"Absolute" Ricky Starks.
"The Best in the World" CM Punk.
Same thing.
That's how Ricky Starks sees it.
The popular AEW performer recently appeared as a guest on The Big Show with Rusic and Rose on Sportsnet for an in-depth interview, during which he explained this mindset.
"There are people who look at certain figures in wrestling as, ‘Oh, this guy.’ They put them on a pedestal, basically," he said. "To me, I am shoulder-to-shoulder with CM Punk in my head. We are equals. One thing that I do want to get across to Punk and everyone else. Regardless of what has been done in someone’s career and what has been done in AEW, the fact will remain is that I am a person that can stand on my own."
He continued, "I can stand shoulder to shoulder with anyone and I can go toe-to-toe with any single person, microphone or in the ring, and I feel I’ve proven that with MJF and with Chris Jericho. I don’t see this being any different with Punk."
Check out the complete interview at Apple.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
