Ranking The Biggest Rivalries In Wrestling Every Year 1990-2020

26. 1995 - Tommy Dreamer Vs Raven

Raven, Tommy Dreamer
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Born out of an industry in commercial and creative decline, ECW's true influence on the mainstream would be felt in the years that followed thanks to purchasing of talent and theft of concept by WCW and WWE respectively. But as the big companies played catch-up, Paul Heyman's baseball cap may as well have been a crown.

In Tommy Dreamer Vs Raven, he established a feud that came with an elaborate backstory dating back to their shared youth as well as a unique twist that justified hundreds of singles and tag matches between the two - Dreamer could never beat him.

Making for captivating television and healthy gate receipts, the programme sucked in Cactus Jack, The Sandman, Shane Douglas and countless others into its orbit thanks to the ingenious and idiosyncratic hero's journey.

 
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