Davey Richards is stepping back into the ring.
FXE Wrestling announced new details about its next event in Hendersonville, Tennessee. FXE “Crush Live” will take on February 18, 2024 at the Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club in Hendersonville, TN. This will mark FXE’s second event, the first of which was a sell-out crowd of nearly 400 fans in November 2023.
FXE Crush Live will feature a main event between Saint James and Artemis V. Watley. In addition, former ROH World Champion Davey Richards will be making his in-ring return on the show. Richards, who originally announced his retirement in March 2023, will compete against Jack Kelly.
ComicBook.com‘s Brandon Davis will also make his in-ring debut; Leroy Jones, “The Code” Colby Carter, Brock O’Grady, Mr. Connor Casey, Denise Cleopatra, Ray Bruce, “The Chicano Kid” Alejandro, Redneck Country Boy Coots, Kris Krow, EVO, Dikembe Cole, Lexi, and Conji are the other names currently advertised for the event.
Doors open for FXE Crush Live at 4 p.m. central. Bell time is slotted for 4:30 p.m. Tickets start at $20 for general admission and can be purchased here. The event will be available via live stream pay-per-view through Vimeo, with more details available soon.
Richards’ return to the ring
This will be Richards’ first match on record since he competed against Dan Moloney at OTT Scrappermania on March 17, 2023.
Shortly after this match, Richards announced his in-ring retirement in light of domestic abuse allegations made against him. Richards’ wrestling school, Team Ambition, and Prestige Wrestling cut ties with Richards due to the allegations. Richards issued a statement to PWInsider to announce his retirement amidst allegations of domestic violence, which he denied. His statement can be read in full below:
“Hello everyone – Wow, what a couple of days. There are allegations of Domestic Violence against me. The allegations I adamantly deny and if you look on casenet in MO under my name Wesley David Richards you’ll see there are no charges filed against me. However, I do understand the industry’s stance on this matter. Everyone should feel safe at shows and I do not want to be the person whom damages that. The pic being posted of my wife’s eye is from training and we regulatory train in martial arts as many of the students have have got black eyes and such.
“Again, no charges were filed and I deny these allegations but I must do what is right and not what I want. So I am canceling myself. This great sport is far too wonderful for anyone, including myself to tarnish it. I will wrap up my shows this weekend and I will be retiring from professional wrestling. Please continue to support Team Ambition and this sport. —Davey”
