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.

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You can still call him Ricky Starks if you'd like, at least until we find out if that's what he'll be going by now that he's in WWE. The former AEW World Tag Team Champion has only ever been known by the name given to him at birth,

Ricky Starks debuted in NXT on Tuesday but no one has mentioned his name. That has some fans worried WWE is considering a name change for the newly-signed Superstar.

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Ricky Starks made his shocking debut to WWE NXT just a day after it was reported Starks was released from his AEW contract.