Steven Richards



Height: 6'2"

Weight: 227 lbs

Real Name: Mike Manna

DOB: 10/09/1971

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other Names: Big Stevie Cool(ECW), "Dancin" Stevie Richards(ECW)

Wrestler Since: 1992

Finishing Maneuver: Stevie Kick

Previous PWI 500 Rankings: #194(2010), #237(2009), #210(2008), #266(2007), #251(2006), #134(2005), #106(2004), #106(2003), #93(2002), #137(2001), #215(2000), #185(1999), #344(1998), #66(1997), #97(1996), #163(1995)

Other Related Websites:
Right To Censor - Rollercoaster Bio
Stevie Richards - Online World of Wrestling Bio
Stevie Richards - Wikipedia Bio

History: (Under Construction)

Pay-Per-View/Show Summary: (25 - 41, 2 NCs)
- ECW Heat Wave '94 (July 16) = Richards was forced to submit to Tommy Dreamer.
- ECW Arena (October 1, '94) = Richards and Rockin' Rebel fought to a No-Contest.
- ECW Arena (November 18, '94) = Richards & JT Smith won over Hack Myers & Chad Austin.
- ECW Holiday Hell '94 (December 17) = Richards took down JT Smith.
- ECW Arena (January 7, '95) = Richards won over Hack Myers.
- ECW Double Tables (February 4, '95) = Richards was pinned by Tommy Dreamer.
- ECW Arena (March 18, '95) = Richards once again lost to Tommy Dreamer.
- ECW Hostile City Showdown '95 (April 15) = Richards fell to Mikey Whipwreck.
- ECW Enter The Sandman (May 13, '95) = Richards & Raven won, via DQ, over Tommy Dreamer & Mikey Whipwreck.
- ECW Hardcore Heaven '95 (July 1) = Richards & Raven retained the ECW Tag Titles, beating Tommy Dreamer & Luna Vachon.
- ECW Heat Wave '95 (July 15) = Richards & Raven lost, via Countout, to Tony Stetson & Don E. Allen. Later that night, Richards fell in a "Steel Cage" match to Luna Vachon.
- ECW Wrestlepalooza '95 (August 5) = Richards, Raven, Snot Dudley & Big Dick Dudley defeated Tommy Dreamer, Cactus Jack & the Pitbulls.
- ECW Arena (August 26, '95) = Richards & Raven kept the ECW Tag belts, defeating the Pitbulls. Later that night, Richards was the special referee between Beulah and Francine, and helped Francine to win.
- ECW Gangstas Paradise (September 16, '95) = Richards & Raven lost the Tag Titles to the Pitbulls in a "Three Falls Double Dog Collar" match.
- ECW Arena (October 7, '95) = Richards & Raven regained the ECW Tag Titles from the Pitbulls. Later that night, Richards & Raven lost the belts to Public Enemy in a "Three Way Dance". The Gangstas were the other participants.
- ECW Arena (October 28, '95) = Richards lost a "Loser Wears A Dress" match to Johnny Grunge.
- ECW November To Remember '95 (November 18) = Richards pinned El Puerto Ricano.
- ECW December To Dismember (December 9, '95) = Richards, Raven, the Eliminators & the Heavenly Bodies lost an "Ultimate Jeopardy Steel Cage" match to Tommy Dreamer, Public Enemy & the Pitbulls.
- ECW Holiday Hell '95 (December 29) = Richards was quickly beaten by Tommy Dreamer.
- ECW House Party '96 (January 5) = Richards fell to Sabu.
- ECW Cyberslam '96 (February 17) = Richards & the Eliminators were beaten in a "Triple Dog Collar" match by Francine & the Pitbulls.
- ECW Fight The Power (June 1, '96) = Richards fell to the Sandman.
- ECW Heat Wave '96 (July 13) = Richards, Raven & Brian Lee lost a "Rage In A Cage" match to Tommy Dreamer, Terry Gordy & the Sandman.
- ECW The Doctor Is In (August 3, '96) = Richards, defending the World Title for Raven, defeated the Sandman (when Raven came down and made the pin).
- ECW Arena (September 14, '96) = Richards, Super Nova & the Blue Meanie lost a "Handicap" match to the Gangstas.
- ECW Ultimate Jeopardy '96 (October 5) = Richards & the Blue Meanie fought to a No-Contest with the ECW Tag Champions, the Gangstas. Later that night, Richards & Brian Lee were beaten by Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman. The Sandman won the ECW World Title.
- ECW November To Remember '96 (November 16) = Richards defeated David Tyler Morton Jericho.
- ECW Crossing The Line Again (February 1, '97) = Richards pinned Ricky Morton.
- ECW Cyberslam '97 (February 22) = Richards won over Balls Mahoney.
- ECW Hostile City Showdown '97 (March 15) = Richards lost a "Three Way Dance" to the ECW Heavyweight Champion, Raven. Tommy Dreamer was the other participant.
- ECW Barely Legal (April 13, '97) = Richards lost in a "Triangle" match to Terry Funk, with the Sandman the other participant.
- ECW Chapter 2 (May 10, '97) = Richards was beaten by ECW Champ Terry Funk in a "Four Corners" match, with Raven & the Sandman the other participants.
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV (August 21, '97) = Richards lost a "No DQ" match to Raven.
- ECW Better Than Ever (December 6, '97) = Richards took down Chris Chetti.
- NWA 50th Anniversary Show (October '98) = Richards, Dead Man Walking & The Pitbulls lost a "Steel Cage" match to Steve Corino, Doug Gilbert, Lance Diamond & Rik Ratchet.
- WWF Summerslam '00 = Richards, Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather won over Too Cool & Rikishi.
- WWF Unforgiven '00 = Richards, Val Venis, Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather beat the Acolytes & the Dudley Boyz.
- WWF No Mercy '00 = Richards & Val Venis took down Billy Gunn & Chyna.
- MCW Bel Air Show (July 28, '01) = Richards fell to Crowbar.
- WWF No Way Out '01 = Richards defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler. Due to the win, the Kat had to join Right 2 Censor.
- WWF Survivor Series '01 = Richards competed in the Immunity Battle Royal, which was won by Test.
- HWA Cincinnati Show (February 12, '02) = Richards defeated Jamie Noble.
- WWF Backlash '02 = In a dark match, Richards & Justin Credible lost a "Handicap" match to the Big Show.
- WWF Insurrextion '02 (May 4) = Richards lost the Hardcore Title to Booker T. After the match, Booker T fought and exchanged the belt with Crash Holly. Richards then came back to pin Booker T and regain the Hardcore strap.
- WWE King of the Ring '02 = In a dark match, Richards & Raven were beaten by the Hardy Boyz.
- WWE Vengence '02 (July) = In a dark match, Richards fell to Goldust.
- WWE Summerslam '02 = In a dark match, Richards lost to Spike Dudley.
- WWE No Mercy '02 = In a dark match, Richards was pinned by the Hurricane.
- WWE Royal Rumble '03 = In a dark match, Richards fell to Spike Dudley. Jacqueline was the special guest referee.
- WWE Judgment Day '03 = In a dark match, Richards was beaten by the Hurricane.
- WWE Unforgiven '03 (September 21) = In a dark match, Richards lost to Maven.
- OVW Crusade Slamfest (February 7, '04) = Richards fell to Standing Thunder.
- WWE Unforgiven '04 (September 12) = Richards was pinned by Tyson Tomko.
- WWE Great American Bash '05 (July 24) = The blue World order (Richards, Nova, & the Blue Meanie) were beaten by the Mexicools.
- WWE Wrestlemania 22 (April 2, '06) = In a dark match, Richards competed in a "Battle Royal", which was won by Viscera.
- WWE vs. ECW (June 7, '06) = Richards(ECW) competed in a "20-Man ECW/WWE Team Battle Royal", with ECW getting the win due to the Big Show(ECW) being the sole 'survivor'.
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event #33 (July 15, '06) = Richards lost an "Extreme Rules" Match to Sabu.
- ECW December To Dismember '06 (December 3) = In a dark match, Richards defeated Rene Dupree.
- IWC Revengeance 5 (October 11, '08) = Richards pinned Larry Sweeney.
- TNA Victory Road '09 (July 19) = Richards lost a "No Disqualification" Match to Abyss.
- TNA Final Resolution '09 (December 20) = Richards & Raven lost a "Foley's House of Fun" Match to Mick Foley & Abyss.
- TNA Hardcore Justice (August 8, '10) = Richards defeated PJ Polaco.
- TNA Bound For Glory '10 (October 10) = EV2.0 (Richards, Tommy Dreamer, Mick Foley, Raven, & Sabu) won a "Lethal Lockdown" Match over Fourtune (Ric Flair, Kazarian, AJ Styles, & Beer Money).
- TNA Turning Point '10 (November 7) = EV2.0 (Richards, Brian Kendrick, Raven, Rhino, & Sabu) fell to Fourtune (Kazarian, AJ Styles, Doug Williams, & Beer Money).

Title Summary:
- ECW Tag-Team Champion w/ Raven (6/30/1995 - 9/16/1995)
- ECW Tag-Team Champion(2) w/ Raven (10/07/1995)
- SCW Tag-Team Champion w/ Frank Staletto (??/??/??)
- SCW Tag-Team Champion(2) w/ the Blue Meanie (4/21/1996 - 1996)
- MEWF Heavyweight Champion (2/02/1997 - 4/03/1997)
- NWA National Heavyweight Champion (8/22/1998 - 10/24/1998)
- LAW Heavyweight Champion (9/19/1998 - 1998)
- MCW (Maryland) Tag-Team Champion w/ Earl the Pearl (11/04/1998 - 2/07/1999)
- NWA World Light-Heavyweight Champion (11/07/1998 - 11/13/1998)
- NWA 2000 Heavyweight Champion (4/24/1999 - 1999)
- APWF Heavyweight Champion (6/13/1999 - 1999)
- HWA Heavyweight Champion (3/17/2002 - 3/20/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion (4/15/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(2) (4/29/2002 - 5/01/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(3) (5/01/2002 - 5/02/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(4) (5/02/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(5) (5/02/2002 - 5/03/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(6) (5/03/2002 - 5/04/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(7) (5/04/2002 - 5/06/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(8) (5/06/2002 - 5/25/2002)
- WWF Hardcore Champion(9) (5/25/2002 - 5/26/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(10) (5/26/2002 - 5/27/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(11) (5/27/2002 - 6/02/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(12) (6/02/2002 - 6/03/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(13) (6/28/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(14) (6/29/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(15) (6/30/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(16) (7/06/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(17) (7/07/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(18) (8/09/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(19) (8/10/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(20) (8/11/2002)
- WWE Hardcore Champion(21) (8/18/2002)
- NWA Force One Heavyweight Champion (2/28/2009 - 5/23/2009)

PWI Achievement Awards: (0 wins, 0 1st RUs, 2 2nd RUs, 1 3rd RU)
- 1996 Most Improved Wrestler, 2nd Runner-Up
- 1997 Match of the Year, 3rd Runner-Up (Richards vs. Sandman vs. Terry Funk)
- 2000 Most Hated Wrestler, 2nd Runner-Up