Tag: Davey Richards

  • MLW Underground Results (2/28/23), Davey Richards vs. John Hennigan

    Major League Wrestling held their weekly episode Underground on Feb. 28 at 10 PM ET/ 7 PM PT on Reelz TV.

    The episode had MLW National Openweight Champion Davey Richards defend his title against John Hennigan. The match was set up last week after Hennigan attacked Richards, and the champion wanted revenge.

    MLW fans can watch Underground if they have select cable providers like Direct TV, Verizon Fios, or Spectrum. For people without cable, you can only watch it on Sling TV or Philo. Reelz TV has a page on its website for where to find the channel, depending on your zip code.

    If you would like more results for this week’s events in wrestling, please check back on our results section.

    MLW Underground Quick Results (2/28)

    The episode starts with a recap from last week\’s episode. We get a video package hyping the MLW National Openweight Championship match.

    • After the video package, we see Alex Kane call out Davey Boy Smith Jr. and the Billington Bulldogs on the MLW\’s stage ramp. Smith and the Billington Bulldogs come out and get into a quick brawl against Kane and the Bomaye Fight Club. The backstage officials separate them, but Smith lands an elbow to Kane\’s face before we start the episode.
    • Lince Dorado & Mircoman def. Delirious & Mini Abismo Negro via a quick pin from Mircoman on Negro. After the match, the lights go off, and a group of masked people enter the ring to attack Dorado and Microman as we go to a commercial break.
    • After the commercial break, we get an off-site segment with MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone. He speaks about getting the squid from a masked person last week. He believes that Jacob Fatu and The Samoan Swat Team are behind it. He tells Fatu and his faction to do better next time.
    • After the Hammerstone segment, we get another off-site segment with Mance Warner, 1 Called Manders, & Matthew Justice. Justice and Manders bail Warner out of jail for hitting Real1 with a car last week. They tease that the group will start competing in MLW.
    • Billie Starkz def. Kayla Kassidy with a variation of Electric Chair into a piledriver.
    • We get an interview with Taya Valkyrie on the stage ramp. Valkyrie shared her excitement for Hennigan being in MLW and says they will both be champions. Starkz goes to confront Valkyrie, and she respects what she does. However, before Starkz can say anything else, Valkyrie dismisses her and believes she isn\’t good enough to wrestle her.
    • We get a backstage segment with Kane. He says that if The Billington Bulldogs defeat Myron Reed and Mr. Thomas, he will accept a challenge against Smith.
    • We cut to a backstage segment with Juicy Finau and E.J. Nduka having a brawl backstage before MLW goes to a commercial break.
    • John Hennigan def. (C) Davey Richards with Valkyrie and Cesar Duran for the National Openweight Championship after Valkyrie hit Richards with the MLW Women\’s Featherweight Championship.

    MLW Match Highlights

    John Hennigan def. Davey Richards for the National Openweight Championship

    Billie Starkz def. Kayla Kassidy

    Lince Dorado & Mircoman def. Delirious & Mini Abismo Negro

  • Davey Richards Reveals Why He Chose MLW Over Other \’Bigger\’ Promotions

    New MLW Davey Richards recently spoke to WrestlingINC\’s Nick Hausman. The former ROH star discussed a number of topics during the interview, including why he chose to sign with Major League Wrestling over some of the \’bigger\’ name promotions out there.

    “I was blown away, quite frankly, when I announced I was going to return that a lot of the bigger name promotions reached out,” Davey Richards began. “I was very, very humbled by that. I’ve always looked at wrestling as more of a sport than entertainment. I think you should be so good at wrestling that it is entertaining. It’s just my philosophy and my opinion.\”

    Davey Richards on MLW

    “MLW was really in line with that way of thinking in how they present their product\” Davey Richards admitted. \”It’s more sports-oriented. It was a really organic fit. It just clicked right off the bat, more than the other places at this time. It was really an easy decision to be quite frank. I’m really excited for July 10 and beyond.\”

    Davey Richards also listed some of the MLW talent that he is interested in facing as he begins his run with the company. \”I think it’s gonna be a good fit. Tom Lawlor, Hammerstone, Jacob Fatu, there’s some good stuff there. There’s gonna be some magic, so I’m excited.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oalFqu7tzd8
  • Davey Richards Revealed As Latest MLW Signing

    MLW has announced the signing of former TNA and ROH star Davey Richards and confirmed that he will be making his debut for the promotion in July.

    The company has been looking to restock its roster following their new TV deal with Vice. Just last week they confirmed Dario Cueto as El Jefe of Aztec Underground.

    They announced another big addition to their roster as part of their open draft concept this week and confirmed that Davey Richards who announced his return to pro wrestling in March has signed with the promotion:

    https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1395520528950169603

    The episode featured Alicia Atout interviewing the company\’s newest signing. During the interview, the former ROH star revealed that he actually signed with the promotion a while back.

    Richards claimed that he was offered contracts by several companies when he announced his return to professional wrestling. He chose MLW as his new home because it stood out as a sports-oriented option.

    The heavyweight star has had a successful career and he has competed for many well-known companies as well as the most famous independent promotions.

    Davey Richards has won gold everywhere he has been. Apart from being a former ROH champion, he is a former TNA tag team champion and IWGP junior heavyweight tag team champion as well.

    MLW will return to Philadelphia for their July 10 event which will be held in front of fans and their newest signing will also be making his debut on the same show.