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 [...]
Monday, May 25, 2009
Match # 31: Ric Flair vs. Eddie Guerrero (Nitro 5/20/96) I believe I saw this match up in the late years of Ric Flair’s WWE career. It was the ball shot watered down Flair who could still get over but was nearing sixty. Unfortunately, Guerrero was nearing the end of his run on earth. This [...]
Friday, May 22, 2009
Match # 27: Ric Flair vs. The Giant (Nitro 4/29/96) Here’s the title change that I remember, making the Giant a very younger champion not only by age, but by experience in wrestling. He was pretty phenomenal in his younger days, and every once in a while shows that spark as The Big Show.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Match # 25: Sting/Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair/The Giant (Nitro 4/15/96) I have no idea why Flair and the Giant made friends after their match (Match # 23). I guess there just that much of bad guys. Sting and Luger are always friends no matter what. I’m not expecting to much out of this, aging [...]
Monday, May 18, 2009
Match # 23: Ric Flair vs. The Giant (Nitro 3/25/96) Elizabeth throws Savage’s money to the crowd as they come down the aisle. She’s won a lot in the settlement apparently. You would too if the stories about her treatment are true.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Match # 20: Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (Nitro 2/19/96) Flair is out with Liz & Woman. I feel like I’ve seen this match one too many times in the short history of Nitro. It never quite gets near the level of their Wrestlemania 8 match, but I love the dynamic of the two together. [...]
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Match # 17: Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan (Nitro 1/29/96) One formula meets the other. The babyface Hogan formula match is melded with the heel Flair formula. Flair gives and Hogan takes. Your enjoyment, and mine, is probably going to be based on how you feel about those styles of matches, and if you can [...]
Monday, April 27, 2009
Match # 15: Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (Nitro 1/22/96) Flair is out again with Jimmy Hart as his manager. I’m apathetic. This is coming the night before a Clash of the Champions. We’re in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace. This is pre-MGM Grand. Miss Elizabeth and Woman (RIP to both, sadly) have switched affiliations [...]
Friday, November 6, 2009
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