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On August 4th and 5th, Davey Richards will have two of the biggest matches in his career. On the 4th, he teams with Pro Wrestling NOAH's [[KENTA]] to face the Briscoe Brothers. On the 5th, Richards will go one on one with KENTA. Davey Richards has stated that his goal in wrestling is to win the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]], so facing a former champion KENTA will be a major step in that direction. |
On August 4th and 5th, Davey Richards will have two of the biggest matches in his career. On the 4th, he teams with Pro Wrestling NOAH's [[Kenta Kobayashi|KENTA]] to face the Briscoe Brothers. On the 5th, Richards will go one on one with KENTA. Davey Richards has stated that his goal in wrestling is to win the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]], so facing a former champion KENTA will be a major step in that direction. |
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Revision as of 02:10, 23 July 2006
| Davey Richards | |
|---|---|
| Born | Othello, Washington |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Davey Richards |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Billed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Trained by | WCW Power Plant |
| Debut | June 2004 |
Davey Richards is an American professional wrestler from Othello, Washington. Richards has worked for several promotions, including WWE, PWG, PWWar, ECCW, AWA: Pinnacle Wrestling, NWA-Wildside, APW, PWIron, USA, AWS, HRW, Adrenaline Unleashed, and Ring of Honor.
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 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 and they wrestled numerous more matches against each other. At Death Before Dishonor IV, Richards lost to AJ Styles.
On August 4th and 5th, Davey Richards will have two of the biggest matches in his career. On the 4th, he teams with Pro Wrestling NOAH's KENTA to face the Briscoe Brothers. On the 5th, Richards will go one on one with KENTA. Davey Richards has stated that his goal in wrestling is to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, so facing a former champion KENTA will be a major step in that direction.
Finishing and signature moves
- Shooting Star Press
- The D.R Driver (Tiger driver)
- Tiger driver '98 (Super tiger driver)
- DR Driver 2(Double Underhook Brainbuster)
- Tiger suplex
- German suplex
- Stiff Kicks
- Lariat
- Running Elbow Smash in the corner
- Enzuigiri
Championships and accomplishments
- ECWA
- Winner of the 2006 ECWA Super 8 Tournament
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (w/ C-Flo)
- PWG Tag Team Champion (w/ Super Dragon)
- TRW
- TRW Jr Title
Other
- 2005 Best of the West champion