Ricky Starks is now Ricky Saints, with the former All Elite Wrestling star changing his name upon arriving in WWE NXT.

Following his WWE NXT arrival, Ricky Saints has had to relinquish Defy Wrestling’s World Championship belt. The Seattle-based indie promotion announced today that their World Championship is

Following CM Punk's departure from AEW, Saints has spoken about his experiences during that period and how CM Punk was instrumental in helping him. "Every time he saw my outfits,

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.

After his surprise debut threw everyone for a loop, it was finally time for the newest WWE NXT Superstar Ricky Saints to jump into the ring. Tonight Saints would make his in-ring NXT debut alongside Je’Von Evans,

When news broke that Ricky Starks was now Ricky Saints as a member of the WWE Universe, it created genuine questions about his fit in NXT. Why would the promotion give him such an, um, unusual moniker and then push him like a legitimate star?

The revolution is off to a great start in NXT. Ricky Saints emerged from his debut match victorious, and had a lot to say after it was all said and done.

WWE NXT fans in attendance during Ricky Saints‘ debut match started a chant poking fun at AEW owner Tony Khan. The chant was started during Ricky Saints’ in-ring WWE NXT debut, where the former AEW wrestler teamed with Je’Von Evans against Wes Lee and Ethan Page in a tag team match.