Raven Scott Anthony Levy ( September 8 , 1964 ) , better known by his ring name Raven , is an American professional wrestler , producer , writer / author , and actor . During his career he has held multiple championships across the world . He is a former two - time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and former one - time NWA World Heavyweight Championship , which he held whilst in TNA Wrestling . He also held the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship once , WCW United States Championship once , and is the record holder for most reigns as WWE Hardcore Champion with 27 reigns , which is also the record for most reigns of any title . He has also held several world tag team championship , having won the ECW World Tag Team Championship four times and the WCW World Tag Team Championship once . He is the 2005 King of the Mountain winner at Slammiversary in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , being only the second person ever to win the annual event . Between WCW , TNA , WWE and ECW , Levy has held 37 total championships , in addition to numerous independent titles . Levy is the innovator of numerous types of " gimmick " wrestling matches , such as Clockwork Orange House of Fun match , Raven ' s Rules match and Hangman ' s Horror match . He and Jerry Lynn are the only wrestlers to have wrestled for WWE , WCW , ECW , TNA , and Ring of Honor ( ROH ) in their careers . Professional wrestling career . Early career ( 1988 – 1991 ) . After graduating college , Levy entered the wrestling business in 1988 as Scotty The Body in Memphis ' s Continental Wrestling Association , where he was the boy - toy of Missy Hyatt , who used him to her and Eddie Gilbert ' s advantage . After leaving Memphis , Levy competed in his home state of Florida until he was let go after an argument with part - owners Steve Keirn and Jack Glidden . Levy next competed briefly with Vancouver ' s All Star Wrestling ; he wrestled as a face there and got over with the fans , but ended up leaving due to promoter Al Tomko ' s preference to push his sons , Todd ( " Rick Davis " ) and Terry ( " The Frog " ) in All Star ' s top spots , From there , he went to Pacific Northwest Wrestling ( PNW ) in Portland . He was one of the main heels for most of his three years there , winning all of the titles and feuding heavily with Steve Doll . His manager in PNW was Taylor Made . After taking a brief break from competing , he returned to PNW as a face and began a feud with top heel The Grappler . Levy was given national media exposure during his stint with the Dallas , Texas - based Global Wrestling Federation . There , he went by the name of " Palm Beach Heart Throb " Scott Anthony . He was part of the faction known as the Cartel , managed by a " Boss " that was never named . GWF was aired on ESPN and was seen around the country . Levy was part of the announce team for much of the first year , displaying a witty sense of humor and considerable mic skills . His style complemented the " straight wrestling announcers " , Scott Hudson and Craig Johnson . World Championship Wrestling ( 1992 – 1993 ) . He got his first major exposure as a wrestler in 1992 in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . He competed in the light - heavyweight division under the name Scotty Flamingo , playing a surfer from Florida and even bringing a surfboard to the ring with him . He was originally managed by J . T . Southern , and he won the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship ( also known as the first incarnation of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship ) on June 20 , 1992 by defeating Brian Pillman at Beach Blast . After the match , many other wrestlers lined up in the back to praise the quality of the match . On July 5 , 1992 , Brad Armstrong defeated Levy to win the Light Heavyweight title . He would align himself with Diamond Dallas Page and Vinnie Vegas in the Diamond Exchange stable . He had feuds with Pillman , Armstrong , and Johnny B . Badd . He won a boxing match over Badd at Clash of the Champions XXI on November 18 , 1992 via knockout after DDP and Vegas filled his glove with water . He left WCW in February 1993 after disagreements with then - booker Bill Watts . World Wrestling Federation ( 1993 – 1994 ) . After leaving WCW , Levy joined the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) as manager Johnny Polo , a spoiled , rich preppy kid , and was placed with Adam Bomb . He was also manager of The Quebecers tag team , whom he led to three reigns as WWF Tag Team Champions . He occasionally wrestled , worked as a color commentator and co - host of Radio WWF , and , behind the scenes , worked as the associate producer for " Monday Night Raw " . During this time , Polo briefly starred alongside Roddy Piper , Jim Ross , Richard Kimble , and Wolfman Jack in the short lived " Jim Ross Show " . Levy left in 1994 . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1995 – 1997 ) . On January 7 , 1995 , now bulked - up to approximately 230 lb ( 104 kg ) , Levy debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) under the name Raven ( a reference to the poem by Edgar Allan Poe ) . In a dramatic departure from his former gimmicks , Levy began portraying a depressed , sociopathic , nihilistic misanthrope with a grunge - inspired wardrobe . Levy has cited Patrick Swayze ' s manipulative Zen master of crime in the film " Point Break " as an inspiration for the Raven persona . Raven had a stoic manner , and delivered eloquent , philosophical promos which included many literary allusions and ended with the catchphrase , " Quote the Raven , ' Nevermore ' . " He made his debut with Stevie Richards , attacking Tommy Dreamer and claiming Dreamer was his enemy when they were children at summer camp . Richards soon brought Raven a valet , Beulah McGillicutty , a girl from Dreamer and Raven ' s pasts , who had unrequited feelings for Dreamer as a child , but was now seeking revenge . Raven and Dreamer had a multi - year ongoing feud with a great deal of matches ; Dreamer got over as an underdog face showing resilience and tenacity in the spite of Raven coming out victorious every single time . Another major ECW feud was with Sandman . Raven " brainwashed " Sandman ' s real - life son to join his cult - like following and turned him against his father . Raven got at Sandman by having his son deny his relationship with his father and perform Raven ' s taunt to slowly eat away at Sandman ' s psyche . This led to many bloody matches , culminating in an October 1996 match in which Sandman ' s son interfered to help his father . After the match , the two embraced , but Raven came from behind with a Kendo Stick , and brutalized Sandman . Raven ' s lackeys , Steven Richards and the Blue Meanie , pulled out a giant wooden cross from under the ring , tied Sandman down to it , and lifted it up and " crucified " him . At the same event , Kurt Angle was present as a special guest ( he was considering changing pro from amateur wrestling ) . Shocked and appalled by the offensive angle , a furious Angle abruptly left the arena and threatened a lawsuit if his name appeared on the same episode as the " crucifixion " . Levy came out and gave a questionable apology for his actions . To this day , Levy claims that the angle was not an insult to Jesus Christ , but an insult to The Sandman , by using religious iconography to convey an artistic standpoint . In a shoot interview for the " Forever Hardcore " documentary , Levy mentioned that his own religion came into question over the incident , with many ECW wrestlers believing that Levy ( who , along with then - ECW owners Paul Heyman and Tod Gordon , is Jewish ) deliberately used the crucifixion as an anti - Christian statement . Levy says he was coerced into the apology by Heyman , who feared a backlash , and was angrily confronted by wrestlers who questioned why Raven did not crucify Sandman on a " Jewish Star " , to which Raven replied that it would not have any philosophical impact on the crowd whatsoever , and joked that they would then have to roll The Sandman out of the arena . Raven dominated ECW throughout 1995 - 1996 and enjoyed two reigns as ECW World Heavyweight Champion . His group of followers became known as the Raven ' s Nest . During his first stint in ECW , Raven successfully defended the ECW World Heavyweight Title against famous veterans Terry Gordy and " Dr . Death " Steve Williams , among others . He gave Dr . Death his first loss in a singles match in the U . S . in many years . His feud with Tommy Dreamer began at his debut and after a short pause while Raven feuded with Sandman , it lasted for the next two years , before Dreamer finally defeated him at Wrestlepalooza on June 6 , 1997 in a " Loser Leaves ECW " match . Raven then moved on to World Championship Wrestling . Return to WCW ( 1997 – 1999 ) . Main article : The Flock On June 30 , 1997 , Raven made his return to WCW as he was seen sitting in the front row at " WCW Monday Nitro " , and the commentators acknowledged him as a former champion from a " major independent " organization ; ECW was never mentioned by name . On August 21 , 1997 at Clash of the Champions XXXV , Raven defeated Stevie Richards in an " unsanctioned " match and then took a seat in the front row . The storyline continued that Raven would frequently appear in the front row for the next few months with his lackeys , slowly forming what would be known as The Flock . Raven was an " unsigned free agent " , but eventually accepted a contract with WCW Commissioner James J . Dillon which stipulated that he could wrestle only when he wanted and under his own rules . The Flock was a stable of misfit misfits in the same vein as the Raven ' s Nest group in ECW . With The Flock , however , Raven was more openly abusive and controlling , which eventually led to dissension and rebellion . The group ' s matches were held under " Raven ' s Rules " , which meant no disqualifications — weapon usage , double teaming , and outside interference were rampant . On November 23 , 1997 at World War 3 , Raven met Scotty Riggs in a match , and Riggs later joined The Flock . With The Flock ' s help , Raven won the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship as well as the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Perry Saturn . The former reign lasted only a day as Raven defeated Diamond Dallas Page at Spring Stampede and lost the belt the following night to Bill Goldberg on " Monday Nitro " . He blamed The Flock and Saturn in particular for his loss . This led to a series of matches , culminating in a match at Fall Brawl that if Raven lost , The Flock would be able to disband . Saturn won with the help of Kidman , who also wanted to leave Raven ' s abuses . Without The Flock , Raven began a series of depressing interviews and walked out on several matches . In October at Halloween Havoc , Raven refused to wrestle Chris Jericho for the WCW Television Championship , but eventually was convinced to return to the ring . He lost the match and was not seen until 1999 . On his return , a series of vignettes were shown in which a camera crew followed Raven to his supposed childhood home , where he had led a privileged upper class lifestyle . He was also reunited with his former valet Chastity , who WCW claimed was his sister . He later joined with Vampiro and the Insane Clown Posse in a short - lived stable called The Dead Pool . In a backstage meeting in August 1999 , which involved every contracted WCW wrestler , Eric Bischoff offered anyone their release right then and there . Levy was the only one to stand up and walk out , as he was dissatisfied with WCW ' s creative direction . Levy left the company . Return to Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1999 – 2000 ) . As a condition to leaving WCW , Levy was not allowed to directly join the World Wrestling Federation upon leaving the promotion as levied by a no compete clause in his contract . Via a loophole in the contract , Levy rejoined ECW and signed a one - year contract on August 25 , 1999 . Raven made a surprise return on ECW ' s debut on TNN and won the tag team title from the departing Dudley Boyz along with Tommy Dreamer on August 26 , 1999 . A reluctant tag team , Raven and Dreamer reigned as ECW World Tag Team Champions for several months . When they lost the belts , they feuded briefly . Raven and Mike Awesome won the tag team title from Tanaka and Dreamer on March 4 , 2000 only to lose them a week later to The Impact Players at Living Dangerously . CyberSlam 2000 was Raven ' s last ECW appearance with Francine , as she aligned with Justin Credible that evening . His last televised match was against Scotty Anton , which Raven lost . Shortly thereafter , he departed for the WWF . Return to the WWF / E ( 2000 – 2003 ) . Raven competing for WWE in September 2002 . Raven returned to the WWF in 2000 at Unforgiven when he interfered in the Strap match between Tazz and Jerry Lawler , by DDT - ing Lawler . He then started teaming with Tazz before they went their separate ways . On December 20 , 2000 in Chattanooga , he defeated Steve Blackman for the WWE Hardcore Championship , his first of a record 27 title reigns , though most of Raven ' s title reigns were short - lived . The Hardcore title at the time was contested under the " 24 / 7 " defense rule , leading to segments where one wrestler would win the title only to immediately lose it to another wrestler . At WrestleMania X - Seven , he competed in his only WrestleMania match , losing the Hardcore Championship to Kane in a Triple Threat match that also included The Big Show . At Backlash , he lost to Hardcore Champion Rhyno in a hardcore match . A brief angle had an anonymous Black Ninja , who was later revealed to be his old valet from his Pacific Northwest days , Tori , aiding Raven in retaining the Hardcore Championship . When the Invasion storyline began , he found himself in the new WCW / ECW Alliance . His most notable storyline during this time , was when he was managed by Terri Runnels and destroyed the love interest of Saturn , his mop called " Moppy . " He also started teaming with Justin Credible in late July 2001 . By the end of the year , Raven was not seen on WWE programs , as the Alliance lost the " Winner Take All " match at Survivor Series . In March 2002 , when the WWE Brand Extension was announced , Raven was drafted to " Raw " . On the final " SmackDown ! " before the split began , he defeated Maven to once again win the Hardcore Championship , thus bringing the title to " Raw " . He lost the title that Monday to Bubba Ray Dudley . At that time , Levy decided to spend some time announcing , and Raven became the new color commentator for " Sunday Night Heat " and " Excess " . This role lasted a couple of months , as he later quit the show to resume his wrestling career on " Raw " . This did not last long either , as was banished from " Raw " after losing a match to Tommy Dreamer on June 24 , 2002 . Raven was forced to spend the rest of the year on " Heat " . Levy was then given creative control to develop a storyline related to the seven deadly sins , à la the film " Se7en " , with Raven becoming a sort of " puppet master " using " Heat " as his playground . It started to play out ; however , it was determined by management that it was not over enough , and the angle was aborted . Although Raven did win his way back onto the " Raw " roster , he only had one match ( losing to Jeff Hardy in a Royal Rumble qualifier ) before being released from WWE the following week on January 20 , 2003 . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2003 – 2008 ) . Raven in TNA . Levy ' s main exposure since his departure from WWE has been for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( then NWA - TNA ) , and in Europe for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance , where he reverted to his original grunge image ( though using looks from all the major companies he had worked at under the name ' Raven ' ) . He also appeared in Ring of Honor that year , battling CM Punk in one of the company ' s most famous feuds , which was based around Punk ' s straight - edge lifestyle as opposed to Levy ' s years of drug and alcohol abuse during the height of his fame in the late nineties . Raven debuted in TNA Wrestling on January 22 , 2003 , two days after his release from WWE , attacking Jeff Jarrett and stealing the NWA World Heavyweight Title from him . Raven then embarked upon a long - running storyline in which he claimed it was his " destiny " to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title . Raven began playing mind games with the roster , starting with his former nemesis Sandman , and debuted his trademark " Clockwork Orange " House of Fun match , which Levy devised himself . On April 30 , 2003 Raven got his first shot at Jarrett ' s NWA World Heavyweight title , yet Jarrett won the match . The Gathering . On September 17 , 2003 , Raven lost his trademark long hair after he was defeated by Shane Douglas in a hair versus hair match , thanks to the surprise interference of Vampiro . While in TNA , he formed a stable known as The Gathering , which included ROH rival CM Punk , as well as Julio Dinero and Alexis Laree , though they would later turn on him . He created matches involving old friends and brought in former colleagues from ECW such as New Jack , Perry Saturn , Mikey Whipwreck , and Justin Credible , all of whom Raven beat in matches . Later in the year these superstars overturned Sports Entertainment Xtreme ( SEX ) . In 2003 , Raven feuded with James Mitchell and the Disciples of the New Church . Raven took them all out one by one just like he said , but with interferences from The Gathering and ECW counterparts . Raven ended his feud with James Mitchell in a Last Man Standing match , which was won by Raven . This led to a long undefeated run and the beginning of Raven ' s attempts to fulfill his destiny . In 2004 , Raven teamed up with The Sandman to go against The Gathering . The Gathering won due to interference from James Mitchell , who had aligned himself with The Gathering . Raven then teamed with Terry Funk to defeat the Gathering , even though James Mitchell tried to interfere . Also in 2004 , Raven ' s old friend Sabu returned to TNA . Raven teamed with Sabu to defeat The Gathering one last time . Raven and Sabu then feuded with Abyss and " The Alpha Male " Monty Brown . Abyss and Brown outnumbered Sabu on many occasions , when Raven failed to watch Sabu ' s back . Raven waged a campaign against Sabu , disrespecting the memory of his uncle and assaulting Sabu ' s mouthpiece , Sonjay Dutt , until Sabu finally broke and attacked him on July 23 . Raven defeated Sabu in a No Holds Barred match on August 4 , and a scheduled return match on August 18 was canceled after Sabu suffered a legitimate back injury . He also competed in the very first Monster ' s Ball match , with Abyss and Brown . NWA World Heavyweight Champion . On June 19 , 2005 , Raven turned face and fulfilled his self - proclaimed destiny when he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary ( by taking Jeff Jarrett ' s place after Jarrett attacked a fan from the crowd earlier that night and got arrested ) , defeating A . J . Styles , Abyss , Sean Waltman , and Monty Brown in a five way King of the Mountain match . He successfully defended the title in two defenses over the following months against Abyss at No Surrender , and Rhino two months later at Unbreakable . Against Rhino he showed his full array of moves and pealed back the years looking like the Raven in ECW and early WCW . He not only defeated Rhino but hit a Raven Effect DDT on Jeff Jarrett , with the assistance of Jeff Hardy running to the ringside . He also had a tag team match with Sabu against Jeff Jarrett and Rhino . On September 15 , Raven lost the NWA Title to Jeff Jarrett in Oldcastle , Ontario , Canada , at a special event of Border City Wrestling . America ' s Most Wanted ( Chris Harris and James Storm ) came out and interfered on Jarrett ' s behalf . BCW officials immediately contacted TNA Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko , who declared the title change official ( TNA had briefly gone dark on its national television timeslot prior to jumping to Spike TV , prompting a title change in another NWA based promotion ) . This led to Raven feuding with Larry Zbyszko , who brought in wrestlers like PJ Polaco and Chris K to wrestle Raven . This culminated in a match at Final Resolution where Raven wrestled Sean Waltman with the stipulation that if Raven lost he would have to leave TNA . Raven lost the match and went on hiatus as a result . Serotonin . Raven returned to TNA on April 23 , 2006 at the Lockdown pay - per - view , and reignited his feud with Zbyszko . They would end their feud at Victory Road in a Hair vs . Hair match which Raven won . He has since continued to wrestle sporadically due to the thyroid condition that he has been dealing with . His last major angle involved a feud between Abyss and Brother Runt and lost to Abyss in a Hangman ' s Horror match on impact after Hyson turned on him . Subsequent to this , his coverage in major televised angles has dropped considerably . While he was off - air , an alliance was teased between Kazarian , Johnny Devine , and Matt Bentley . On the TNA Primetime Special before Genesis 2006 , the three came out in goth , addressing a new movement in TNA . After a loss at the pay - per - view , sporting a new look ( often with a mask ) , Raven revealed himself as their leader , caning the loser of the match . This stable became known as Serotonin . The direction of this stable was very hard to place , although they lost the majority of their televised matches . Regardless of the outcome , Raven would hit the Serotonin competitor with a cane . After a long hiatus , Raven returned to the ring , losing to Christopher Daniels in a First Blood Invitational then losing to Chris Harris after interference from Kaz . On one edition of " Impact " , Raven came out after Kaz ' s win over Havok and Martyr and hit Kaz in the back with a Kendo Stick , breaking it over Kaz ' s back . Raven , Havok , and Martyr then attacked Kaz with kendo sticks . On the July 19 edition of " Impact ! " , Raven and the rest of Serotonin took on the reuniting Triple X . Raven had very little time in the match and Serotonin lost after Skipper hit a diving leg drop , Daniels hit a Best Moonsault Ever , and Senshi hit a Warrior ' s Way on Havok . Raven won a House of Fun match , on the August 9 edition of " Impact ! " . He teamed with Robert Roode and James Storm against the team of Chris Harris , Rhino , and Kazarian . Raven lost to Kaz , who had rebelled against him , at Hard Justice despite having the remaining members of Serotonin involve themselves in the match . Raven has become more involved in the ring in recent months and is said to be getting back into shape . He then issued a challenge to Abyss and Rhino at Bound for Glory . Abyss later had Black Reign added to the match and made it a Monsters Ball . Recently , Raven formed a brief alliance with Havok , Black Reign , Judas Mesias , and James Mitchell with the purpose of defeating Abyss . On the November 15 edition of " Impact " , Havok was revealed to be Team 3D ' s X Division traitor , effectively ending Serotonin . At Turning Point , Raven substituted for Rhino in the " Match of 10 , 000 Thumbtacks " and teamed with Abyss to defeat Black Reign and Rellik . Raven was officially released from TNA , and his profile was removed from the roster on March 7 , 2008 . Independent circuit ( 2008 – present ) . In 2008 , Raven appeared in Juggalo Championship Wrestling for Season 2 of SlamTV ! . In the main event of the second episode , JCW Heavyweight Champion Coporal Robinson put his title on the line against Sexy Slim Goody . When Robinson attempted to hit the Boot Camp , the lights shut off in the arena . When they turned back on , Raven appeared in the ring and hit Robinson with his Evenflow DDT , before stealing the JCW Heavyweight Championship belt . In the third episode , Raven introduced Sexy Slim Goody as his newest lackey . When Robinson ran out to the ring to take his title back , Sexy Slim Goody ( kayfabe ) knocked him out with a steel chair shot , and Raven began to shave Robinson ' s afro . Sabu appeared from out of the crowd and scared Raven off , leaving Robinson with a half shaved afro . The tag team of Raven and Sexy Slim Goody had a match against Corporal Robinson and Sabu in the following episode . Raven walked out on the match with the stolen championship belt , fleeing from Sabu . At " Bloodymania II " , Raven lost to Corporal Robinson in a " Loser leaves JCW " Ladder match . However , Raven returned to the company at Bloodymania III in a losing effort against his old nemesis Sabu in a Raven ' s Rules match . Raven inside a steel cage at a Ring of Honor show . Levy was the heavyweight champion of CWA Pro Wrestling , an independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Orangeburg , South Carolina , from March 15 through August 8 , 2008 . He won the championship when he defeated Timber in Charlotte , North Carolina on March 15 . He was stripped of the title after missing several shows , therefore not being able to defend the championship . Levy was also featured doing shows overseas at Russia ' s Independent Wrestling Federation , battling Joe Legend . Between April 11 and 18 , 2008 , Raven performed at four AWF Events in Australia and New Zealand . He also hosted wrestling seminars in Minto , New South Wales , Blakeview , South Australia , and Wellington , New Zealand . On April 11 , Levy took part in the AWF Explosion tour , which saw TNT put his Australian Heavyweight Championship on the line ; Raven went on to win the match and the title . He lost this title back to TNT on April 18 , in Palmerston North , New Zealand . On August 2 , 2009 , Raven defeated reigning champion Preston Quinn to win the Vanguard Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title in Norfolk , Virginia at the NorVa . Post match , Larry Zbyszko and Raven had a war of words , where Raven challenged Zbyszko to find an opponent to face him for the VCW World Title , a match which he consequently won . WFX Wrestling has confirmed that Raven Will make his deput at Conflict Of Interest To The Extreme . Return to TNA Wrestling ( 2009 – 2010 ) . After an absence of more than a year , Raven surprised fans by returning to TNA on May 28 , 2009 . He returned as a heel by attacking Abyss with a Kendo stick with Dr . Stevie assisting him . He then aligned himself with Dr . Stevie and Daffney . On the June 18 edition of " Impact ! " he won a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match against Jethro Holliday . At Slammiversary , Abyss and Taylor Wilde defeated Raven and Daffney in the first - ever mixed tag team Monster ' s Ball match . After the pay - per - view , Raven ' s name was taken down from the TNA website . Raven after turning on Tommy Dreamer in July 2010 . On the November 12 , 2009 , edition of " Impact ! " , Raven returned again to TNA attacking Abyss and throwing a fireball at Mick Foley ' s face , aligning himself again with Dr . Stevie and Daffney . At Final Resolution Abyss and Foley defeated Stevie and Raven in a " Foley ' s Funhouse " tag team match . Raven appeared on January 4 , teaming with Dr . Stevie in a number one contender ' s tag team match , where they were defeated by Matt Morgan and Hernandez . He appeared on the February 18 edition of " Impact ! " , helping Eric Bischoff take out Abyss , along with Rhino , Homicide , Tomko , and Desmond Wolfe . Raven returned to television four months later on the June 24 edition of " Impact ! " showing signs of a face turn , appearing in the Impact ! Zone crowd beside Stevie Richards and Tommy Dreamer . The following week the three were joined by Rhino . On the July 15 edition of " Impact ! " Raven , Dreamer , Richards , Rhino , Brother Devon , Pat Kenney and Al Snow , led by Mick Foley , aligned themselves with the TNA World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam by attacking Abyss and the rest of the TNA locker room . The following week , TNA president Dixie Carter agreed to give the ECW alumni their own reunion pay – per – view event , Hardcore Justice : The Last Stand , as a celebration of hardcore wrestling and a final farewell to the company . On the July 29 edition of " Impact ! " Raven re – ignited his old feud with Dreamer by turning on him , after his match with Abyss , and laying him out with a DDT on a chair and in doing so , turned heel . The following week Raven explained his turn by saying that he hadn ' t forgotten how Dreamer had " stolen " , and later married , his girlfriend Beulah McGillicutty , who turned on Raven back in 1996 during his and Dreamer ' s initial feud . On August 8 at Hardcore Justice Raven defeated Dreamer in a " Final Showdown " match refereed by Mick Foley . On the following edition of " Impact ! " , the ECW alumni , known collectively as Extreme , Version 2 . 0 ( EV 2 . 0 ) , were assaulted by A . J . Styles , Kazarian , Robert Roode , James Storm , Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan of Ric Flair ' s Fourtune stable , who thought they didn ' t deserve to be in TNA , thus once again turning Raven face . At Bound for Glory Raven , Dreamer , Rhino , Richards and Sabu defeated Fourtune members Styles , Kazarian , Morgan , Roode and Storm in a Lethal Lockdown match . At Turning Point EV 2 . 0 faced Fortune in a ten - man tag team match , where each member of EV 2 . 0 put their TNA careers on the line . In the end , EV 2 . 0 lost the match and Sabu was released from TNA . Two weeks later on " Impact ! " Raven was forced to put his TNA future on the line in a match against the TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy . Hardy won the match and as a result Raven was released from TNA . His release from the company was legitimate .