Ricky Saints is all about style and panache, and his fashion sense is obviously a big part of his appeal. In fact, fans simply cant get enough of his iconic pose as well and now he has revealed how he came up with the pose in the first place.
While speaking on the No Contest Wrestling podcast, Ricky Saints revealed how he came up with his famous pose. When he was a kid, he used to dance and move around in funny ways whenever he ate something he really liked. One time, his mom took a picture of him doing a special hand move, and he remembered it.
Later on, when he visited Japan, he was walking around the video game area and saw a commercial or statue that reminded him of the same pose, something like the Statue of David. He tried doing it at a wrestling show in front of a crowd and thought it looked really cool.
When he saw a picture of himself doing the pose, he felt like it showed who he was. He said it made him feel like a live statue, enjoying the moment after doing something great.
Now even at home, hell sometimes strike the pose just for fun. Its become something fans recognize and enjoy, many even ask to take pictures with him while doing it. Ricky sees it as a fun and confident gesture, something simple that can lift peoples spirits.
Ricky Saints is currently dominating NXT as the North American Champion and most recently retained his title against Ethan Page in a solid match at NXT Stand & Deliver. No matter what, Saints will keep on posing and inspiring people, so we will have to wait and see how he will get booked in the coming weeks.
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