Davey Richards, who was recently revealed as Major League Wrestling's new signee on their recent 2021 MLW Open Draft, appeared on Wrestling Inc.'s Daily Podcast, where he spoke about why he chose to sign with MLW over other bigger promotions such as WWE and AEW.
Davey Richards said:
“I was blown away, quite frankly, when I announced I was going to return that a lot of the bigger name promotions reached out.” “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.”
“MLW was really in line with that way of thinking in how they present their product. 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. 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.”
Davey Richards then talked about MLW's huge TV deal with Vice TV.
Davey Richards said:
“I think it’s absolutely great. It’s great to see a company grow.” “It’s great to see pro wrestling grow, especially after this last year and a half. I work in the medical field, and you get to keep track on epidemiology, and the mental health has just gone through the roof and… who could blame anyone for that?”
“We’ve been stuck inside, separation and everything. So just to see them growing, and other companies growing and people breaking out, I’m enamored by it. It’s taken me back, and I’m really excited for the Vice TV thing and I think they’re going to do very well there.”
Davey Richards then talked about what it is like to work with MLW officials.
Davey Richards said:
“I’m just blown away by how kind they are and giving and professional.” “My experience with every wrestling company has been very positive. MLW’s exceeded even those past experiences, and they’ve all been positive. So it’s really good.”
You can check out Davey Richards' comments in the video below:
