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Ricky Starks

CTL-P-0881 · Person · 2010s–2020s

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Combined Graph record U-02703 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0881. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

AEW star who jumped to WWE NXT in 2025 as Ricky Saints

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AEW star who jumped to WWE NXT in 2025 as Ricky Saints

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Competes in WWE as Ricky Saints: NXT Champion and NXT North American Champion after an unexpected arrival in NXT; SmackDown debut May 1, 2026 — per WWE.com's official superstar biography under his current name (fetched in full 2026-10-17). His stored AEW tenure is not covered by this stamp

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Researched and maintained by the CultureTechLens research program · CultureTechLens Combined Graph, Release 2026-11-04. Corrections are public: the corrections log.

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