Talk Is Jericho: Raven On ECW Chaos, WCW Frustration & His New Documentary

Raven shares why he demanded a “warts and all” story when it came to his new documentary, Nevermore: The Raven Effect. He explains how insecurity shaped his early career, what really happened when he walked away from Vince McMahon and the WWF office, and how five minutes of “divine inspiration” created the Raven character. He and filmmaker Geordie Day talk about the wild reality of ECW in the ’90s, and why the Dreamer feud, Sandman storyline, and Crucifixion angle worked so well. Raven also recounts the truth about his relationship with Paul Heyman, his favorite episodic stories from Portland, the WrestleMania 17 golf-cart fiasco, the frustrations of WCW and the Flock, the chair-shot debate with Dreamer, the real story of Shane McMahon staying at his house, and the ending beat of the film that Raven loves the most.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction

02:10 – Why Raven agreed to a “warts and all” doc

06:55 – Insecurity, ego & peer respect

13:00 – Crafting Nevermore

15:20 – Creating the Raven character

19:00 – Leaving WWF

22:40 – Discovering ECW

27:10 – Raven’s childhood & psychology

31:25 – Dreamer, Sandman & Beulah stories

36:40 – Portland & episodic storytelling

40:50 – WCW frustrations

45:05 – WrestleMania 17 golf-cart story

51:00 – Paul Heyman, Roddy Piper & rare footage

54:20 – Coaching Moose & Sami

57:10 – Shane McMahon stories

59:30 – Favorite scenes in the doc

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