When listening to most members of the original ECW fraternity talk about their experiences with the promotion, the over-riding feeling seems to be that they felt a part of something special. Stevie Richards has remarked that he felt the original ECW was somewhat of a family, everyone looked out for everyone else, and there weren't many bad times backstage at ECW events. Sure, there would have been arguments, maybe even fights, but for the most part ECW was a fun environment to be around, at least according to Richards. Joining Paul Heyman's circus when he was only in his 20's, Stevie Richards says he stood wide-eyed on many occasions, simply a boy in a man's world. It's actually pretty cool that Richards feels this way about ECW, theorising that it was crucial in his development from tentative youngster to confident young man. Pro wrestling is often regarded as a fairly immature and juvenile pursuit by those outside of the industry, but there is a family-like atmosphere in many promotions, because these men and women spend so much of their time together on the road.