Match # 13: Ric Flair vs. Kevin Von Erich (4/1/83) I cherish all the 80s Flair I can get considering the way he embarrasses himself every week on TNA. From Mid South to Memphis, Flair rules the Diaries series, and once again we get a Flair versus Von Erich match, this time against the oldest, [...]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Match # 9: Ric Flair vs. Terry Gordy (2/4/83) We start where we always should, with Ric Flair cutting an arrogant, controlled promo to Bill Mercer about his match, his life, and being the champ. Gordy and Hayes cut promos on Flair that are pretty impressive. An odd, but interesting heel versus heel dynamic.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Match # 7: Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (Cage Match) (12/25/82) This match is well-known enough I won’t give any hype or go over anything until after the jump. Just know this match is famous for a lot of reasons.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Match # 3: Ric Flair vs. David Von Erich (10/11/82) Flair faces David after just squeaking past Kerry two months before. This is my first time putting David under the microscope, and it’s a World Title match. Anything from Flair in the 1980s is worth a strong look.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Match # 2: Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich (2/3 falls) (8/15/82) A big Diaries with a lot to cover. There’s a whole bunch of recommended lead up to this match I’ve got to watch to get the full effect. I’ll detail it here along with the match itself, which should be awesome. It’s Flair [...]
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Match # 153: Sting vs. Ric Flair (Nitro 3/26/01) And so we reach the end in an appropriate manner. They wrestled on the first Nitro, and they wrestle on the last. Before we begin the reassessment of the top 30 Nitro matches with MFP (My Friend Paul), we give some slack to Flair and Sting [...]
Monday, November 9, 2009
Match # 138: Ric Flair vs. Jeff Jarrett (Nitro 5/29/00) Oh good, a rematch of our # 139 match, because we weren’t tortured enough the first time. I hope this is a straight up wrestling match, though I have a feeling it’s gonna involve run-ins and ref bumps.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Match # 137: Ric Flair vs. Jeff Jarrett (Flair wins his last World Title) (Nitro 5/15/00) Right away I’m not sure how I feel about this because Vince Russo is coming out wearing Ric Flair’s robe to horribly fake “Iron Man” rip off music. David Flair (was he forever against his dad once he started [...]
Monday, November 2, 2009
Match # 135: Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan (Nitro 2/14/00) This I remember. Nitro was struggling and spiraling out of control. They had a big show in the shadow of New York City, out in Long Island, and went back to basics. 80s Hogan versus 80s heel Flair. I’ll make a prediction: If you’ve seen [...]
Monday, October 19, 2009
Match # 125: Sting vs. Ric Flair (Nitro 4/12/99) Flair is out with Arn Anderson. Is there ever a time they aren’t together? Why would I even ask? Sting is still the Crow, complete with dramatic music, no longer part of the Wolfpack faction. This was a great match that made Sting a decade before, [...]
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Match # 121: Ric Flair vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. (Nitro 3/22/99) A Spring Break main event that plays host to an oddity of fun booking. A heel Flair will take on a babyface Rey. Jr. Watch Flair bump for the little guy!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Ric Flair vs Kerry Von Erich (World Class 8.15.82) Ref Neely, a ref foreign to the World Class promotion, is in charge of this match. That becomes important as the match progresses. This is World Class so you’ve got to expect some sloppiness, awkward stylings, and unorthodox brawling. This is why I’m not too disappointed [...]
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Ric Flair vs Kerry Von Erich (Hawaii 10.12.85) Flair and Von Erich in Hawaii? Bad Ass. I’ve never even gone through the classic World Class days with a fine eye to see these two, it was the Mid South matches that clued me in that I wasn’t wrong in my childhood. Flair was an awesome [...]
Friday, September 4, 2009
Match # 77: Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (Nitro 10/27/97) Well we’ve certainly seen this one before on the ballot. Matches # 13, 15, 20, and 35 all contain the pairing in decent to very good matches. This probably won’t reach the heights of their early 90s run, or even the aforementioned early Nitro run, [...]
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Match # 59: Ric Flair and Roddy Piper vs. The Outsiders (Nitro 6/9/97) This match takes place in Boston a the Fleet Center in front of the same crazy hot crowd as our last match (Match # 58 – Hogan vs Luger). As I recall Piper and Nash got into a real fight after this [...]
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Match # 57: Ric Flair vs. Scott Hall (Nitro 6/2/97) This match was the highest rated TV segment for a pro wrestling match to this point during the Monday Night Wars. Whether it’s a good match or not is an entirely different matter.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Match # 55: Ric Flair vs. Syxx (Nitro 5/19/97) This is a babyface Flair making his Nitro return after time off against an NWO Sean Waltman, who could still go. Wouldn’t ya know it, Heenan decides to bring his A game this week announcing for an old friend. Even Zbyszko sounds coherent.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Woo! Ric Flair’s debut in (“the”) Ring of Honor was the big draw of our latest DVD under review, Stylin’ & Profilin’. Did the Nature Boy live up to his legendary reputation? We discuss his appearance and conflict with Nigel McGuinness, a storybook ending for Delirious and Daizee, and much more in BSWH #51. And [...]
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Match # 35: Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (Nitro 6/17/96) A lot of brawling early. Flair cheats to win as usual. Flair has Woman, Liz, and Deborah McMichael, as usual. It’s the formula you guys know and love with these guys. Can’t believe it’s the same divorce story though.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Match # 33: Ric Flair and Arn Anderson vs. the Rock ‘n Roll Express (Nitro 6/3/96) The RNR look old coming out. Flair is animated as hell and Arn looks bad ass. They wear NFL jerseys and taunt Kevin Greene and Mongo McMichael. A dynamite graphic is set to explode to get us into the [...]
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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