Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Davey Richards

Davey Richards

Born:
03/01/1983
,
Othello, Washington
Birthname:
Wesley David Richards
Height & Weight:
5'8"
,
202 Ib

Titles Won:

  • ROH World Championship
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Rocky Romero (1) and Eddie Edwards (2)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Eddie Edwards
  • PWG World Championship
  • PWG World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Super Dragon (2) and Roderick Strong

He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor, and has also wrestled for several independent promotions, most notably Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).

Aside from his work in the United States, Richards has also worked internationally, most notably in Pro Wrestling Noah, through ROH’s involvement in the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance, a global organization of cooperative promotions that allow their competitors to travel abroad to other companies, and New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.

Richards is a four-time world champion, having won the ROH and PWG World Championships once each and the Full Impact Pro (FIP) World Heavyweight Championship twice. He is also a eight-time World Tag Team Champion, having won the PWG World Tag Team Championship three times (with Super Dragon twice and Roderick Strong once),the ROH World Tag Team Championship three times (once with Rocky Romero and twice with Eddie Edwards) as well as winning the TNA World Tag Team Championship three times (with Eddie Edwards).

Richards and Romero are also former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Richards was the winner of several tournaments that highlight the top performers of the region: East Coast Wrestling Association’s (ECWA) Super 8 Tournament in 2006 and PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles in the same year.

In 2020, Richards revealed he retired due to several knee injuries he suffered. He returned to wrestling in 2022.

Notable Matches

vs Kenny Omega at PWG As the Worm Turns 2010

vs Kenta on Supercard of Honor IV 2009

w/ Eddie Edwards vs Bryan Danielson & Tyler Black at ROH Tag Title Classic 2009

vs Eddie Edwards at Best in the World 2011

vs Michael Elgin at ROH Showdown in the Sun 2012

w/ Eddie Edwards vs The Hardys vs Team 3D on Impact, October 8th 2014

Other Notable Achievements

FIP World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

PWG Battle of Los Angeles (2006)

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Rocky Romero

2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eddie Edwards

AWA Washington Tag Team Championship – with Tony Kozin

ECWA Super 8 Tournament (2006)

FSW Championship

PWE Open Weight Championship

PWP Tag Team Championship – with Kyle O’Reilly

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