Ricky Saints Says WWE Debut Was A Quick Turnaround

Ricky Saints, formerly known as Ricky Starks in AEW, has revealed the sequence of events that led to his WWE debut.

Just one day after his release from AEW, Saints made a surprise appearance on NXT on February 11th. Notably, Saints stated that he had no prior communication with WWE before this appearance. He was profiled by Cameron Hawkins of The Ringer. Here are the highlights:

On the turnaround: “It was a very quick turnaround. People think that was days in advance. I had never spoken to WWE at all before any of that. I never got on the phone with anyone before that, blah, blah, blah. So all of that, when I say it happened so fast, it happened so fast and it never let up off the gas.”

On meeting fans: “I remember going to House of Glory and doing the meet-and-greet and had so many people tell me, ‘I just want to see you happy. I just want to see you on TV again. I just want to see you. I remember just really crying because I was so moved by these people, and they didn’t understand at the time why it meant so much.”