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Tony Khan Discuses Ricky Starks Neck Injury

Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on May 12, 2021

Tony Khan Discuses Ricky Starks Neck Injury

During the latest edition of the ā€œBusted Open Radioā€ podcast, AEW President Tony Khan provided an update on Ricky Starksā€™ following the recent news that he suffered a neck fracture.Ā 

On Starksā€™ injury:

Ā ā€œI feel terrible. I wasnā€™t going to say anything about it. Rico (Starks) in the match against Hangman had hurt his neck. He came out of it feeling okay, he really felt like like he dodged a bullet. So we felt good about it but Doc (Samson) said ā€˜pull him outā€™ and had him go get checked out. And he had a little soreness and Doc sent him for an MRI. We didnā€™t know what to expect. Rico thought he was going to be okay and it turned out he had a small fracture in his neck.ā€

On Starksā€™ status:Ā 

ā€œSo heā€™s going to be sitting out for awhile. Itā€™s very scary, but Iā€™m really glad they took all the precautions they took. Thatā€™s why Doc sent him to get a second opinion and go get an MRI. They definitely told him to take a few months off and rest. Itā€™s a very unfortunate situation. I wasnā€™t going to say that specifically, but it somehow got out. I talked to Starks about it last night and Iā€™m really gutted for him, because heā€™s worked so hard to get to this spot. And he wouldā€™ve been a big part of Double or Nothing. I canā€™t say enough good things about Ricky Starks and what he does for AEW.ā€

How time away might go Starks good:

ā€œDo you remember when Shawn Michaels had that phase in the mid 90ā€™s, in 94, where he wasnā€™t wrestling as actively? Even before they (Shawn and Diesel) won the tag belts, he was almost more of the manager. He did some speaking, did some announcing and became a more versatile performer. And I thought when he came back and they were the tag team and then did the turn that he was probably in a better place for it, really. I think that can hopefully be what we get out of this. He (Ricky) can come back and, being involved with Hobbs and Cage, that when heā€™s back heā€™ll be in a better position. But itā€™s very unfortunate. Iā€™m just glad heā€™s okay and, in the moment, I think we all felt like ā€˜that couldā€™ve been a lot worseā€™, when Hangman put him down. Starks is one of the most exciting young wrestlers we have, and Iā€™m just glad, like I told him, ā€˜months is better than years. And so the few months, weā€™ll get through this.ā€™ Heā€™s been a huge part of our success and I think when we come back hopefully we can experience success in this time when heā€™s out, and weā€™ll be in a better place when he comes back and hopefully he will too.ā€

Source: podcasts.apple.com
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