Davey Richards On How His NWA 74 Match Came About, Praises Billy Corgan

Davey Richards defended the MLW National Openweight Titloe at NWA 74, and he recently discussed how the match came about. Richards was a guest on the Battleground Podcast and talked about getting booked for the PPV, while also praising NWA owner Billy Corgan for being someone who isn’t afraid to “make things happen.” You can check out some highlights below:

On how he started working with the NWA: “Actually it happened — as people know, right now I am under contract with MLW. And Impact Wrestling had wanted to use me for their Slammiversary PPV, and Billy Corgan happened to be there. After my match, I was — I’m always one of the guys who does his match and then leaves right away because I have another career, I wear many hats. [laughs] So he caught me, I was like, ‘Hey, you’re coming to St. Louis.’ That’s where I’m based out of right now. And we have a really vibrant scene here. My team, Team Ambition we’re, just doing great things. And I was like, ‘You know if you need anyone else.’ And we started talking about me coming on the show and defending the MLW National Openweight Title.”

On Corgan: “He’s such a godsend to the wrestling business, because not only is he passionate about it but he’s not afraid just to pull the trigger and make things happen. Which I mean like, there’s always going to be a reason not to do something in life, you know what I mean? But he’s a guy [who’s] like, ‘Hey, we can find a way, let’s find a way.’ And it’s like, ‘My man.’ So we found a way to make it work.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit the Battleground Podcast with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.