The Raven Effect

Fine people on both sides of the show's listenership; Happy New Year; What you missed on Patreon, spend some money for a full-length uncensored show you cheap bastards. Resolve to give yourself more entertainment for only $5 a month; Who remembers Jamie Lee Curtis?  She had one hell of a body; What the guys did for New Years; WTH the Mummers Parade in Philly is and its connection to ECW; Jump scar...

Where do you draw the line on poor taste? In crayon, of course; Comedians who walk the line; Reasons why people support the things they do; Raven's recent medical adventure, EKG and arteries rebelling; An example of when getting older really sucks, watching a bad movie knowing you'll never get the time back; Lies of the TV and talk media;  The guys recap their holidays; Rich coming to Dallas in th...

In-N-Out burger is consensus better than Whataburger;  Different types of snow, including the "fun" kind; The magic of Raven's intros for his co-hosts; What the cheap bastards missed on Patreon, sign up already, it's only $5 and the proceeds help an orphaned Raven keep food on their table and food in their bellies, with Sarah McLachlan playing in the background; Best food places, along w...

Bad booking will kill companies, as wrestling is about stories and characters, and getting emotionally invested in the drama; What you cheap bastards missed on Patreon, come on and pay the $5 for that all access pass to the full Raven Effect; Bill O'Reilly threatens jobs while David Letterman slept around; Late night show viewing habits of Raven and the Eeenie Meanie crew; Great band names includi...

Whimsical conversation on Patreon, but you missed it because you're too cheap to spend $5; Sanford and Son callback; The Raven Effect is in the top 30 wrtestling podcasts in China; Feeney is scared of being naked and has a bear prowling his neighborhood, leading him to be eerily quiet this week; Sandman makes controversial comments about women wrestling, and Tessa Blanchard responds; Pitfalls of &...

Happy Turkey hangover to all of you; What you missed on Patreon, you cheap bastards...  it's only $5; Corey Graves got into the business because of Raven, and now he's got Twitter beef going on in which he criticized NXT announcer Mauro Ranallo, who's bi-polar; How everything you say at work can get twisted to screw you; Rich and Feeney force Raven to talk wrestling, are they bastards or heroes fo...

Hollywood director tricks to keep talent in line; What the cheap bastards missed on Patreon, it's just $5 people!; Crazy week in wrestling on Twitter; Raven conducts traffic on the podcast; ROH "releases" Kelly Klein after speaking out about performer's safety; Jim Cornette is on an island all by himself after pissing people on every side off and making a racist joke that editors should...

Actually, it's really the 30 Deadliest Animals,  but you only get to hear about the top 10. You would be able to hear all 30 if you in fact subscribed to Patreon...  it's only $5 a month you cheap bastards; Caitlyn Jenner runs over people; Matthew Perry looking for real relationship with Courtney Cox; Raven watching a lot of Friends; Hockey announcer fired for saying "You People"; People...

What you missed by being cheap and not subscribing to Patreon; Twitter Teasing; Jericho interviews Donald Trump Jr.; Difference between Russian Dressing and Thousand Island; Red meat, Gout flareups and prime cuts of meat; Show keeps climbing the lists of most popular podcasts globally, now in the top 10 in Finland; Raven details his latest stint managing Stevie at a show; Why Raven has never publi...

Raven is the victim of joke stealing. A serious crime...  though not quite as serious as arson or rape; Lyft is less rapey than Uber; remembering the greatness that was "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" that never stole a Raven joke...  hey, what are they too good to steal from Raven? Podcast is number 31 in wrestling podcasts, and that's without talking about wrestling...   or really much...

We discuss wrestling territories and how they seemed to not have many, if any pro sports teams in their cities; Raven says it's a show; Feeney answers the door for the pizza guy and Rich isn't murdered, though he forgot to remember the safeword; the Mandela Effect - what is it, did it produce an alternate Rich?  USO tour entertainment, used to be classy with the likes of Stacy Keibler (emphasis on...

Rich is alive, he's escaped death once again; Executive Producer and beloved pet Gabriel faces a medical misdiagnosis and avoids being put down; Feeney checks out AEW Live, and named dropped Raven to get good seats; Rich shares his meeting Gene Simmons of Kiss story, which turns into the guys telling concert stories from the various artists they've seen; Newser; Fan Mail  and of course, all the us...

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...