- Nitro - August 17, 1998 - Raven interview with Mean Gene -

Mean Gene: "You know, we're a couple of months away from the Fall Foliage, but let's bring out the leader of the Flock. Please welcome to Conneticut . . . Raven!"

(Raven theme plays, Mean Gene mentions to Tony Schiavone that he has spoken to Raven on a couple of other occasions. Raven comes out.)

Mean Gene: "Raven, before we go any further, I've got to confront you regarding what I saw this past Saturday on WCW Saturday Night on our sister station TBS. Hey, Hey, wait a second, Horace . . ."

(Horace Boulder comes out with stop sign in hand and Mean Gene holds the mic up to him)

Horace: "Hey, Raven, you make me sick to my stomach!"

Mean Gene: "What is this all about?"

Horace: "For the last four months, I have done nothing but watch your back and help you win matches. You haven't done nothing for me or anybody in the Flock. Now for the last two weeks, I have beat the living dog out of you into this ring. But apparently, it hasn't gotten through to you. So tonight, I want you one more time so I can beat some sense into that cry-baby head of yours."

Mean Gene: "Now I didn't even get the first question out, but apparently, you can respond to this."

Raven: "If you'd like a match with me, that's fine. Except we'll do it under Raven's rules, which means it'll be a tag match this time and I'll pick the partners. And for your partner, I'll give you Kanyon. And for my partner, since he might as well get used to being subservient to me again, I'll pick Saturn."

Mean Gene: "Wait a minute, that doesn't jive.Come on Raven. What are you trying to pull my leg? These people know better than that. Or do they?"

(Saturn and Kanyon now march out angrily to confront Raven)

Saturn: "You're out of your mind. There's no way I'm teaming with you. Forget it!"

Raven: "What? Are you scared to face Kanyon and Horace?"

Mean Gene: "Whoa, whoa, wait a second . . ."

Saturn: "Alright, I'll team with you. I'll stand in your corner and the second you reach for a tag, I'll knock your head off."

Mean Gene: "Wait a minute. James Dillon, Kanyon, you're here. Maybe you can shed some light on all of this. Saturn, come on back."

J.J. Dillon: "Alright, what I'm hearing is a verbal committment from you, a verbal committment from you, you're shaking you head yes, and I've heard a verbal committment from you. So we have, as far as I'm concerned, an official tag team match that is gonna take place tonight. We're going to see it. But hold on a minute, this talk about slapping your own partner, we've had enough of that. If any of you causes your own partner to lose in this match, you're going to be suspended from WCW for 90 days."

Mean Gene: "Get out of here, J.J. 90 days? That's a little . . ."

J.J. Dillon: "And furthermore, I'm going to instruct the referee assigned to this match tonight that it can only end via submission or a pinfall. We're tired of this. We want to see a winner."

Mean Gene: "How about that. Tonight, J.J. Dillon? Yes, tonight: Raven, Saturn, Horace, Kanyon. That's coming up here on TNT. Don't go away. Big night. Monday nights. WCW Monday Nitro."