The Raven Effect

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...

The easiest way to lose fans is don't adhere to stipulations and storyline abandonment; Would adding independent wrestling promotions add value to the WWE Network? The demise of WCW, how that affected the fan base; A breakdown of the Irish Whip; The emotional investment in wrestling; Raven already forgetting new cohost name and calling him Busby2; Busby 2 has never seen Game of Thrones.. neither h...

It's the Best of Times/Worst of Times intro for the Co-Host who is boner brothing his way through his last episode; the return of the terrible hep snaps as Busby reveals Rejected Hep Snap Characters; Payoff of "Don't Talk to Busby"; Major life questions are asked, like how do castrated guys pee? Did you know there were different types of castration? That's news to us; Wrestle-A-Mania pre...

Which it turns out are mostly stupid, idiotic, or just plain ridiculous.  We also hear an excellent set of Hep Snaps..  why are they excellent? Cause Busby didn't write them...   ha! Actually, Krista wrote them, so excellent may be the wrong word...  maybe the word horrible would be more apt. We learn Busby has problems peeing and Raven doesn't, though he did.. but now takes medicine for it. Also,...

Or as Bad News Allen would say.. Wrestle-a-mania predictions; we finish our discussion on top wrestling finishing maneuvers..  well.. not exactly as we realize we need to do our Wrestle-a-mania picks as we are halfway through and we table what's left. We also chair it..  but that all the dining room props we use. Basically we talk about wrestling for the majority of the show in anticipation of the...

There is bad news afoot... not that a foot is bad news, unless you have to smell it, but yes bad news must be delivered.. but not Bad News Allen; and... there really isn't any good news either, and definitely no Good News Allen.. whatever that is; MMA Matches of the Year; Fitness Hep Snaps from Mr Fatness (Busby of course); is the 70's or 80's a worse decade? Fur tacos, re-furred tacos, or referre...

5 successful people, that everyone forgets are frauds; Raven does rotten Hep Snaps, and the Hokey Pokey; Busby is the Mayor of Mars, confuses Marvin the Martian with the Great Gazoo... and he calls himself Mayor of Mars, ha! We go topical (ointment style) & discuss Aunt Becky from Full House's college scandal; also Busby's Boner Broth; Circus Animal Orgies and of course all the usual perversio...

How to write the perfect fan mail letter so it will get read on the air; Some 5star reviews are read; It turns out Busby, (no, Busby doesn't get turned out by Stephen King's clown), could only do half the show at our usual irregular taping time bc of a Top Secret project. Which brings up the questions: Will our dynamic duo be able to finish the show? Will Busby survive his super secret project? Wi...

70 year old owner of MSG - not the preservative that comes in Chinese food and gives me constipation - but Madison Square Garden makes big time bands use his small potatoes band as an opening act...   seriously; We discuss my taint smell; Busby is now a verb and we find out later in the podcast, it's also a noun; callbacks galore; FannyMail; Busby is still trying to claim Cain Velasquez beat Franc...

Sex wrestling clip discussed... is it a porn about wrestling or wrestling as porn? Either way, the audience was rabid; William Regal pee on a plane story as regaled by Busby; Grand Jury convened on 9-11 conspiracy theory; Busby gets plastered for his incredibly wrong UFC prediction, his pretty weak Hep Snaps and for not believing Raven when he said that slimeball political operative Roger Stone ha...

*we never reference Breakin 2, we just false advertised it to get you in the door. Shame on us, shame, shame... After a stellar 100th episode, Raven and crew (meaning Busby) try to scale the bar set by a 100 previous episodes immortalized in the previous..  uh, 100 episodes(?). Trying a new show description technique whereby a narrator regales the adventures of said podcast instead of just listing...

It's a fabulous show...for reals; we bring back the Name Game; the world's worst rock anthem list; we pay off the WrestleRock cliffhanger; Star testimonials; Disco crashes the show; Busby brings back Tiddles Ringside to no applause; but kills with Raveny Yelp reviews; plus so much fuckin amazing stuff and of course all the usual perversions! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker...

Quick Draw McGraw interviewed by Cory Maclin; Busby loses his Hep Snap music; Bill Cosby is a rapist; Worst top 20 rock anthem list ever... and we mean ever. I mean this list is such a piece of shit.. and sure we also have the Sex Tape rankings list so we have 2 lists on one show but c'mon, we're just marking time til our 100th monstrous episode next week when we give you a really Shitshow of an e...

We go wrestling adjacent w/a discussion on Lars Sullivan, anxiety, and how mental illness makes you tougher not weaker; Kamala runs for President; we attempt to discuss that 6000 non-Japanese fans attended Tokyo Dome show but get sidetracked... numerous times; kids can be bastards; Star Trek meets tennis with villain the Bjorn Borg; Raven can't think of Jeri Ryan's name while lusting over her, but...