Ricky Starks, still exiled from AEW, showed up at the DEFY’s
Blueprint show yesterday night and had a stare down with
Kenta.

The show took place from the Washington Hall in Seattle,
Washington and was headlined by Kenta defending his title
against Schaff. The way this was set up suggests that Kenta
and Starks will eventually meet each other in the promotion
down the line.

Starks has not been seen on AEW television since March and
recently was pulled from an upcoming appearance with GCW.

As a contracted AEW talent, he still has to clear his indie
appearances with AEW so at least there seems to be at least
communication between the two sides. AEW President Tony Khan
has so far refused to answer why Starks has been kept off
television or if he is coming back.