Pro wrestling legend and IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Famer Raven appeared on the DDP Snakepit podcast to talk about a variety of topics such as how Hardcore Matches get a bad rap due to lack of creativity.
Raven said:
“This is why hardcore gets a bad name because most guys just pick up a chair or a table or a pot and a pan and they just hit each other with it and the other guy hits him back — and back and forth and nobody sells for any length of time. Whereas for me, drop toeholding a guy on a chair is so much more creative than hitting him with a chair.”
Raven also talked about a spot he and Tommy Dreamer had during a Hardcore Match, where Dreamer did an enzuigiri to him with a frying pan taped to Dreamer's shin, a spot that he loves to this day.
Raven said:
“Dreamer, he’s more beat up than I am, and he’s laying by the apron and Beulah [McGillicutty] tapes a frying pan to his shin. He throws a kick with the other leg and I catch it, and he enzuigiris me with the frying pan taped to his shin. How clever is that? I love that s***!”
You can check out Raven's comments at this link. H/T to Wrestling Inc. for transcribing the above quotes.
