After getting beaten up by Kevin Owens on WWE SmackDown, Ricky set to face major AEW stars
An independent wrestler named Ricky recently appeared on the Season Premiere of SmackDown as Kevin Owens' mystery partner against A-Town Down Under. The wrestler has become popular among fans and it looks like he is set to face two top AEW stars, Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood.
Ricky was supposed to team up with Kevin Owens after his partner could not show up in time to face Austin Theory and Grayson Waller. However, before the match could begin, Owens was informed that his partner had arrived in the building. As a result, KO decided to hit Ricky with a stunner. Following this, Randy Orton's music hit and he walked out to the ring.
Despite this embarrassing beatdown, Ricky is on to his next challenge. He is part of the Indy tag team called The Midnight Heat alongside Eddie Pearl. The duo will face off against FTR on September 29. Ahead of this match, they took to X/Twitter and sent a message to Wheeler and Harwood.
"I want to be very transparent with the fans. In December of last year, I reached out to Dax Harwood and I said, 'Please take the time out of your day to help us get better.' Dax was so gracious and so grateful. He invited us into his house. We spent three days including New Year's Eve. We spent three days at Dax's house in his basement watching wrestling, watching some of the greatest of all time. Teams like the Midnight Express, teams like Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson, teams like The Hart Foundation and most importantly, we watched, we studied and we broke down matches of FTR." [From 01:10 to 01:57]
Kevin Owens issues apology to Ricky after beating him up on SmackDown
Kevin Owens does not fail to entertain the fans. After hitting Ricky with a stunner on SmackDown, it appears Owens felt bad for the guy.
Following the show, Owens took to social media to issue a public apology to Ricky for hitting the stunner.
"Thank you [and sorry!] @rockinrickyg," Owens wrote.
Check out his tweet here:
It will be interesting to see if Ricky will make another appearance on the blue brand since he went viral last week after being on the receiving end of the stunner.