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Davey Richards
File:Davey Richards.JPG
BornOthello, Washington
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Davey Richards
Billed height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Billed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Trained byWCW Power Plant
Tony Kozina
DebutJune 2004

Davey Richards (born Wesley David Richards) is an American professional wrestler from Othello, Washington. Richards has is currently working for several promotions, most notably Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Full Impact Pro.

Career

Davey Richards debuted in 2004. He became known for his hard hitting, stiff style, using a variety of kicks and strikes. In 2005, he began wrestling for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he unmasked Puma. He would go on to face T.J. Perkins (the former Puma) in one-on-one as well as tag team contests. Richards also competed against such stars as Rocky Romero and Quicksilver. In October 2005, Richards teamed up with Super Dragon to win the PWG Tag Team Titles. They held the titles for many months, defeating teams such as Disco Machine and Excalibur, El Generico and Quicksilver, Los Luchas, the Kings of Wrestling, Arrogance, and Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles. They finally lost the titles to Arrogance (Chris Bosh and Scott Lost) in May 2006. On September 3, 2006 he became PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2006 tournament champion by defeating CIMA from Japan's Dragon Gate promotion in the finals. Davey Richards has stated that his goal in wrestling is to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.

On April 8, Richards won the 2006 Super 8 tournament. He defeated Scott Lost, Milano Collection AT, and Charlie Haas. After winning this tournament, Richards began competing in many different organizations, including NWA Anarchy, Full Impact Pro, and Ring of Honor. At Destiny on June 3, 2006, Richards made his ROH debut, defeating Jimmy Rave. This loss upset Jimmy Rave, who challenged Davey to a rematch. The rematch happened at In Your Face, but under dangerous circumstances. The pre-match ritual of fans throwing toilet paper at Jimmy Rave turned dangerous when one roll hit the chandelier above the ring, breaking some glass that scattered in the ring. The two men wrestled on that glass, which resulted in numerous cuts on both men's bodies. Even with that, Davey secured the win.

Soon after debuting in ROH, Richards was chosen as the American protégé of KENTA, a junior heavyweight from the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH. On August 4th, the two teamed together to face the Briscoe Brothers, Richards was pinned after a Spike Jay Driller. The next night, Richards faced his mentor in a one-on-one match at Fight of the Century. He was unable to secure a victory, ultimately falling victim to KENTA's "Go 2 Sleep" finisher.

On November 17, 2006, Richards won the PWG World Tag Team Championship for a second time, teaming up with Roderick Strong to defeat the champions, B-Boy and Super Dragon. The next night, in the Main Event of the show, the duo lost the belt to the men they'd won them from. The match also included the Kings of Wrestling, as well as the team of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. Dragon won the match for his team after a Psycho Driver on Richards, showing the beginning signs of a feud between the two.

Finishing and signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

  • AWA Washington Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with Tony Kozina
  • NWA Top Ranked Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

Other

  • 2005 Best of the West champion

Trivia

  • Davey Richards, like fellow wrestler CM Punk, follows the straight edge lifestyle.
  • Davey was originally supposed to debut in Ring of Honor on the 100th Show, until an injury sidelined him from doing so until Destiny.

External link

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