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Raven: Charsimatic Genuis or One trick pony?
From back in the ECW days Raven has been considered on of the best dark, brooding, charismatic heels. But why? Every promotion he is in and can get some creative control, he forms a stable around himself. Every stable is set up for the most part the same, no name/no talent jobbers which him as a puppet master. I guess he does this to make himself look better and be the unquestioned leader of the group. The one place he didn't get to do this, WWE, he didn't get over quiet as well. So is Raven all he is cracked up to be, or just one trick pony?
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One-tricker. I've never been impressed by Raven or his particular dark/brooding/wronged-by-the-world crap. If he can't get over without his stupid little cult-leader gimmick, then he's just not as good as people think he is.
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One-Trick Pony.
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I also vastly prefer Johnny Polo.
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Can we factor in his TNA run?
If so, in the beginning of 2003 when he debut he had no stable following him around and he was phenomenal to watch perform as a tweener. Then again in 2005 after Hardcore Homecoming, TNA got behind Raven (who was not a leader of any stable at the time) and pushed him to a NWA title reign and he was fantastic to watch then too, and he was booked more as a babyface. |
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I remember my gf at the time, who was a bit of a wrestling fan, saw me watching a TNA show with Raven in the ME... her response was "WTF is HE doing in their main event? They must not have anybody good."
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Yeah, I'm sure TNA would have used her properly.
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a Creative One Trick Pony
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Not really, her mic skills are okay but she has no moveset whatsoever.
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Raven is partially responsible for The Dudley Boyz gimmick.
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No, she's fat so WWE wouldn't have anything to do with her nowadays.
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Bah. She liked wrestling. She was probably a dyke.
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While you make a good argument for Raven being a one trick pony, I would just like to say that I think he took some of those "no name guys" in his stables and got them more over than they would've gotten without him.
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...like who? Seriously, not being a jackass here, but I'm not sure who Raven ever really got over.
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I'll give you Kidman... Richards and Saturn I think really got themselves over, just in proximity to him.
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Richards got his foot in the door with Raven, and got exposure being with him. He used that opportunity to get himself over though. Look at him in WWE; the majority of fans didn't really know who "Steven Richards" was (I know I didn't,) but he proceeded to get over with his Right to Censor gimmick pretty much on his own merits. I suggest that Raven's role in getting Stevie over could have been filled by almost anyone; as long as they had a leader role for Richards to play on, Richards could have gotten himself over just the same as he did. IMO.
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Idk i liked Raven but some of the way they booked/still are booking him sucks, btw DT, Pepsi Man is right in this case, there would be no Stevie Night Heat had there been no Raven
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I already changed my Top 5 Women's Champions list because of you, 4.0, I'm not giving you this one.
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Well sir, once right always right
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Oh come on, smarks like Kidman.
> > > > > > Okay, SOME smarks. > > > > > > A few. > > > > > > FINE. They only people I ever hear praising him are smarks. I think there were seven of them. ... ![]() > > > > > > LOOK! I can make my avatar fly!!! Last edited by Theo Dious; 05-22-2007 at 02:34 PM. |
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i liked his fued with ddp and the kanyen fued was pretty good back in the old wcw.
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They weren't Steve Austin or Hulk Hogan, but they were known more than the average run of the mill random jobber.
Sorry, but the term "over", to my understanding, never necessarily meant "main eventer" or "World Champion". |
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