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The latest report provided a backstage report regarding Ricky Starks’ recent backstage visit at Full Gear amid his hiatus. The Absolute has been absent from TV for the past several months.

Ricky Starks last competed back in March 2024. Since then, he has not made any TV appearances for over eight months. Nevertheless, it was recently reported that Starks was spotted backstage at the recent Full Gear pay-per-view to greet his fellow wrestlers amid hiatus.

After reports of Ricky being backstage at Full Gear, fans have wondered whether there were any issues regarding his visit between him and the management. During the recent Q&A on Fightful Select, Sean Ross Sapp was asked about Starks’ recent backstage visit.

Sapp noted that The Absolute got along with the people during his backstage visit to Full Gear and even snapped some pictures with them. Furthermore, it was also reported that Ricky was welcomed there, and there were no issues. Sean Ross Sapp concluded by stating he is currently working to find out more.

Ricky Starks on his potential WWE move after AEW contract expiry

Amid his long absence from AEW TV, Ricky Starks has also been rumored to be heading to the WWE as soon as his contract is up.

In an interview on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Starks was asked about a potential move to the Stamford-based promotion, and he stated the following:

“I could end up anywhere actually. It’s not crazy. I understand it, and definitely get it. Like, you know, you just go where your friends are. Yes, I love my friends. I would like to always see them every day in my life, whether they come to me or whatever the case may be.”

AEW recently pulled Starks from all his upcoming appearances in GCW. Only time will tell what the future has in store for The Absolute.

Nia Jax was inside WarGames at Survivor Series earlier tonight. The WWEWomen’s Champion was part of an interesting botch.

The match was filled with weapons, which meant many chair shots, and many fans pulled up how awkward Jax was the moment she picked up a chair. There was one spot in particular where Jax tried to hit Naomi but thought better of it and instead tapped her on the side.

Naomi was initially trying to avoid a shot to the head, which is obviously banned in WWE, so she put her hands up. Nia Jax then stopped, realised she shouldn’t hit anyone on the head with a chair, and instead hit her on the side before moving on to work with Bayley.

The spot was both confusing and hilarious, but overall, it didn’t affect the match’s outcome since, as expected, it came down to Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan.

Ripley and Morgan were the last women to be added to the match, and it was the Women’s World Champion who Ripley pinned to cost her team the match after she took a RipTide off the top rope and through a table.

A popular AEW star appears to have sustained a major injury tonight on Collision. This report comes just mere months after they worked their way back to return to the ring.

Juice Robinson made his return to the promotion at Double or Nothing in May after a six-month hiatus. He dealt with a back injury that kept him out of action from November 2023. He has been on a great run since his return, but it seems that he has sustained another major injury during tonight’s edition of Collision. Earlier, he took on Will Ospreay as part of the Gold League of the AEW Continental Classic. Despite another great showing, he ended up falling to the Aerial Assassin.

Fightful Select has just reported that he seemingly picked up an injury during tonight’s show which was taped last Wednesday after AEW Dynamite. He was spotted in crutches at the WrestleCade convention this weekend.

The report did not disclose the nature of the injury, and when in the match he might have picked it up. It was mentioned that they were looking to find out more details on the situation.

Juice Robinson still has several matches that he is set to compete in, being one of the entrants to the Continental Classic. It remains to be seen whether he’ll be cleared for competition.

Mariah May has just responded to a former WWE Superstar hinting at going after her AEW Women’s World Championship earlier tonight on Rampage. She was clearly unfazed by this.

The Glamour has held the Women’s World Championship since All In, ending Toni Storm’s long title reign. She has defended her gold on multiple occasions, but no one on the roster has managed to take her down yet. Another star who has been dominant since becoming champion in the Jacksonville-based promotion has been Mercedes Moné. She has yet to lose a single bout since signing with the company.

Earlier tonight on AEW Rampage, Mercedes Moné mentioned that this coming Christmas season she wished for more titles. On X (fka Twitter) Mariah May has responded and she has sent out a bold message to the TBS Champion. It seems that she does not see Moné as a major threat to her title reign.

“There are certain things money can’t buy…,” she wrote.

Mariah May is set to put her title on the line against Mina Shirakawa

At AEW Full Gear last Saturday, Mariah May shocked the world by turning on another person closest to her, this time her longtime friend Mina Shirakawa.

Both women were tag team partners during their time together on STARDOM, but they kept up their friendship despite being signed to different companies. Since the Japanese promotion has a working relationship with AEW, the two stars ended up reuniting, but this was not enough to prevent May from turning on her longtime friend.

A match between the two has been booked for Dynamite: Winter is Coming, which will take place less than two weeks from now.

Should May come out on top after this title defense, she will once again be left with no one in her way to challenge her title reign. Seeing as the same can be said for Mercedes Moné, the two could feud instead to prove who rules the women’s division in AEW.

Things in the Alpha Academy are certainly weird, and Otis may have made it weirder after what happened with Maxxine Durpi. In a backstage segment, he did the most unbelievable thing.

It was clear that an advertisement was playing backstage, with the “True Classic” logo seen in the corner. Akira Tozawa was knocking on the locker room door, seemingly attempting to get Otis out of there. Maxxine Dupri came to him with a t-shirt and told him to give it to the powerhouse of the Alpha Academy.

Otis came out and put on the t-shirt before Maxxine Durpi gave him a weird look and said he needed pants. The former Tag Team Champion walked away from the scene with the lower part of his body pixelated and blurred as he seemingly wasn’t wearing anything underneath. It was certainly bizarre even for an advertisement.

The Alpha Academy would be looking to capitalize on its momentum. Recently, the group defeated The New Day on RAW within a minute. It led to Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston having a bit of a meltdown.

The trio has done a remarkable job without Chad Gable but has yet to win a championship.

It would be interesting to see where things lead. Hopefully, with the powerhouse wearing his pants.

Tiffany Stratton performed a splash on Nia Jax during their match at Survivor Series: WarGames. She then attempted to cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase.

Ever since Stratton won the Money in the Bank briefcase, Nia Jax has tried to keep her close and manipulate her so that she doesn’t cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase for Nia’s title. However, Stratton has teased cashing in the briefcase on Jax a couple of times only to be thwarted at each attempt. Tonight, during the Women’s WarGames match, Stratton dived off the cage onto a group of people, including Jax.

Following this, she pulled out her Money in the Bank briefcase from a trash can and contemplated which champion she should cash in on as both Nia Jax and Liv Morgan were down. However, her cash-in attempt was spoiled by IYO SKY, who used a fire extinguisher on her, and the match continued normally.

It will be interesting to see if this cash-in attempt by Tiffany Stratton will cause some issues in her partnership with Nia Jax. Nia won’t be happy that her partner was about to cash in the Money in the Bank briefcase on her.

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames is expected to have quite a few surprising and bold moments. But a particular comment by Corey Graves stole the show early, judging by the reactions of the fans.

The PLE kicked off with the Women’s WarGames match in spectacular fashion, starting out with Nia Jax and Bayley. It wasn’t long before Naomi also joined the fray, making it a two versus one scenario. However, Nia still proved to be too much for them most of the time.

At one point, Nia Jax was thrown into the bottom turnbuckle, and Naomi put a toilet seat around her neck. Taking inspiration from Rikishi, she executed a stinkface and humiliated Nia. What drew more attention, however, was Corey Graves’ cheeky comment about the spot. He said:

“I don’t find this as offensive as Rikishi.”

You can check out the spot here:

In the ensuing moments, the other participants in the match entered the ring to make for a truly chaotic WarGames match. Each new wrestler in the ring meant a new piece of equipment, with Liv Morgan coming in and holding a baseball bat as well. In the end, however, Ripley was able to pin Liv Morgan and take the win.

The current AEW TBS Champion, Mercedes Mone dropped a tease on her future plans in the promotion while reacting to a star quitting. A popular star walked out on The CEO last Wednesday on Dynamite.

The AEW star in question is Mercedes Mone’s former bodyguard, Kamille. The 32-year-old walked out on Mone on Dynamite last Wednesday just as the champion was about to fire her muscle, leaving The CEO quite annoyed. On the most recent episode of Rampage, the TBS Champion was asked about her former ally in a backstage segment.

The CEO stopped Renee Paquette from asking the question stating she didn’t want to hear that name again. The TBS and NJPW Strong Women’s Champion also teased going after another title, mentioning she would love more championship gold for the upcoming Christmas season.

Mercedes Mone teasing going after another championship could mean she might be thinking of challenging the current AEW Women’s World Champion, Mariah May, or a different women’s title from one of the Jacksonville-based promotion’s partners, including CMLL.

Only time will tell what the current TBS and NJPW Strong Women’s Champion is talking about who her next opponent could be after her last match at Full Gear.

Michael Cole found a new lease on life in his commentary career a few years ago when Pat McAfee joined. Under the Triple H regime, he has thrived regardless of his partner, but that couldn’t stop him from making an honest and hilarious mistake at Survivor Series: WarGames 2024.

The first match of the premium live event was as expected, the Women’s WarGames Match. So far, it has been tradition for the women’s gimmick match to open the proceedings, while the men’s clash closes the show. That applied for the third year in a row.

During the early stages of the Women’s WarGames Match, the voice of WWE Michael Cole accidentally referred to Naomi as Tiffany Stratton. While it was an honest mistake, it was also a hilarious one.

The Women’s WarGames match began chaotically and things just escalated as each member was added into the mix. Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan was the last member to enter the steel structure, after which the bout officially began.

Naomi even paid tribute to her father-in-law and Nia Jax’s family member, Rikishi by giving the WWE Women’s Champion a stinkface.

Naomi has had an excellent run in WWE so far in 2024 and the WarGames Match is another feather in her cap.

AEW President Tony Khan has just announced a blockbuster match taking place less than two weeks from now featuring a former WWE Superstar. This will be another first-time matchup between the two athletes as part of this year’s Continental Classic.

The tournament has started on a high note this week, with several incredible matches taking place across Dynamite and Collision. With the tournament set to go on for the rest of the month, several other blockbuster clashes are coming the fans’ way.

Tony Khan has just announced that at Winter is Coming on December 11, former WWE Intercontinental Champion Ricochet will be facing off against Brody King in a Gold League match. This will be each star’s second match in the tournament. Brody currently has three points after defeating Darby Allin, and the high-flyer stands at the bottom of the table after a tough loss to Claudio Castagnoli.

“Wednesday, Dec. 11 Kansas City, MO TBS, 8pm ET/7pm CT Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite: Winter is Coming Continental Classic Gold League @KingRicochet vs @Brodyxking Wed. 12/11, in Kansas City, in AEW C2 Gold League, for the first time ever, Ricochet will battle Big Bad Brody King,” Khan wrote.

Tony Khan also announced earlier tonight Claudio Castagnoli vs. Will Ospreay will also be taking place at Winter is Coming.