| Scott Levy, better known as Raven (born 1964) is an American professional wrestler. He has wrestled for every major wrestling group in the United States since 1991. He also has an
IQ of 143. A journeyman, Levy had made a mark in every major company in professional wrestling.
He will probably be remembered for his days in Extreme Championship Wrestling than for his other tenures in wrestling.
Career
He got his first major exposure as a wrestler in 1991 in World Championship Wrestling under the name "Scotty
Flamingo," and won the short lived WCW Light Heavyweight Title in 1992. He left later that
year.
In early 1993, Levy joined the then-World Wrestling Federation but was made into a manager and dubbed "Johnny Polo" and was placed
with the Quebecers tag team. He led them to a few reigns as WWF World Tag Team Champions before leaving
in 1994. He would then start to make his impact in professional wrestling.
In 1995, now bulked up to approximately 230 lb (104 kg), Levy debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling under the name
"Raven." Levy enjoyed two reigns as ECW
World Heavyweight Champion during his tenure in ECW. He started a legendary feud with Tommy Dreamer that lasted for the next two years, before Dreamer finally defeated him at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in June 1997.
Levy then left ECW and rejoined WCW soon after that. He would enjoy some moderate success in WCW, but never reaching main
event status like he did in ECW. He won the WCW Tag Team Championship and the WCW U.S Heavyweight Championship before leaving WCW in 1999. He
rejoined the ECW and teamed up with his old enemy, Tommy Dreamer.
A reluctant tag team, Raven and Dreamer reigned as ECW World Tag Team Champions for several months. When they lost those belts,
they feuded once again before Levy left for the WWF in the summer of 2000.
Levy's WWF/WWE run was not a success. He could not reach above midcard status and was used
mainly on the "B" shows or in the hardcore division. He won the WWE Hardcore Championship a total of 27 times before being released in early 2003. Levy's main exposure since then was for NWA:TNA.
The Flock
The Flock was Raven's faction of professional wrestlers that was founded soon after his debut in WCW. All wrestlers in the
faction adopted Raven's grunge gimmick, complete with similar ring attire. Unlike other
factions in WCW at the time, the group met with limited success. They lost most of their matches, including a match with nWo Wolfpac members that lasted well under two minutes. The group disbanded after former member
Perry Saturn won their freedom from Raven.
Flock members
The Gathering
The Gathering is an NWA:TNA
professional wrestling stable based around Raven. The main stay members have always been CM Punk and Julio Dinero, but other
outsider members have come and gone (usually female). Punk and Dinero play 'adoring Raven fanboy' gimmicks, and as such, Raven is
always the main focus of the group. The stable can be likened to The Flock.
At one point, Raven disbanded the Gathering claiming the group had achieved everything he set out to do. Recently, however, it
has a made an on-again off-again return to the squared circle.
Interestingly enough, CM Punk feuded with Raven in the independent federation MLW, but no mention of the Gathering was
made.
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