"The guy is infinite": WWE Hall of Fame says AEW's best babyface reminds him of Shawn Michaels

AEW's "Absolute" Ricky Starks has regularly been compared to WWE Legends like The Rock

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however these days a Famer runner proclaimed that the big name reminded him of The Heartbreak kid, Shawn Michaels.

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Ricky Starks has been a fan favorite for quite some time, and even during his run as a heel earlier this year

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fans often praised him online. While his career may not look much like Shawn Michaels',

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do you want the superstar to be on his way to becoming something like AEW's Mr. WrestleMania?

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"Think about the last two suits Ricky Starks has had. Ricky Starks is shining, kid. It looked like Shawn Michaels closed out the week.

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[Starks] healed up a bit and Ethan Page did exactly what he could have done."

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Henry insisted, in addition to evaluating the return of the celebrity to a Rocky Balboa movie.

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