There wasn't much fake about the risk of 73-year-old Ric Flair putting himself through an ordeal in his final match. But that's what made it so good.
From the moment Flair arrived in his standard, showy robe, onlookers were firmly backing him and his wrestling son-in-law partner. And the WWE is in town. That’s what made this tribute so enticing for thousands who’ll always remember the excitement and emotion of being there in person. When pro wrestling took off in the 1980s and early 1990s, it seemed everyone – even its top performers – had a gimmick. It's how a “bad guy” attained unprecedented popularity and a pop culture impact that persists to this day. The line between sports and entertainment gets blurred with pro wrestling. “There's nobody from the WWE here,” Flair said. That wasn’t necessarily a great idea, but the limelight is tough to relinquish. Of the WWE wrestlers at Saturday night’s Summerslam at Nissan Stadium, I might have known a few names. A new referee sprints out and is authorized to officially close a legendary career in glory. Purple confetti – see, Flair was wearing purple – sails through a raucous Municipal Auditorium. Flair, face bloodied earlier during a nasty sequence outside the ring, is honored by family and friends. He walks off and blows kisses to an adoring public and then exits, bound for Kid Rock’s bar, he tells the crowd.
He did his iconic strut down to the ring, led the sold out crowd in his "Woo!" chant, and his face was covered in blood to end the match as it often was in ...
“This match is the most important of my career,” said Andrade, who is married to Flair’s daughter and WWE star, Charlotte. “… This is unbelievable. Flair lead the Four Horsemen faction and his classic “Woo!” will be echoed forever. The finish came when Jarrett accidentally landed his guitar shot on Lethal when Andrade pulled Flair out of the way. The match was nearly 30 minutes and the WCW and WWE legend was clearly laboring at points. The 73-year-old Flair also faked a heart attack at one point and was visibly exhausted at other points. Flair’s first match since 2011 ended the only way it could: with his signature figure-four leglock.
Ric Flair emerged victorious from his retirement match on Sunday at 'Ric Flair's Last Match' in Nashville, Tennessee and the 16-time world champion picked ...
The Nature Boy also mentioned during the pay-per-view that he planned to go party with Kid Rock. Flair was immediately checked out by two doctors upon arriving in the locker room area after the match and someone backstage said he was "great." After being checked out, Flair simply said he was starving and wanted to go eat. Report: Ric Flair "Fine" After Last Match
Ric Flair headlined one final main event on Sunday in a tag-team match with his son-in-law, and AEW star, Andrade to go against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal.
He wraps up his in-ring career as a 16-time world champion and two-time WWE Hall of Famer. Flair would put Jarrett in the figure-four leglock. Flair last performed in 2011. Jarrett would try to hit Flair with his signature cheat code – a guitar shot – but missed and hit his partner instead. "I had one of my best matches of my career here with Ricky Steamboat," the 73-year-old said afterward, via ESPN. "All my family is here. Flair was passed brass knuckles and delivered a shot to Jarrett.
The wrestler returned to the ring for the first time in more than a decade at age 73 and with a pacemaker in his chest.
"The people around Ric Flair should have did something to prevent that match because that was horrific. The brutal match left man fans happy that Flair survived. I can't fault him for wanting to feel alive one last time. "Ric Flair is an incredibly flawed human being, but as a wrestler, I'm suffering no slander. Pro wrestling legend Ric Flair returned to the ring Sunday night for what was billed as his final match. Flair is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, and he's become a pop culture phenomenon unto himself, as has his signature "Wooo!" call.
Ric Flair was a beaten, bloody, trembling mess at the end of his finale match on Sunday night at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
Kelly (Brewster) and I worked together, as partners in this (his upcoming comic book series) but she also trains with me and it's a lot of hard work. PWInsider's Mike Johnson provided an update of his own by writing, "PWInsider.com is told that Ric Flair was checked out by two doctors backstage in Nashville after his PPV bout and we are told he is 'great', according to someone who spoke with him after the show. Back then, at that time, I was still having self-confidence issues and I was paying out (for his divorces) more to three people and had to go to work.
For some, Ric Flair & Andrade El Ídolo's victory over Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal was the kind of spectacle they want from professional wrestling, and a ...
But it’s not going to lead to him being in better shape for Ric Flair’s Last Match II next year. PWInsider.comis told that Ric Flair was checked out by two doctors backstage in Nashville after his PPV bout and we are told he is “great”, according to someone who spoke with him after the show. Some of that may just be maintaining the legend of Ric Flair, something Richard Fliehr has long struggled with. As was thoroughly documented in the build up to Sunday’s show, Flair’s medical history makes something like that 25 minute match a scary proposition. For others, it was a shameless money grab that diminished Flair’s legacy and reinforced the general public’s worst conceptions of wrestling. He’s shown no signs of slowing down outside the ring.
Ric Flair Wins His "Last Match" at 73: One last "Woo!" for wrestling fans.
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy)August 1, 2022 — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy)August 1, 2022 All in the presence of legends like Mick Foley, Bret Hart, Undertaker, Flair finished the match with a signature figure-four leglock.
There wasn't much fake about the risk of 73-year-old Ric Flair putting himself through an ordeal in his final match. But that's what made it so good.
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