10 Wrestlers Who Are Almost Unrecognisable Since They Retired

9. Raven

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Throughout the 1990s, few men could boast the resume of Scott 'Raven' Levy. In the space of a decade, Raven spent time in WCW, WWF and ECW twice over, achieving a huge amount of success along the way.

One of the true geniuses of the wrestling industry, Raven's profound way of thinking and in-depth analysis of the product made him a valuable commodity, yet nobody utilised these traits more so than Paul Heyman.

As arguably ECW's top heel, Raven was the face of the company at one point and became synonymous with the ECW Championship. His grungy, '90s look and renegade presentation made him an enigmatic character with depth and intrigue; attributes that saw him cross over from one promotion to another with ease.

However, his final few months with WWE in late 2002/early 2003 saw Raven change his look dramatically. Gone were the t-shirts, leather jacket and cut-off jeans, replaced with short hair, kickpads and briefs, making him look more like CM Punk than the Raven of old.

This character development continued once he left WWE, and he toyed with his look further on the indie circuit. Today, Raven's look is an amalgamation of his previous generational personas, featuring the t-shirt/jeans combo of his original presentation, the make-up of his late WWE run, and the blonde hair of his TNA stint.

 
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