Ricky Starks has officially joined the NXT roster, and his new name has been revealed. Starks made a surprise appearance on the February 11th episode of WWE NXT, and he came to the ring to sign his contract the following week.

Ricky Starks showed up in NXT just one week ago, saying he was coming to turn the place upside down. This came all of one day after word got out that he was finally finished up with AEW. They promoted his first big appearance by saying he would “tell the absolute truth” before signing his contract with WWE to become a full time member of the NXT roster.

The former Ricky Starks first appeared on WWE NXT on February 11. Notably, WWE commentary and Ricky himself avoided saying his name. This practice continued for the next week, and throughout the February 18 episode of NXT,

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T says Ricky Starks showed him something from a promo side. Now, he’s interested to see what Starks brings to NXT. Starks made a surprise appearance on the February 11th episode of NXT.

Fans were legitimately shocked to see former AEW star Ricky Starks show up in WWE NXT last week, and they were also surprised that he didn’t make an appearance at Vengeance Day over the weekend. Instead,

Shortly after it was revealed that multiple AEW wrestlers were leaving the company, Ricky Starks made his shocking debut on WWE NXT entering through the crowd.

Ricky Starks debuted in NXT on Tuesday but no one has mentioned his name. That has some fans worried WWE is considering a name change for the newly-signed Superstar.