 January, with GCW taking to X to confirm the Stroke Daddy will no longer be appearing for the company.

GCW’s Brett Lauderdale isn’t sure where AEW stands right now. Ricky Starks appeared at GCW’s Dream On event over the weekend. It was later announced that he would have a match with Matt Cardona at a future event.