10 Awesome WCW Moments You Forgot
3. Perry Saturn Leaves The Flock
The Flock was all sorts of hit and miss. For every Kidman there was a Reese, for every Riggs a Hammer. The idea of a group of psychologically damaged outcasts being led by the King of Apathy is always going to be an intriguing one in a pro wrestling sense, but cerebral storytelling has never been this industry's strength.
For a fleeting moment, WCW got its soldiers in a row and knocked it out of the park. Saturn was always the most credible member of Raven's group and was presented as such, the enforcer of the faction, the Arn to Raven's Flair (if you'll allow the comparison). Saturn wasn't a free man from the start but he did seem to be less enthralled by the leader, the member most likely to eventually stand up for himself and leave the group.
Which is what Saturn eventually did, taking the rest of the faction with him. Perry began to experience more and more success, gaining confidence and growing tired of Raven's nonsense. It all built to a match between the two at Fall Brawl 1998, where Saturn defeated Raven (thanks in part to Kidman) and freed the members of The Flock. The crowd was all sorts of into the storyline, and the dynamic ending seemed to have justified the occasional drudgery of the previous year.
Less than a year later, Saturn and Raven were reunited. WCW gonna WCW.