When Ricky Starks Actually Got Signed By AEW, Who Pitched Facepaint Idea (Patreon)

A lot of people thought that Ricky Starks was signed immediately after his match with Cody by AEW, but he tells me that's not the case. It actually wasn't until the match aired the following Wednesday on tape delay that AEW founder Tony Khan called him and offered him a contract. Arn Anderson extended to Ricky how lucky he was.

The Darby Allin impersonation was actually Ricky's idea, and he pitched it to Khan directly. He didn't think the pitch got that favorable of a response, and then a few weeks later, they were doing it.