Raven's Nest 1606231 225292877 2008-07-12T22:47:02Z 69.113.100.222 /* References */ {{Infobox Wrestling team |article_name=Serotonin |type=S |image= |caption=The Flock (WCW)<br />Riggs, Reese, Raven, Lodi, and Horace |members=See below |names=Raven's Cult<br />Raven's Nest<br />The Flock<br />Dead Pool<br />The Gathering<br />Serotonin |former_members= |debut=1995 |disbanded=2007 |promotions=[[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]]<br />[[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]<br />[[Juggalo Championship Wrestling|JCW]]<br />[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] |}} '''Raven's Nest''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[stable (professional wrestling)|stable]] led by [[Scott Levy|Raven]] that was present in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] between 1995 and 1997. Later, Raven created other incarnations of the group in [[World Championship Wrestling]] ('''The Flock''' and '''The Dead Pool''') and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] ('''The Gathering''' and '''Serotonin'''). ==Extreme Championship Wrestling== ===Raven's Nest=== Raven's Nest was a large stable with a frequently fluctuating membership in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]], consisting of Raven's [[lackey]]s, [[Henchman|henchmen]], [[Lover|paramours]] and several [[Mercenary|hired guns]]. The Nest chiefly assisted Raven throughout his [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuds]] with [[Tommy Dreamer]] and [[Jim Fullington|The Sandman]]. Over the years, Raven's Nest members and allies included: *[[Stevie Richards]] *[[Tony Stetson]] and [[Johnny Weiss|Johnny Hotbody]] - Joined the Nest after heralding Raven as the "voice of their generation". *[[Trisa Hayes|Beulah McGillicutty]] - Beulah was a girl who both Raven and Dreamer had "met at summer camp when they were teenagers". She had been [[Obesity|fat]], so Dreamer rejected her advances, and Raven slept with her instead. Stevie Richards ([[kayfabe]]) brought Beulah to ECW on [[April 8]] [[1995]] to act as Raven's [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] and girlfriend, realizing that he could channel her thirst for revenge against Dreamer into a useful weapon. Raven was initially shocked, and berated Richards for bringing "that fat piece of hell" to ECW, but changed his tune when it became apparent that Beulah had lost a great deal of weight, and had since appeared in [[Penthouse magazine|''Penthouse'']]. *[[The Pitbulls]] ([[Gary Wolfe|Pitbull #1]] and [[Anthony Durante|Pitbull #2]]) *[[Gertrude Vachon|Luna Vachon]] *[[David Heath (wrestler)|The Vampire Warrior]] *The [[Dudley Boyz]] ([[Alex Rizzo|Big Dick Dudley]], [[Jeff Bradley|Dudley Dudley]] and [[Anthony Michaels|Lil' Snot Dudley]]) *Don E. Allen and Dino Sendoff *[[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]] - Turned on Tommy Dreamer and joined Raven to help send a message about [[hardcore wrestling]] to Dreamer. *[[The Eliminators]] ([[Perry Satullo|Perry Saturn]] and [[John Kronus]]) *[[Heavenly Bodies|The Heavenly Bodies]] ([[Tom Prichard]] & [[James Richland|Jimmy Del Ray]]) *[[Brian Heffron|The Blue Meanie]] *[[Kristina Laum|Kimona Wanalaya]] - Kimona replaced Beulah after Beulah left the Nest in January 1996. *[[Harris Brothers|The Bruise Brothers]] (Don and Ron Harris) *[[Brian Lee]] *[[Mike Bucci|Super Nova]] *Miss Patricia *[[Lori Fullington]] - [[Jim Fullington|The Sandman's]] ex-wife. *Tyler Fullington - The Sandman's seven year old son. Raven [[Brainwashing|brainwashed]] Tyler into "worshiping" him, and had him turn on Sandman during a match, hitting him with a [[Shinai|Singapore cane]]. While Tyler was physically incapable of helping Raven defeat The Sandman, he was a useful psychological distraction. *Lupus *[[Denise Riffle|Chastity]] *[[Reggie Bennett]] ====Championships==== **[[ECW Tag Team Championship]] (Raven and Richards, [[List of ECW Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) **[[ECW Championship|ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] (Raven, [[List of ECW Champions|2 times]]) ==World Championship Wrestling== ===The Flock=== '''The Flock''' was Raven's faction founded soon after his debut in [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). All wrestlers in the faction adopted Raven's [[Grunge music|grunge]] gimmick, complete with similar ring attire. Unlike other factions in WCW at the time, the group (though popular) met with limited success and lost most of their matches. The group disbanded after former member [[Perry Saturn]] won the rest of the members' freedom from Raven on [[September 13]] [[1998]] at [[Fall Brawl#1998|Fall Brawl]]. The Flock is best remembered for hanging around in the crowd (usually at ringside) and then pouncing on any given wrestler, usually without provocation. Each member of the Flock was a social outcast for one reason or another and sought acceptance within the Flock: *[[Brad Cain|Lodi]] - Lodi had a psychological need for approval and acceptance, and so became Raven's most loyal lackey. He carried signs to ringside with slogans written on them which promoted the Flock and mocked their opponents, the fans, and sometimes rival promotions. *[[Ron Reis|Reese]] - Reese was extremely tall, which, according to Raven, had led to him being ostracized, so he took him in. *[[Peter Gruner|Kidman]] - Kidman was said to be homeless before meeting Raven. He had something of a [[heroin]] addict gimmick, though this was never explicitly said on WCW television; he constantly scratched his body (a sign of heroin use) and exhibited other behavior linked with the drug. Kidman turned on Raven during his match at [[Fall Brawl#1998|Fall Brawl]], allowing Saturn to win and free The Flock. After his freedom from The Flock, he'd exhibited a turn-around, no longer scratching himself and had made a cleaner, more hygienic presence. *[[Scott Antol|Riggs]] - In a match with Raven, during which he caught Riggs with a [[Professional wrestling throws#Drop toe-hold|drop toe-hold]], sending his face into a chair, Scotty Riggs suffered a ([[kayfabe]]) eye injury. Afterwards Raven and the Flock "took possession" of the injured Riggs, carrying him to the backstage area. From then on Riggs, now forced to wear an eye patch, became a member of the Flock, dropped his first name, and became as despondent as the rest of the group. *[[Horace Hogan|Horace]] - Horace was recruited into the group solely because he was the nephew of the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]]. Raven attempted to use him to get closer to Hogan. *[[Chris Kanyon|Kanyon]] - Like many Flock members, Kanyon feuded with Raven before eventually joining him. Kanyon was the last person to join The Flock before it was disbanded. In spite of this, he remained loyal to Raven, and would stay by his side several months afterwards. *[[Stevie Richards]] - Raven's lackey from his ECW days, a ([[Legit (professional wrestling)|legit]]) falling out between Richards and Raven led to them separating in WCW and Richards returning to ECW. *[[Perry Saturn|Saturn]] - Raven's [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)|enforcer]], he eventually grew tired of Raven and left The Flock, causing the feud between the two which led to the disbanding of the group. *[[Scott Vick|Sick Boy]] - A [[WCW Power Plant|Power Plant]] hopeful who mysteriously succumbed to Raven's influence. *[[Mark Hildreth|Hammer]] - A heavy metal star turned wrestler who was (kayfabe) released from WCW and had nowhere to go. He joined the Flock as an outcast, looking for work. He defeated Saturn in a "Loser leaves The Flock" match, but was thrown out of the group by Raven, who preferred Saturn. ====Championships==== **[[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] (Raven, [[List of WWE United States Champions|1 time]]) **[[WCW World Television Championship]] - Saturn (1 Time) ===Dead Pool/Dark Carnival=== The '''Dead Pool''' was another stable centered around Raven. It was first put together in August 1999 while Raven was in WCW and saw him teaming up with [[Vampiro]] and the [[Insane Clown Posse]] (ICP) ([[Joseph Bruce|Violent J]] and [[Joseph Utsler|Shaggy 2 Dope]]). When Raven quit WCW and went back to [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]] a month after the group's inception, Vampiro and ICP stayed together under the moniker the '''Dark Carnival''' and continued without him. The group has since resurfaced numerous times, including in ICP's [[Juggalo Championship Wrestling|Juggalo Championshit Wrestling]] where ICP formed another version of the group, '''The Dead Pool 2000''', with the addition of [[Balls Mahoney]] as well as various [[Independent circuit|indy feds]] where Raven and ICP team together. Members included: *The [[Insane Clown Posse]] ([[Joseph Bruce|Violent J]] and [[Joseph Utsler|Shaggy 2 Dope]]) *[[Vampiro]] *[[Keiji Mutoh|The Great Muta]] (joined after Raven left) *[[Dale Torborg|The KISS Demon]] (joined after Raven left) ==Total Nonstop Action Wrestling== ===The Gathering=== When Raven joined [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]], he formed a new version of the Flock, this time calling them '''The Gathering'''. The original Gathering members were [[Brian Wohl|Julio Dinero]] and [[Mickie James|Alexis Laree]], with [[CM Punk]] joining the group soon after its inception. Punk and Dinero played 'adoring Raven [[fanboy]]' gimmicks, making Raven the main focus of the group. Laree left both the group and TNA after being signed to a contract by [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]. On [[December 7]] [[2003]], Punk and Dinero turned on Raven during a six-man [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]]. Raven disappeared from TNA, while Punk and Dinero joined up with longtime Raven-enemy [[James Mitchell (manager)|James Mitchell]] and continued to wrestle under the Gathering tag team name. The team came to an abrupt end when Punk left TNA to remain in [[Ring of Honor]] in the midst of the "[[Rob Feinstein#Perverted-Justice incident|Rob Feinstein controversy]]". As well, Dinero was eventually released. Mitchell disappeared for over a year before returning in July 2005 as the manager of [[Chris Parks|Abyss]], continuing their feud for a short time. Members included: *[[Brian Wohl|Julio Dinero]] *[[Mickie James|Alexis Laree]] *[[CM Punk]] ====Finishers==== **'''''Near Death Experience''''' ([[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying neckbreaker|flying neckbreaker]] (Punk) / [[powerbomb]] (Dinero) combo) ===Serotonin=== On the [[November 16]] [[2006]] edition of ''[[TNA Impact!|iMPACT!]]'', [[Frankie Kazarian|Kazarian]], [[Matt Bentley|Maverick Matt]], and [[Johnny Devine]] appeared with drastically changed appearances, calling themselves a '''Movement'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1014 |title=TNA Genesis 2006: Results |accessdate=2006-12-31 |Author=Marcus Cygy}}</ref> Later, through a series of [[Vignette (professional wrestling)|vignettes]], they revealed their name to be '''Serotonin''', referencing the brain chemical of [[Serotonin|the same name]] which regulates, among other things, [[aggression]], [[Mood (psychology)|moodiness]], and [[Clinical depression|depression]]--things the Raven character has been linked to since its inception. Raven's involvement with Serotonin began differently than with other incarnations of The Flock. Instead of speaking for the group during [[Promo (professional wrestling)|promos]] and being around at ringside during matches Raven is only seen after matches, when he comes to the ring to hit the members with a [[Shinai|kendo stick]], regardless of the result of the match, as part of a program referred to as "torture builds success." The members drop to their knees and take their licks without complaint, for the most part. The only dissension being diffused by other members instead of Raven. Serotonin wrestled mostly on dark matches before [[Pay-Per-View]]s and lost the majority of them. On the [[March 8]] [[2007]] episode, it was announced that Raven had changed their names: renaming Kazarian to '''Kaz''', Maverick Matt to '''Martyr''', and Johnny Devine to '''Havok'''. On the [[June 21]] [[2007]] episode of ''iMPACT'', Kaz turned on Serotonin by costing Raven a match against [[Chris Harris (wrestler)|Chris Harris]]. [[Frankie Kazarian|Kaz]] defeated [[Scott Levy|Raven]] in a match at [[TNA Hard Justice#2007|Hard Justice]]. Bentley was later released by TNA, leaving only Havok and Raven as Serotonin members. Later, Raven and Havok along with [[Dustin Rhodes|Black Reign]] briefly teamed with James Mitchell into attempt to destroy Mitchell's long time enemy [[Chris Parks|Abyss]]. On the November 15 edition of Impact, Havok was revealed to be Team 3D's X Division traitor and reverting back to his Johnny Devine ring name, effectively ending Serotonin. ====Members==== *[[Scott Levy|Raven]] *[[Johnny Devine|Havok]] *[[Frankie Kazarian|Kaz]] *[[Matt Bentley|Martyr]] ====Finishers==== **[[Professional wrestling holds#Fireman's carry|Fireman's carry (Havok)]] / [[Superkick|Superkick (Martyr)]] combination **[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Aided suplex|Suplex (Havok) with assistance from Martyr]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.theraveneffect.com/ TheRavenEffect.com (Official Raven Website)] [[Category:Extreme Championship Wrestling teams and stables]] [[Category:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling teams and stables]] [[Category:World Championship Wrestling teams and stables]]