Right to Censor

**Right to Censor** was formed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 2000, when wrestler Steven Richards began to randomly appear on WWF programming to cover up the bodies of scantily clad women or remove "hardcore" weapons such as tables from matches. He apparently took offense to the Acolytes' rowdy reputation and disapproved of the Dudleys' use of tables. He was eventually joined by Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather (formerly the Godfather), Val Venis, and Ivory. The group temporarily forced The Kat into its fold, but The Kat and the WWF parted ways before that storyline could completely play itself out. Before being forced into the group, The Kat was starting a group called Right to Nudity, which was to play on The Kat's infamous pay-per-view stunt where she appeared completely topless. Her group was what brought her to Right to Censor's attention.

At SummerSlam, Richards, Buchanan, and The Goodfather won a six-man tag match against Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) and Rikishi. At the next pay-per-view, Unforgiven, the RTC (now with Val Venis) won an eight-man tag match against the APA and the Dudley Boyz. Even though The Goodfather and Bull Buchanan lost the Dudley Invitational at No Mercy, Venis and Richards managed to defeat Chyna and Mr. Ass in a tag match. When Women's Champion Ivory joined the group, she won three pay-per-view matches in a row for the group. She defeated Lita in a title match at Survivor Series while The Goodfather and Buchanan lost a Survivor Series elimination match. The next month, at Armageddon, Ivory came out victorious once again in a triple threat title match against Molly Holly and Trish Stratus, and Val Venis also was victorious over Chyna. Meanwhile, Buchanan and The Goodfather continued the losing streak when they lost the WWF Tag Team Championships to Edge and Christian in a fatal four-way tag match. At the Royal Rumble, Ivory once again retained her title by defeating Chyna; on the other hand, Buchanan, The Goodfather, and Venis all failed in their attempt to win the Royal Rumble match. The followed month at No Way Out, it marked the last time the RTC would win a match at a pay-per-view when Steven Richards defeated Jerry Lawler.

The group had a moderate level of success, with Buchanan and The Goodfather holding the Tag Team Championship and Ivory capturing the WWF Women's Championship before entering into a high-profile feud with Chyna.

WrestleMania X-Seven was the symbolic end of Right to Censor, as the stable lost all of the matches they were scheduled to participate in: Buchanan, Venis, and The Goodfather lost a six-man tag match against the APA and Tazz while Ivory lost her title to Chyna.

On the April 26, 2001 episode of *SmackDown!*, Richards, Buchanan, Val Venis, and The Goodfather faced the Undertaker in a four-on-one handicap match. The group was finally disbanded when Steven Richards was hit with the Last Ride by The Undertaker. The Goodfather, Buchanan and Val Venis all walked out and left him lying in the ring. The group’s last match was contested on May 24, 2001 on *SmackDown!*, when Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather, and Ivory lost to Steve Blackman, Grand Master Sexay, and Trish Stratus in a tag match. Shortly thereafter, RTC was officially disbanded, with Ivory appearing for the last time under the Right to Censor gimmick on the June 16, 2001 episode of *Metal*. Ivory and Steven Richards would return as members of the WCW/ECW Alliance during the Invasion angle, while Val Venis and Goodfather returned at the 2002 Royal Rumble under their old personas.