Paul Heyman Shuts Down Rumors of Ethan Page and Ricky Starks Joining Seth Rollins’ Faction

Wrestling fans were stirred up after reports suggested WWE was expanding Seth Rollins’ dominant Raw faction with Ethan Page and Ricky Starks. But Paul Heyman has thrown cold water on all of it—and he did it with a single Instagram Story.

Shortly after multiple outlets ran with the rumor that WWE had pitched new names to join the Rollins-Heyman-Breakker alliance, Heyman clapped back. Without naming names, he posted a screenshot of the articles with a red banner that read:

“Since it’s not #AprilFoolsDay, I guess it’s #ClickbaitThursday,” he wrote on Instagram Stories.

That message, loud and clear, came after Bodyslam.net initially reported that both Ethan Page and Ricky Starks were being discussed internally as potential new members of the group. Page recently made his NXT debut after leaving AEW, while Starks is currently a free agent after his own AEW run.

The faction officially formed when Bronson Reed joined Rollins, Heyman, and Bron Breakker by attacking CM Punk at Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 24. The surprise move transformed the trio into a four-man wrecking crew—but Heyman’s post suggests that’s where it ends… for now.

Despite multiple sites running variations of the same story, Heyman’s public denial puts a dent in the rumor mill—though fans know he’s no stranger to swerves.