Scott Levy 307526 225848541 2008-07-15T18:03:38Z 69.136.23.234 {{refimprove|date=April 2008}} {{Infobox Wrestler |name=Scott Levy |names=Johnny Polo<br/>'''Raven'''<br/>Scott Anthony<br/>Scotty the Body<br/>Scotty Flamingo |image=Raven20041212.jpg |height={{height|ft=6|in=1}} |weight={{convert|245|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on}} |birth_date={{birth date and age|year=1964|month=9|day=8}} |birth_place=[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>[http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/raven_interview.html SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Raven<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |death_date= |death_place= |resides=[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |billed='''The [[Bowery]]''',<br/>[[Palm Beach, Florida]] |trainer=[[Larry Sharpe]]<br/>Charlie Fulton<br/>[[Ed Farhat|The Sheik]]<br/>[[Jake Roberts]] |debut=[[February 20]] [[1988]] |retired= |website=[http://www.theraveneffect.com TheRavenEffect.com]<br/>{{myspace|officialraven|Raven}} }} '''Scott Anthony Levy''' (born [[September 8]] [[1964]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]), better known by his [[ring name]] '''Raven''', is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling]] performer, writer and producer. He is a former [[ECW Championship|Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight]] champion and [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight]] champion, and holds a record for most reigns as [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF/E Hardcore]] champion. Raven is the only professional wrestler to hold championship gold in each of the major American promotions of the last decade; World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, & Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Levy is also the innovator of numerous types of "gimmick" wrestling matches, such as the [[Professional wrestling match types#Clockwork Orange House of Fun match|''Clockwork Orange House of Fun Match'']], the [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|''Raven's Rules Match'']], and the [[Professional wrestling match types#Hangman's Horror match|''Hangman's Horror Match'']]. ==Career== ===Early career=== Scott Levy entered the wrestling business in 1988 as '''Scotty The Body''' in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]' [[Continental Wrestling Association]], where he was the boy-toy of [[Missy Hyatt]], who used him to her and [[Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)|Eddie Gilbert]]'s advantage. After leaving Memphis, Levy competed in his home state of Florida until he was let go after an argument with part-owners [[Steve Keirn]] and Jack Glidden. Levy next competed briefly with [[Vancouver]]'s [[NWA All-Star Wrestling|All Star Wrestling]]; he wrestled as a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] there and got [[Over (professional wrestling)|over]] with the fans, but ended up leaving due to promoter [[Al Tomko]]'s preference to push his sons, Todd ("Rick Davis") and Terry ("The Frog") in All Star's top spots, as well as Tomko making false allegations about Levy being in legal trouble. From there, he went to [[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. He was one of the main [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heels]] for most of his three years there, winning all of the titles and feuding heavily with Steve Doll. His manager in PNW was Taylor Made (who would later work for the World Wrestling Federation as [[Terri Poch|Tori]]). After taking a brief break from competing, he returned to PNW as a face and began a feud with top heel [[Len Denton|The Grappler]]. ===World Championship Wrestling (1992-1993)=== He got his first major exposure as a wrestler in 1992 in [[World Championship Wrestling]]. Competing in the light-heavyweight division under the name '''Scotty Flamingo''', playing a [[surfer]] from Florida and even bringing a surfboard to the ring with him. He was managed by [[Diamond Dallas Page]], and he won the short lived WCW Light Heavyweight Championship (also known as the first incarnation of the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WCW Cruiserweight Championship]]) on June 20, 1992 by defeating [[Brian Pillman]] at the WCW Pay Per View Bash At The Beach. After the match, many other wrestlers lined up in the back to praise the quality of the match. On July 5, 1992, [[Brad Armstrong (wrestler)|Brad Armstrong]] defeated Levy to win the Light Heavyweight title. He had feuds with Pillman, Armstrong, and [[Marc Mero|Johnny B. Badd]]. He won a "boxing" match over Badd at [[Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXI|Clash of the Champions XXI]] on November 18, 1992 via knockout. He left WCW in early 1993. ===World Wrestling Federation (1993-1994)=== After leaving WCW, Levy joined the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] as manager '''Johnny Polo''', a spoiled, rich [[preppie]] kid, and was placed with [[Bryan Clark|Adam Bomb]]. He was also manager of [[The Quebecers]] tag team, whom he led to three reigns as [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Champions]]. He occasionally wrestled, worked as a color commentator and cohost of Radio WWF, and, behind the scenes, worked as a producer for ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night RAW]]''. During this time, Polo briefly starred alongside Roddy Piper, Jim Ross, Richard Kimble, Wolfman Jack, and Of in the short lived "Jim Ross Show". Levy left in 1994. ===Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995-1997)=== On January 7, 1995, now bulked up to approximately 230 lb (104 kg), Levy debuted in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] under the name '''Raven''' (a reference to [[The Raven|the poem]] by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]). In a dramatic departure from his former [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|gimmicks]], Levy began portraying a [[Clinical depression|depressed]], [[Nihilism|nihilistic]] [[Misanthropy|misanthrope]] with a [[grunge]]-inspired wardrobe. Raven had a [[stoic]] manner, and delivered eloquent, philosophical [[promo (professional wrestling)|promo]]s which included many [[literary allusion]]s and ended with the catchphrase, "[[The Raven|Quote the Raven, 'Nevermore'.]]" He made his debut with [[Stevie Richards]], attacking [[Tommy Dreamer]] and claiming Dreamer was his enemy when they were children at [[summer camp]]. Richards soon brought Raven a valet, [[Trisa Hayes|Beulah McGillicutty]], a girl from Dreamer & Raven's pasts, who had [[unrequited love|unrequited feelings]] for Dreamer as a child, but was now seeking revenge. Raven and Dreamer had a multi-year ongoing feud with a great deal of matches; Dreamer became [[over (professional wrestling)|over]] as an underdog face showing resilience and tenacity in the spite of Raven coming out victorious almost every time. Another major ECW [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] was with [[Jim Fullington|Sandman]]. Raven "brainwashed" Sandman's real-life son to join his cult-like following and turned him against his father. Raven got at Sandman by having his son deny his relationship with his father and perform Raven's taunt to slowly eat away at Sandman's psyche. This led to many bloody matches, culminating in an October 1996 match in which Sandman's son interfered to help his father. After the match, the two embraced, but Raven came from behind with a [[Shinai|Kendo Stick]], and brutalized Sandman. Raven's lackeys, Steven Richards and the [[Brian Heffron|Blue Meanie]], pulled out a giant wooden cross from under the ring, tied Sandman down to it, and lifted it up and "crucified" him.<ref>Loverro, Thom. The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling (p.172)</ref> At the same event, [[Kurt Angle]] was present as a special guest (he was considering changing pro from [[amateur wrestling]]) and the offensive angle caused him to leave and threaten a lawsuit if his name appeared on the same episode as the "crucifixion".<ref>Loverro, Thom. The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling (p.173)</ref> Levy came out and gave a questionable apology for his actions. To this day, Levy claims that the angle was not an insult to [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]], but an insult to The Sandman, by using religious iconography to convey an artistic standpoint. In a [[shoot (professional wrestling)|shoot]] interview for the [[Forever Hardcore]] documentary, Levy mentioned that his own religion came into question over the incident, with many ECW wrestlers believing that Levy (who, along with then-ECW owners [[Paul Heyman]] and [[Tod Gordon]], is [[Judaism|Jewish]]) deliberately used the crucifixion as an anti-Christian statement. Levy says he was coerced into the apology by Heyman, who feared a backlash, and was angrily confronted by wrestlers who questioned why Raven didn't crucify Sandman on a [[Star of David|"Jewish Star"]]. The footage of the "crucifixion" was never used by ECW and was not publicly seen until it appeared on the [[WWE Home Video|WWE DVD]] ''[[The Rise and Fall of ECW]]''. Raven dominated ECW throughout 1995-1996 and enjoyed two reigns as [[ECW Championship|ECW World Heavyweight Champion]]. His group of followers, '''[[Raven's Nest]]''', included many names over his two-year stint in the company: [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]], Stevie Richards, [[Tony Stetson]], [[Johnny Weiss|Johnny Hotbody]], [[The Pitbulls]], [[Dudley Boyz|The Dudley Boys]], [[Brian Lee]], [[Harris Brothers|The Bruise Brothers]], [[Trisa Hayes|Beulah McGillicutty]], [[Kristina Laum|Kimona Wanalaya]], [[Lori Fullington]], The Blue Meanie, [[Mike Bucci|Super Nova]], [[Denise Riffle|Chastity]], and Lupus. His feud with [[Tommy Dreamer]] began at his debut and lasted for the next two years, before Dreamer finally defeated him at the [[New Alhambra Arena|ECW Arena]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] on June 7, 1997. Also, during his first stint in ECW, Raven successfully defended the ECW World Heavyweight Title against famous veterans [[Terry Gordy]] and [[Steve Williams (wrestler)|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]], among others. He gave Dr. Death his first loss in a singles match in the U.S. in many years. In June 1997, Raven faced Tommy Dreamer in a "Loser Leaves ECW" Match and lost. Raven then moved on to [[World Championship Wrestling]]. ===World Championship Wrestling (1997-1999)=== On June 30, 1997, Raven made his return to WCW as he was seen sitting in the front row at ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'', and the commentators acknowledged him as a former champion from a "major independent" organization; [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) was never mentioned by name. On August 21, 1997 at [[Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXXV|Clash of the Champions XXXV]], Raven brutally defeated Stevie Richards in an "unsanctioned" match and then took a seat in the front row. The storyline continued that Raven would frequently appear in the front row for the next few months with his lackeys, slowly forming what would be known as [[Raven's Nest#The Flock|the Flock]]. Raven was an "unsigned [[free agent]]", but eventually accepted a contract with WCW Commissioner [[J.J. Dillon]] which stipulated that he could wrestle only when he wanted and under his own rules. The Flock was a stable of [[misfit]]s in the same vein as the Raven's Nest group in ECW. However, with The Flock, Raven was more openly abusive and controlling, which eventually led to dissention and rebellion. The group's matches were held under ''Raven's Rules'', which meant no disqualifications -- weapon usage, double teaming and outside interference were rampant. On November 23, 1997 at [[WCW World War 3#1997|World War 3]], Raven met [[Scott Antol|Scotty Riggs]] in a match in which Raven dropped Riggs into a chair, "damaging" Riggs' eye. Riggs later joined The Flock, as would [[Ron Reis|Reese]], [[Billy Kidman|Kidman]], [[Mark Hildreth|Van Hammer]], [[Horace Hogan|Horace]], [[Brad Cain|Lodi]], and [[Scott Vick|Sick Boy]]. With The Flock's help, Raven won the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] as well as the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] with [[Perry Saturn]]. The former reign lasted only a day as Raven defeated [[Diamond Dallas Page]] at [[WCW Spring Stampede#1998|Spring Stampede 1998]] and lost the belt the following night to [[Bill Goldberg]] on ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''. Raven had a notable feud with Perry Saturn after losing the U.S. title. He blamed the flock and Saturn in particular for his loss. This led to a series of matches, culminating in a match at [[Fall Brawl#1998|Fall Brawl 1998]] -- if Raven lost, the Flock would be able to disband. Saturn won with the help of Kidman, who also wanted to leave Raven's abuses. Without the Flock, Raven began a series of depressing interviews and walked out on several matches. In October at [[Halloween Havoc#1998|Halloween Havoc]], Raven refused to wrestle [[Chris Jericho]] for the [[WCW Television Championship]], but eventually was convinced to return to the ring. He lost the match and wasn't seen until 1999. On his return, a series of vignettes were shown in which a camera crew followed Raven to his supposed childhood home, where he had led a privileged [[American upper class|upper class]] lifestyle. This hearkened back to Levy's pre-Raven characters. He was reunited with his former valet [[Denise Riffle|Chastity]], who WCW claimed was his sister, and moved into other storylines, creating feuds with [[Chris Kanyon]], [[Bam Bam Bigelow]], and Hak ([[Jim Fullington|The Sandman]]). He later joined with [[Vampiro]] and the [[Insane Clown Posse]] in a short-lived stable called [[Raven's Nest#Dead Pool/Dark Carnival|The Dead Pool]]. In a backstage meeting in 1999 which involved every contracted WCW wrestler, [[Eric Bischoff]] offered anyone their release right then and there. Levy was the only one to stand up and walk out, as he was dissatisfied with WCW's creative direction. Levy left the company. ===Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2000)=== As a condition to leaving WCW, Levy was not allowed to directly join the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] upon leaving the promotion as levied by a no compete clause in his contract. Via a loophole in the contract, Levy rejoined ECW and signed a one-year contract on August 25, 1999. Raven made a surprise return on ECW's debut on TNN and won the tag team titles from the ironically departing Dudley Boyz along with Tommy Dreamer on August 26, 1999. A reluctant tag team, Raven and Dreamer reigned as [[ECW Tag Team Championship|ECW World Tag Team Champions]] for several months. When they lost those belts, they feuded briefly. Their short feud on several occasions included The Sandman, Mike Awesome, and Masato Tanaka. Raven and Mike Awesome won the tag team titles from Tanaka and Dreamer on March 4, 2000 only to lose them a week later to [[Impact Players|The Impact Players]] at the [[ECW Living Dangerously#2000|Living Dangerously]] pay per view. Raven was left off TV until his eventual departure and return to the WWF. ===World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2000-2003)=== [[Image:RavenWWE.jpg|right|thumb|Levy competing for WWE in September 2002.]] On June 23, 2000, Levy met with WWF officials to discuss a return to the World Wrestling Federation. Raven made his return (his debut under the "Raven" name) at [[WWE Unforgiven#2000|Unforgiven 2000]] when he interfered in the Strap Match between [[Tazz]] and [[Jerry Lawler]], by DDT-ing Lawler. He then started teaming with Tazz before they went their separate ways. On December 20, 2000 in Chattanooga, TN, he defeated [[Steve Blackman]] for the [[WWE Hardcore Championship]], his first of a record 27 title reigns. The first half of 2001 saw Raven achieve several memorable moments. At the [[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]], he prevented [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] from chokeslamming comedian [[Drew Carey]]. At [[WrestleMania X-Seven]], he competed in his only match of the annual event, losing the Hardcore Championship to Kane in a Triple Threat Match that also included [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]]. At [[WWE Backlash#2001|Backlash]], he lost to Hardcore Champion [[Terry Gerin|Rhyno]] in a hardcore match. A brief angle had an anonymous Black Ninja, who was later revealed to be [[Terri Poch|Tori]], aiding Raven in retaining the Hardcore Championship. However, the second half wasn't as successful. Raven found himself in small roles for the next few months. When the [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion]] storyline began, he found himself in the new [[The Alliance (wrestling)|WCW/ECW Alliance]], but had forgettable feuds against [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]] and [[Perry Saturn]]. He was best remembered for being managed by diva [[Terri Runnels]] and destroying the love interest of Saturn, his mop called "Moppy." Like many other former ECW wrestlers, Raven lost his ECW look and switched to the more uniform WWF style of dress. This eventually led to him wearing a [[kilt]], and then to a standard pair of trunks and boots. By the end of the year, Raven was off the air, having been fired ([[kayfabe]]) after the Alliance lost to the WWF at the Survivor Series. In March 2002, when the [[WWE Brand Extension#March 2002 (Brand Extension: RAW and Smackdown!)|Brand Extension]] was announced, Raven was drafted to ''Raw'' with the 28th pick. On the final ''SmackDown!'' before the split began, he defeated [[Maven Huffman|Maven]] to once again win the Hardcore Championship, thus bringing the title to ''Raw''. He lost the title that Monday to [[Mark LoMonaco|Bubba Ray Dudley]]. At that time, Levy decided to spend some time announcing, and Raven became the new color commentator for ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night HEAT]]'' and ''[[WWF Excess]]''. This lasted a couple of months, as he later "quit" the show to resume his wrestling career on ''Raw''. This did not last long either, as was banished from ''RAW'' after losing a match to Tommy Dreamer on June 24, 2002. Raven was forced to spend the rest of the year on ''HEAT'', the show that he quit from mere weeks earlier. Levy was given creative control to develop a storyline related to the [[seven deadly sins]] a la the film ''[[Se7en]]'', with Raven becoming a sort of [[puppet master]] using ''HEAT'' as his playground. It started to play out; however, it was determined by management that it was not over enough, and the angle was aborted. Although Raven did win his way back onto the ''RAW'' roster, he only had one match (losing to [[Jeff Hardy]] in a Royal Rumble qualifier) and was released the following week on January 20, 2003. ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003-2008)=== [[Image:Raven in tna.jpg‎|thumb|right|200px|Levy in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]].]] Levy's main exposure since then has been for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (then NWA-TNA), and in Europe for the [[Frontier Wrestling Alliance]], where he reverted to his original grunge image. He also appeared in [[Ring of Honor]] that year, battling [[CM Punk]] in one of the company's most famous feuds, which was based around Punk's straight-edge lifestyle as opposed to Levy's years of drug and alcohol abuse during the height of his fame in the late nineties. Raven debuted in TNA Wrestling on January 22, 2003, two days after his release from WWE, attacking [[Jeff Jarrett]] and stealing the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Title]] from him. Raven then embarked upon a long-running storyline in which he claimed it was his "destiny" to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Raven began playing mind games with the roster, starting with his former nemesis Sandman, and debuted his trademark ''Clockwork Orange'' House of Fun match, which Levy devised himself. On April 30, 2003 Raven got his first shot at Jeff Jarrett's NWA World Heavyweight title. In a bloody match marred with outside interference and weapons, Jeff Jarrett defeated Raven. ====The Gathering==== On September 17, 2003, Raven lost his trademark long hair after he was defeated by [[Shane Douglas]] in a hair versus hair match, thanks to the surprise interference of [[Vampiro]]. He later regrew it. This is notable because when his head was shaved by James Mitchell, Mitchell shaved too deep, cutting into Raven's scalp, and creating a bloody mess. While in TNA, he formed a stable known as [[Raven's Nest#The Gathering|The Gathering]], which included Punk and [[Mickie James|Alexis]](A.K.A Mickie James), though they would later turn on him. In 2003, Raven feuded with [[James Mitchell (manager)|James Mitchell]] and the Disciples of the New Church. Raven took them all out one by one just like he said, but with help from The Gathering. Raven ended his feud with James Mitchell in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]], which was won by Raven. In 2004, Raven teamed up with The Sandman to go against The Gathering. The Gathering won due to interference from James Mitchell, who had aligned himself with The Gathering. Raven then teamed with Terry Funk to defeat the Gathering, even though James Mitchell tried to interfere. Also in 2004, Raven's old friend [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] returned to TNA Wrestling. Raven teamed with Sabu to defeat The Gathering one last time. Raven and Sabu would then feud with Abyss and "The Alpha Male" [[Monty Brown]]. [[Chris Parks|Abyss]] and Monty Brown would outnumber Sabu on many occasions, when Raven failed to watch Sabu's back. Raven waged a campaign against Sabu, disrespecting the memory of his uncle and assaulting Sabu's mouthpiece, [[Sonjay Dutt]], until Sabu finally broke and attacked him on July 23. Raven defeated Sabu in a no holds barred match on August 4, and a scheduled return match on August 18 was canceled after Sabu (legit) suffered a back injury. The next year saw Raven falling in various feuds, with names such as [[Diamond Dallas Page]], [[Erik Watts]], [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Dustin Rhodes]], Abyss, [[Sean Waltman]], and Monty Brown. He also competed in the very first [[Monster's Ball match]], with Abyss and Brown. ====NWA Championship==== On June 19, 2005, Raven turned face and fulfilled his self-proclaimed destiny when he won the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] at [[Slammiversary (2005)|TNA Slammiversary]] (by taking Jeff Jarrett's place after Jarrett attacked a fan from the crowd earlier that night and got arrested), defeating [[A.J. Styles]], [[Chris Parks|Abyss]], [[Sean Waltman]], and [[Monty Brown]] in a five way [[King of the Mountain match]]. He would go on to successfully defend the title in two defenses over the following months against Abyss at [[TNA No Surrender#2005|No Surrender]], and Rhino two months later at [[TNA Unbreakable#2005|Unbreakable]]. On September 15, Raven lost the NWA Title to Jeff Jarrett in Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada, at a special event of [[Border City Wrestling]]. [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]] ([[Chris Harris (wrestler)|"Wildcat" Chris Harris]] and [[James Storm|"Cowboy" James Storm]]) came out and [[Screwjob (professional wrestling)|interfered]] on Jarrett's behalf. BCW officials immediately contacted TNA Director of Authority [[Larry Zbyszko]], who declared the title change official.<ref>[http://www.tnawrestling.com/fullnews.php?home=206 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling On Spike TV! - NEWS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (TNA had briefly gone dark on its national television timeslot prior to jumping to [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike TV]], prompting a title change in another NWA based promotion). This led to Raven feuding with Larry Zbyszko, who brought in wrestlers like PJ Palaco (Justin Credible) and Chris K (Kanyon) to wrestle Raven. This culminated in a match at [[TNA Final Resolution#2006|Final Resolution 2006]] where Raven wrestled Sean Waltman with the stipulation that if Raven lost he would have to leave TNA. Raven would lose the match, and went on hiatus as a result. The real reason for his leaving was to deal with a thyroid condition. ====Serotonin==== Raven would return to TNA on April 23, 2006 at the Lockdown pay-per-view, and reignited his feud with Zbyszko. They would end their feud at [[TNA Victory Road#2006|Victory Road 2006]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas|Hair vs. Hair match]] which Raven won. He has since continued to wrestle sporadically due to the [[thyroid]] condition that he has been dealing with.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/1/2350 |title=NEWSBOARD - Raven Talks ECW Return &amp; TNA |accessdate=2008-05-10 |format=HTML |work=Wrestling-News.com }}</ref> His last major angle involved a feud between Abyss and [[Matt Hyson|Brother Runt]] and lost to Abyss in a hangmans horror match on impact after Hyson turned on him. Subsequent to this, his coverage in major televised angles has dropped considerably. While he was off-air, an alliance was teased between [[Frankie Kazarian|Kazarian]], [[Johnny Devine]], and [[Matt Bentley]]. On the TNA Primetime Special before Genesis 2006, the three came out in goth, addressing a new movement in TNA. After a loss at the pay-per-view, sporting a new look (often with a mask), Raven revealed himself as their leader, caning the loser of the match. This stable became known as [[Raven's Nest#Serotonin|Serotonin]]. The direction of this stable was very hard to place, although they lost the majority of their televised matches. Regardless of the outcome, Raven would hit the Serotonin competitor with a cane. After a long hiatus, Raven returned to the ring, losing to [[Christopher Daniels]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#First blood match|First Blood Invitational]] then losing to [[Chris Harris (wrestler)|Chris Harris]] after interference from [[Frankie Kazarian|Kaz]]. On one edition of [[TNA Impact!|Impact]], Raven came out after Kaz's win over Havok and Martyr and hit Kaz in the back with a Kendo Stick, breaking it over Kaz's back. Raven, Havok, and Martyr then attacked Kaz with Kendo Sticks. On the July 19th edition of Impact!, Raven and the rest of Serotonin took on the reuniting Triple X. Raven had very little time in the match and Serotonin lost after Skipper hit a top rope leg drop Daniels hit a BME and Senshi hit the Warrior's Way on Havok. Raven won a House Of Fun match, on the 9th of August edition of [[TNA Impact!|Impact]]. He teamed with Robert Roode and James Storm against the team of "The Wildcat" Chris Harris, Rhino, & Kazarian. Raven lost to Kaz, who had rebelled against him, at [[TNA Hard Justice#2007|Hard Justice]] despite having the remaining members of Serotonin involve themselves in the match. Raven has become more involved in the ring in recent months and is said to be getting back into shape. Between Hard Justice and No surrender 07 he wrestled against Samoa Joe, who got the win. He was part of the Tag Team Guantlet along with Havok at No surrender. He was eliminated in 22 seconds by Team 3D. He stated that he was biding his time and waiting for guys like Joe, Christian, and Angle to tear each other apart and then he would be there to reclaim the TNA Championship. He then issued a challenge to Abyss and Rhino at Bound For Glory. Abyss later had Black Reign added to the match and made it a Monsters Ball. Recently, Raven formed a brief alliance with [[Johnny Devine|Havok]], [[Dustin Rhodes|Black Reign]], [[Ricky Banderas|Judas Mesias]], and [[James Mitchell (manager)|James Mitchell]] with the purpose of defeating [[Chris Parks|Abyss]]. On the November 15 edition of [[TNA Impact!|Impact]], Havok was revealed to be Team 3D's X Division traitor, effectively ending Serotonin. At [[TNA Turning Point#2007|Turning Point 2007]], Raven substituted for Rhino in the "Match of 10,000 Thumbtacks" and teamed with Abyss to defeat [[Dustin Rhodes#Return to TNA (2007-Current)|Black Reign]] and [[John Hugger|Rellik]]. Raven was officially released from TNA. His profile was removed from the roster on March 7, 2008. ===Recent activity=== Now that Levy is no longer with TNA, he has decided to open up his own [[professional wrestling school]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], which will work in conjunction with the promotion, [[Georgia Championship Wrestling|Great Championship Wrestling]]. He has enlisted the help of [[Johnny Swinger]] to assist in training the students. The school is tentatively scheduled to open in the spring of 2008 and he is currently taking [[resumes]] for potential students. Levy is also currently the heavyweight champion of CWA (Champions With Attitudes), an [[independent circuit|independent]] [[professional wrestling]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] based out of [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]. He won the championship when he defeated Timber in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] on March 15, 2008. Levy was also featured doing shows overseas at Russia's [[Independent Wrestling Federation (Russia)|IWF]], battling [[Joe Legend]]. Levy is also a regular on AudioWrestling.com where he has done a half dozen interviews on since the mid 90's. Levy has also done columns for WrestleZone.com, touching on various topics of the wrestling business. Between Friday 11th April and Friday 18th April 2008, Raven performed at four AWF Events in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. He also hosted wrestling seminars in [[Minto, New South Wales]], Blakesview, [[South Australia]] and [[Wellington, New Zealand]]. On May 24, Raven and [[Johnny Webb]] defeated [[Homeless Jimmy]] and Khan Kussion at an [[XPW]] live event called [[Cold day in Hell]] with special guest referee [[Terry Funk]]. On April the 11th, Levy took part in the AWF Explosion tour, which saw [[Greg Bownds|TNT]] put his Australasian Heavyweight Championship on the line, Raven went on to win the match and the title. He lost this title back to TNT on April 18th, in [[Palmerston North]], New Zealand. ==In wrestling== *'''Finishing and signature moves''' **'''''Raven Effect DDT''''' / '''''[[Even Flow]] DDT''''' ([[DDT (professional wrestling)#Snap DDT|Flowing snap DDT]]) **[[Professional wrestling throws#Drop toe-hold|Drop toe-hold]] onto an [[Folding chair|opened steel chair]] **[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Calf branding|Diving knee drop bulldog]] **[[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|Sleeper hold]] **[[Professional wrestling throws#Bulldog|Bulldog]] **[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Texas piledriver|Piledriver]] **[[Professional wrestling holds#Cobra clutch|Cobra clutch]] **[[Professional wrestling holds#Crucifix armbar|Cross armbreaker]] **[[Professional wrestling holds#Crossface chickenwing|Crossface chickenwing]] **[[Professional wrestling attacks#Knee lift|Knee lift]] **[[Superkick]] **[[Professional wrestling throws#Russian legsweep|Russian legsweep]] into a guard rail or wall **Three or four [[jab]]s followed by a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Discus|discus clothesline]] **[[Professional wrestling attacks#Fist drop|Fist drop]] to the opponent's [[Groin attack|groin]] **[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Plancha|Slingshot Crossbody]] *'''Managers''' **[[Terri Poch|Taylor Made/The Black Ninja]] **[[Kristina Laum|Kimona Wanaleia]] **[[Trisa Hayes|Beulah McGillicutty]] **[[Francine Fournier|Francine]] **[[Denise Riffle|Chastity]] **[[Terri Runnels|Terri]] **[[Lori Fullington]] *'''Wrestlers managed''' **[[Bryan Clark|Adam Bomb]] **[[The Quebecers]] ([[Jacques Rougeau]] and [[Carl Ouellet|Pierre Ouellette]]) **[[Raven's Nest]] **[[Raven's Nest#The Flock|The Flock]] **[[Raven's Nest#Dead Pool/Dark Carnival|Dead Pool]] **[[Raven's Nest#The Gathering|The Gathering]] **[[Raven's Nest#Serotonin|Serotonin]] *'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]''' **"[[Come Out and Play (song)|Come Out and Play]]" by [[The Offspring]] ([[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]]) **"Short But Thick" by [[Jimmy Hart]] ([[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]) **"Raven Theme" (instrumental version of "[[Come as You Are]]" by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]) by Jimmy Hart (WCW) **"[[WWF The Music, Vol. 5|What About Me?]]" by [[Jim Johnston (composer)|James A. Johnston]] ([[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]) **"[[WWF Forceable Entry|End of Everything]]" by Jim Johnston and [[Stereomud]] (WWE) **"Offspring" by [[Dale Oliver]] ([[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA Wrestling]]) **"[[NWA: TNA The Music, Vol. 2|Scream]]" by Dale Oliver (TNA Wrestling) ==Championships and accomplishments== *'''Australian Wrestling Federation''' **AWF Australasian Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *'''High Risk Pro Wrestling''' **HRPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) *'''Champions With Attitude''' **CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) *'''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]''' **[[ECW Championship|ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of ECW Champions|2 times]])<ref name="ECWWH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/ecw/ecwworld.htm|title=ECW World Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWH2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html|title=ECW World Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWH3">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/titles/ecw/heavyweight.html|title=ECW World Heavyweight Championship History at OnlineWorldofWrestling.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWH4">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtecw.html|title=ECW World Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWH5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/|title=ECW World Heavyweight Championship History at WWE.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> **[[ECW Tag Team Championship|ECW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of ECW Tag Team Champions#Title history|4 times]]) &ndash; with [[Stevie Richards]] (2), [[Tommy Dreamer]] (1), and [[Mike Awesome]] (1) <ref name="ECWWTT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/ecw/ecwtag.htm|title=ECW World Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWTT2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html|title=ECW World Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWTT3">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/titles/ecw/tagteam.html|title=ECW World Tag Team Championship History at OnlineWorldofWrestling.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWTT4">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttecw.html|title=ECW World Tag Team Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="ECWWTT5">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/|title=ECW World Tag Team Championship History at WWE.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''Extreme Wrestling Federation''' **EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *'''[[Heartland Wrestling Association]]''' **[[HWA Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) &ndash; with [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]] <ref name="HWATT1">{{cite web|url= http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/hwatit.htm|title=HWA Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="HWATT2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/oh/hwa/hwa-t.html|title=HWA Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="HWATT3">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tthwa.html|title=HWA Tag Team Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''[[Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation]]''' **MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name="MEWFMIDH1">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/mahtmewf.html|title=MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''National Wrestling Federation''' **NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name="NWFH1">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtuscw.html|title=NWF Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''[[NWA Midwest]]''' **[[NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time]])<ref name="NWACSH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-h.html|title=NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="NWACSH2">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/cshtnwa.html|title=NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''[[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]]''' **[[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship#Title History|3 times]])<ref name="NWAPNWH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-h.html|title=NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="NWAPNWH2">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/pnwhtnwa.html|title=NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> **[[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship#Title History|3 times]]) – with Top Gun (1), The Grappler (1), and Steve Doll (1)<ref name="NWAPNWTT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-t.html|title=NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="NWAPNWTT2">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/pnwttnwa.html|title=NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> **[[NWA Pacific Northwest Television Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Television Championship#Title History|1 time]])<ref name="NWAPNWT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-tv.html|title=NWA Pacific Northwest Television Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="NWAPNWT2">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/pnwtvnwa.html|title=NWA Pacific Northwest Television Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''Peach State Wrestling''' **PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *'''[[Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling]]''' **[[Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling#3PW Heavyweight Championship|3PW Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)<ref name="3PWH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/3pwtit.htm|title=3PW Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="3PWH2">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/titles/3pw/heavyweight.html|title=3PW Heavyweight Championship History at Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="3PWH3">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htpppw.html|title=3PW Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]''' **[[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])<ref name="NWAWH1">{{cite web|url =http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/nwa/nwaworld.htm|title=NWA World Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="NWAWH2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html|title=NWA World Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="NWAWH3">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/titles/nwa/worldheavyweight.html|title=NWA World Heavyweight Championship History at OnlineWorldofWrestling.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="NWAWH4">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtnwa.html|title=NWA World Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> **[[King of the Mountain match|King of the Mountain]] ([[King of the Mountain match|2005]])<ref name="KOTM1">{{cite web|url= http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/tna/tnaslammiversary.htm|title=TNA Slammiversary 2005 Pay Per View results at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="KOTM2">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tnappv/slammiversary05.html|title=TNA Slammiversary 2005 Pay Per View results at Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''United States Extreme Wrestling''' **UXW Heavyweight Championship (5 times, current)<ref name="USXWH1">{{cite web|url= http://www.uxwwrestling.net/titlehistory.html#xtreme|title=USXW Heavyweight Championship History at UXW Wrestling.net|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="USXWH2">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htusapw.html|title=USXW Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]''' **[[USWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[USWA World Tag Team Championship#Title History|2 times]]) &ndash; with [[Brian Lawler|Brian Christopher]]<ref name="USWATT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/old/uswatag.htm|title=USWA Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="USWATT2">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-t.html|title=USWA Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="USWATT3">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttuswa.html|title=USWA Tag Team Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''USA Pro Wrestling''' **USA PRO Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2003-05.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - May 2003 | accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com}}</ref> *'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]''' **[[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WCW Light Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWE Cruiserweight Championship#Title History|1 time]])<ref name="WCWLH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wcw/wcwwlh.htm|title=WCW Light Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWLH2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-lh.html|title=WCW Light Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWLH3">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/lhwwcw.html|title=WCW Light Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> **[[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|1 time]])<ref name="WCWUS1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wcw/wcwus.htm|title=WCW United States Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWUS2">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html|title=WCW United States Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWUS3">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/titles/wcw/unitedstates.html|title=WCW United States Heavyweight Championship History at Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWUS4">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/uswcw.html|title=WCW United States Heavyweight Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> **[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) &ndash; with [[Perry Saturn]]<ref name="WCWTT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wcw/wcwtag.htm|title=WCW World Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWWTT2">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html|title=WCW World Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWWTT3">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/titles/wcw/tagteam.html|title=WCW World Tag Team Championship History at Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WCWWTT4">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwcw.html|title=WCW World Tag Team Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> *'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment]]''' **[[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF/E Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of WWE Hardcore Champions|27 times]]) '''(Most reigns)'''<ref name="WWEH1">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfhard.htm|title=WWE Hardcore Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WWEH2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-hc.html|title=WWE Hardcore Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WWEH3">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/titles/wwe/hardcore.html|title=WWE Hardcore Championship History at OnlineWorldofWrestling.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WWEH3">{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whcwwf.html|title=WWE Hardcore Championship History at Solie.org|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref><ref name="WWEH4">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/hard/|title=WWE Hardcore Championship History at WWE.com|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> ==Personal life== Levy has a wife named Selina, whom he married in January 2007.<ref>[http://www.theraveneffect.com/site/journal/2007/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1181269768&archive=&start_from=&ucat=27& theraveneffect.com | the official raven website<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Levy is a member of [[Mensa International|Mensa]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cygy Wrestling Biography of Raven|url= http://www.cygywrestling.com/biographies/raven.html|work=CygyWrestling|accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> and the [[Theta Chi]] Fraternity<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rengland.net/site/alumni.php |title=Alumni - Theta Chi Fraternity |accessdate=2008-05-10 |format=PHP |work=Rengland.net }}</ref>. He is a lifelong fan of comic books. In [[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard Magazine]]'s May 1999 issue Levy is quoted as saying ''"I love the [[Marvel Knights]] line. I'm a big [[Kevin Smith]] fan, and his work on ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil]]'' is the best on that book since [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s stuff. [[Inhumans]] is also great. It could be the break-out book of the year because they're finally treating them as real characters instead of just freaks and monsters with no personality."'' The article goes on to say that he is a big fan of ''[[Watchmen]]'', ''[[Swamp Thing]]'', and especially ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|Sandman]]'' and that he has a tattoo of [[Neil Gaiman]]'s Sandman character ([[Dream (comics)|Dream]]) on his back. Levy, along with Brian Azzarello, wrote Issue #14 of ''[[Spider-Man's Tangled Web]]'', entitled "The Last Shoot". The [[Comic book|comic]] was based around the professional wrestler (named Crusher Hogan) who [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] defeated in the character's first appearance in ''[[Amazing Fantasy]]''. He also provided a blurb quote for the back of ''[[100 Bullets]]''. He claims he has been to the concert of every band whose t-shirt he has worn in-ring. ==In other media/miscellaneous facts== Along with [[Diamond Dallas Page]], he appears in the music video to the song "Rising" by [[Stuck Mojo]]. [[Diamond Dallas Page]], who was being interviewed by [[Carson Daly]] along with the [[Foo Fighters]] on [[MTV Live]], was seen receiving the [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Snap DDT|Evenflow DDT]] through a coffee table by Raven. Raven was a commentator alongside [[Kid Rock]] and [[Jimmy Hart]] on [[MTV]]'s Spring Break "Cancun Beach Brawl", which featured various [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] wrestlers competing in a [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]; and [[industrial metal]] band, [[Fear Factory]], performing. Raven has appeared on the game show, [[Win Ben Stein's Money]]. Raven has also appeared on the [[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie talk show]] alongside [[Konnan]]. Levy has taped numerous interviews for [[Ring of Honor]]'s ''Secrets of the Ring'' series, as well as two [[shoot (professional wrestling)#Shoot interview|shoot interviews]] with [[Jim Fullington|The Sandman]] for their ''Straight Shootin’'' series. He also taped a shoot interview for the documentary ''[[Forever Hardcore]]''. He's also taped for RF Video for their ''Behind Closed Doors'' series, ''Face Off'' series along with the [[Honky Tonk Man]] and [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]], as well as the ''On The Road With'' series. He's also taped for Kayfabe Commentaries and their ''Guest Booker'' series. According to Levy (depicting Raven on the [[Hardcore Homecoming]] DVD before his match with [[Jim Fullington|The Sandman]]), he is the only man in the business to have an action figure as a member of [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]], [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]], [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]], and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] rosters. Raven is the only professional wrestler to hold championship gold in WWE, WCW, ECW, & TNA. (It should be noted, even though the [[Dudleys|Dudleys (Team 3D)]] have held gold for each promotion, their WCW title win was done after the WWE's purchase of WCW, while all of Raven's title reigns were accomplished when all four promotions were independent entities). ==See also== {{portal|United States Marine Corps|USMC_logo.svg}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==Notes== *{{cite book|author=Thom Loverro|title=The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling|publisher=WWE Books|date=2006|pages=384|isbn=1416510583}} ==External links== {{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}} {{wikiquote}} *[http://www.theraveneffect.com TheRavenEffect.com (Official Website)] *[http://www.myspace.com/officialraven Raven] at [[MySpace]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Scott}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:American professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Jewish professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Professional wrestling announcers]] [[Category:Professional wrestling managers and valets]] [[Category:People from Essex County, New Jersey]] [[Category:United States Marines]] [[da:Scott Levy]] [[de:Scott Levy]] [[es:Scott Levy]] [[fr:Scott Levy]] [[it:Scott Levy]] [[ja:スコット・レビー]] [[pt:Scott Levy]] [[ro:Scott Levy]] [[sv:Scott Levy]]