Ricky Starks spotted with female WWE star amid rumors of impending AEW exit
The AEW status of Ricky Starks is a hot topic of discussion among wrestling fans as he is rumored to join WWE in the near future. Starks is known to have several supporters and friends within World Wrestling Entertainment, including a certain friend who just went public with their latest outing.
Jade Cargill and Cody Rhodes are good friends with The Absolute One. The trio have been close since their time together in AEW, and Starks has been adamant that he will continue to support his friends even while they're in WWE. The public friendships have even led to fans calling on Tony Khan and Triple H to make the signing happen.
Big Jade took to her Instagram stories this weekend to reveal that she and former AEW World Tag Team Champion recently had dinner together. She fueled the Starks-to-WWE speculation with a simple one-word caption.
"Cheers!!!! [tumbler glass emoji]," Jade Cargill wrote with the photo below.
Starks and Cargill trained at The Nightmare Factory following RAW last week. There's still a feeling that Cody will help The Absolute One come to WWE once his current contract with AEW is up.
Jade Cargill on help she's received from WWE and AEW stars
Jade Cargill shocked the wrestling world last year when she left AEW to join WWE. Since arriving, she has been pushed as a top talent and has already racked up one championship reign.
Cargill is open about her close friendships with two former AEW stars - CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, and how they are all close with Ricky Starks. Speaking to TV Insider for a recent interview, Jade talked about how important is to have Bianca Belair as her tag team partner, while also giving a nod to Rhodes, Punk, and Starks.
"It's great because she [Bianca Belair] has been at the top of the echelon. Working with her has been an honor and pleasure. Just to be able to really mesh ideas, figure out what works and what doesn’t. If I’m having a hard time, what do you do when you have the hard days? Then, I also have Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and Ricky Starks... Giving the best advice they can. People I can go to and unload and they tell me, 'Okay, I’ve been in this industry for so many years. I know how this works.' This entire industry has been supportive of my career and what I’m doing. I’m very thankful for that," Jade Cargill said. [H/T - TV Insider]
Cargill defeated Alba Fyre on Friday's SmackDown. The win came one week after The Strom and Belair failed to capture the Women's Tag Team Championship from Fyre and Isla Dawn after Blair Davenport attacked former champions. The Unholy Union won the titles back at Clash at the Castle: Scotland on June 15.