TNT Rough Cut - WCW Weekend - Q & A's: Raven
- Raven's Rules - By Chad Damiani -
Since arriving at WCW, Raven has demanded things be done his way. The Svengali-like leader has insisted on getting ringside seats to watch opponents and traveling with a scurvy bunch of misguided thugs called The Flock. Raven even demanded a stipulation cause, forcing all of his opponents to face him in no disqualification contests. But Raven's influence doesn't end there. The WCW superstar insisted this interview be conducted in an unorthodox style. Chad Damiani attempts to get some straight answers out of the wrestling enigma and gets a taste of Raven's rules.
Chad Damiani: "We've all seen the T-shirts you wear to the ring. It has been rumored you have been able to find solace in some of the darker comic book heroes . . . ."
Raven: "We all have to find a place to hide our emotions; a place to find asylum or sanctuary."
Chad Damiani: "Are there any comic book characters you'd like to see immortalized on film?"
Raven: "I do believe the comic book The Sandman, would be quite interesting. I'd like to see that vision portrayed on film."
Chad Damiani: "A lot of your critics accuse you of being a bad influence on America's youth. People have also made similar indictments about the motion picture industry. How do you feel movies affect people?"
Raven: "I don't feel I'm a bad influence on society and neither are movies. People are going to do what they want to do, but people want to rationalize the actions of others; they want a scapegoat. So they attack me and my Flock, they attack movies or something they see on television. I feel everyone should be [held] accountable for themselves"
Chad Damiani: "You say that, but you have taken some respected young wrestlers -- like Billy Kidman -- and affected the way they dress and act in the ring. You don't think some innocent, wide-eyed kid in the suburbs could be similarly affected by a violent film?"
Raven: "What are you saying? That I brainwash people? That movies brainwash their viewers? I think anyone foolish enough to go out and emulate things they see on a movie screen is an idiot. It's ludicrous to suggest their lives are influenced by cinema. This interview is over . . . ."
- Raven's Rules - By Chad Damiani -
Since arriving at WCW, Raven has demanded things be done his way. The Svengali-like leader has insisted on getting ringside seats to watch opponents and traveling with a scurvy bunch of misguided thugs called The Flock. Raven even demanded a stipulation cause, forcing all of his opponents to face him in no disqualification contests. But Raven's influence doesn't end there. The WCW superstar insisted this interview be conducted in an unorthodox style. Chad Damiani attempts to get some straight answers out of the wrestling enigma and gets a taste of Raven's rules.