Ricky Starks is set to return to make another independent appearance in January, this time for House of Glory (HOG) Wrestling. The AEW star, who has been on hiatus from AEW programming since March, will appear at HOG’s Final Warning event on January 25. The show will stream live on TrillerTV+ at 6 p.m. ET and will take place in New York City.
Starks will face Mike Santana in House of Glory debut on January 17th in Chicago. HOG announced Starks’ debut on Twitter.
This marks Starks’ first booking with the New York-based promotion and a rare independent wrestling appearance during his AEW hiatus.
Starks’ GCW Exit
The announcement comes shortly after news broke that Starks would no longer be appearing for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), despite having been set for multiple upcoming events. Starks made his GCW debut last month, cutting a promo and engaging in an angle with Jimmy Lloyd. However, AEW subsequently pulled Starks from the following GCW shows:
- December 14 in Los Angeles
- December 28 in Seattle (unannounced match)
- January 19 at the Hammerstein Ballroom (unannounced match)
The decision reportedly stems from critical comments made by GCW’s Effy about AEW President Tony Khan and his father, Shad Khan, on a recent podcast. While Effy’s statements have not been fully detailed, they appear to have led AEW to sever ties between Starks and GCW.
Despite this, Starks remains eligible to take other independent bookings, as evidenced by his scheduled appearance for HOG in January.
For more details, visit HOG Wrestling’s official announcement: HOG Twitter Announcement.