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Post by ignatiusreilly on Apr 1, 2008 12:10:50 GMT -6
I watched this last night from WM 24. It was entertaining. Flair looked good and they put on a good match. Flair did a cross body off the top rope. Michaels did a flip that Flair avoided and Micheals broke the announce table with his back. Looked extremely painful, but he made it back in the ring before the 10 count of course. It took 3 Michaels superkicks to finally get the pin. Flair did all his signature moves including thumb to the eye, crotch shot when the ref wasn't looking, the chop block on the back of the leg, about 1,000 chops, and of course the figure four leg lock that he had cinched in twice.
After getting the pin, Michaels whispered something in his ear then kissed him on the forehead. After he left, Flair 'came to' and got a huge ovation from the crowd. He was crying and hugged his family who were all crying away at ringside.
It was the best thing on the whole show. 2nd best was Snoop Dogg driving a pimped out golf cart to the ring.
Even though wrestling is 'fake', those guys put their bodies through a lot more punishment than the average athlete. For Flair to have wrestled for that long and keep himself a crowd favorite for that long, that is quite an accomplishment. That kind of career longevity doesn't exist in other sports.
Anyone old school rasslin fans have any memorable flair moments? I'll try to find something funny on Youtube.
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Post by lpcalihawk on Apr 1, 2008 12:15:42 GMT -6
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on Apr 1, 2008 12:17:03 GMT -6
Some people can rationalize their latent homosexual urges in strange ways...
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Post by guyruckerfarted on Apr 1, 2008 12:28:08 GMT -6
When he won the Rumble in 94 or 95, maybe it was. It was his first WWF Rumble since coming over from WCW. He mainly laid on the apron the entire time and hid, but it was picturesque Ric Flair. All of his guest appearances on Thunder in Paradise with Chris Lemon are classic as well.
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Apr 1, 2008 12:55:32 GMT -6
I watched this last night from WM 24. It was entertaining. Flair looked good and they put on a good match. Flair did a cross body off the top rope. Michaels did a flip that Flair avoided and Micheals broke the announce table with his back. Looked extremely painful, but he made it back in the ring before the 10 count of course. It took 3 Michaels superkicks to finally get the pin. Flair did all his signature moves including thumb to the eye, crotch shot when the ref wasn't looking, the chop block on the back of the leg, about 1,000 chops, and of course the figure four leg lock that he had cinched in twice. After getting the pin, Michaels whispered something in his ear then kissed him on the forehead. After he left, Flair 'came to' and got a huge ovation from the crowd. He was crying and hugged his family who were all crying away at ringside. It was the best thing on the whole show. 2nd best was Snoop Dogg driving a pimped out golf cart to the ring. Even though wrestling is 'fake', those guys put their bodies through a lot more punishment than the average athlete. For Flair to have wrestled for that long and keep himself a crowd favorite for that long, that is quite an accomplishment. That kind of career longevity doesn't exist in other sports. Anyone old school rasslin fans have any memorable flair moments? I'll try to find something funny on Youtube. I remember watching Flair when I was a young pup in the late 70s, early 80s. I think he ended up bleeding in probably 99% of those matches. He is/was a great entertainer who could kick the living shit out of Ghost. ;D |
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Apr 1, 2008 12:57:55 GMT -6
Hulk body slamming Andre the Giant has to be in the top 3 all time wrestling moments.
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Apr 1, 2008 12:58:11 GMT -6
Some people can rationalize their latent homosexual urges in strange ways... Yeah... just ask the expert. Right, Ghost??  |
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Apr 1, 2008 12:58:49 GMT -6
Hulk body slamming Andre the Giant has to be in the top 3 all time wrestling moments. Indeed!! |
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on Apr 1, 2008 13:27:42 GMT -6
Some people can rationalize their latent homosexual urges in strange ways... Yeah... just ask the expert. Right, Ghost?? Oh sorry. I mean, I am really entertained by oiled-up muscle men in speedos. It is even more fun when they have 20,000 rednecks yell and give a thumbs down when he tells them how much they suck. |
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Apr 1, 2008 13:42:13 GMT -6
Yeah... just ask the expert. Right, Ghost?? Oh sorry. I mean, I am really entertained by oiled-up muscle men in speedos. It is even more fun when they have 20,000 rednecks yell and give a thumbs down when he tells them how much they suck. Too "high-brow" for you, Ghost? |
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Post by ignatiusreilly on Apr 1, 2008 13:44:44 GMT -6
Flair promos found on Youtube: |
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Post by scotthawk on Apr 1, 2008 19:34:32 GMT -6
The early Ric Flair interviews are some of the best I've ever seen.
To be the man.....you gotta beat the man.
I'm a kiss stealin, wheelin deelin, limo ridin son of a gun.
If ya don't like it, ya learn to love it cause brother, I'm the best theres ever been.
Classic quotes when Flair was on a roll.
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