Ricky Starks recently appeared as a guest on the Public Enemies podcast for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
During his appearance on the popular pro wrestling podcast, the FTW Champion and Team Taz member from AEW spoke about how no one else is an active wrestler who is also doing regular TV commentary in AEW, as well as how he loves having the announcing job in his back-pocket.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On how there’s no one else who is an active wrestler that’s regularly on commentary: "It’s cool because there’s really no one in my position right now doing it. I really tried to think about who else is an active wrestler doing commentary and I really haven’t thought of anyone, unless I’m wrong then let me know. I think it’s cool to be that type of benchmark, that bar for people moving forward. I know looking back, maybe ten years from now, this will probably be a really cool thing that I’ve done. There’s been moments where I couldn’t really see it for what it is, in terms of, ‘I want to be in the ring,’ and stuff like that."
On how he loves having commentary in his back pocket: "At the end of the day, I appreciate being on commentary. I appreciate working with these people who have helped me out; JR, Taz, Excalibur, Jericho, Tony Schiavone, people who really care to see me try to succeed. I’ve been holding my head above water a lot, especially with some of these memorable matches that we have, and that I’m not a detriment to the wrestling match or the wrestlers themselves. It’s awesome to do. I love it. I love having it in my back pocket. Sometimes you gotta see things for what they are and honestly it’s a great opportunity to have."
Check out the complete interview via the YouTube player embedded below. H/T and transcribed by POST Wrestling.
