A long-time veteran of hardcore, Stevie Richards' roots in ECW can be traced as far back as 1993. Stevie spent his early years as a devoted follower of Raven. Later, the two would compete as a tag team, at one point sharing the ECW Tag Team Championship.
After breaking away from Raven, Stevie, along with the Blue Meanie and Nova, formed the blue World order. The bWo, which was a parody of WCW's nWo, became an overwhelming favorite of the rabid ECW fanbase. "Big Stevie Cool" as he was known, reached main event status when he headlined ECW's first pay-per-view Barely Legal.
After the untimely demise of the original ECW, Stevie headed to WWE. There, he spent several years competing on both Raw and SmackDown, but was never able to reach the level of success he enjoyed in Extreme Championship Wrestling. In the early part of his WWE career, he was a member of the controversial group Right to Censor.
The master of the Stevie Kick, Richards returned home to ECW where he began to again utilize the skills that put him on the wrestling map. He missed nine months, however, between 2007 and 2008 while recovering from throat surgery. Still, the ECW Original rebounded nicely, returning to the ring without showing any signs of slowing.