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Podcast: Wrestling Is Real Wrestling Podcast
Episode: WWE NXT-N-A Talent and Title Control Over TNA and AAA
Description: WWE's NXTNA—a snarky shorthand for the NXT-TNA-AAA mashup—smells like a calculated middle finger to AEW, cloaked in cross-promotional chaos. Ricky Starks, rebranded as Ricky Saints, went from AEW's midcard darling to NXT's dual-title kingpin in six months, snagging the North American belt from Shawn Spears in April and toppling Oba Femi for the NXT Championship at No Mercy. NoDQ.com crowed the Femi match as WWE's "F.U." to AEW, spinning a supposed jobber into a titan.Never mind Starks' AEW resume—wins over CM Punk, Jericho, FTR for tag gold, the 2023 Owen Hart tourney, and 2022...