History Wrestling / StevieRichards

* AmbiguouslyGay
** While he never did an outright GorgeousGeorge gimmick, his enthusiasm for Raven[[note]]See also the [=Ho Yay=] entry on Raven's YMMV page.[[/note]] led to some speculation and comments along those lines. While he and Raven were walking to the ring for their ECW World Tag Team Title defense against Tommy Dreamer and Wrestling/LunaVachon at ''ECW Hardcore Heaven 95'', July 1, 1995, Wrestling/JoeyStyles said that all of Richards' friends at the [[Film/PoliceAcademy Blue Oyster]] are happy that he is an ECW World Tag Team Champion.
** {{Subverted| trope}} two weeks later, at ''ECW Heat Wave'', during Raven and Richards' title defense against Tony Stetson and Donn E. Allen, when Richards started making out with Wrestling/{{Francine}}, prompting Joey to say, "I'll be damned! Richards likes girls!"

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Richards The Other Wiki]].

** ''Wrestling/TerriRunnels'' defeated him for the WWE Hardcore Title. He [[PantyShot rolled her up]] to regain it immediately after.

* YouWannaGetSued: It looked like he was going to lose to Justin Credible, who TNA couldn't actually afford to ''call'' Justin Credible. Justin, rather than just go for [[NameOfPower that's incredible]], Justin decided to yell out his catchphrase, which caused Stevie to jump up and kick him in the face.

* ArchEnemy: Tommy Dreamer and [[Wrestling/JimFullington the Sandman]] in ECW; pretty much the entire WWE roster as the leader of Right to Censor; Wrestling/TrishStratus and whoever Victoria may have been feuding with at the time; Wrestling/{{Goldust}}, Wrestling/{{Test}}; Abyss in TNA.

* BigBad: Of Right to Censor.

* ForYourOwnGood: Right to Censor's CatchPhrase ''was'' "It's for your own good." "Because you do ''not'' know what is good for you!" was another.

* LightIsNotGood: RTC all [[DressCode wore white shirts]] despite being heels.

* {{Moral Guardian|s}}: As the leader of Right to Censor in WWE from 2000-2001, a group focused on combating what he saw as "[[GarbageWrestler gratuitous violence]]" and "unnecessary sexual displays" (such as Rikishi's stink face or Mr. Ass's mooning of the crowd).

** (in WWE): Right To Censor and the Alliance

** Once offered '''[[Wrestling/TheUndertaker THE UNDERTAKER]]''' membership in RTC. Taker gave him the Last Ride for his efforts.

* VictoriousLoser: At least when it comes to his Right To Censor incarnation. He and his stable may have been viciously hated and humiliated throughout their run but in the long run, with WWE eventually turning PG and removing the more extreme violence, blood, sexual content, and other mature elements, RTC's Steven Richards can be considered to have truly won the censorship war in the long run, even long after Right To Censor ceased to exist as a stable.

* YouBastard: Steven Richards had faith that you tropers would be spending your free time with your families but instead he found you here, on Wiki/TVTropes, typing about that deplorable program of gratuitous violence and classless smut known as the WWF. The garbage he so righteously campaigned against in Right to Censor!

Heat.

-->[[CatchPhrase "I'll show you, you'll see!"]]

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Michael Stephen Manna (born October 9, 1971) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}, PA best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} as Stevie Richards. He began his career in 1992 and appeared on the very first ECW event, February 25, 1992, going to a 20-minute draw with Jimmy Jannetty. He would struggle in the midcard for close to three years, until a series of losses to Wrestling/TommyDreamer in late 1994 would serve to invigorate his career via the debut of Wrestling/{{Raven}}. Richards would become Raven's [[TheDragon flunky]] and they would go on to hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] twice.

Richards would ultimately follow Raven to Wrestling/{{WCW}} in Summer 1997 but leave in early October to briefly go back to ECW. He would bounce around the independents until he arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 1999 where he would stay until 2008. He again spent time on the independent circuit before turning up in Wrestling/{{TNA}} in 2009, now wearing hospital scrubs and treating Abyss at "Dr. Stevie's" mental health clinic. This was [[LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub revealed to be a front]] for Stevie's new stable, consisting of the decidedly ''un''stable Raven, Abyss and {{Wrestling/Daffney|Unger}} (pictured).

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: While wrestling for Ring Warriors, he and Big Vito were involved in a Battling Bombshells show match, which normally features the women's division (Battling Bombshells) exclusively. The main event no less. Both do have a history of cross dressing, but still.

* TheBeard: An example that only lasted a couple minutes but still. Stevie appealed to Victoria's jealousy to get her to fight harder against Ivory and Tommy Dreamer for a mixed tag team match on

** He was an AuthorityInNameOnly according to Johnathan Coachman, but Al Snow was insistent that Stevie was a real general manager, even describing his as a rival to Raw GM Wrestling/EricBischoff. Despite this even Wrestling/AlSnow (and Wrestling/{{Ivory}}) conceded that his company, "Stevie Corp", did not actually exist.

* {{Keet}}: During his WWE {{face}} runs. Even Essa Rios and Wrestling/{{Lita}} did not bother trying to keep up with him when they tagged together.

* LoserLeavesTown: Wrestled one against Raven in Extreme Rising but it was a no contest

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Join the anti Mexican "Right" in Lucha Libre USA after at first being a fairly neutral [[AscendedExtra commentator]].

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned WCW after a loss to Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage on the October 4th (taped October 1), 1997 ''WCW Saturday Night'' with no real storyline explanation. The October 13th ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' featured a pretaped vignette of Raven talking about his childhood. This was followed by the Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} vs. Wrestling/ScottyRiggs match (4-0.) During the entrances, Raven was shown in the crowd with Wrestling/PerrySaturn and the as-yet-unnamed Sick Boy. Announcer Tony Schiavone acknowledged that Richards was not there and said, "Well you know, here today gone tomorrow with Stevie Richards."

* SummonBiggerFish: Called on the Blue Meanie to finish of Carlito and Rosita in House Of Hardcore (it didn't work)

** On a 2003 Raw he called out Bill Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, who at the time was usually cantankerous because of Wrestling/TripleH's Wrestling/{{Evolution}}.

** (in ECW): Raven's Nest

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned WCW after a loss to Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage on the October 4th (taped October 1), 1997 ''WCW Saturday Night'' with no real storyline explanation. The October 13th ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' featured a pretaped vignette of Raven talking about his childhood. This was followed by the Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} vs. Scotty Riggs match (4-0.) During the entrances, Raven was shown in the crowd with Wrestling/PerrySaturn and the as-yet-unnamed Sick Boy. Announcer Tony Schiavone acknowledged that Richards was not there and said, "Well you know, here today gone tomorrow with Stevie Richards."

!!! "The Original King of Tropes":

** ''[[Characters/WWEDivas Terri Runnels]]'' defeated him for the WWE Hardcore Title. He [[PantyShot rolled her up]] to regain it immediately after.

Michael Steven Manna (b. 1971) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}, PA best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} as Stevie Richards. He began his career in 1992 and appeared on the very first ECW event, February 25, 1992, going to a 20-minute draw with Jimmy Jannetty. He would struggle in the midcard for close to three years, until a series of losses to Wrestling/TommyDreamer in late 1994 would serve to invigorate his career via the debut of Wrestling/{{Raven}}. Richards would become Raven's [[TheDragon flunky]] and they would go on to hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] twice.

* TheBeard: An example that only lasted a couple minutes but still. Stevie appealed to Victoria's jealousy to get her to fight harder against Ivory and Tommy Dreamer for a mixed tag team match on Heat.
* TheHost: Of T4, a show about technology.
* TheRival: Raven may have been Wrestling/TommyDreamer's arch enemy, but for obvious reasons, Dreamer has ran afoul of Stevie Richards pretty often. Stevie has also faced Wrestling/SpikeDudley quite a bit. Both are pretty one sided rivalries, they usually beat Richards.
* TheWorfBarrage: He would sometimes motion to the crowd for a "Stevie sault" but rarely, if ever, actually hit one.
* TheWorfEffect: After Chris Masters accidentally broke his face, WWE started airing footage of the damaged Stevie Richards to try and get Masters over. The problem here was that WWE tried to get Masters over with a full nelson, rather than the Polish Hammer which actually did the damage.

* RealSongThemeTune: In ECW:
** Music/TheOffspring's "Nitro (Youth Energy)" and "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"[[note]]This was Raven's theme.[[/note]]
** Music/StoneTemplePilots' "Dead and Bloated"
** Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's "Jesus Christ Superstar"
** (as "Baron Von Stevie"): Music/RichardWagner's "Music/RideOfTheValkyries"
** (as "The Fabulous Ones"): "Surf Rider" by the Lively Ones
** (as "The Stamford Hillbillies"): Music/HankWilliamsJr's "All My Rowdy Friends"

** (as "Baron Von Stevie"): Creator/RichardWagner's "Music/RideOfTheValkyries"

-->"I'm a good guy, I'm trying to help Chris. I spent hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of hours, trying to put together the jigsaw puzzle that was Chris Parks. But then I discovered, this jigsaw puzzle will never ever be put back together. And the saddest part is, and I have to apologize, your sorority sister Taylor has to be dragged into this Monster's Ball."

* YouBastard: Steven Richards had faith that you tropers would be spending your free time with your families but instead he found you here, on TVTropes, typing about that deplorable program of gratuitous violence and classless smut known as the WWF. The garbage he so righteously campaigned against in Right to Censor!

* BerserkButton: Attack Victoria, as we saw Test do one Raw episode, and Stevie will ''flip his shit.'' Didn't even matter if he and Victoria were broken up or feuding, as Rodney Mack would later find out.

** Of Yoga, he got the idea from DDP

** He was an AuthorityInNameOnly, according to Johnathan Coachman but Al Snow was insistent that Stevie was a real general manager, even describing his as a rival to Raw GM Wrestling/EricBischoff. Despite this even Wrestling/AlSnow (and Wrestling/{{Ivory}}) were insistent his company, "Stevie Corp", did not actually exist.
* CowerPower: Him hugging Victoria/Tara's legs at House Of Hardcore 3 to protect himself from Wrestling/{{Carlito| Colon}}.

* PsychoSupporter: For Victoria, though she was one for him as well. A straighter was Dr. Stevie's TNA partnership with Daffney and an even straighter example was when he served as Raven's underling.

* StalkerWithACrush: To Victoria after her face turn

* TheHost: Of T4, a show about technology

** On a 2003 Raw he called out Bill Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, who at the time was usually cantankerous because of Triple H's Evolution.

* YouBastard: Stephen Richards had faith that you tropers would be spending you free time with your families but instead he found you here, on tv tropes, typing about that deplorable program of gratuitous violence and classless smut known as the WWF. The garbage he so righteously campaigned against in Right To Censor!

'''Michael Steven Manna''' (b. 1971) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}, PA best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} as '''Stevie Richards.''' He began his career in 1992 and appeared on the very first ECW event, February 25, 1992, going to a 20-minute draw with Jimmy Jannetty. He would struggle in the midcard for close to three years, until a series of losses to Wrestling/TommyDreamer in late 1994 would serve to invigorate his career via the debut of Wrestling/{{Raven}}. Richards would become Raven's [[TheDragon flunky]] and they would go on to hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] twice.

* ForYourOwnGood: Right to Censor's CatchPhrase ''was'' "It's for your own good."

* FleetingDemographicRule: After Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie made his surprise debut at ''ECW November to Remember 95'', he and Richards developed a gimmick of doing {{Affectionate Parod|y}}ies of wrestlers past and present (the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder "Blue World Order"]]). This angle would be rehashed on ''Impact'' with Abyss and his fixation on collecting rings belonging to WWE Hall of Famers, [[MegaManning which somehow imbued Abyss]] with their respective gimmicks, personalities, and entrance themes(!).

Richards would ultimately follow Raven to Wrestling/{{WCW}} in Summer 1997 but leave in early October to briefly go back to ECW. He would bounce around the independents until he arrived in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 1999 where he would stay until 2008. He again spent time on the independent circuit before turning up in Wrestling/{{TNA}} in 2009, now wearing a hospital scrubs and treating Abyss at "Dr. Stevie's" mental health clinic. This was [[LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub revealed to be a front]] for Stevie's new stable, consisting of the decidedly ''un''stable Raven, Abyss and {{Wrestling/Daffney|Unger}} (pictured).