Stevie Richards Bio

Michael Manna (born October 9, 1971) is an American professional undertaker wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment undertaker wrestling on its ECW brand. Best known by his ring name, Steven "Stevie" Richards, Manna has previously worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and, briefly, World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

Career Stevie Richards


As we can see from its undertaker bio profile Stevie Richards was trained at Iron Mike Sharpe's wrestling school in Brick Township, New Jersey after being discovered by Dan Haney of the World Wide Wrestling Alliance based out of Colmar/Hatfield PA.

On February 25, 1992, the undertaker wrestler Steven Richards had the honor of being one of the participants in the first ever ECW match, in a 20-minute time limit draw with Jimmy Jannetty.

World Championship Wrestling

The highlight of his ECW undertaker wrestling career was perhaps participating in the main event of the first ECW pay-per-view, Barely Legal. He wrestled Terry Funk and The Sandman in a Three Way Dance to determine the number one contender to the ECW World Championship.

Richards would also do a telephone line for ECW under the name, Lloyd Van Buren. However, he would not wrestle under that name.

In 1999, Richards went to the WWF in a full-time capacity. He would make his WWF undertaker entrance debut on the August 15, 1999 episode of Sunday Night HEAT.

Richards was traded to Smack Down! On June 30, 2005 and reprised the bWo group with Nova and The Blue Meany. At the 2005 Great American Bash, the bWo lost to The Mexicools (Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis, and Super Crazy) in a six-man tag team match.

With the redevelopment of the ECW brand in 2006, Richards would soon leave the Smack down! brand to join the other members of the ECW brand; making his first appearance as part of the new brand during the WWE vs. ECW Head to Head show on June 7, 2006. The undertaker wrestler Richards would go on to appear on ECW's weekly show under his old ring name of Stevie Richards, though his Titantron video and the on-screen display would still refer to him as Steven.

At the Allied Powers Wrestling Federation he won a 1-time APWF Heavyweight Champion.

The Extreme Championship Wrestling made him a 2-time ECW Tag Team Champion (with Raven).

The National Wrestling Alliance gave him the 1-time NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion (New Jersey version) and the 1-time NWA National Heavyweight Champion, and also the 1-time NWA 2000 Heavyweight Champion.

The Heartland Wrestling Association pronounced him a 1-time HWA Heavyweight Champion.

The Liberty All-Star Wrestling made him a 1-time LAW Heavyweight Champion.

In the Maryland Championship Wrestling he won a 1-time MCW Tag Team Champion (with Earl the Pearl).

The Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation gave him a 1-time MEWF Heavyweight Champion.

And the Steel City Wrestling proclaimed him as a 2-time SCW Tag Team Champion (1-time with Frank Stalletto, 1-time with The Blue Meany).

The Ultimate Championship Wrestling made him a 1-time UCW Heavyweight Champion.

Due to the World Wrestling Entertainment he is a 22-time WWE Hardcore Champion.

The World Wide Wrestling Alliance proclaimed him a WWWA Intercontinental Champion.