Davey Richards is returning to the ring next month.
Global Syndicate Wrestling, a promotion based in New Jersey, announced that Richards will compete at its GSW Catalyst event on May 22.
For the last few days, fans all over the internet have been talking about the return of "The Lone Wolf" Davey Richards.
We can now confirm that the rumors are true!@RichardsWesley will make his long awaited return to pro wrestling on May 22nd at #GSWCatalyst live on @FiteTV pic.twitter.com/I4oVvQ31I6
— GSW (@gsw_pro) April 9, 2021
Richards hasn’t wrestled since a Combat Zone Wrestling show in 2017. The former Ring of Honor World Champion has battled injuries throughout his career. This past November, he commented on these difficulties in a lengthy Twitter post:
“To every snow I missed and every fan I let down – I am truly sorry, it is completely my fault. My ego would not let me admit that inside I was falling apart. I couldn’t admit to myself I couldn’t be the one thing I always identified myself as: wrestler. I’ll make no excuses, I own all of it. It’s funny – in 2 years I will be a doctor. I’ll have more money than I know what to do with, and I couldn’t care less. It wasn’t then, and isn’t now about the money. It was about the wrestling. I don’t know what will happen. But maybe, just maybe I will be fortunate to be able to again participate in the greatest sport on earth: wrestling.”
Among other accomplishments, Richards is also a five-time TNA Tag Team Champion and a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.
