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ROH/EVOLVE/DGUSA News: Richards told Silkin and Pearce he would choose DGUSA if forced to last year
Jan 31, 2010 - 3:30:36 PM
By Sean Radican, Torch columnist
PWTorch has obtained an email from Davey Richards (real name Wesley Richards) that sent to ROH booker Adam Pearce and ROH owner Cary Silkin that was sent last year. In the email, Richards details his motivation behind choosing DGUSA over ROH for WrestleMania weekend if he were forced to make a choice by ROH management.
Richards signed a contract with ROH last week and was removed from all the DGUSA and Evolve shows that he had been advertised for.
The following is the complete text of Richards's email sent to Pearce and Silkin on Oct. 28, 2009:
Hello guys,
Ive thought about this alot and Ive made my descison to do DGUSA. This is not a personal thing at all and I wanted to tell you far in advance instead of keeping quiet and springing it on you at the last minute and leaving you in a bind.
I hope this doesnt become all end all be all descison in my future with ROH nad I would like to share my reasons for making this descison so you can better understand where im coming from.
One reason is that DGUSA offers me more money, now I want to make it perfectly clear that money is not my prime motivator in this and wrestling in general.
As you both know I have my paramedic liscense now and could make alot more money doing that.
The fact is that I havent been offered a raise in 3 years and im worlds more valuable to ROH now that when I signed on for that amount. Ive seen guys come and go and be flown in and be paid better than me, even though Ive consistenly produced and gave ROH 110% percent everytime Ive stepped foot in a ring.
Ive never held ROH up or complained about money, I was told it simply couldnt be offered and I trusted ROH its word and accepted that same pay. Ive driven to shows, accepted pay cuts, when Cary accidently paid me over my gaurantee I told him about it instead of just keeping quiet and cashing the check. All not because I want special treatment, but because I wanted to help out the company.
2 different time Ive been offered developemental by WWE and turned it down as I 1. Dont like the be binded to one company as I do this for fun and 2. Didnt want to leave ROH hanging.
Another reason is DGUSA is rewarding me for my hard work. This is what means alot to me.It means alot to me that the first phone call that Ive ever recived from the boss of the company was about making sure I was working for him and telling me there is going to be a problem if I dont.
Ive worked harder than anyone on the roster this year and my matches have shown that and never have I gotten a call to say good job or how are you.
This means alot to me. You probably dont even remember but it really hurt when I gave everything I had and delivered a MOTY with Kenta in TX and noone said anything when I came to the back. The only thing I heard was we did too much.
I am sorry, but that is ROH is about to me. Young stars working harder than anyone else on the planet to make a name for themselves, what set us apart is that were hungrier, more passionate to be the best wrestlers we can, not for money, but for our love of the sport.
This is what means alot to me. I dont want more money, I dont want some huge push, I just want to wrestle.
I hope we can continue working together, but if you choose to terminate me after this, I thank you for giving me a place to wrestle and best of luck to you.
Wes Richards
RADICAN'S ANALYSIS: There's a lot more to this story and we will have the details in another news post at a later time.
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