Episode 452: The Evolution Of RAVEN

On this episode of What Happened When, Tony and Conrad are joined by ECW/WCW/TNA legend Raven to talk about his brand-new documentary, Nevermore: The Raven Effect. Raven shares how the project came together, where fans can watch it, and how it served as a powerful reminder of his journey and everything he's overcome. The guys also have some fun revisiting Raven's early matches in Portland, with Raven telling hilarious stories from his days in the territory. And if that's not enough, Tony and Conrad sit down to watch a full episode of Portland Wrestling courtesy of our friends at Ultimate Wrestling Classics! Nevermore Trailer: https://youtu.be/ibvDbZOpbKE  BLUECHEW - Visit https://bluechew.com  and try your first month of BlueChew FREE when you use promo code WHW -- just pay $5 shipping. PRIZE PICKS - Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/WHW  and use code WHW to get $50 in lineups after you pay your first $5 lineup! THEME MACHINE - John Carney, a celebrated St. Louis radio icon, has dedicated his career to capturing the essence of American storytelling. As an inductee into the Radio Hall of Fame, alongside his father Jack Carney, John brings a wealth of experience and a unique interviewing style to The Theme Machine. Available now wherever you find your podcasts. SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com  to learn more. ULTIMATE CLASSIC WRESTLING - Use promo code CONRAD30 to get 30% off with you sign up at http://classicwrestling.net to start enjoying classic wrestling content you won't get anywhere else!  NEVERMORE: THE RAVEN EFFEFT - "Wrestling is such a brutal business, it doesn't surprise people that it attracts sociopaths, fame whores, coke whores and adrenaline whores, but why did it attract an artist?" asks Billy Corgan, frontman for the Smashing Pumpkins and wrestling promoter. Nevermore: The Raven Effect examines the pivotal shift in wrestling history, through the eyes of Raven/Scott Levy, a brilliant, inventive, complicated and controversial performer. To those in the know, the ECW was an extreme and hazardous wrestling circuit that featured bloody matches, often involved real weapons, and bonkers story angles. Raven was instrumental in setting the no-holds-barred tone of ECW and influencing the direction of wrestling culture in the process. Now approaching sixty, Nevermore is a look back at an era when an extreme personality thrived in an extreme environment - the only question is, how did he live to tell the tale? Learn more about the documentary and where it's screening near you:  http://raven.cultfollowing.co/