Raven's Flock: Where Are They Now?

This summer marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most colorful stables in wrestling history: Raven’s Flock.

A master of psychological warfare, Raven assemblesd an army of henchmen wherever he went. In ECW, he formed the Nest and in TNA, he formed The Gathering and Serotonin. In WCW, though, he recruited the most memorable assortment of oddities, all brainwashed to carry out his bidding. They were misfits that Raven adopted, and they adapted to his grunge lifestyle.

When Raven first arrived in WCW, he would sit in the front row of Nitro week after week, surveying the chaotic scene of the nWo running roughshod. Eventually WCW Commissioner J.J. Dillon signed him to a contract, which stipulated that Raven would wrestle only when he chose to, and that all matches would be under his rules. Of course, Raven’s rules were basically no rules, allowing his Flock members to interfere at all times.

The Flock disbanded in September 1998 when Perry Saturn defeated Raven at Fall Brawl, freeing all the members from Raven’s control. They would go on to have varying degrees of success in the industry, although none ever achieving the fame as their ex-leader.

The man responsible for bringing Raven to ECW naturally followed his master to WCW. Richards was the first member of the Nest as well as the Flock, attempting to handle Raven’s contract negotiations with Dillon. Perpetually temperamental, Raven chastised his lackey for getting involved and assaulted him week after week until they met at Clash of the Champions XXXV, where Raven spiked Richards’ head with a DDT for the victory.

During this time, Richards had a falling out with Raven and abruptly left WCW. He’d go back to ECW and then to WWE where he led his own stable, The Right To Censor. These days Richards wrestles on the indy scene (currently as the Wildkat Sports Heavyweight Champion) and runs his own fitness program.