AEW: Ricky Starks on Favorite Career Match, Tully Blanchard Confirms Departure, Dark Results

Ricky Starks Comments on His AEW Debut Match with Cody Rhodes Being Favorite of His Career

A recent episode of the Rewind with Besa podcast had Ricky Starks as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Starks’ thoughts on his AEW debut match against Cody Rhodes for the TNT Championship being his favorite match of his career so far.

“My first favorite match would be against Cody Rhodes. That was the match where I made my debut on Dynamite. That was the match that helped me get a contract with AEW. Also, too, that’s one of my good friends. So that sticks out in my head [as] one of my favorite matches. The other being [against] another Seattle hometown hero, Darby Allin. I had a match against him as well. So that’d be a second.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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Tully Blanchard Confirms His Departure from AEW & ROH

As noted before, Tully Blanchard was rumored to have departed from AEW and Ring of Honor this past July.

A recent episode of the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast had Blanchard as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Blanchard confirming that the rumors and reports of his departure from AEW and ROH this past summer are true.

“Well, I’m no longer with AEW or Ring of Honor or any subsidiaries thereof. That sounded pretty legal didn’t it?… So I would imagine that my wrestling career is probably over other than doing autographs shows and things like we did in Nashville (Starrcast), although I don’t know how many retirement matches, last matches [Ric] Flair can have so…

It was a little more complex than that (his departure from AEW/ROH was more than just a contract situation) but, my contract is up and I’m gone.

I am probably done. I doubt that AEW would have me come back. I doubt that WWE would have me come back and where else would you go except those two places?”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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AEW Dark Results – Jan. 10, 2023

January 10, 2023
Portland, OR – Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum
Commentary: Excalibur and Taz

AEW Dark Quick Match Results:

1. Juice Robinson defeated Travis Williams via The Juice Is Loose (pinfall)
2. Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale defeated Emi Sakura & Diamante via Destination Unknown (pinfall)
3. Jake Hager defeated Steve Migs via Lariat (pinfall)
4. Big Bill & Lee Moriarty defeated The Voros Twins (Chris & Patrick Voros) via Chokeslam (pinfall)
5. TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay A.S.) defeated Teal Piper & Kel via Queen Slayer (submission)
6. Ethan Page, Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy defeated Judas Icarus, Sebastian Wolfe & Caleb Teninty via Twist of Fate (pinfall)
7. ROH Women’s World Championship – Athena (c) defeated Marina Shafir via Roll-up (pinfall)