Raven's Most Hardcore ECW Moments, Early Onset Parkinson's, WrestleMania, TNA, WWE Run

INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Sports, Business, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Entrepreneurship, Wrestling

4.9 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Raven (@theraveneffect) is a professional wrestler best known for his time in ECW and WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the DDPY Performance Center in Atlanta, GA to discuss his new documentary "Nevermore: The Raven Effect" and why he wanted it to be warts and all, what was the hardest topic to cover in the documentary, an update on his current health and his early onset Parkinson's Disease, the inspiration behind his iconic look, the chair shot heard around the world, almost knocking out the power at WrestleMania 17, and more! Visit Raven's website at: https://theraveneffect.com Please support our sponsors! PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/cvv AMERICAN FINANCING: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-721-3300 for details about credit costs and terms or visit https://Americanfinancing.net/Chris SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV2025 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chris Van Bleed.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	Yeah.
0:07.0	Then bleed.
0:15.0	Yeah.
0:16.0	It's inside with Chris Van Fleet.
0:19.0	It was so fun watching you interact with Dallas and Buff Bagwell here just a minute ago.
0:25.0	It's like a reunion, I guess.
0:27.4	Yeah, you know, it's like I don't talk to the boys much when I'm at home.
0:31.2	Like, I'm not a phone person.
0:32.6	I don't talk to pretty much anybody on the phone.
0:36.2	But whenever I see anybody, it's like you just saw him yesterday.
0:39.6	You know, that's kind of friendships we have.
0:44.2	You built such a bond with certain people.
0:48.5	You know, like me and Paige got quite a, you know, such a history together.
0:52.3	And same with me and Buff.
0:55.9	And yeah, it's great. Every time I see him, you know, such a history together. And same with me and Buff. And, uh, yeah,
0:59.9	it's, it's great. Every time I see him, and, you know, it's like I just saw him yesterday and I'm going to see him tomorrow. And, you know, if you have the same vibe, you know what I mean?
1:04.4	It's like the brotherhood of wrestling. Yeah, it really is. I mean, it's, we go through so much
1:08.7	physically between the matches, the psychological games,
1:14.1	the bosses play, their flights, you know, cramped in and everything. You know, like a typical day is
1:20.8	you're up at 6 a.m. to catch a 7 or 8 a.m. flight, you know, and then you got to catch a
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