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TNA iMPACT: Raven/DDP Confrontation: (11.30.04) - About 20 minutes into the show we see Shane Douglas, backstage, approaching Raven, who is talking to two figures cloaked in black. Raven is wearing the basically same ensemble as he was the previous week: kilt, jacket, and helmut.
Douglas: “Raven-Raven, inquiring minds like the Franchise’s are dying to know exactly what is the history between you and Diamond Dallas Page?”
Raven: “History has always been seen through the eyes of the winners. And frankly, Shane, it’s really none of your business.”
Raven then walks off with the two cloaked figures as the Franchise stands there, mic in hand, mouthing the word “what?” as we go to a commercial.
Following the commercial break, Raven comes to the ring in his new ring jacket, wearing the helmet and the black kilt. Raven climbs to the second rope and poses before disrobing. As Raven disrobes his opponent, Vordell Walker, is shown already in the ring.
Before the bell rings Raven charges across the ring and begins attacking Vordell Walker with some clubbing blows to the back and a couple of kicks. Raven is setting Vordell up for something as the music of Diamond Dallas Page hits. Page then comes through the crowd and to the ring. As Page enters the ring, Raven exits, walking halfway back up the ramp. Meanwhile, Page makes the sign of the Diamond Cutter before pulling out a mic.
Page: ”Where you goin’ bro? What about me? What about... D-D-P?!?” (Page then does the crucifix pose) So, you wonder why I’m here, Raven, huh? (Raven rolls his eyes and folds his arms over his chest) When I retired two years ago you started flappin’ your gums. You told everyone how you made me. Heh-heh, yeah, that might be a little bit sly, wouldn’t you say, Ray? I don’t think so, maybe that was the other way around. And you wonder why I’m here? You know, Raven, at one time I considered you to be one of the closest people in the world to me. I’d have done anything for you -- don’t walk away from me! Turn around! (at this point Raven is now standing on top of some table near the entrance ramp, mic in hand.) There you go. I remember when me and you trained so hard to become the heavyweight champion of the world. We wanted it so bad--we could TASTE it. And I was the one who tasted it. Not once, not two times, but three times -- three times -- three times. I remember that night, Ray, I remember that night well. It was Hogan, Sting, and the Nature Boy, all in the ring with Diamond Dallas Page -- a guy they said could never be the heavyweight champion of the world. But they were wrong, because right there in the middle the Nature Boy took the murder move--Bang! And that night, Raven, we partied, boy. We partied. Me, you, you and Kim. And you wonder why I’m here? (Raven smirks and shrugs) You wonder why I’m here? Raven, when I retired you thought I was dead and gone -- dead and buried -- you started runnin’ your mouth. Leakin’ my business to the street. There wasn’t a place I could go -- a hotel, a gym, a restaurant, where people weren’t talking behind my back. And you wonder why I’m here? I’m walking around with a knife on my back with your hand on it. And you wonder why I’m here? Did I take it personal?”
Raven: “Hey, Page...”
Page: ”Did I take it personal? The last time that you shoved that knife in my back you twisted it and you broke the shank off. You made it personal.”
Raven: “Hey, Page, look, this isn’t about Kim (chortles). If you wanna talk about what’s important, let’s talk about Erik Watts. So, if you’re done muttering to yourself like a half-wit -- why don’t you proceed with your cretinous tale of woe and tell these people what you’re really mad about? Better yet, don’t, Page. You talk about how I stuck a knife in your back -- well, so many people have stuck so many knives in your back -- how do you know which one is mine? And as far as World’s Champion -- I should have been the World’s Champion -- not you -- I should have been the World’s Champion!!!”
“You know, Page, some people -- they can’t be saved. And some people -- they won’t be saved. And Page, some people -- they need to be saved. Welcome to the terrordome, Quote the Raven, nevermore.”
With that, Raven gets down from the table and begins to head to the ring. As Page is egging Raven on for a fight, he is jumped from behind by the two cloaked figures that appeared with Raven earlier in the show. The two hooded figures have Page face-down on the matt and are kicking him in the back. One of the figures attempts a bodyslam on Page while the other climbs the turnbuckle. “How do you like it, Page, how do you like it?” Raven screams from ringside. However, Page reverses the bodyslam turning it into a Diamond Cutter. “Get him!” Raven shouts to the other figure, poised on the top turnbuckle. However, Page slams into the ropes, effectively crotching the guy. DDP then Diamond Cuts the guy from the top rope. “This ain’t over, Page, this ain’t over!” Raven screams as he backs up the ramp.
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TNA iMPACT: Raven vs. Johnny B. Badd: (11.19.04) - Raven comes down to the ring first, wearing a black kilt, his gaudiest ring jacket, and a gladiator-style helmut. In the immortal words of Don West in reference to this ring attire: “What the hell?”. Badd comes down to the ring next. Badd wearing an oversized sparkling sequined black and silver robe. Badd is wearing black trunks with “BADD” written across the back. Upon arriving in the ring, Badd climbs the turnbuckle and fires his glitterwand into the crowd.
Before the bell has rung, Raven hits Badd with a clubbing blow to the back as Badd is disrobing. Raven gets in several more blows to Badd’s head before head butting him in the midsection into the turnbuckle. Raven then delivers four knee lifts to Badd’s midsection. Badd falls down to the matt in the corner, and Raven scuffs his face with the sole of his boot. Raven then bounces off the ropes and does a kneelift into Badd’s face. Raven forces Badd to his feet, takes him across the ring, and hits a running bulldog on Badd. Raven then makes a pin attempt. Badd kicks out at two.
Raven takes Badd over to the corner and slams his head into the turnbuckle. He takes Badd to the other side of the ring to repeat this move, but Badd blocks it. Badd then goes on the offense, slamming Raven’s head into the turnbuckle, and then kicking Raven repeatedly in the abdomen. Badd then takes Raven across the ring, the exchange ends with Badd executing a tilt-a-whirl head scissors on Raven. Raven gets back to his feet but Badd kicks him in the abdomen. Badd then executes a running knee lift. Badd then backs Raven into a corner, punching him about the head several times before positioning Raven on the ropes. Badd then continues to punch Raven. Johnny B. Badd then attempts a hurricanrana off the top rope. Badd goes for the pin attempt but Raven kicks out just before the three count.
Both men get to their feet. Badd attempts a running clothesline, but Raven ducks and avoids the move. Badd turns around to go on the offensive, but Raven nails him with a superkick. Badd falls into the ref, which knocks him down. Raven then hits the Raven Effect DDT. Badd goes down like a sack of potatoes. But there is no ref to count the pin, as he is still down on the matt.
The camera then shows us that Diamond Dallas Page is in the crowd, all smile as usual. As DDP makes his way to the ring, Raven realizes that the ref is down, and is, for some reason, doing to crucifix to the crowd as DDP enters the ring behind him. DDP makes the sign of the diamond cutter, and then proceeds to execute the move on Raven. DDP then celebrates. Badd has somehow recovered enough to crawl a couple feet across the ring and drape his arm over Raven’s chest. DDP alerts the ref to this, the ref counts the pin and Johnny B. Badd is our winner.
Following the commercial break following the match, Shane Douglas is somewhere in the back following Page to his white limo trying to get a word with Page.
Douglas: “Hey, whoa-whoa-whoa, Diamond Dallas Page, I got a question to ask you. What exactly is going on between you and Raven anyway?”
Page: “You wanna know why I’ve been tormenting Raven? Heh, well, that piece of trash has been living in my head rent-free for the last two and a half years, that’s why.”
Douglas: “Wait a second, wait a second. What the hell are you talking about?”
Page: “Well, if you really wanna know, why don’t you ask Raven? (Page then turns to face the camera) Hey, Rave, rent’s due.”
As Page gets in his limo and is driven off, Shane Douglas continues to stand in the back, looking perplexed, and mouthing the words “rent’s due”.
Later in the show, following Abyss’s match, we go to the back where Shane Douglas has an incensed Raven standing by.
Douglas: “Calm down, Raven. I’ve known you for a long time, and there are some things even a Franchise doesn’t know. Two weeks in a row, unprovoked attacks by Diamond Dallas Page -- what’s going on?”
Raven: “DDP, how dare you lay your grubby paws on a deity like myself when you and I both know that Erik Watts is responsible for all of your heartache and agony?!? You wanna hold me accountable? Turning Point’s the place. DDP, you should have stayed retired. You’re weak-decrepit, you should have never been hired. You wanna make this a game? Take careful aim. You lost your fame. Be very afraid. Because I’m comin’ to maim. Bang. It’s not the cutter, it’s the Raven Effect. Six feet under. You’ll have time to reflect. Watch the CD-ROM. I’m droppin’ the bomb. Intellectual Vietnam. You never cross Raven in his home. Goodbye Page, welcome to the Terrordome! Quote the Raven, Nevermore!”
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Universal Wrestling Alliance: 4 Way Dance: Raven vs. Abyss vs. A1 vs. Axl: (11.13.04) - Raven took on one of his frequent foes in TNA in the monster Abyss as he challenged for the UWA Championship Title. In this case, Abyss ended up on top, besting the 4 to claim the title for himself.
WINNER: Abyss via Pinfall
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TNA iMPACT: Raven vs. Monty Brown: (11.12.04) - The show began with Raven arguing with Larry Zbyszko demanding a match with Monty Brown. Zbyszko granted his wish.
Shane Douglas found an empty town car outside the building. Highlights of the Monster’s Ball match played before the next match.
Monty Brown defeated Raven. The duo picked up where they left off Sunday. Brown hit the POUNCE but Raven crashed into Rudy Charles. Abyss came out and attacked Brown. Raven went for the Raven Effect but then out of the crowd came Diamond Dallas Page who hit Raven with the Diamond Cutter! The Alpha Male covered Raven as Abyss and a hooded figure stood on the entrance ramp watching on.
WINNER: Monty Brown via Pinfall
Shane Douglas interviewed DDP about what went down earlier with Raven. DDP looked into the camera and said “Nevermore” before getting into his town car and driving away.
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TNA Best Damn Wrestling Show Period: Raven vs Ron "The Truth" Killings: (11.11.04) - In their second only singles match [the other being a Hardcore Title defense in WWE in 2002] Killings gets an upset win over Raven on the Prime-Time Special co-hosted by the crew of the Best Damn Sports Show, Period from Fox Sports Net.
WINNER: Ron Killings via Pinfall.
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TNA Victory Road PPV: Raven vs. Abyss vs. "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown: (11.07.04) - Prior to the match-up, all 3 men had kept themselves contained to their dressing areas, with Abyss and Raven, bound in a strait jacket, claiming to have fasted for 24 hours prior to unleash their full barbarity:
RAVEN: "Locking me alone in a room by myself was a major mistake because I think it's driven me certifiably out of my mind... because being crazy was the only thing that kept me from going insane (laughs maniacally). Unfortunately for my opponents, somebody has to pay for tonight's transgressions! Monty Brown... Abyss... welcome to the age of apocalypse. I'm in a game of fools without no rules... Monster's Ball, they'll take the fall... I dropped the bait and I decide their fate... droppin' the bomb, intellectual Vietnam... hardcore to the bone - my home is your home. Welcome to the Terrordome. Quote the Raven: nevermore. Now let me out of here, cuz I'm wanna hurt somebody. Quote the Raven, nevermore."
They opened up with brawling in the aisle and bashed each other with a trash can. The snister spokesperson for Abyss was shown in the crowd but did not make an appearance unmasked or in the action. Abyss took the referee out of the match by mistake at 3:45. He knocked into Raven on his way to give Abyss a Pounce, so Abyss powerslammed a stunned Brown. Abyss then reached under the ring and grabbed a black bag. Abyss poured out hundreds of thumbtacks. Abyss stood on the second rope to suplex Abyss onto them. Brown blocked the suplex. Raven knocked Abyss backward onto the tacks. They showed a crowd reaction as they gasped. Abyss began bleeding from dozens of places on his exposed arms. Raven then scored a two count. Dozens of tacks remains stuck to the back of his shirt and arms. Raven knocked Abyss off the ring apron onto a table on the floor. Abyss then gave Raven a Pounce into a table propped in the corner for the pinfall victory.
WINNER: Monty Brown via Pinfall (8:25)
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TNA iMPACT: Raven Vignette: (11.5.04) - Raven was shown backstage wrapped in a straight jacket casting some light on the Monster's Ball match-up this Sunday as Raven takes on "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown & the monster Abyss, who is now guided by a "sinister" presence that will make itself known on Sunday at the PPV.
RAVEN: "24 hours ... no food, no water. 24 hours, no food ... no water. Lately, the voices in my head have been silenced and they've been replaced by this ticking sound .. tick ... tick .. tick ... It's kind of like right before they opened Pandora's box or before the Alien burst out of the chest ... bile and intestines dripping everywhere. Monty Brown ... Abyss ... Victory Road ... Monster's Ball ... a war is about to begin. And war is not just the business of death ... it is the antithesis of life! It is hope tortured and violated. It is reason dismembered and flayed! It is decency strangled to death! Grey matter lying helplessly in one's hands! 24 hours alone .. it will bring me clarity .. or else it will drive me insane ... ha ha ha ha ... I don't care which one! Welcome to the Terrordome! Quote the Raven ... nevermore!"
Later, Raven delivers one final cryptic warning to his opponents:
RAVEN: "Victory Road ... Monster's Ball ... Abyss, you're like a pig in your own filth. And Monty Brown, you're like a flower sniffing, kitty petting, baby kissing, corporate rock suck-up. Raven Effect - short trip, bad landing. Welcome to the Terrordome. Quote the Raven, nevermore."
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