10 Things You Didn’t Know About TJ Perkins
8. Association With Davey Richards
Despite being two-and-a-half years his junior, Perkins has actually been cited as a major influence on the career of current-TNA (and ex-Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla) star Davey Richards.
In that same article from Slam! Wrestling, it’s revealed that Perkins took Richards “under his wing” during their time together in Japan a few years back, with the latter explaining how:
“He'd been there for a while and showed me the ropes, showed me how to deal with the crazy Japanese and just taught me a lot about wrestling. He's always been one of those guys. He's broken a lot of guys in, and yet he's so young. I wouldn't be where I am today without the help of T.J”.
Pretty high praise from Richards then, although again it’s perhaps not too surprising when you consider that Perkins has been wrestler for six years longer than Richards has, despite the aforementioned age gap.