First Ever WWE Raw - Where Are They Now?

29. Stevie Richards

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As alluded to, Stevie Richards was in the corner of Jazz during her Women's Championship defence against Trish Stratus on the 'first' WWE Raw.

Not just that, but Richards quickly followed up his role in the finish of that match with a scuffle over the Hardcore Championship he'd won two days prior. After a post-match skirmish that saw Bubba Ray Dudley, Raven, Justin Credible, Crash Holly and Stratus herself all briefly become Hardcore Champ, Stevie managed to reclaim that prize by the time all was said and done here.

Big Stevie Cool currently runs his own Stevie Richards Fitness company, has his own long-standing podcast and has still yet to formally retire from the squared circle, although he hasn't wrestled a match since 2019.

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