AEW: Ricky Starks on His Promo with Chris Jericho, Battle of the Belts V Update, Dark Elevation Results

Ricky Starks Comments on His Recent Promo Segment with Chris Jericho & Current Feud

A recent episode of the Casual Conversations with The Classic podcast had Ricky Starks as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Starks’ thoughts on his promo segment with Chris Jericho during this past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show and his current feud with Jericho.

“I did have a little bit of an issue where…iron sharpens iron at the end of the day. I don’t care about, ‘Oh, you put on a banger of a match with so and so,’ that’s cool and all, but baby, I’m trying to learn. I’m trying to progress. I don’t want to be the same Ricky that I was last week. I want to be a more improved version of myself. I was disappointed that, in my whole two years in AEW, I only had a match with Sting, and even then, that was a bit of a slow burn. I was disappointed that I didn’t get the chance to wrestle (CM) Punk because, in my head, as you saw with the promo with Max, I can stand, shoulder to shoulder with these people. In Max’s situation, I can stand over him. Now that Jericho has stepped into the fray, I’m ready. I’m not scared, I’m not nervous. As you can see on Dynamite, I took it to Jericho and I had no problems with that because I’m so confident in myself at this point. I’ve been doing it since 2011, I should know exactly who I am and what I’m about. The progression I’m about to go through, in such a short span, is going to be wild.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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AEW Battle of the Belts V To Air Live This January

AEW’s next Battle of the Belts special, Battle of the Belts V, reportedly will be airing live on January 6, 2023 in Portland, Oregon, according to the Wrestling Observer.

The Wrestling Observer’s Joseph Currier reported that TNT’s broadcast schedule for that night lists AEW’s upcoming Battle of the Belts special airing live on their network. This upcoming special will be airing starting at 11PM EST, following that night’s live episode of AEW Rampage.

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AEW Dark Elevation Results – Dec. 26, 2022

Dec. 26, 2022
San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
Commentary: Paul Wight and “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard

AEW Dark Elevation Quick Match Results:

1. Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose defeated Leva Bates & Karizma via Greedy (submission)
2. Julia Hart defeated Promise Braxton via Heartless Lock (submission)
3. The Bunny defeated Madison Rayne via Down The Rabbit Hole (pinfall)
4. Konosuke Takeshita defeated Frankie Kazarian via Bridging German Suplex (pinfall)
5. Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale defeated Vertvixen & Madi Wrenkowski via Assisted Destination Unknown (pinfall)
6. ROH Women’s World Championship – Athena (c) defeated Kiera Hogan via Spinning Lungblower (pinfall)
7. Dralistico defeated Blake Christian via Springboard Canadian Destroyer (pinfall)