Personal Information
Full Name | Ricky Saints |
Date of Birth | February 21, 1990 |
Age | 35 Years |
Nationality | American |
Birth Place | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height | 6ft 0in |
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
Debut | October 14, 2012 |
Nickname | Stroke Daddy |
Ricky Saints: A Brief Biography

Ricky Saints is a professional wrestler hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. The former AEW superstar is signed with WWE and is performing on the NXT brand as of February 2025. During his independent career, Starks performed for wrestling promotions such as the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), DEFY Wrestling, Inspire Pro Wrestling, etc. The former AEW FTW and World Tag Team Champion has held many other titles in his professional wrestling career like the NWA World Television Championship. He also won the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament and Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale in 2022 and the Men’s Owen Hart Cup the following year.
Ricky Saints' Professional Wrestling Career
- World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2025- current)- NXT
- Independent circuit (2024–2025)
- All Elite Wrestling (2020-2025)
- National Wrestling Alliance (2019-2020)
- Early years (2012-2018)- Anarchy Championship Wrestling, Inspire Pro Wrestling, WildKat Pro Wrestling
Ricky Saints Championships, Accomplishments & Awards
Ricky Saints Championships
Promotion | Titles and Accomplishments |
NXT | WWE NXT North American Championship ( 2025- current) |
AEW | AEW World Tag Team Title (1 time), FTW Title (1 time), AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament (2022), Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale (2022), Men’s Owen Hart Cup (2023) |
Anarchy Championship Wrestling | ACW Hardcore Title (1 time), ACW Televised Title (1 time), ACW Unified Title (1 time, inaugural) |
DEFY Wrestling | DEFY World Title (1 time, current) |
Dojo Pro Wrestling | Dojo Pro White Belt Title (1 time) |
Imperial Wrestling Revolution | IWR Revolutionary Title (1 time) |
Inspire Pro Wrestling | Inspire Pro Title (1 time), Inspire Pro Junior Crown Title (1 time), Inspire Pro Pure Prestige Title (1 time) |
National Wrestling Alliance | NWA World Television Title (1 time, inaugural), NWA World Television Championship Tournament (2020) |
NWA Houston | NWA Lone Star Junior Heavyweight Title (1 time) |
VIP Wrestling | VIP Tag Team Title (1 time), VIP Tag Team Title Tournament (2015) |
WrestleCircus | WC Big Top Tag Team Title (1 time) |
Xtreme Championship Wrestling | XCW Heavyweight Title (1 time) |
*Last updated on April 19, 2025
Ricky Saints Awards and Accomplishments
# | Award | Category | Year | Placement |
1 | PWI 500 | Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 2024 | 352 |
2 | Match Of The Year | Voices Of Wrestling.com | 2023 | 10 |
3 | PWI 500 | Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 2023 | 43 |
4 | Most Underrated | Wrestling Observer Newsletter | 2022 | 5 |
5 | PWI 500 | Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 2022 | 53 |
6 | Most Underrated | Wrestling Observer Newsletter | 2021 | 4 |
7 | PWI 500 | Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 2021 | 122 |
8 | Most Improved Wrestler | Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 2020 | 2 |
9 | Most Charismatic | Wrestling Observer Newsletter | 2020 | 10 |
10 | PWI 500 | Pro Wrestling Illustrated | 2020 | 92 |
*Last updated on April 19, 2025
Ricky Saints Manager
# | Manager | Gimmick | Promotion(s) | Years |
1 | Taz | Ricky Starks | AEW | 2020-2022 |
Ricky Saints Trainer
# | Name | Career Start | Length of career |
1 | Danny Orion | 16.01.2021 | 4 years |
2 | Lil Evil | 2017 | 8 years |
Ricky Saints Tag Teams and Stables
Ricky Saints Tag Teams
# | Name | Members | Promotions | Active Time |
1 | Absolute Arrogance | Houston Carson & Ricky Starks | Independent | 2013-2016 |
2 | Big Bill & Ricky Starks | Big Bill & Ricky Starks | AEW | 2023-2024 |
3 | Chalmation Sensation | Danny Flamingo & Ricky Starks | Independent | 2014 |
4 | Extra Talented | Aaron Solow & Ricky Starks | Independent | 2017-2019 |
Ricky Saints Stables
# | Name | Members | Promotions | Active Time |
1 | Stable 97 | ACH, Killah Kash, Shawn Vexx, Ricky Starks | Independent | 2015 |
2 | Team Taz | Taz, Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs a.k.a. Will Hobbs, Hook, Brian Cage, Dante Martin | AEW | 2020-2022 |
Ricky Saints Ringnames
Ricky Saints has two ring names as of March 2025. Here are the names:
- Ricky Starks
- Ricky Saints
Ricky Saints Nicknames
Ricky Saints has two nicknames as of March 2025. Here are the names:
- Absolute
- Stroke Daddy
Ricky Saints Wrestling style
Ricky Saints wrestling style is "Allrounder".
Ricky Saints Related Pages
Ricky Saints Finisher & Theme Song | Ricky Saints Nationality |
FAQs on Ricky Saints
A. Ricky Saints is 6 ft 0 in (183 cm).
A. The billed weight of Ricky Saints is 194 pounds (88 kg).
A. Ricky Saints is 34 years old as of February 2025.
A. Ricky Starlks joined the WWE NXT in February 2025.
A. Ricky Saints nicknames are "Absolute" and "Stroke Daddy", as per Cagematch.