Ricky Starks On AEW Absence, Cody Rhodes, Royal Rumble Appearance, The Rock Comparisons

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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https://cvvtix.com - Tickets for the first ever INSIGHT LIVE the day before the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2025 in Indianapolis are on sale now! Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) is a professional wrestler signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Austin, TX to discuss his absence from AEW TV since March 2024, being spotted backstage at the Royal Rumble with Cody Rhodes, being in attendance at WrestleMania 40, being in Sting's first AEW match, being compared to The Rock, going toe to toe on the mic with MJF, why his many WWE cameos didn't lead to a signing and more! Quote I'm thinking about: "Staying positive doesn't mean you have to be happy all the time. It means even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming." - Diamond Dallas Page Sponsors: VUORI: Get 20% off your first purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at https://vuori.com/cvv ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at https://bluechew.com RHONE: Rhone’s premium performance clothing is made to move you. Use code CVV to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/CVV MANSCAPED: Get 20% off plus free shipping when you use the code CHRISVAN at https://manscaped.com PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/ PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at https://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chris Van Bleed.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	And Bleed
0:07.0	Oh, how are you, my friends?
0:21.8	Welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:25.2	I'm CBV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:27.5	There are literally thousands of wrestling podcasts out there and new ones popping up every single day.
0:32.3	So I appreciate you being here.
0:34.5	And thank you for making Insight the number one wrestling podcast on the planet.
0:42.0	Hit an elbow drop on that follow button on Spotify or Apple or whatever the podcast listening platform of your pleasure is.
0:50.1	We're closing out the year strong.
0:52.8	And I want to make sure that you don't miss out on any episodes that we have coming up.
0:57.3	There's some big, big guests.
1:00.4	And if you're listening on Spotify, a rating would go such a long way on there.
1:04.3	And it literally takes four seconds to do it.
1:07.4	So I'm going to thank you in advance for that.
1:10.6	The last time we saw Ricky Starks in an
1:12.7	AW ring was March 30th. Dante Martin and Darius Martin beat Big Bill and Ricky Starks in a tag
1:19.2	team match. So where has Ricky Starks been? That's exactly what we talk about here. And great to
1:25.6	have him back on the show. We recorded this in
1:28.0	Austin. Actually, we recorded this in Austin at the same studio that The Undertaker uses for his podcast,
1:34.0	six feet under. So if you watch this episode on YouTube and it looks familiar, now you're able to
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