Stevie Richards

Stevie Richards
Richards in July 2010.
Birth name	Michael Stephen Manna
Born	(1971-10-09) October 9, 1971 (age 45) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big Stevie Cool Dr. Stevie Dr. Stevie Richards Steve Richards Steven Richards Stevie Richards
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Billed from	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US "New York City's Bellevue Hospital" (as Dr. Stevie)
Trained by	Jimmy Jannetty
Debut	February 25, 1992

Michael Stephen Manna (born October 9, 1971) is an American professional wrestler and podcaster, better known by his ring name, Stevie Richards.

Over the course of his career, Richards has performed for major professional wrestling promotions including Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Chikara and Ring of Honor. Championships held by Richards include the ECW World Tag Team Championship, WWE Hardcore Championship, NWA National Heavyweight Championship and Extreme Rising World Championship. He is the current WildKat Heavyweight Champion and Freedom Pro Wrestling National Champion.

Michael Manna trained as a professional wrestler under Jimmy Jannetty at Mike Sharpe's wrestling school in Brick Township, New Jersey. He wrestled his first match on February 25, 1992 for the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance as "Stevie Richards ", facing Jannetty. He wrestled a handful of matches for Eastern Championship Wrestling before spending two years working on the independent circuit for seasoning.

Richards returned to Eastern Championship Wrestling on June 26, 1994 as "Steve Richards" in a preliminary wrestling role. His first appearance back on TV the June 28th episode of NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling, teaming with Hack Meyers in a loss to Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. In addition to his in-ring role, Richards answered calls to the ECW hotline under the pseudonym "Lloyd Van Buren".