Charles Max Barsky[1] (born February 19, 1991) is an American retired professional wrestler best known by his ring name David Starr.

[18] He lost to John Silver on the second night in a four-way match which also included Matthew Palmer and Rory Mondo.

[23] Starr defeated Mike Quackenbush after hitting him with a lariat at Game Changer Wrestling's Joey Janela's Spring Break 2 during WrestleMania 34 weekend, on April 6, 2018.

[27] In April 2019, Israeli Pro Wrestling Association's Passover Bash event, was announced to feature Jay Lethal defending the ROH World Championship against Starr.

[34] Later that month, The Juicy Product defeated The Beaver Boys to capture the CZW World Tag Team Championships for the first time.

[42] Starr made his return to ROH on the April 23 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling attacking 2017 Top Prospect Tournament winner Josh Woods.

On November 10, 2016, at Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro)'s "Global Wars: Night One" in London, England, Starr teamed with Tyler Bate and Trent Seven, losing to Evil, Tetsuya Naito, and Sanada.

[51] He would go on to hold the title 364 days, until losing it May 11, 2019, at RevPro Epic Encounter 2019 to El Phantasmo in a ladder match.

[53] Around the same time WCPW turned into Defiant Wrestling, Starr joined the heel stable The Prestige with Joe Hendry and El Ligero.

On February 11, 2018, in a match for International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, Starr challenged Nick Aldis for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

In a promo leading up to the event, he called out Progress for their reliance on WWE contracted superstars, saying they lost their identity as an independent wrestling company.

Due to him winning the tournament he will receive a match for the Progress Wrestling World Championship against NXT UK's Walter.

[57][58] Starr captured the Over the Top Wrestling World Championship from long-time rival and friend Jordan Devlin on October 26 in Dublin, Ireland.

He denied all allegations but retired from pro-wrestling after being stripped of former titles and being denounced by multiple promotions and creative collaborators.

[5][7] Starr's favorite wrestlers as a child were "Superstar" Billy Graham,[6] Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Chris Jericho, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Rock.

[65] However, since his sexual abuse allegations came into light in June 2020, We the Independent severed ties with Starr and has abandoned their social media and website.