A new documentary titled \u201cNevermore: The Raven Effect\u201d is set to explore the career and influence of the innovative and controversial professional wrestler, Raven (Scott Levy). The film, directed by Geordie Day, will feature interviews with a host of wrestling legends and will have special theatrical screenings that include a Q&A and meet and greet with Raven himself. Scroll down to see the trailer.<\/p>\n
An \u201cArtist\u201d in a Brutal Business<\/p>\n
The documentary examines Raven\u2019s unique place in wrestling history, particularly his groundbreaking work in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). A press release highlights a quote from Smashing Pumpkins frontman and wrestling promoter Billy Corgan, who asks, \u201cWrestling is such a brutal business, it doesn\u2019t surprise people that it attracts sociopaths, fame whores, coke whores and adrenaline whores, but why did it attract an artist?\u201d The film positions Raven as that artist, a \u201cgrunge prophet who turned personal pain into ecstatically violent, blood-soaked theater.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Pivotal Shift in Wrestling<\/p>\n
\u201cNevermore: The Raven Effect\u201d focuses on how Raven was \u201cinstrumental in setting the tone in the no-holds-barred ECW and in the process influencing the direction of wrestling as we know it today.\u201d The film promises to tell the \u201ctortured rise of one of wrestling\u2019s original visionaries and misfits \u2014 a man who rewrote the rules through dark genius, psychological edge, and groundbreaking angles.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Star-Studded Lineup<\/p>\n
The documentary will feature \u201craw reflections from Raven himself and hardcore stories\u201d from a long list of his peers and contemporaries. Among those interviewed for the film are Chris Jericho, Billy Corgan, Rob Van Dam, Diamond Dallas Page, Bubba Ray Dudley, Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, Perry Saturn, Kevin Sullivan, Blue Meanie, Shane Douglas, and many more.<\/p>\n
Screenings and Q&A<\/p>\n
Special screenings for the documentary have been announced for Boston and Chicago. The Lexington Venue in Boston will host a screening on August 23, and The Logan Theatre in Chicago will host one on August 29. For both events, fans will have the option to purchase a $30 ticket for the movie and a post-screening Q&A with Raven, or a $100 ticket that also includes a pre-show meet and greet with the ECW legend from 7:15-7:45 PM. Boston ticket details here<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for Chicago details.<\/p>\n The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Geordie Day, who previously directed \u201cTough Guy: The Bob Probert Story.\u201d \u201cNevermore: The Raven Effect\u201d aims to explore how Raven\u2019s extreme personality thrived in an extreme environment, and as the press release asks, \u201chow did he live to tell the tale?\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new documentary titled \u201cNevermore: The Raven Effect\u201d is set to explore the career and influence of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,831,206,9682],"class_list":{"0":"post-66483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-raven"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}