▁scheduled ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁No ah ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁working ▁an ▁entire ▁tour , ▁which ▁would ▁cul min ate ▁in ▁him ▁challeng ing ▁Ta iji ▁I sh im ori ▁for ▁the ▁G HC ▁Junior ▁He avy weight ▁Championship . ▁However , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁Rich ards ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁neck ▁injury ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁pull ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Rich ards ▁won ▁the ▁EC WA ▁Super ▁ 8 ▁Tournament ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Scott ▁Lost , ▁Milano ▁Collection ▁A . T ., ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Ha as . ▁After ▁winning ▁this ▁tournament , ▁Rich ards ▁began ▁compet ing ▁in ▁many ▁different ▁organizations , ▁including ▁N WA ▁An archy , ▁Ring ▁of ▁Honor ▁and ▁RO H ' s ▁sister ▁promotion ▁Full ▁Imp act ▁Pro ▁( FI P ). ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rich ards ▁defeated ▁Ty ler ▁Black ▁via ▁for fe it ▁for ▁the ▁F IP ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship , ▁his ▁first ▁singles ▁title . ▁While ▁on ▁tour ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁Dragon ▁Gate ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rich ards ▁lost ▁the ▁F IP ▁title ▁to ▁Mas a aki ▁M och iz uki . ▁He ▁would ▁reg ain ▁the ▁title ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁at ▁D G USA ▁F ear less . ▁ ▁Rich ards ▁has ▁competed ▁twice ▁in ▁German ▁promotion ▁West side ▁X tre