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NWA Had Crockett Cup Plans For Ricky Starks

Posted: Jan 10th 2021 By: Jonathan McMahon - Bodyslam.net

Ricky Starks is enjoying quite a push in AEW as a member of Team Taz. The former NWA performer was one of the promotion’s top stars before leaving for All Elite Wrestling, but it seems like the company had plans for him before his move.

Zicky Dice spoke to Fightful about his time in the NWA, and while mentioning the friendships he wound up building with former NWA stars Starks and Marti Belle, he revealed that Starks and him were at one point booked to be tag team partners in the NWA’s Crockett Cup tournament.

“Ricky won’t tell you this, but that’s one of my best dudes right there. I talk to Ricky daily. I mentioned before, if the NWA gave me one thing, it’s amazing friendships with Marti Belle and Ricky Starks. We’ve spent a lot of time on the house party app over quarantine, hanging out daily. Ricky’s a megastar, dude. I knew that right off the bat. I was thinking the other day, someone had posted a picture where the Crockett Cup was supposed to be. Fun fact, myself and Ricky were supposed to win that battle royal to tag together at the Crockett Cup. Yeah, I would have been curious to see what would have happened from that. We were both supposed to win the battle royal, the last two standing. We were supposed to tag at the Crockett Cup and that was supposed to be myself and Ricky Starks.”

Dice is trying to get himself into AEW, and while there’s no confirmation that will happen, at least he knows there’s a chance to work regularly with one of his good friends in the business.