The Raven Activity Archives


WCW Thunder: (4/29/99) - No Raven Activity.


WCW Nitro: Raven vs. Scott & Steve Armstrong: (4/26/99) - Out come the Armstrong brothers. Then out comes Raven -- by himself. Tony Schiavone reveals that Saturn and Kidman were beaten by the Four Horsemen and thus sent to the hospital. Raven comes out by himself and gets a godlike ovation. He enters the ring and speaks of how he'll face the Armstrongs alone and compares his feud with the Horsemen to an opera; there is never one with a happy ending. The crowd completely is enthralled with Raven; they hang on his every word and recite his catchphrases with him. Raven does an easy roll-up on Scott after some doubleteaming by their team. He does a body slam on Scott, then a double arm bulldog on the two as they argue. Raven then goes outside and gets a chair. Scott and Raven lock-up, Raven whips him into the corner and does a back body drop. Raven then gives both arm drag takedowns.

Raven then gets the chair and holds it to the crowd for approval. He sets it up in the middle of the ring. Drop-Toe-Holds for everybody! Anytime Raven gets knocked out, the audience started booing. Raven gets up and hits running knee lifts on each of them. Raven starts hitting Scott on the turnbuckle, then does the same to Steve. Raven gets a boot to the face from Scott. Raven then DDT's Scott, but as he goes for the pin, Steve nails him with a chair and The Armstrongs pin Raven. This match was important because it established that Raven's character is in part based on the nobility he suffers in loss.

WINNERS: Scott and Steve Armstrong via Pinfall.


WCW Thunder: Raven, Saturn & Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Benoit, Malenko, & Kidman: (4/22/99) - Neither Rey nor Kidman wanted to wrestle each other in this match. Raven's team was the most popular team with the crowd. As the match went back and forth, inside and outside of the ring, Arn Anderson came into the ring and gave Rey Mysterio Jr. a spine-buster, knocking him out. Kidman then refused to pin him, so Arn hit him, and Chris Benoit threw Kidman on top of Rey Mysterio, Jr. for the pin. The Four Horsemen left the ring immediately, along with referee Charles Robinson.

WINNERS: Benoit, Malenko, & Kidman via Pinfall.


WCW Monday Nitro: Raven vs. Kidman: (4/19/99) -This is a match that's been a long time in the making, ever since Kidman turned on Raven at WCW Fall Brawl 1998. Lots of early reversals in this match, Kidman gets a head scissors on Raven after Raven misses a clothesline. Raven then whips Kidman and tries a powerbomb, but Kidman reverses it into a facebuster. Kidman goes for a pin but just gets a 2 count. Kidman tries to suplex Raven, but Raven turns it into a face plant. Two count on Kidman by Raven. Raven whips Kidman into the ropes, does a runningkneelift on him and throws him over the top rope. Raven gets a chair, holds it out to the crowd and gets a huge pop. He sets it up and lands a drop toe hold on Kidman. He then sets it up and does a guillotine leg drop on Kidman's face. Raven then goes for a top rope superplex but Kidman reverses it and Raven lands on the chair. Kidman then hits the Shooting Star Press on Raven. But he gets taken out by the move as well. The Horsemen then run-in and start beating on Kidman and Raven. Saturn and Rey Jr. jump in to clean house. Saturn and Rey confront each other and Saturn says he's just helping Raven. Saturn then clothelines Rey, Rey does a headscissors on Saturn. Kidman then does a Liger bomb on Saturn, and Raven then evenflows Kidman! The Horsemen run in again and start beating on all of them! Then Nitro cuts to commercial and we last see them fighting.

WINNER: No Contest.


WCW Saturday Night: Raven/Perry Saturn vs. Damian/Silver King: (4/17/99) - "What Are You Lookin' At -- The next WCW World Tag Team Champions!" Raven and Saturn completely dominated this tag team match against two of the best Mexican luchadores in WCW. Some high flying stuff by Saturn early on. Raven landed a running knee-lift on Dandy after Saturn whipped him into the ropes, later on he also landed a front face plant power bomb on Dandy. Saturn and Raven even landed Total Elimination on Dandy, Saturn's old tag team finisher in ECW. Saturn then suplexed Damian as Raven evenflowed Dandy for the win. Awesome match by Raven.

WINNERS: Raven and Perry Saturn via Pinfall.

Raven/Saturn run-in/Horsemen vs. Mysterio & Kidman: A really intense match between the two teams with lots of interference by Arn Anderson on the outside. As Kidman was going for the Shooting Star Press, Arn Anderson knocks Kidman off the top rope. The Horsemen then start dogpiling the Tag Champs. Raven runs in with a chair and breaks up the fight. Raven grabs Dean Malenko and evenflows him on the chair. Rey Mysterio Jr, then runs in and does a moonsault on Raven while Raven has the steel chair on top of him! Saturn is wailing away on Benoit in the meanwhile, but Kidman then gets the upperhand and beats Saturn and Benoit up some. The Horsemen leave as Raven and Saturn and Kidman and Rey Jr. have a stand-off in the middle of the ring. I can see why WCW gave the tag straps to them because it makes for more exciting matches. I think at Slamboree all the teams will have a 3 way dance for the belts to settle the feud.


WCW Thunder: Raven and Saturn vs. Disorderly Conduct: (4/16/99) - Raven and Saturn come out to Raven's theme music. Raven sits in the corner and grabs the microphone. He says he hasn't been on the microphone much lately and only has one thing to say: "What about Me! What About Raven!" Raven then asks Mr. Saturn if he would like to say anything. Saturn replies "Indubitably, I would like to accessorize my new attire with the World Tag Team Titles." Raven and Saturn then completely annihilate Disorderly Conduct, making sure that Tuff Tom and Mean Mike don't advance in the tag team title scene. Raven did his trademark drop toe hold on the steel chair after holding the chair out to the fans for approval. Raven then evenflowed the weary Mean Mike for the win as Saturn took out Tuff Tom.

WINNERS: Raven and Perry Saturn via pinfall.


WCW Monday Nitro: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera: (4/12/99) - Rey Jr. hits a huracanrana on Juventud Guerrera. Just as he does that, Benoit and Malenko come to the ring to beat up on Rey Mysterio Jr. Raven and Saturn run to ringside and help Rey Jr. fight off the Horsemen. However, Rey Jr. snaps and starts attacking Raven and Saturn. The last thing shown before Nitro goes to commercial is Rey Jr. clotheslining Saturn. Later, Rey Jr. confronts Kidman and asks him why he wasn't watching his back, which seems to start friction between the two.


WCW Spring Stampede: Raven and Saturn vs. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko: (4/11/99) - Arn Anderson helped Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko throughout a match that was officiated by Charles Robinson, Ric Flair's pet referree. Dean Malenko had the Texas Cloverleaf on Raven, but was unsuccessful at taking the win. At one point during the match, Raven put Dean Malenko through the Evenflow DDT, but Chris Benoit made the save. A chair was thrown in the ring which would play a later role in this match. Perry Saturn almost put Malenko through a table with the Death Valley Driver, but Arn Anderson made the save, causing Saturn to crash through the wood. Later, Anderson came in the ring and clocked Saturn with the chair. Chris Benoit did an amazing diving headbutt onto Raven on a steel chair, to let Malenko make the pin on Raven. 1 2 3. The Horsemen beat Raven and Saturn, with the Horsemen clearly defined as heels and Raven getting a massive fan ovation behind him. Benoit also bloodied himself with the steel chair dive, so this match was pretty hardcore.

WINNErS: Benoit/Malenko via Pinfall.


Thunder: Raven vs. Chris Benoit: (4/7/99) - New Thunder logo to match with WCW's new logo. Raven comes out by himself with his Sandman/Sandman Mystery Theatre crossover T-Shirt. Benoit came out with Arn Anderson. At one point during the match, Arn Anderson tried to get involved, but was interrupted by a baseball slide from Raven. Chris Benoit almost had Raven locked in the Crippler Crossface. As Raven set up Benoit for the Evenflow DDT, Anderson interfered, resulting in a Disqualifcation for Benoit. Saturn made the save. Raven then grabbed Arn Anderson and acted if he was going Evenflow him. Dean Malenko entered just before Raven was going to put Anderson's neck through the Evenflow. Benoit then evenflowed Raven, and Dean Malenko put Saturn in the Death Valley Driver, and then micked Saturn by doing Saturn's arm salute. Anderson then got on the microphone and said The Four Horsemen were back (as heels) and the attack was on the fans' hands.

WINNER: Raven via Disqualification.


WCW Nitro: Raven Backstage Interview: (4/5/99) - This was only if you had Backstage Blast on Direct TV or were listening to WCW Nitro Online. Raven and Saturn were talking with Jimmy Barron about why he hates Benoit so much and that Kidman and Rey Jr. will be easy pickings for them. Raven and Saturn were jovial throughout the interview and cocky as well.

Raven and Perry Saturn vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. and Billy Kidman: The new Nitro set looked awesome. The new title cards for the wrestlers names are probably one of the best parts of the new design. Raven and Saturn came out with red lighting to show off their "heelish" nature. Raven and Saturn dominate the match early, but let Rey Jr. and Kidman get their wind back a lot. Raven and Saturn hit a version of the Doomsday Device on Rey Jr., except Saturn hits him with a guillotine legdrop instead. Kidman and Saturn square off and Kidman and Rey Jr. hit tandem body splashes on Saturn but get a 2 count only. WCW cuts to a commercial.

Back from the break, Saturn throws Kidman out side of the ring with a shoulder throw. Saturn brings a chair in the ring. Raven hits a drop toe hold on the chair on Kidman!! Rey Jr. saves Kidman from being pinned. Raven brings in Saturn at this point for a tandem move, Raven slams him , and Saturn hits a body splash. Raven goes for a power bomb, but Kidman makes it a face plant. Both men are down. Both tag. Saturn and Rey have a wide exchange of moves. Rey goes for a pony ride on Raven but Raven counters it. Lots of fast exchanges between the teams at this point. The ref gets knocked out. Rey is DVD'd by Saturn, but the ref is out! The Horsemen run in and attack Saturn!! Malenko suplexes Saturn as Benoit goes up and hits a flying headbutt on him! Saturn is out. The Horsemen put Rey on Saturn for the pin as Kidman wakes up the ref. The Horsemen rob Raven of his chance for a World Title victory, but it sets up a feud for Spring Stampede.

WINNERS: Rey Mysterio Jr. and Billy Kidman via Pinfall.


WCW Saturday Night: Raven/Saturn vs. Scott Armstrong/Silver King: (4/3/99) - Armstrong dyed his hair blond for his match. Him and SK make a weird pair. Whoever booked them as a team must have done it on the spot, because they had a weird chemistry in the ring. Saturn and Raven come out to "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson. Raven seems like more of an evil character when he came out to that theme for some reason. Saturn hits a guillotine legdrop on Scott Armstrong at one point after SK and Scott Armstrong have their way with with Raven at the beginning. Raven finally evenflows Silver King for the win.

WINNERS: Raven and Perry Saturn via pinfall.


Thunder: Raven and Saturn Interview w/ Gene Okerlund: (4/1/99)- It was announced Raven and Saturn would take on Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko at Spring Stampede. Both were asked what they were doing back together after they split once before. Raven mentioned that he and Saturn used to always pick on girl in summer camp named Beulah McGillicutty. Saturn said, "That wasn't me, that was Tommy (Dreamer), you goof." ECW reference there by Raven. Raven and Saturn then basically said they would beat Benoit and Malenko at Spring Stampede, and that Rey and Kidman owe them a title shot, since they basically gave them the titles.

Raven and Saturn vs. Mike Enos and Bobby Duncum Jr. - At one point during the match, Mike Enos used Bobby Duncum, Jr.'s cowbell on Raven. Saturn later strapped Duncum in the Rings of Saturn, but Enos make the save. Duncum was bringing in his cowbell, but ended up hitting Enos with it, after Enos tapped him a little too hard on the back, but not purposely. Raven then put Enos through the Evenflow DDT for the win. Afterward, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko ran in and attacked their Sprng Stampede opponents. Raven and Saturn were completely taken down with a beating and a chair. Later on in a Horsemen match, Raven and Saturn run-in in street clothes and beat down the Horsemen, and Saturn does a flying body splash on Benoit on a table and it doesn't break!

WINNERS: Raven and Perry Saturn via pinfall.


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