The Raven Effect

Lots of Wrestling to talk about; AEW on TNT Monday nights and a wrestling show every day of the week (almost); Length of wrestling shows should be 90 minutes, Raven calls that the sweet spot; New announce team for Raw shows less focus on the announcing team, though Smackdown is getting love; Eenie, Meanie and Raven predict what the ratings will look like; Raven steers the ship, well kinda; Cobie Smulders - hot and sexy over funny and charismatic - which combo is more important?; Feeney blows a potential Fox sponsorship for the show; Fan Mail; Is Bret Hart Greek? Or Canadian?; Show gets accused of almost sounding professional; Rich still denies being into butt play; Companies and their employee pay; Saturn update and of course, all the usual perversions. Check out Raven on Cameo.com, pay some money and he'll record whatever you want him to ...  birthday greetings, talk shit to your friends, whatever, you get it.

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The show gets a Simpsons reference earlier than usual, thanks to the eenie meanie boys; lots and lots of fan mail and slapdashery; Rich's dead cat becomes the subject of controversy; Raven does a spit take all over his microphone; We learn what an Alabama Hot Pocket is; the need for bleeders in wrestling shows and promotions and of course, all the usual perversions. Check out Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skincare system for men! http://www.tiege.com/ravenseptember And use code RAVENEFFECT for 10% off 

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Rich is back out in the woods, possibly burying a body or two, who knows, but he's still not into butt play; Unwritten wrestling rules; The reason behind paranoia in the wrestling industry; Have Raven cut a greeting for you at http://www.cameo.com/ravenprime1; reasons for sports teams names like the Browns and Knicks; Back in the day movies and TV, and now there's nothing on to watch, except what we recommend; Fan Mail and all the usual perversions 

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A cliffhanger gets paid off finally..  WWF Radio, which eventually turned out to be the forefather of this podcast; another co-host potentially murdered, first it was Feeney, and now Rich is missing; the show needs a Jeans sponsor because Raven needs jeans; best albums and songs by The Who; Rich finally wakes up, so...   Rich isn't dead!; the history of competing PPVs - those days are back with AEW and NXT; WWE TV lineup expanding, akin to WCW before it went under; Matches that go too long at PPVs and TV trickery; Update on Rich's cat, we lost it, it's on the roof; Fan Mail and of course, all the usual perversions. Check out Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skincare system for men! http://www.tiege.com/ravenseptember And use code raveneffect for 10% off 

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Raven was hitting zingers during Patreon (which you should sign up for, it's only $5) and now has nothing left for the regular listeners...  or that's what he thought, but he came through anyway..  though you should still get Patreon; Rich wants people to convince his ex to not put a cat down, luckily, it's not a cat from the Cats movie trailer; Executive Producer Gabriel having his own health issues, leaving Raven in a dilemma; The new ploy for ratings and downloads is Man of War; Saturn's favorite workout music revealed; Sweet Caroline and the Boston Red Sox; Newser; Fan Mail and of course, all the usual perversions...

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Cormier loses in latest UFC bout, seemed to be a victim of being too cocky at the wrong time; Patreon highlights with additional UFC talk; dangerous methods of cutting weight and the repercussions it could have on the body; crazy and independent drinks out there; Rich only solicits for people to come to a show and hit him up, but only if your name is Gary; Raven shares a story about his experience in the hood, all for the best late night club in history, and the girls were crazy; Rich brings a story of the old FCW building in Tampa; fan mail, the return of Newser and the usual perversions. Support the advertisers that support the show and even save some money!  Check out Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skincare system for men! http://www.tiege.com/ravenaugust And use code raveneffect for 10% off 

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Failed Pee Test story: Feeney is back from the dead, though he wasn't dead, but he used his wife as an excuse for missing last week's show; Unexpected (and some expected) funny guys in the business; Madness in Philly not caused by Feeney; Raven's shoulder issues, they're just toast and how he nearly lost his balls and nuts (but they were found and saved); Rich brings the conspiracy theory talk into the show and Jeffery Epstein is the subject of the theories; who really killed the pedophile rapist? The Clintons or the Saudis?  ESPN trolls everyone who's ever seen Dodgeball with their own ESPN 8, The Ocho; Helmets and sports, turning kids into wussies, but later in life thinking maybe helmets were a good idea; UFC talk - making predictions for the upcoming but already aired by showtime PPV; and of course, all of the usual perversions. Check out Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skincare system for men! http://www.tiege.com/ravenaugust And use code raveneffect for 10% off 

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Feeney is missing!  Rich is still at his parents house where Friday the 13th happens; Florida towns Raven went to in his early days; Rich tries to recruit Raven to join the broadcast booth for a show; White people can't portray Indian characters; New wrestling promotions gaining more female fans; Stories of hooking up with women at shows; The choke slam gimmick of 911 in ECW and how one fan ruined it; Suspending belief in a gimmick; the importance of good storytelling; old vs. new school fans; great comedies being forgotten; thoughts on the afterlife; the greatness of George Carlin; fan mail and all the usual perversions. 

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Legendary, former, multi-time NWA champion (when it meant something), Harley Race, sadly passes away so we spend time talking about him. As well as wrestlers breaking character after matches, ruining fans' investment in them. Plus, toughest athletes; Raven gives his latest UFC picks; Cris Cyborg goes after Joe Rogan & Dana White on Twitter, saying UFC bullies her, all after a major win; Raven watches the Democrat debates on CNN and feels like he provides better insight than your basic garden variety political pundits, Fan Mail, and of course, all the usual perversions...

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Skate Fast, Eat Ass (not only will be our next T-shirt design but) is also the rubicon to cross on deciding if you're a RavenEffect Podcast fan. If you think it's vulgar, and childish and are amused by it, you've found your way home! If you find vulgarity and childishness, childish and vulgar, stop reading and listen to something else.  Oh.. plus, there's always a bunch of nonsense and of course there's always all of the usual perversions....

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