Davey Richards Signs New ROH Contract, Jeff Hardy Note, Cena/Jeter Party

— John Cena is on the invite list for Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation’s party this weekend in Florida. The guest list has a lot of A-listers on it.

— Time Out Chicago has an feature on ROH’s Colt Cabana at http://chicago.timeout.com/

— Northeast Wrestling is promoting their show this weekend by saying that “The hottest free agent in wrestling comes to NEW, find out this Saturday at the Newburgh Mall.” Rumor has it that it will be Jeff Hardy.

— According to the Twitter and Facebook pages for Dragon Gate USA, Davey Richards has been pulled from all EVOLVE and Dragon Gate USA events. Here is what was posted…“Effective immediately Davey Richards has been removed from all DGUSA and EVOLVE events. I have been advised not to make more comments now. We apologize for the lineup changes and will do our best to make it up to you. We wanted to get word out now so we don’t false advertise.”

— UPDATE: Ring of Honor made the following announcement today, which explains why Davey Richards was pulled from EVOLVE and Dragon Gate USA shows… Davey Richards Resigns With ROH Friday, January 29, 2010 (Bristol, PA- January 29, 2010) Ring of Honor is proud to announce that Davey Richards has signed a contract renewal. After debuting for Ring of Honor on June 3, 2006 in East Windsor, CT, Richards has gone on to prove himself a standout in-ring performer and has taken wrestling by storm. He is a two time former ROH World Tag Team Champion (with Rocky Romero and Eddie Edwards), and had a standout year in 2009 with top shelf matches against a number of competitors, including the tremendous bout against KENTA at “Supercard of Honor IV”, the brilliant contest with Bryan Danielson at “The Final Countdown Tour: Boston”, and the excellent World Title match against Austin Aries at “Aries vs. Richards”. As part of The American Wolves, Richards and Eddie Edwards set the tone for tag team wrestling in 2009 with classic confrontations against Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black at “Tag Title Classic”, and Kevin Steen and El Generico in Ladder War II at “Glory By Honor VIII”, in addition to bringing the tag team art back to a National audience with several tremendous matches which aired exclusively on HDNet. “Davey has been a tremendous asset to our company for several years,” said ROH President Cary Silkin. “He’s an exceptional talent and we look forward to seeing him compete in ROH for a long time to come.” Davey Richards is the first talent announced a gigantic weekend of action for Ring of Honor in Phoenix, AZ on March 26th and 27th. Richards will also be appearing in Philadelphia on February 5th and 6th, New York City on February 13th, Dearborn, MI on March 19th, and Mississauga, Ontario on March 20th, and will be a part of our debut in Charlotte, NC on April 3rd. Please check ROHWrestling.com for more of Davey Richards’ upcoming appearances.
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