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Wesley David Richards (born March 1, 1983), best known under the ring name Davey Richards, is a retired American professional wrestler.Best known for his time in Impact Wrestling and Ring of Honor, and for several independent promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Full Impact Pro, he was previously signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a former MLW National Openweight ...
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Mar 17, 2023 · Former Ring of Honor World Champion Davey Richards announced his retirement from wrestling after several promotions severed ties with him over accusations of domestic abuse. Richards denied the allegations and claimed he was falsely accused by an ex-partner.
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Early career
Prior to entering professional wrestling, Richards was an accomplished amateur wrestler in high school, as well as learning Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Richards began training in 2004 with Tony Kozina before making his debut in June of the same year in the Washington-based company, Pro Wrestling War against a wrestler named Mr. Sexy. Richards also spent time training with Paul Orndorff in Atlanta, while working at the same time at a Duracell factory an hour-and-a-half drive away in Cle...
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
In April 2005, he began wrestling for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) in California; he debuted in an eight-man tag match for the first All Star Weekend. He later returned for a three-way match with Human Tornado and Puma; during the match Richards established himself as a villain by removing Puma's mask and revealing him as T.J. Perkins, starting a rivalry between the two. Richards then began to work more extensively in tag team matches with his new partner, Super Dragon; the two managed to wi...
New Japan Pro Wrestling
In 2010 Richards was invited to take part in New Japan Pro Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors tournament along with fellow North American and ROH wrestler, Kenny Omega. Richards entered the two-week-long tournament on May 30, but although he managed to win five out of his seven matches, he finished third in his block and narrowly missed advancing to the semifinals of the tournament. After the tournament Richards began working regularly for New Japan Pro Wrestling, joining the promotion's t...
In 2008, Richards married Jennifer, better known as female professional wrestler Christie Summers. In addition to a short-lived career in professional wrestling, Jennifer is also a competitive bodybuilder in the figure class. The couple separated sometime in 2010, leading Richards to reevaluate his retirement plans. In a June 2010 interview, Richar...
Jul 23, 2021 · Davey Richards, a technical wrestler with diverse influences, joins Major League Wrestling after a four-year hiatus. He will compete in a 40-man Battle Riot match for a World Heavyweight Title shot on BeIn Sports and MLW YouTube.
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Learn about Davey Richards, a former professional wrestler who competed in various promotions such as ROH, TNA, MLW and more. Find out his real name, age, height, weight, finishers, theme songs, titles won and more.
Feb 5, 2024 · Former ROH World Champion Davey Richards will face Jack Kelly at FXE Wrestling's Crush Live event in Tennessee on February 18, 2024. Richards announced his retirement in March 2023 amid domestic abuse allegations, which he denied.
Jun 13, 2021 · Davey Richards On Why He Turned Down WWE Offer. By Eric Mutter June 13, 2021 1:30 am EST. Twitter. Recent MLW signing Davey Richards sat down with the All Real Wrestling Podcast to talk about his ...
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