Unfortunately, Davey Richards will not be at World's Finest due to prior commitments in Japan.This really isn't surprising given that he's had to vacate the PWG title and miss ROH iPPVs because of said prior commitments to Japan. While this is dismaying to me and cause for putting on blast by other indie fans, I will say this. Richards has to go where the money is, and the money is in Japan right now. It sucks, but that's the price that anyone has to pay for booking and putting titles on the American Wolf. That being said, they did get a pretty spiffy replacement for him (via):
Fortunately, Alex Koslov will be making his PWG return to replace Richards.Neat!
Koslov was recently let go of his WWE developmental deal and FCW stint, and his first indie appearance will be for PWG like Colt Cabana. Unlike Cabana, he will be wrestling and he's not showing up at the show just days after he was abruptly notified that he was let go by WWE. Before packing for Tampa, Koslov was lighting up rings in Mexico for various lucha libre outfits, and as someone who wanted to see more of a lucha flavor to invade PWG in '12, this is a very pleasing development. His match hasn't been announced yet. The event will take place on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, in Reseda.
