Davey Richards | |
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Davey Richards reacting post-match in April 2015
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Birth name | Wesley David Richards |
Born |
Othello, Washington, United States |
March 1, 1983
Residence | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Spouse(s) |
Christie Summers (m. 2008–10) Lauren Richards (m. 2015) |
Children | 1 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Davey Phoenix Davey Richards Derek Billington Wayne Kerr |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Billed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Billed from | Othello, Washington |
Trained by |
Tony Kozina Paul Orndorff |
Debut | 2004 |
Wesley David "Davey" Richards (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, signed to Impact Wrestling formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) . He has also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), and for several independent promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and Full Impact Pro (FIP).
Richards has 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.
Richards is a former ROH World Champion. He is also an eight-time world tag team champion, having won the ROH World Tag Team Championship three times (once with Rocky Romero and twice with Eddie Edwards), the TNA World Tag Team Championship a record five times (with Eddie Edwards) as well as a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (with Rocky Romero). He has also won several titles in the Independent circuit, most notably the 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.