Raven: ‘I got millions of regrets’
Raven says if he was to go back and change things about his life, he’d have sought help for mental health much sooner than he did.
Raven was a guest on the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales promoting Nevermore: The Raven Effect, the documentary on his life and career. The documentary is set to release on Amazon Prime on Tuesday, November 18.
During the interview, Raven was asked about any regrets he has from his career.
“Anybody who says they don’t have regrets is full of s–t. I got millions of regrets,” Raven responded.
“I’m very content with my life, as content as I’ve ever been but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t have changed things along the way. And one of the things I would have is I would have found a way to get over my insecurity much sooner because my insecurity led to my egotism. Anybody who’s egotistical is just insecure, that’s scientific fact.”
Raven continued:
“I would have went to a psychiatrist earlier, or psychologist earlier probably.”
“I think everybody should spend time on a couch, frankly. It’s very liberating to talk to a therapist and to be able to bear your soul and to offer up all your inner demons and look for a way to get around them instead of just suffering with them.”
In addition to the interview with Raven, Friday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio also covers the 2025 WON Hall of Fame Class, which includes CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Sabu, Gran Hamada, Dorrell Dixon, Bobby Bruns, and Spyros Arion. The full episode is available for subscribers here.
Nevermore: The Raven Effect was directed by Geordie Day, who also worked on Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story and Charles Manson: The Final Words. Chris Jericho, Buff Bagwell, Moose, The Sandman, Shane Douglas, Brian Myers, Perry Saturn, Billy Corgan, Rob Van Dam, Lodi, Bubba Ray Dudley, Sami Callihan, Kevin Sullivan, Tommy Dreamer, Diamond Dallas Page, D’Lo Brown, Blue Meanie, and Scott D’Amore are advertised as appearing in the film.
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