Raven : Part 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Scott Levy

Raven was born Scott Levy on September 8, 1962 in Short Hills, New Jersey.

Answer: Scotty The Body

Debuting in the Independents in February 1988, Raven wrestled under the ring name of Scotty The Body.

Answer: Scotty Anthony

After 3 years of being Scotty the Body, Raven moved to the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) in 1991 under the name Scotty Anthony.

Answer: Scotty Flamingo

Arriving in WCW in the March of 1992, Raven adopted the name Scotty Flamingo.

Answer: J.T. Southern

J.T. Southern brought Raven (Scotty Flamingo) to WCW in March of 1992 to help him deal with Van Hammer, whom he was fueding with. Flamingo and Southern remained allies for the next few months until J.T. left WCW and faded into obscurity. Van Hammer, years later, would become a member of Raven's Flock.

Answer: 'Beach Blast' 1992

On June 20, 1992, Raven (Scotty Flamingo) defeated Brian Pillman for the WCW Light-Heavyweight Title at 'Beach Blast' in Mobile, Alabama.

Answer: Johnny B. Badd

On November 18, 1992, Raven (Scotty Flamingo) took on Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero) in a boxing match at 'Clash XXI'. The two had fueded for a few months and with Badd being a former amateur boxer, they decided on a boxing match to settle their fued. Although he didn't fare well in the first two rounds, Raven (with the help of his corner-men Dallas Page and Vinnie Vegas) took the win in the third round after his glove was illegally filled with water and he landed a knock-out punch.

Answer: Johnny Polo

Joining the WWF in the Fall of 1993 (after leaving WCW earlier in the year), Raven took on the ring name of Johnny Polo.

Answer: The Quebecers and Adam Bomb

Raven (Johnny Polo) made his official debut mid-match during a bout between the Quebecers and the Steiner Brothers and helped the Quebecers take the tag team belts. He quickly added on Adam Bomb, but only kept him briefly before turning him over to Harvey Whippleman. He continued to manage the Quebecers until he left the WWF in the Summer of 1994.

Answer: 'All-American Wrestling'

Raven (Johnny Polo) co-hosted 'All-American Wrestling' with Gorilla Monsoon from late 1993 until his departure in the Summer of 1994.

Answer: January 7, 1995

Stevie Richards, who would become Raven's loyal flunky for about the next 2 years, had been fueding with Tommy Dreamer and told ECW commentator Joey Styles he would be bringing in Johnny Polo to assist him. Stevie began wrestling under the names 'Stevie the Body', 'Stevie Flamingo' and 'Stevie Polo' as a lead-up to Polo's appearance. Finally on January 7, 1995, during an interview with Styles, Stevie announced that indeed Polo was not there.

Instead, he announced, that he had someone better, and announced the 'birth' of Raven, who came to the ring debuting the character that has stayed with him ever since. Minutes later, he helped Stevie defeat Hack Myers by kicking Hack after loading his boot with a foreign object behind the referee's back.

Answer: They didn't get along in summer camp

According to the storyline, back when both were 12 they attended the very same summer camp. The two did not get along as Tommy picked on a fat girl named Beulah that Raven stood up for, leading to fights. Only years later would they meet again, in ECW. Of course, being that Raven is 9 years older than Dreamer, the story had it's flaws, but it served it's purpose and started one of the most memorable feuds in ECW history.

Answer: 'Three Way Dance' 1995

On April 8, 1995, after Stevie Richards had acquired the Pitbulls for Raven and had them defeat the previous tandem that had been in Raven's Nest, Tony Stetson and Johnny Hotbody, Stevie told Raven that he had an even bigger surprise for him. He had found the girl from the summer camp that had caused all the problems between Raven and Tommy Dreamer. Raven was rather annoyed at Stevie for doing so, but then after Beulah came to the ring, no longer fat by any means, Raven quickly forgave Stevie for his troubles, as Beulah became his valet and girlfriend.

Answer: Bad Breed

Bad Breed, Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten, never spent time in Raven's Nest. Stetson and Hotbody were the first team in Raven's Nest, joining in February 1995 until they were fired following their loss to the Pitbulls. The Pitbulls joined at the 'Three Way Dance' April 8, 1995 and left at 'Hardcore Heaven', July 1, 1995. That same card Raven acquired the services of the orginal Dudley Boyz: Snot, Dudley and Big Dick Dudley.

The Dudleyz were always loosely affiliated with Raven's Nest until Raven's departure in 1997.

Answer: Cactus Jack

Before an 8 man tag match pitting Raven, Stevie Richards, Dudley Dudley and Big Dick Dudley against Tommy Dreamer, Cactus Jack, and the Pitbulls, Raven stopped to grab the mic and told Cactus (who had been a strong ally of Dreamer's for months) that 'he felt his pain'. For the rest of the bout, whenever Raven came face to face with Cactus in the match, Cactus backed down to him, although he willingly beat up on all of Raven's henchmen during the bout. Finally when a brawl broke out at the close of the match, Tommy went to DDT Raven, but instead got blind-sided by Cactus, leading to a pin by Raven over Tommy. Cactus then left the ring with Raven and became Raven's top ally within the Nest until leaving for the WWF in March 1996.

Answer: Offspring - 'Come Out and Play'

The Offspring's 'Come Out and Play' was the song that acted as Raven's entrance music during both of his stays in ECW.

Answer: 'House Party' 1996

During House Party, January 4, 1996, Joey Styles conducted an interview with Stevie Richards, the Blue Meanie and Beulah. Stevie stated that because he had gotten a kiss from Missy Hyatt a week earlier, and because Raven had been out of town partying over the holidays leaving Beulah behind, he should get a kiss from Beulah.

When she refused a couple times, Stevie asked why she wouldn't kiss him and she replied 'I'm pregnant!'. Raven quickly came to the ring and asked how this could of happened. After a pause she added, 'Why do you care, it's not yours!' Raven, shocked, turned to Stevie and decked him with a punch before working him over. Beulah then added that 'it isn't his either'. Raven let up on Stevie and got in Beulah's face as she said 'it's Tommy's!'.

This led to Dreamer hitting the ring and getting into a brawl with Raven that Dreamer won after piledriving Raven on a stop sign that he got from the crowd. Two months later it was revealed that Beulah was never pregnant and was being used by Shane Douglas to take advantage of Dreamer in order to get title shots from him.

Despite this, Dreamer forgave Beulah and they stayed together until she left wrestling in the Summer of 1998.

Answer: The Sandman

On June 22, 1996, at 'Hardcore Heaven', having previously told Stevie Richards to find him a new valet, Stevie brought to Raven the Sandman's ex-wife, Lori. The Sandman didn't seem very phased at the announcement, having had this happen to him two years previous when his then arch-enemy Tommy Cairo had enlisted Lori as his manager against the Sandman.

However, later in the evening after Raven defeated Terry Gordy, the Sandman came to the ring to attack Raven, but was soon distracted by Lori returning to the ring...with their seven year-old son Tyler in tow. Raven yelled at Sandman, telling him to cane him (while standing behind Lori and Tyler) before letting Tyler add in 'Daddy you're a drunk. I worship Raven now!' Sandman broke down and could not bring himself to attack Raven at that point.

Although they had feuded for a while, this intensified the Raven-Sandman feud and made it another memorable ECW feud for Raven. In February of 1997, Raven and Lori had a falling out and she returned, with Tyler, to the Sandman.

Answer: Barbed-Wire match

On December 7, 1996, Raven defeated the Sandman in a barbed-wire bout to win his second (and last) ECW Heavyweight title.

Answer: Stevie Richards vs. Little Guido

During the February 24, 1997 episode of 'Raw is War', Paul Heyman brought a number of ECW superstars to the Manhattan Center and held a few matches of his own. During the first of these matches, Stevie Richards, wrestling as 'Big Stevie Cool' of the Blue World Order, vs. Little Guido, Raven came to the ring to watch on. Stevie had recently left the Nest and Raven was none to happy about it. Raven, making his first apperance in the WWF as Raven, and overall his first since 1994, held his arms out in a crucifix position as Stevie came near him on the floor. Stevie won the match and Raven left ringside, not to be seen in the WWF for another 3 and a half years.