Road Stories

“Ravishing” Rick Rude and Raven were two wrestlers with a big cult following among female wrestling fans. So how was it that they both almost took home two transsexuals for a one night stand? Read on.

The Dudleys gimmick is often credited to Paul Heyman, since he was the mastermind behind ECW. It was Raven, however, who created the Dudleys gimmick. This is the full story of how it all happened.

Jerry Lee Lewis has been mentioned in pro wrestling of late, with his hit oldies song “Great Balls of Fire” being the name and theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event in July. It’s not his first connection with pro wrestling, however, as this story of him almost getting his ass kicked proves.

The “Plane Ride from Hell” is a legendary story within WWE, a wild tale that combined 1980s excess, 1990s addictions, and the corporate reality of the 2000s in one interminable flight. A lot has been written about this famous plane ride, so we’ll examine everything, separate fact from fiction, and evaluate the ugly aftermath.

Raven, who wrestled as Scotty the Body in Portland, Oregon before he became a national star, has been open and honest about his past drug use. Drug use that apparently includes… drywall (a.k.a. Sheetrock).