AEW star Ricky Starks went to the WWE Royal Rumble with Cody Rhodes to support his good friend on a big night for him as Cody won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match, earning the opportunity to challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title at WrestleMania 39.
A photo, which looked to be taken from surveillance footage, showed Starks with Rhodes in the stadium, and it went viral.
Apparently, Ricky Starks was backstage at the Royal Rumble supporting his good friend Cody Rhodes. pic.twitter.com/58jkU9ebEw
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While speaking with Inside the Ropes, Rhodes commented on this and noted that he should probably stop bringing friends to WWE shows not to ruffle any feathers.
“Yeah. What an idiot, though, right? Listen, it’s one of those things where the locker rooms have crossover. People are married to other people from other locker rooms. People are friends. This is a kid I started on his journey at my former home, and obviously, I want to follow and see his journey, but I will say it’s probably best that none of my friends come and visit me at the shows anymore. We don’t need security cam footage of that. Poor dude. I hope he didn’t get in any trouble. I don’t think he did. He was there to support a friend who had been absolutely down and out with a pec injury,” Rhodes stated.
He added, “Ricky was one of the guys who nursed me through it to a degree and helped remind me of who I can be. I was happy to have him, and I had some other friends there. The other friends stayed on the bus because they were not crazy yayhoos. Hopefully, we can watch each other from a distance. I don’t want to cause any strife between any places. We all love the same thing. It’s the squared circle, it’s the wrestling industry, and I always think I don’t have any rules. There are rules, so.”
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