Raven on Goldberg in WCW, Bad Booking Decisions, His WWE Run

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[@Devilsblood]

I really liked Raven in WCW, ECW and WWE. He was very unique in his days and I wished they pushed his character a little bit more.

[@theman6705]

His character was pushed good everywhere except wwe. He was literally a low card guy there sadly

[@shanepleasants6280]

It was his Drug problem that really hurt him from getting a proper push

[@Therealjtyler]

Bray wyatt reminds me of raven in a way

[@kshinokevin]

TNA (Impact Wrestling; total nonstop wrestling) too...

[@danielferrer9464]

he won the US title, that was enough

[@MasterBradBowman]

Raven got Goldberg over! Quote the Raven nevermore!

[@shyjames83]

Raven gave him a great match...but Goldberg was already over

[@cfhcowboy9292]

Nah Goldberg smashed raven . Givin wcw no more storytelling for raven

[@HMSL86]

Quote The Raven... United States Champion... Forevermore!

[@jesseflood]

I've watched that US TITLE Match on NITRO and have shared it many times. Everything about it was great, from Raven laying down the title and telling Goldberg to come and get it, the flock coming in and Goldberg wiping them all out and the audience throwing Raven back over the guard rail. That match was professional wrestling!

[@chetthedebt2169]

Love how he takes the spear in that match. Looks like a rag-doll.

[@chrismclaughlin3621]

Thank you for this comment. This is one of the greatest matches I've ever seen. All credit to Raven for knowing how to put perfect psychology into it. Amazing match and in my top 10 matches of all-time. Never get bored of watching it over and over because they suspended reality in incredible fashion.

[@mcoshea83]

Absolute perfection from start to finish

[@BeamFox311]

The Flock stable was underrated. Unique members and unexpected run-ins made their matches fun to watch.

[@jeffreyb6165]

For those of you who may not have seen the Goldberg/Raven title match I implore you to do so. And the crowd.....WOW...just WOW!

[@JackSquat1]

If Billy Corgan really wants NWA to take off... hire Scott Levy as booker/head of creative

[@brettbays7530]

Raven should of been a main eventer.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Should have*

[@sjag1938]

It would of been nice.

[@SamuelThomas123]

@@synthonaplinth5980😂

[@chosen1854]

Raven was so underrated. They had a star in their hands and didn’t even give him a push he needed. He had it going with “what about me what about Raven“

[@chaospoet]

In WCW the two best opponents Goldberg ever had were Raven and DDP. Though I tend to like the Raven Nitro match a little more because of the small but awesome things Raven did like walk up to Goldberg and put the belt down between them in a "Here's the line. I'm not going to make it easy for you. Come and get it, if you can!" type of way. Just showed Raven was not afraid of Goldberg thought he could out think him and out wrestle him and at the beginning at least backed that up to make it look like he might actually beat Goldberg. That is until THAT spear that blew the roof off the place. Then it was downhill from there.

[@doomvictor3934]

I am a Raven fan. I remember watching the first match between him and Goldberg on Nitro. I had my three friends over-out of all of us, I was the only one routing for Raven while my friends were die hard Goldberg fans.

[@activatebpm]

It's really too bad Goldberg did not grow up much of a wrestling fan (if I remember correctly), and that he got such a late start. What if he had grown up watching wrestling, and got started at 20 instead of 30?

[@savagetilley2782]

Honestly Raven vs Bill that one on Nitro I say is bills best match to date.

[@KingKhanate1997]

Either that, or his match against DDP at Halloween Havoc

[@baz1388]

Raven vs Goldberg should of been a ppv match

[@BlackenedLiam]

Best Nitro Match to date.

[@stuartwall8]

Raven is one the greatest characters in wrestling and Levy is one of the greatest minds.

[@cooliusmaximus4764]

As a Goldberg Fan as child, i remember Raven very well as cool dude!

[@skatetapes12]

He might be right about the end of Goldbergs streak in a general sense but the way they wrote it was mind blowing and brilliant for the fact it was so unbelievable.

[@cfhcowboy9292]

What about raven ? Man i love raven quote the raven .NEVERMORE!

[@zackvanhalen]

I always looked at Goldberg like he was the Ultimate Warrior of WCW. Just like Warrior, he was just a big musclebound guy with a great entrance, mystique, quick intense matches, and an organic connection with the crowd. They both became really famous really fast and had short runs at the top. They were both marks for themselves and their character and neither grew up wanting to become a wrestler. Even though they had limited in-ring ability, both men could have great matches if they were working with the right guys (Macho Man for Warrior and DDP for Goldberg). Lastly, they both became famous when their respective companies were at a high point in terms of popularity (1988 for Warrior and 1997 for Goldberg).

[@robertrodriguez787]

What about me. What about Raven

[@urlicqeldromamakolligjazva1752]

He's so right, I pulled back from watching WCW when Goldberg got beaten by Nash. That's when I really knew it was the Kevin Nash show.

[@kshinokevin]

at one point, in WCW, Kevin Nash was a "Booker" (ala Kevin Sullivan, the "Taskmaster/Booker Man" from the Dungeon of Doom (heel) stable).

[@JonDoe-fo3kl]

i agree goldberg shouldve gone a bit longer underfeated.

[@JoseAguilar-hl3ny]

wolverinebesthero thank kevin nash

[@baz1388]

@@JoseAguilar-hl3ny wasn't nash booker at that time?

[@JoseAguilar-hl3ny]

@@baz1388 he sure was, WCW was always a train wreck backstage

[@baz1388]

@@JoseAguilar-hl3ny I use to watch wcw in 98/99 as a kid looking back on it now the backstage just sounded like a free for all especially to the higher card guys

[@banesbox]

My favorite Goldberg moment was the Nitro match with Raven when Bill destroyed the entire Flock. Love that shit.

[@luso2kx]

If I'm not mistaken, the run with Goldberg was the first actual program Goldberg had up until that point, with his previous matches being one-offs.

[@imjusthere750]

I really thought Ravens match with Goldberg was the first above average match Goldberg had. Raven was very underrated.

[@WhiteIkiryo-yt2it]

Bring back the territories! Support your local wrestling company.

[@sillybilly121212]

I always liked raven. He was unique in that era and a good wrestler.

[@ennbee2051]

It was a great title bout, a match that ive watched, re-watched and kept close to my heart. Thing is, if the original plans had taken place who knows where we'd be now? You wanna know what it was? Scotty was supposed to win. Scotty had the book on this one, HE was the vet. When Bischoff changed his mind at the last minute, Scotty got hot. And, after the fact, Scotty snapped and vowed to no-show an event in Saskatoon. And, he did.

[@ryanparker3898]

Maybe the eyebrow piercing isn't helping that right eye? lol

[@nyranstanton203]

he should never of lost to Kevin nash....it needed to be someone really awesome.

[@shanestaley9507]

Nyran Stanton who else could it have been?

[@nyranstanton203]

It needed to be someone else. I dont know. But it shouldnt of been Kevin Nash at that time. Not even Scott hall. Itr really would take an Ultimate Warrior in his prime or a Hulk Hogan or The Rock or something or a stone cold oran Undertaker. Or a Brock Lesnar. Even though he was in WCW, so they werent really available. If Kevin Nash was the ONLY guy to have a chance against Goldberg in WCW, then there's already a problem lol. Even when Nash was Diesel. He's not th eright guy. I would even go with Shawn Michaels to defeat a Goldberg rather than a Kevin Nash. If it was going to be Kevin Nash, then it needed to be an ultiomate fight to the death adn Nash only scraping by....barely. But just getting the win, when he found Goldbergs weakness or something. Because taking out Goldberg like that, just weakens the whole product.

[@shanestaley9507]

Nyran Stanton not like he won clean. he was the right guy cause he was the only worthy big guy they had

[@milesgilman9101]

He shouldn't have lost for another calendar year, Starcade 99. By then you build up the young guys and one of them beats him. Would have made for a great year 2000 and WCW would have survived.

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

I agree. Goldberg, like Raven said was carrying the company on his back. How about Bret or a new star management is trying to get over beats Goldberg by submission in the main event of Starrcade 1999.

[@shanepleasants6280]

Beating Goldberg isn’t what killed him it was the way they booked him to lose that killed him. And what they did afterwards really killed him. Then Vince Russo slit his neck for good by trying to turn him heel which didn’t work like it didn’t work with Austin

[@perfectblindguy]

I was big time Raven fan back then......

[@vidarye5859]

Raven, Hogan and DDP gave him great matches. Goldberg was better in WWF but they didnt know how to book him.

[@jonathanhensley6141]

I heard raven and cm punk had great matches

[@TheBeatdownBros]

I guess wcw should have waited till the fans were tired of Goldberg. Instead of waiting for Nash to be tired of him

[@Narrate918]

Anyone in WCW with half a brain: “Ending the streak that soon was a colossal mistake.” Nash: “We had to beat Goldberg because they made him the Yankees.”

[@pdmftw1]

wcw made alot of mistakes, one of them was not pushing Jericho. if they made Jericho a top heel in wcw, we may still have WCW...

[@CarNNNN]

No time Warner merger removed all of teds autistic spending

[@mxpwbp]

raven rules

[@rickyaguilera2301]

His first good match Goldberg watch spring stampede 98 vs Saturn and you see why and all the bret Hart marks saying he only has two moves watch the ending

[@astarr3867]

My top 10 fav matches

[@5wisher5weet]

It seemed like WCE declined as soon as Scott Hall got Goldberg with the stun gun

[@perfectblindguy]

Raven jobbing to BG..saddest day of my life..:(

[@murderorgy2995]

Raven was great

[@lemmymotorhead4429]

There were numerous ways wcw could have gotten the title off of goldberg without destroying the goldberg mystique... I always thought a double KO finish would have been an interesting way to go. For example, goldberg goes for the spear and hits the ring post instead, knocking himself out cold. His opponent is already bloodied and collapses of exhaustion; the referee declares a double KO and the title is vacated...

[@ryankeefe6222]

I still think having DDP slip out of the jackhammer and hit the diamond cutter a move that was established that DDP could hit on anyone or anywhere anytime then you can maybe have him kick out at 3.5 to protect him if you want

[@miccarter1403]

True story. Raven got one of Goldbergs all time best out of him

[@Blue1479758]

Raven believes Goldberg should be 1000 and 0?

[@mighthookya3826]

Wcw had the dumbest bookings sometimes 1998 bash at the beach curt henning vs Goldberg for heavyweight championship and the next night on nitro they had the same exact match Goldberg just beat him in like 20 sec on nitro but looking at it literally makes no sense

[@jonathanhensley6141]

Honestly I was never a big fan of goldberg undefeated streak and he was out there hurting guys. I saw the meng match where he got dropped on his head. Jericho would have been better because WCW was never gonna put goldberg in any matches with mat wrestlers just ask regal about that. Big question is how do u book goldberg and expect to keep the peace in the locker room.

[@THEBLACKANARCHIST]

when does Booker run his shows

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Booker runs monthly in Texas City. His TV show is weekly on the Houston CW as well as on KZbin.

[@DLVLOGZ]

What a cool dude!

[@bigrube420ify]

I bet they put Goldberg in 2018 wwe hof

[@thatdude-xj4qe]

Adam Hastings good call! Lol

[@adnannasir937]

Raven u okkkk

[@adnannasir937]

G farzana badminton

[@michaelsweet5398]

Everyone I know was done after WCW had Goldberg lose

[@deleteduser121]

Goldberg one note wrestler

[@skgb75]

I have that shirt

[@vidaenagonia-cl]

of what it is? doe sit says "2kast" our "3kart"?