Davey Richards

This article is about the American professional wrestler. For other people, see David Richards.

Davey Richards
Richards in 2013
Birth nameWesley David Richards
Born (1983-03-01) March 1, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Othello, Washington, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
Christie Summers
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(m. 2008; div. 2010)​
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(m. 2015; div. 2017)​
Melissa Richards
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(m. 2019; div. 2023)​
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Davey Phoenix[1]
Davey Richards[1]
Snowball[2]
Wayne Kerr[3]
Derek Billington[4]
Billed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[5]
Billed weight202 lb (92 kg)[5]
Billed fromOthello, Washington[6]
St. Louis, Missouri
Trained byTony Kozina[1]
Paul Orndorff[7]
Debut2004
RetiredMarch 17, 2023[8]

Wesley David Richards[1] (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,[6][9] and for several independent promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Full Impact Pro,[10] he was previously signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he was a former MLW National Openweight Champion.

Richards also worked internationally 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 in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.[11]

Richards was a former one-time ROH World Champion. He is also an thirteen-time world tag team champion, having won the ROH World Tag Team Championship three times (once with Rocky Romero and twice with Eddie Edwards), as well as a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (with Rocky Romero) and the TNA World Tag Team Champion with Eddie Edwards five times. He has also won several titles in the Independent circuit, most notably the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, PWG World Championship, the FIP World Heavyweight Championship twice and the PWG World Tag Team Championship three times (with Super Dragon twice and Roderick Strong once). Richards was the winner of several tournaments that highlight the top performers of the United States, most notably East Coast Wrestling Association's (ECWA) Super 8 Tournament in 2006 and PWG's Battle of Los Angeles in the same year.[10][12]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NXT name was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "November 5th, 2005 Bryan and Vinny Show". Figure Four Online. November 5, 2005. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Namako, Jason (December 30, 2013). "WWE NXT Results – 12/18/13 (200th episode)". WrestleView. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Davey Richards". impactwrestling.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Davey Richards profile". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  7. ^ "Davey Richards". Evolve Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  8. ^ Bixenspan, David; Schneiderman, Miles (March 19, 2023). "Davey Richards Announces Retirement In Wake Of Backlash Over Domestic Violence Allegations". Wrestling Inc. Static Media. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference newROH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b "PWG Roster". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
  11. ^ "Global Professional Wrestling Alliance". Pro Wrestling Zero1. September 12, 2006. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  12. ^ "Davey Richards". Dragon Gate USA. Retrieved July 25, 2009.