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His First Ever Nitro Speech
"I signed your contract, but I won't conform to your rules. I put certain stipulations
in the contract. I'll sit where I want, I'll wrestle when I want, I'll wrestle who I want, I'll wrestle how I want; that means no disqualification; and you, will pay me what
I want. Quote the Raven, nevermore."
This speech is from Nitro on Oct. 27th, 1997.
"We all need a haven, a sanctuary, a place to hide, a place to escape, a place to dream and hope, a place where the darkness won't seem so frightening. So it is written, so it shall come to pass. But for some the darkness is a relentless enemy that cannot be eluded. And once the darkness senses your fear, once it senses your pain, it is never far behind. I can empathize with these people. I can understand their futilly, I can feel their hopelessness. I feel their pain."...."Quote The Raven Nevermore"
From Nitro, 10/13/97
"My earliest memories are not of anything specific, they're more like memories of feelings as opposed to events. feelings of abandonment, feelings of loneliness, feelings of sadness. They say our destiny is formed in these earliest moments. That our fate is determined at this critical juncture. The chosen begin their path towards greatness, the ill-fated are doomed from the beginning. The unfortunate devour themselves, searching for annihilation. You see we are all prisoners of our own nature, locked in certain patterns of behavior. I could no sooner change the path that I've been placed upon, than stop a swallow from migrating, or a samu from spawning. So it is written, so it shall come to pass. "Quote The Raven Nevermore!"
From Nitro, 8/25/97
"We all commit certain acts in our lives of an unsavory nature. Some bad, some
worse, some unspeakable. Sometimes we suffer in silence, sometimes we seek redemption. He's got what he wanted, but in attaining salvation there's a price that must be apid. One must give up a bit of one's self. The road, or the end of the road as it is, may not be quite as, not quite what you expect. The glowing light at the end of the tunnel may not be the beacon of righteousness that you envisioned. It may be some horribly disfigured funhouse reflection of your own inner dreams. Quote the Raven Nevermore!"
ECW, his return Interview, 9/17/99
"For two and half years Tommy Dreamer...we fought and epic battle...of mythic proportions. We had a friendship based on love and a hatred based on friendship. You scarred my face...you battered me unmercifully...and you took my girl. But the one thing that you could never do...was beat me Tommy. You could never beat me...and always pinned you. Two and a half years Tommy...after I came to ECW to excersize your demons...it was time for you to graduate...so I gave you your victory. For two and a half years Tommy Dreamer...I stayed away from ECW...and with me gone...your life lost it's meaning...your career lost it's purpose and your relationship...with Beulah...lost it's foundation..you've lost your focus Tommy..you lostthe girl. Kaiser Souze said "The greatest trick..the devil ever pulled..was convincing the world that he didn't exist". Well Tommy...I exist and I am going to be your own personal demon..because this savior..has already been crucified..for your sins. Quote the Raven..Nevermore!!"
Another Speech from Nitro w/Raven sitting in the back somewhere in a corner.
"[to Riggs] Riggs, go get me Hammer. [Riggs exits. Enter Mortis. He says "Raven, I want in."] You want in? You want to join the flock? You want to follow me? Look what you follow now. James Vandenberg: a human oddity. Does he make you dress in this clown costume? Is that a mask of hate or a mask of shape? Is their any reason why I would want you? Is there something about you that you aren't showing? If you want to join the flock, you have to be yourself. You have to be true to who you are. You have to be unafraid to be different, to be laughed at, to be scorned. That's all it takes to follow me. [Mortis nods his head and begins to leave] Oh by the way, and you've got to beat Diamond Dallas Page as well. Quote the Raven, nevermore."
ECW, Asbury Park, N.J., 3/17/00
And had my woman taken from me. But to put this in terms that I think you can understand better. Let's just pretend that life is like a game of cards. Except the cards you and I are delt are fine blown glass and as we build friendships and trust, the bond between me and you, the love between you and Francine, we turn over more and more cards but then someday something happens and the cards are swept off the table and shatter in a million pieces and all we want is for those cards to be in tact but wasn't the point in the first place just to play a game of cards? "Quote the Raven...Nevermore!"
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"They say imitation, is the sincerest form of flattery. Well Justin Credible, you stole my look, you stole my girl, you stole my title. Two days ago, you called me on the telephone, and you quoted one of my heroes to me. (Quote from Keep On Rocking in the Free World by Neil Young) 'There's a warning sign on the road ahead. There's a lot of people saying, we'd be better off dead. I don't feel like Satan, but I am to them. So I try to forget it, anyway I can.' And right then and there I realized, Justin, that you could never be me, because when they call you Satan it bothered you; When they called me Satan, I enjoyed it. So it is written..."
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"The entire purpose of human existence, is to kindle a light in the darkness of being. We are a nation of hollow stuffed people; bleeding together; heads stuffed with straw. Like wind in an empty street, or rats feet over broken glass in a dark and forgotten cellar. So it is written. So it shall come to pass. Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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"Trust and hate, and love and fate, and I don't understand. Social grace, the human race, confuse me. These words I speak, bring forth a world of emotions. Emotions of dreams lost, dreams found, and dreams I'll never see. So it is written. So it shall come to pass. But the questions is, will I, or will I not be Diamond Dallas Page's partner? But Isn't that the same question, that I've been asked time and time again, since my childhood? Isn't the question really, is there any dreams, I'd like to sell? Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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"I can't remember a time when I wasn't alone, even when my parent were around. The sound of their fury was harsh, but the sound of their silence was deafining. It's devastation that left me buried beneath a mountain of solitude. My lonliness and despair traped me in a storm of unimaginable emptiness. What about me? What about Raven? The other kids playing ball outside, and me with them was am illusion I'd allow myself, but the stark reality was even if my parents would of allowed me to leave my bedroom dwell, the other kids wouldn't of allowed me to join in anyway. They said I didn't follow thier rules. Their stupid rules... Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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"Brad Armstrong, tonight you and I are scheduled to do battle, but perhaps, I can persuade you that disgretion is the better part of valor. I understand your frustration. I understand your hurt. In 1980, I remember you were once voted rookie of the year. In 1981 you were one half of the world tag team champions. But since then, isn't it true, that your career has descended into mediocracy? Hear me out... hear me out Armstrong. I'm fully aware of the Armstrong curse. They say that the sins of the father are visited upon the son. I understand your respect and your admiration for your father; 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong. He was a great man. But isn't it true, that the other promoters and the bookers for World Championship Wrestling were jealous of him, and they take it out on you? They take it out on you Brad Armstrong. Give into your hate. Give into your anger, give into your frustration. I feel your pain. Quote the Raven, nevermore"
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"[The Flock is holding Brad Armstrong for Raven] Brad Armstrong, last week I gave you an opportunity for salvation and an opportunity for redemption but you did not take me up on that offer. Diamond Dallas Page, I made you no such offer because someone as evil and as heinous as you does not deserve a second chance. You deserted me, Page, and I can never forgive you for that. Last night was to be your moment of shining glory. MTV Live. Movie superstar, Matthew McConaghey weas there. Rock superstars, the Foo Fighters, and yes, US champion Diamond Dallas Page. But I took all that away from you, Page. You thought you were going to be a big star, but I took it away. But I should've had to, Page. That should've been me. That should've been me, Page. What about me? What about Raven? What about me? That should've been me on that show. I should've been the star. I should've been out there with the US title. So instead, I took a stop sign, and I beat you unmercifully about the head with it. Page, you were just about to begin to feel the suffering. that is our destiny. And as I grow more powerful, you will grow weaker. So it is written and so it shall come to pass. [to The Flock] Gimme Armstrong. [The Flock brings Brad Armstrong near Raven. Raven kicks him in the mid-section and gives him an Evenflow] Quote the Raven... Page is nevermore!"
Quote from Nitro
"Hey, Page, what about me? Hey, Page, what about me?! What about Raven, Page?! What about me?! Over here, you idiot! I spent three years in a carnival freak show because of you. I had to wrestle in barbed wire, putting people through tables because of you, Page. What about me?! What about me?! You want my U.S. belt? Come and take it, Page. Come and take it. You want this, Page? Come and get it, Page. Come and get it. Come on, Page, come on....[A fan (Kanyon) attacks Raven]"
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"Last night, Saturn defeated Chris Benoit. In the preceding weeks, we've beaten on him, we've stretched him, and we've humiliated him. Any normal person would've known when enough's enough. But Chris Benoit is a masacist. He has serious physchological damage. And if he insists on recieving punishment every week, then I inisist that we inflict it. Quote the Raven... nevermore."
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"Apparently there's been some complaints over the past 8 months, that what I've been saying has not been easy to understand because of my excessively large vocabulary and my high level of diction. Well, tonight I will put what I have to say in terms so clear that everyone, even those of limited intelligence will know exactly what I mean. Page. I want you to listen especially close Page. Because Page you should understand my problems, because you know about �em better than anyone. How I was voted most unpopular in high school. How my father never spent time with me. Page you were the one that picked me up at the hospital the first time I got out of rehab. You should understand my pain, but you don't. Four years ago when WCW let you go. They said you would never be anybody. You'd never be... a superstar. Who lent you a shoulder to cry on? I did, Raven did. When ever you had problems of any nature, who listened to you on the telephone nightly? I did, Raven did. But what about me Page. What about Raven. What about me! I spent three long years in barbed wire city, getting torn to shreds, going through tables and being hit with frying pans and chairs. But you could have prevented it. You could of stopped it. You could of made one phone call and called in a favor, made a deal and got Raven into WCW, but you didn't. Because you were jealous. You were jealous and you were scared that I would become a bigger star than you. You know I should have listened to the Snake. He said you weren't a true friend. He said you'd turn your back on me when you became a star. He was right, I should have listened. But times are different now and where once I felt your pain you'll feel mine. Quote the Raven United States Champion Forevermore!"
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"Coming up after Thunder on the corporate Superstaion, Its movies for guys who like movies. Starring Dan Akroyd, a washed up, hack comedian, and one of my fallen idols, John Belushi. The Blues Brothers. The talk of salvation. The tale of redemption. Oh and Chris Benoit beware of the DDT. Watch the end of Thunder and then watch this movie. And Chris Benoit beware. Quote the Raven Nevermore."
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"From what I understand Chris Benoit is not here tonight. You saw the footage of me DDTing him Thursday. And after the abuse that I inflicted upon him on Saturdays show he's probably at home in Calgary nursing his wounds. As far as you Booker T. You have something that belongs to the Flock. More specifically, property that belongs to Saturn. The World Television Title. Now if you were smart you would take your T.V. Title, walk to the back and hand it over to Saturn. But I don't think you're that smart. So we're going to have to teach you a lesson and set an example. Fellas. Quote the Raven Nevermore."
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"Fate is a strange mistress and for some reason she has decreed that you, Chris Benoit, must suffer before me. In the past you felt the strength of my Flock, but at Souled Out I felt the Crippler Cross-Face. But I did not submit. I did not tap out. In fact some would say that I even enjoyed it. Thursday night I decided that you personally would feel the DDT. And if you have the heart and the desire that my former friend Diamond Dallas Page says you do then you'll come out and feel the DDT once more. Quote the Raven Nevermore."
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"Throughout the trials and tribulations and the heartbreak and the misery that is my life, there is only one man who's advice I've ever headed. And he told me there are two rules. One there are no rules and two is someone must feel the DDT. Quote the Raven Nevermore."
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"Obviously Kevin Nash is not very popular with the suits at the corporate superstation and it's no secret that Raven is considered a misfit and a freak. So I guess the powers that be decided, lets have Kevin Nash wrestle Raven tonight. I guess they figure someone's bound to get hurt. Someone's bound to be put out of the sport. Well I'll wrestle Kevin Nash tonight, but as everyone knows it's under Raven's rules and tonight it will be Battle Royal style. Quote the Raven Nevermore."
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Tennay: "Well, Raven you certainly have a long term history with one Diamond Dallas Page. When you both broke into professional wrestling you shared the same mentor. Can you shed a little light on both of your backgrounds?" Raven: "I have yearned for the release from the labyrinth of my past. The walls are bitter memories and the corridors are hate. Yes I can shed some light on the past. Diamond Dallas Page and I had a very volatile past. I helped him when no one else would, when all despised him because of his arrogance, but did he remember me? No. He went onto fame and glory. But what about me? What about Raven! What about me? I spent three long years in barbed-wire city building a name for myself. And I learned one thing.... I learned one thing, that if one is scarred bad enough one no longer feels the pain." (a slight smile) Tennay: "Your constant interference finally pays off this evening when you gain a shot at Diamond Dallas Page and the United States Heavyweight Title." Raven: "Tonight will be my vindication and it will be Page's waterloo. I showed the world that I could destroy the indestructible Chris Benoit. Tonight I will take the U.S. Title." Tennay: "Well, you're so confident about a U.S. Title victory. Upcoming at Uncensored the Triple Jeopardy Match with Page and Benoit, if you're victorious tonight will you put the U.S. Title at stake at Uncensored?" Raven: "Absolutely not. They will wait. They will suffer as I did, in silence and in agony and they will learn that they cannot escape their fate and that is that. Someone must pay for the pain in my past. Quote the Raven Nevermore." Same night before match. Raven: "Page I'm gonna give you one last chance to beg me for forgiveness. Remember these are Raven's rules, which mean there are no rules. Quote the Raven Nevermore." Page: "Yo Raven, I got your forgiveness right here, Raven's rules, no DQ. DDP rules no referee. Patrick hit the road."
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"Chris Benoit, last night you cost me my United States Title. Be... [looks at crowd] because of you that back-stabbing, two-faced Diamond Dallas Page is still the champ. You're a brave and valiant warrior Chris Benoit, but unfortunately for you it is time for me to fulfill my destiny. Unfortunately for you it is time for this feud to end. Unfortunately for you, you must feel the Evenflow. DDP... didn�t have to be like this Page. It didn't have to be like this. You and I, we could of ruled wrestling together, side by side. But a long time ago you deserted me. You turned your back on me and now there can be only one. I know the Snake is out there watching� and I know he'd want it this way. Quote the Raven Nevermore."
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"The winds of Fate have blown once more and I rain supreme as the United States Champion. Wednesday night on MTV Diamond Dallas Page was an invited guest, among superstars like Matthew Mcwannabe and the Food Fighters, a spot that should have been mine. I should of been invited Page, not you. So I had to rain on your parade and I took that stop sign to your head and I beat you unmercifully. Then I DDT'd you through a table and through my belt. Diamond Dallas Page, this is just the beginning. The beginning of a long and horrible and excruciatingly painful reminder of what I went through. How you deserted me. The �Snake� knows it, I know it, everyone knows it. You're a shameless self-promoter, you're a shameless shill, and I stole your moment of glory. In your biggest and finest hour as U.S. Champion on MTV. I took it all away from you. I took it all away from you Page. Tonight... tonight you'll face members of my Flock. I don't need to be there Page. I can already guess the outcome and it doesn't look good. Saturn and Hammer. Quote the Raven Nevermore."
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"Anguish, fear, and sorrow, are emotions we all feel, but never more strongly than in our adolescence. When just having an acne-rabid skin, can mean a lifetime of loneliness. One's acceptance by others, is a barometer of one's popularity. If one is different, a misfit, maybe unattractive, unathletic, one is in for a lifetime of cruelty and suffering, that will traumatize permanently. You see scars are souvenirs you never loose. The past is never far. You can try to repress it. You can try to hold it back. You can try to deny it. But it will still continue to grow... stronger, and stronger. Like a malignant cancer, that can't be satiated. Each of us manifests our pain in different manners. Whether it's three in the morning in bed... tears in one's eye. Whether it's a need to destroy everything beautiful, or just simply shutting one's self off from society. My father never gave me what I needed, so I understand what it's like to do without. They should understand this. They should give what's needed. I can see this. I can feel their pain. Why can't they understand? Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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"Page, on Thunder did you not only feel defeat but the pain I inflicted on you. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Imagine the pain Raven in going to give you at Spring Stampede."
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"Gene... Rules and responsibilities. These are the ties that bind us. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to, and I will do what I must. The only announcement is, that there is no announcement... Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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"You see, scars are souvenirs you never loose, the past is never far. But what do you do? What do you do, when all your memories are razor blades? When everything you can possibly remember, hurts? What do you do? Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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"You want in? You want to join the flock? You want to follow me? Look what you follow now. James Vandenberg: a human oddity. Does he make you dress in this clown costume? Is that a mask of hate or a mask of shape? Is their any reason why I would want you? Is there something about you that you aren't showing? If you want to join the flock, you have to be yourself. You have to be true to who you are. You have to be unafraid to be different, to be laughed at, to be scorned. That's all it takes to follow me. Oh by the way, and you've got to beat Diamond Dallas Page as well. Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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"When we fall, earth will die, sun will set, and moon will shine, and the only image will be the Raven's shadow in your eyes. So it is written, so it shall come to pass. Quote The Raven... Nevermore"
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"life of rage, blood stained cage, suicide is an escape from the only fate... Quote The Raven... Nevermore"
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"Isn't the question you ask, the same question I always heard while growing up? Don't you want to fit in with them? If it is, the answer is no... I refuse to be a shallow sellout like those others. I am beyond that. Quote The Raven... Nevermore"
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Crucified for the sins of my humanity ... Crucified for the sins of my compassion ... Crucified for the sins of my past ... By the flesh of my flesh, and the blood of my blood, You will crucify the raven, NEVERMORE!
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They said things would be different when I got older, but they lied. In high school, I was despised, I was hated, and I was attacked for being different. It's no different now. I'm still hated, I'm still despised, and I'm still being attacked on a regular basis, whether it's Kanyon, or Saturn, or any another representative of society's norm. Well, what about me!! What about Raven!!
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I always say, if chaos is inevitable, why keep order? But WCW wants everyone to, 'Respect Their Authority,' *phrase in quotes said in a Eric Cartman voice*, so they're gonna put me and two boneheads in a triangle match at Uncensored. Now, I was always told by the old-timers that you had to talk good about your opponent so it'll up the buyrate. So, Bam Bam Bigelow, you have nice tattoos. And Hak, you don't sweat much for a fat guy. So, I've got . . . one . . . two . . . I got SIX words for ya . . . What About Me! What About Raven! Quote the Raven, nevermore!
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Why would I accept the challenge? Why would Jack climb the beanstalk? Why would Davey fight Goliath? Why would Arnold challenge the Gooch? I'll tell you why. Because if I beat the Big Show and his gargantuan cranium tonight, I will be the greatest hardcore champion of all time."See, no one respects the flame quite like the fool who's badly burned and the Flock realizes how you betrayed them. How you let them down. How you let me down. What about me? What about Raven?
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The reason I've aligned myself with Tazz is because he understands my suffering. He understands my pain, something a King wouldn't know anything about. That's quite amusing King, you're a regular Henny Youngman. You know sometimes in life we make our own choices, and sometimes a choice is made for us, and sometimes there is no choice. You see, King, it's typical of you and your ilk, you and your sycophantic revellers with their fancy clothes and their middle class suburbia, with their two car garage, white picket fences, 2.3 kids, a dog, their hot pretzels and Diet Coke to make fun of people like Tazz and myself from the lower class, make fun of people like us who live in squalor and poverty. What about me!? What about Raven!? You dont know what it's like to watch your parents beg for change. You dont know what its like to live in a box. I never got a hotdog. What about me!? What about Raven!?
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�The main thing is that I changed...I was loud, obnoxious, abrasive, an asshole...Now I�m charming, sweet, cuddly...I see things from a different perspective...Also, I don�t have the emotional baggage.�
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Tonight, we expose a myth - a fantasy, a fabrication if you will. Tonight we face three individuals who are neither dynamic, revolutionary, nor particularly groundbreaking. ie, anything but radical. Tonight, those three face their fate, destiny and pain."
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Raven - WCW Thunder - February 28, 1999
"As I sat at home, these last few months, suffering through the debilitating trauma of mental illness . . . visiting half a dozen shrinks . . . and in and out of sanitariums . . . I was forced to suffer the further indignity of listening to two jobbers talk about, 'They're Hardcore'. Bam Bam Bigelow, and a man that I used to call one of my best friends, who was even out here earlier talking about 'Hak's rules', which is a blatant and shameless rip-off of 'Raven's Rules,' which I started. I was the one that put people through tables; I was the one that drop-toe-holded people on chairs; What about me! What about Raven! So the way I see it is, they're gonna have to pay. And I'm not sure when, because I guess J.J. Dillon will have to make a match in all his ineptness . . . but the way I see it is, when it comes down, I'm gonna stomp you two like narcs at a biker rally. Quote the Raven, nevermore."
Raven - ECW Wrestling on TNN - October 15, 1999
"It's 5:30 in the morning in New Orleans on Bourbon Street. Look at these dirtballs, it's a complete den of iniquity; there's decadence, debauchery, a neighborhood of chaos, a haven for sin. As I look around these filthy animals following me, sinners each and every one of them, I realize one thing. That it's better to have a condemned soul, than no soul at all.
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So Tommy Dreamer . . . shut up . . . Tommy Dreamer, look at these morons, these fools, these jesters and buffoons, these idiots. They're your people, Tommy, and for them and all their problems, and all their sins, and all their hatred, and all their anger . . . I feel your pain, Tommy . . . Ha! I feel your pain! Ha Ha! I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
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Ha Ha Ha! I love it, Tommy. You see this, this is it, These are your people, Tommy. This is my home, Tommy. Sinners, one and all; no one cares, no one worries. Tommy Dreamer, you and your little 'white meat babyface' world. 'I do it for the people, I don't care about my back, I'll survive for you people!' What hogwash, Tommy! It's crap! They don't care about you any more than they care about me. They just want to leech onto my stardom. But that's ok, Tommy. I'm garbage, a piece of crap. I've lived my life and I deserve what I get."
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"Look at this pain, look at this torment. Tommy, why must you do this? After what you've put me through years ago, I finally find someone who would stand beside me. And look at the anguish you cause him. This man does not deserve this like you. Why do you do this to me Tommy Dreamer?! Why can't you just let it alone? And maybe Raven has found a little solace. And Terry Funk, you're a decrepid old fossil. However, your legendary status is also meaningless. Because I am Raven. I will put you through a table and I will bash your brains in. But it really doesn't matter. Because Cactus Jack does not need my help. Cactus Jack will annihilate you Tommy Dreamer. He will annihilate you. HE WILL ANNIHILATE YOU! And all the pain I've suffered all these years when you left me when you should've been standing beside me will be vindicated. Cactus Jack you will do for me, what I should've done years ago, you will vanquish Tommy Dreamer. Quoth the Raven ... Nevermore."
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Saturn, when we were children, and you were unpopular and lonely, who was your friend? I was, Raven was.'
'When you were too poor to hang out with the other kids, who loaned you money? I did, Raven did.'
'When the Flock refused to accompany you to ringside because of your anti-social behavior, who forced them too? I did, Raven did.'
But you let them down and now they understand. See, no one respects the
flame quite like the fool who's badly burned and the Flock realizes how you betrayed them. How you let them down. How you let me down. What about
me? What about Raven? All I asked was that you defeat Kanyon. And not
only could you not do that, but you had the unmitigated gall to vent your frustration at losing by trying to wrap your hands around my throat. And for that, I can never forgive you. For that, I despise you. For that Saturn, you
broke my heart. And so it is written, and so it shall come to pass. Quoth the Raven...Nevermore
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If you people would cease your mindless babbling, we can begin.For weeks now, in my personal playground, there's been inquisitive chattering regarding
my masterpiece, because we as humans are naturally curious. And you
see, curiosity leads to temptation and temptation leads to sin and sin, that is what my masterpiece is all about. Now for years, you people have looked at
me like I'm a freak. You've called me immoral and you've called me depraved! But as I look out, amongst you people, I see a festering mass of hypocrisy.
Who are you to call me immoral? Why don't you take a good long look at yourselves!? Oh, that's right! You can't! Because you're too busy leading lives
of quiet desperation without the courage to stand up to your own filthy convictions. And that is why, that is why I must complete my masterpiece; to bring salvation to your souls and to open eyes that are so blind to the truth. Quoth the Raven Nevermore.
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With what leverage, Terri? My level of exposure isn't half of what it needs to
be. Besides, how attractive of a free agent would I really make? And even so,
do you really think they'd allow me on Smackdown? They'd find some way to get me off of there. Because, every time people see me, they say I'm a freak. They say I'm a degenerate. They say I'm depraved. Well, labeling people is the product of narrow minded individuals. You see, I'm not depraved ... they are. Well, I guess I'm gonna stay here on HeAT; because if I can't be on RAW, I
am going to take delight on turning HeAT into my own personal playground
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You know, I�ve been with this company for nearly two years, and the
treatment that I have received has been short, if not bereft, of anything resembling the quality that a superstar of my magnitude and intellect deserves. You know, fate is a cruel mistress and the hand that she has dealt me has left
me broken and busted. My latent skills have been overlooked while others of lesser ability have been showered with attention and care. Well, the oppression
of my skills and the persecution of my soul will no longer be tolerated. You see, sometimes in life, we make our own choices. Sometimes, a choice ... is made for us. But sometimes, there is no choice, and therefore, I QUIT!
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Howard, I broke his fingers because there must be consequences for one's choices. I'm trying to bring salvation to him, to you Howard, to everyone
else out there. Breaking his fingers hurt me a hell of a lot more than it did
hurt him. You see, society is made up of people who act one way in public
and another way in private. They do not have the courage to stand up for
their own filthy convictions. Therefore, I will be brave for them, Howard;
that is why I'm creating a masterpiece. So that people can stand back and
look at ten... twenty... a thousand years and see what a brilliant, courageous savior that I am! I will be granted immortality.Since I have nothing but time
on my hands Howard, that is why I have held off starting my masterpiece.
I thought I would give you people a chance to change. Obviously you
either can't, or you won't, and therefore, I will do a demonstration. Each
week my masterpiece will consist of demonstrations, using one of the seven deadly sins. Whether it be wrath, or sloth, or greed or pride. And one poor, unfortunate individual will be sacrificed, Howard; Because the needs of the
many far outweigh the needs of the few. And these taken together as a
whole, they will be my video masterpiece. Because they will show the
world what society is, and show my courage in bringing it to them. Quoth
the Raven, Nevermore.
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Coach, who I wrestle for is less important than what I wrestle for; my first objective being the Hardcore Title. To quote Oscar Wilde, "They say we destroy the things we love, but really the things we love destroy us." Take Maven, for example. His passion has led to his success, but it will also prove to be his Waterloo, courtesy of what has come to be known as "The Raven Effect
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As everyone can see, I've been on a bit of a losing streak lately. Obviously,
it's not been my fault. I've been a victim of circumstances again beyond my control and I have six words to say about that: What about me??? What about Raven!?? I went to bed at eleven o'clock this morning and when I got here I
was scheduled in an unscheduled match. I wasn't informed ahead of time,
once again, forces working against Raven. Well, you know what, I don't feel
like wrestling tonight. I wasn't told ahead of time and I'm not going to. Quote
the Raven...Nevermore
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