, ▁and ▁completed ▁a ▁tour ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rich ards , ▁along ▁with ▁F IP ▁book er ▁Sal ▁H ama ou i ▁and ▁Dragon ▁Gate ▁USA ▁vice ▁president ▁G abe ▁S ap ol sky ▁founded ▁the ▁company , ▁E vol ve , ▁which ▁saw ▁Rich ards ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁show , ▁E vol ve ▁ 1 , ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁defe ating ▁K ota ▁Ib ush i . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Rich ards ▁will ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁involved ▁with ▁either ▁Dragon ▁Gate ▁USA ▁or ▁E vol ve ▁because ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁with ▁RO H . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 2 ▁Rich ards ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁the ▁F IP ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁and ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁wrest ling ▁for ▁that ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁either . ▁Following ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁RO H , ▁Rich ards ▁returned ▁to ▁E vol ve ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁un success fully ▁challeng ing ▁AR ▁Fox ▁for ▁the ▁E vol ve ▁Championship . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁American ▁Wol ves ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁S qu ared ▁Circle ▁Wrestling ▁( 2 C W ) ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 C W ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁from ▁Che ech ▁and