Raven On Helping CM Punk, Overly Scripted Promos & More
Brendan Wahl
Former WWE/WCW/ECW/TNA talent Raven recently spoke with ESPN and talked about a variety of subjects. He talked about the overly scripted nature of today's WWE product:
"I think it's bad for the business. Now they write promos for people. In the old days, you got bullet points. They said, 'Here are the points you gotta hit, so do it in your character.' If you didn't know how to be a character or how to be a star, you didn't get over. Now they write for everybody, which is good for the lower-tier guys who can't write, who aren't creative enough yet or don't have enough psychology yet. But for guys who have potential star power, you're really killing it, because [Steve] Austin would've never came alive if they would've been writing his character for him. If they told him to just stay with these promos. It's a whole different world now."
He talked about helping CM Punk during his early days in Ring of Honor:
"I never realized I helped him that much. Maybe he was listening when I thought he was arguing with me. I thought he would've looked back with less than fondness on me because we butted heads quite a bit, but I'm glad he didn't."
On using intelligent language during his promos:
"Bischoff pulled me aside one time and said, 'I think you're talking over the fans' heads.' I go, 'I may be, but I don't think it matters because it's mystifying and elegant and eloquent.' The fans listen to Kurt Cobain music and get the point, but they don't understand what every word means. They understand the concept of what he's talking about, and that's the same thing with my promos. You understood the concept. If you were a misfit, you felt, 'Here's somebody who gets me.' If you were a normal person, you're like, 'I hate misfits. Misfits are a pain in the ass. They whine. They complain.' It was a unique perspective on the world."
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