The Raven Effect

The insanity of Scientology; Raven gets fired from his doctor; Dance Off Pants Off, Dancin on Air and other dance related shows; Breaking Bad sequel movie on Netflix, who's watching it; PSA for the week, wear a condom, especially with hookers in countries where the biggest export is AIDS.  If you don't want to wear a condom, get married; More co-host foul play suspected, as Rich is missing.  Raven...

Bog Snorkeling, Camel sports, Team MMA in Russia and other obscure sports that would be seen if ESPN 8 "The Ocho" really existed; Other popular wrestling podcasts, but we know you're not cheating on us with them; Raven provides great visuals for the listening audience;   Even more wrestling competition with Impact and NWA on the horizon; Could Raven be returning to help Billy Corgan out...

Lots of Wrestling to talk about; AEW on TNT Monday nights and a wrestling show every day of the week (almost); Length of wrestling shows should be 90 minutes, Raven calls that the sweet spot; New announce team for Raw shows less focus on the announcing team, though Smackdown is getting love; Eenie, Meanie and Raven predict what the ratings will look like; Raven steers the ship, well kinda; Cobie S...

The show gets a Simpsons reference earlier than usual, thanks to the eenie meanie boys; lots and lots of fan mail and slapdashery; Rich's dead cat becomes the subject of controversy; Raven does a spit take all over his microphone; We learn what an Alabama Hot Pocket is; the need for bleeders in wrestling shows and promotions and of course, all the usual perversions. Check out Tiege Hanley, the unc...

Rich is back out in the woods, possibly burying a body or two, who knows, but he's still not into butt play; Unwritten wrestling rules; The reason behind paranoia in the wrestling industry; Have Raven cut a greeting for you at http://www.cameo.com/ravenprime1 ; reasons for sports teams names like the Browns and Knicks; Back in the day movies and TV, and now there's nothing on to watch, except what...

A cliffhanger gets paid off finally..  WWF Radio, which eventually turned out to be the forefather of this podcast; another co-host potentially murdered, first it was Feeney, and now Rich is missing; the show needs a Jeans sponsor because Raven needs jeans; best albums and songs by The Who; Rich finally wakes up, so...   Rich isn't dead!; the history of competing PPVs - those days are back with AE...

Raven was hitting zingers during Patreon (which you should sign up for, it's only $5) and now has nothing left for the regular listeners...  or that's what he thought, but he came through anyway..  though you should still get Patreon; Rich wants people to convince his ex to not put a cat down, luckily, it's not a cat from the Cats movie trailer; Executive Producer Gabriel having his own health iss...

Cormier loses in latest UFC bout, seemed to be a victim of being too cocky at the wrong time; Patreon highlights with additional UFC talk; dangerous methods of cutting weight and the repercussions it could have on the body; crazy and independent drinks out there; Rich only solicits for people to come to a show and hit him up, but only if your name is Gary; Raven shares a story about his experience...

Failed Pee Test story: Feeney is back from the dead, though he wasn't dead, but he used his wife as an excuse for missing last week's show; Unexpected (and some expected) funny guys in the business; Madness in Philly not caused by Feeney; Raven's shoulder issues, they're just toast and how he nearly lost his balls and nuts (but they were found and saved); Rich brings the conspiracy theory talk int...

Feeney is missing!  Rich is still at his parents house where Friday the 13th happens; Florida towns Raven went to in his early days; Rich tries to recruit Raven to join the broadcast booth for a show; White people can't portray Indian characters; New wrestling promotions gaining more female fans; Stories of hooking up with women at shows; The choke slam gimmick of 911 in ECW and how one fan ruined...

Legendary, former, multi-time NWA champion (when it meant something), Harley Race, sadly passes away so we spend time talking about him. As well as wrestlers breaking character after matches, ruining fans' investment in them. Plus, toughest athletes; Raven gives his latest UFC picks; Cris Cyborg goes after Joe Rogan & Dana White on Twitter, saying UFC bullies her, all after a major win; Raven...

Skate Fast, Eat Ass (not only will be our next T-shirt design but) is also the rubicon to cross on deciding if you're a RavenEffect Podcast fan. If you think it's vulgar, and childish and are amused by it, you've found your way home! If you find vulgarity and childishness, childish and vulgar, stop reading and listen to something else.  Oh.. plus, there's always a bunch of nonsense and of course t...

Busby returns! And for more than just a run-in. He stops by for 95% of the show...  y’know, frankly speaking.. 80% would've been more than enuf.. even 70%, but no, he stayed for almost the whole show...  but he couldn't have stayed for 5 more minutes? Oh, he's such a bastard, an adorable bastard, but a bast.. I digress.. Busby brings an army of Hep Snaps, an unprepared, Upset Vince Russo bit, and...

Apparently, it has been almost 30 years since I've talked to Billy. He's doing great, but I don't want to give too much away, y'know spoilers... Instead, I'll tell you a few things about the podcast... I enjoy doing it. I hadn't for a while after Busby left but I, like Stella, got my groove back...   I like having Feeney and Bocchini and I think they both bring a uniqueness that compliments the ot...

Raven has 3 degrees of separation from the Philly Phanatic; becomes friends with Collective Soul, and dated a Carny owner; we explain to millennials about pay-phones and needing a buttload of quarters to make long distance calls; Rich almost attends a live UFC event, almost goes to a Raven indy show, and time heals all...  but not nutmeg or Morris Day; Feeney keeps it 100, sells men's care product...

Heyman, Bischoff are taking over WWE Tv; Rich confirms and elaborates on the MLW Jim Cornette - Sami Callihan spitting incident...  refuses to admit there was a second spitter in the grassy knoll; we return to the Eenie, Meanie, Feeney, Bochini 3 man teamy; IQ's decline with age; 9-11 truth movement; Mortal Engines is discussed, even though only Raven saw it which sparks a debate over IMDB and Rot...

Raven's mind is in underdrive; UFC vs. Bellator; Wrestlers who have wrestled in all 50 states; the lead singer of Ratt has the privilege of meeting Raven; Justin Bieber vs Tom Cruise; Upcoming wrestling events; Raven sets goals for booking guests on the show; Fan mail; and of course, all the usual perversions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-raven-effect--5...

Rich and Feeney blindly agree with Raven; UFC talk leads to discussion about the fandoms of wrestling and MMA; Protecting head injuries in sports, how different sports handle it;  The ups and downs of the Twitter audience influencing wrestling shows; Rich gets the small packages, and of course, all the usual perversions... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-ra...

It's the Eenie, Meenie, Miney and Mo show; Raven wants to talk Avengers: Endgame, provides multiple spoilers and gets Japan heat for it; Gwyneth Paltrow has no idea she was in Spiderman: Homecoming; Raven has the best, or worst near-miss in the history of man; The guys have a handwriting analysis workshop, Raven still can't read his and needs a typist; Blindspot season finale blows up some charact...

The AEW Tv plan..  as in should they go head to head with Raw; Raven is rejoined again with the Eenie Meanie brothers, Feeney and Bocchini, and starts to really enjoy himself with his Busby replacements. They list their all time fav commentators; they discuss the AEW PPV...  or at least parts of it. Why just parts? Rich didn't see it and Feeney only saw a few matches. Believe it or not, Raven was...

Rich says the 24/7 belt is like grasping at straws, while Raven explains why it isn't; Raven kiboshes Game of Thrones series finale; HBO leaves a fortune on the table by not booking a sequel; Feeney returns; someone named Johnny Smith joins the $500 tier of Patreon for one episode and gets to be a guest for 15 minutes and boy is it a head trip...  in a good way.. UFC talk, boxing one punch KO, and...

Wrestling fans get screwed by wrestling promotions constantly whether it's continuity errors, leaving storylines half finished, etc. and now HBO does the same with Game of Thrones by having characters act completely out of character; RIP Ashley Massaro; Joe Feeney joins Raven and Rich; some people need more sleep, some need less, Raven needs the most; Ric Flair back in hospital, and of course all...

Special second co-host this week; second week in a row the show devolves into baseball talk; this week we learn why the Red Sox are called the Red Sox; Rich is proud to be from a dirty town and may be getting kickbacks from the mob; Canadians design their buildings to be death traps; Venues Raven's worked in the past; The big questions are pondered, like how do freaky finger-less aliens fly spaces...

We discuss Raven's plan to overhaul, revamp and replace the ludicrous 5 star Ratings System; proper locker room etiquette is bantered about; somehow the Infield Fly Rule pops up (pun intended); Seth MacFarlane went from zero to hero and Raven wonders, why as funny as he is, that he was a zero in high school? Raven gives Rich marriage and dating advice and of course, all the usual perversions. Beco...

Talent working the same town but for different promotions - some promoters have a problem with it...    even for charity; Raven's solution for everything is discussed (hookers);  The potential rise of new territories? The moving line of what's considered PG on TV, how do you move the goalposts? UFC talk; Which sport has the toughest athletes?  Raven is still learning the proper way to say Rich's l...