AEW Star Reportedly Suffers Fractured Neck
AEW star Ricky Starks has reportedly suffered a broken neck.
Starks reportedly suffered the fractured neck during the April 21 Dynamite loss to Hangman Page, according to Voices of Wrestling. The injury reportedly occurred when Starks landed on his head from a release German suplex.
Starks is expected to miss around 3 months of in-ring action, but is also expected to continue to appear on AEW TV in some capacity. Doctors reportedly believe that Starks' neck will heal without needing surgery.
It's interesting to note that Starks has wrestled since the match with Page. He and Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Brick Aldridge and Aaron Frye at the AEW Dark tapings the night after the match with Page.
Starks has not commented on the injury but he did tweet what appears to be an x-ray photo earlier today, as seen below. He also told a fan back on April 21 that he was "good" following the match with Page. He made a follow-up tweet after that match and thanked DDP Yoga for his flexibility.
Stay tuned for more on Starks' AEW status. You can see the related tweets below:
— Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) May 11, 2021
I'm good
— Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) April 22, 2021
I'm good! Thank you @DDPYoga for my flexibility
— Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) April 22, 2021
Always gonna be feet first
— Ricky Starks (@starkmanjones) April 22, 2021