Ricky Saints Says Tribalism In Wrestling Can Be Cool To A Certain Degree

Ricky Saints discusses tribalism in wrestling.

Particularly since the inception of All Elite Wrestling in 2019, tribalism has been prevalent among sections of wrestling fans online. When a wrestler moves from one major company to the other, they can often expect at least some pushback from those on social media, and tribalism is something many in the wrestling space have expressed frustration with in recent years. However, Ricky Saints has now revealed his view that tribalism can have a place in wrestling today.

Appearing on the Battleground podcast, Saints said tribalism is cool to a certain degree.

“You’ll have [tribalism] in every aspect. I think it’s a little bit more sensitive and touchy just for the fact that we’re all on social media, so it’s a little bit more saturated. But then when you actually go out into the crowds and you go to these live events like in Nashville, no one cared. There were people who were fans of me from AEW. People who were fans of me from NWA. People who are fans of me now. They all mesh. They all share a commonality. I do think that it is kind of cool to a certain degree that people have such an ownership and stake in a specific company or a specific wrestler. I do find that I like the fondness of that because if you ain’t got passion for your team, then what are you doing?”

-Ricky Saints

Saints is someone has firsthand experience with switching promotions, having made the jump from AEW to WWE in 2025. At the time of his departure. Since debuting just over a year ago, the star has won both the NXT and North American Championship respectively, with many fans ready to see him make a splash on the main roster.

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Ricky Saints as soon as we hear more.

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