Flair retiring=the end of laughter
Gary Wisma
Dave Cormier wrote:
>
> In regards to the terrible US belt match between Konnan and Flair:
>
> Sure, Flair is way over that hill and getting an average of two back body
> drops per match is making that bolt in his back swell to monstrous
> proportions- he should not retire.
>
> One reason. He is giving the interviews of his life. Kissing the 'ladies',
> stylin' and profilin' on Macho's money with the lovely Ms. Liz, Woman, oh
> Woman won'tcha marry me now and whoooooo Mrs. Deborah McMichael.
>
> It's worth the lacklustre wrestling performances. In a 'sport' where
> terrible wrestlers are equal to the amount of bad interviewees-
> Flair is the man.
>
> Flair should open a wrestling school- to teach the cretins to do a great
> interview and how a good interview can sometimes increase the
> ' watchability ' of a match.
I've always thought Flair would make an outstanding manager - someone who
could fish that profession out of the dregs it's in now. He could style and
profile in Armani suits with true "flair", continue giving us those
interviews, and still get his licks in once and a while (and of course, beg
for mercy and shake his head "NOOOO!"). And he could continue to do this for
years without embarassing himself.
//Gary
Dave Cormier
In regards to the terrible US belt match between Konnan and Flair:
Sure, Flair is way over that hill and getting an average of two back body
drops per match is making that bolt in his back swell to monstrous
proportions- he should not retire.
One reason. He is giving the interviews of his life. Kissing the 'ladies',
stylin' and profilin' on Macho's money with the lovely Ms. Liz, Woman, oh
Woman won'tcha marry me now and whoooooo Mrs. Deborah McMichael.
It's worth the lacklustre wrestling performances. In a 'sport' where
terrible wrestlers are equal to the amount of bad interviewees-
Flair is the man.
Flair should open a wrestling school- to teach the cretins to do a great
interview and how a good interview can sometimes increase the
' watchability ' of a match.
"Whether ya like it..."
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Robin Lenhart
Gary Wisma wrote:
>
> Dave Cormier wrote:
> >
> > In regards to the terrible US belt match between Konnan and Flair:
> >
> > Sure, Flair is way over that hill and getting an average of two back body
> > drops per match is making that bolt in his back swell to monstrous
> > proportions- he should not retire.
> >
> > One reason. He is giving the interviews of his life. Kissing the 'ladies',
> > stylin' and profilin' on Macho's money with the lovely Ms. Liz, Woman, oh
> > Woman won'tcha marry me now and whoooooo Mrs. Deborah McMichael.
> >
> > It's worth the lacklustre wrestling performances. In a 'sport' where
> > terrible wrestlers are equal to the amount of bad interviewees-
> > Flair is the man.
> >
> > Flair should open a wrestling school- to teach the cretins to do a great
> > interview and how a good interview can sometimes increase the
> > ' watchability ' of a match.
>
> could fish that profession out of the dregs it's in now. He could style and
> profile in Armani suits with true "flair", continue giving us those
> interviews, and still get his licks in once and a while (and of course, beg
> for mercy and shake his head "NOOOO!"). And he could continue to do this for
> years without embarassing himself.
>
> //Gary
Flair was the Buddy Rogers of his generation but now he's past his prime
and, yes, should be thinking of retiring. WCW should be thinking of
putting together a final tour with Flair as champion making one last
visit to arenas throughout the country, then letting him retire as
champion. It was a great career and there are still great moments but
there's no sense in hanging on forever. He'd be a great manager and/or
announcer.
bishop
Dave Cormier wrote:
>
> In regards to the terrible US belt match between Konnan and Flair:
>
> Sure, Flair is way over that hill and getting an average of two back body
> drops per match is making that bolt in his back swell to monstrous
> proportions- he should not retire.
>
> One reason. He is giving the interviews of his life. Kissing the 'ladies',
> stylin' and profilin' on Macho's money with the lovely Ms. Liz, Woman, oh
> Woman won'tcha marry me now and whoooooo Mrs. Deborah McMichael.
>
> It's worth the lacklustre wrestling performances. In a 'sport' where
> terrible wrestlers are equal to the amount of bad interviewees-
> Flair is the man.
>
> Flair should open a wrestling school- to teach the cretins to do a great
> interview and how a good interview can sometimes increase the
> ' watchability ' of a match.
I agree. On Monday Flair showed that he is a class all by himself. In a 30
sec. span Flair flipped over the ropes, got in the face of ringside fan, did
a little two-step with Woman, and the got back in the ring and took out Jim
Powers. There is only one Ric Flair, and although his skilled have dimished
his personality still carries him.
DAVID M. PARRY
In article <31e5bc8c...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>, fie...@ix.netcom.com (Hiro
Protagonist) says:
>
>On Thu, 11 Jul 1996 07:16:34 -0400, bishop
><lpbu...@starbase.louisville.edu> wrote:
>
>>I agree. On Monday Flair showed that he is a class all by himself. In a 30
>>sec. span Flair flipped over the ropes, got in the face of ringside fan, did
>>a little two-step with Woman, and the got back in the ring and took out Jim
>
>moves of Jim Powers. Instead, he goes out and dances with Nancy. It
>was great!
>
>>Powers. There is only one Ric Flair, and although his skilled have dimished
>>his personality still carries him.
>
>is time for Flair to move to the front of the Horsemen as their
>manager. He should've retired a couple of years ago. The longer he
>continues wrestling, the harder it is to remember his glory days in
>the ring.
>
I used to believe that until I saw Ric vs Savage in Johnstown PA in June.
Ric can still work like crazy. He is much better live than on TV, by the
way. Not only did he draw a lot of heat (although he was widely cheered
before and after tha match), he could still move quite well. His
cardio-vascular conditioning must be tremendous for a man his age
or any age. He was by far the best act on the card. He put the
"pro" in pro-wrestling that night. WCW still doesn't have anyone who can
draw heat the way Flair does. Notice that part of WCW's current upswing
has involved Flair and the resurgent horsemen. The guy's too damned good
to not use. At the beginning of the year when WCW started to use Flair
a bit the c rowd reaction showed why it was the right move. Of course
Ric isn't as young as he once was - but his work in the ring still
draws tremendous heat, and it's better than just about everyone else
except people like Benoit, Guerrerro and the like.
tjo...@pelican.com
bishop <lpbu...@starbase.louisville.edu> wrote:
>Dave Cormier wrote:
>>
>> In regards to the terrible US belt match between Konnan and Flair:
>>
>> Sure, Flair is way over that hill and getting an average of two back body
>> drops per match is making that bolt in his back swell to monstrous
>> proportions- he should not retire.
>>
>> One reason. He is giving the interviews of his life. Kissing the 'ladies',
>> stylin' and profilin' on Macho's money with the lovely Ms. Liz, Woman, oh
>> Woman won'tcha marry me now and whoooooo Mrs. Deborah McMichael.
>>
>> It's worth the lacklustre wrestling performances. In a 'sport' where
>> terrible wrestlers are equal to the amount of bad interviewees-
>> Flair is the man.
>>
>> Flair should open a wrestling school- to teach the cretins to do a great
>> interview and how a good interview can sometimes increase the
>> ' watchability ' of a match.
>I agree. On Monday Flair showed that he is a class all by himself. In a 30
>sec. span Flair flipped over the ropes, got in the face of ringside fan, did
>a little two-step with Woman, and the got back in the ring and took out Jim
>Powers. There is only one Ric Flair, and although his skilled have dimished
>his personality still carries him.
Those thiry seconds made my night. I was ROLFLMAO. Flair is in a class
by himself. Did you see the way Woman reacted? Totally unexpected.
When she smiles, flowers bloom!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
How about the Horsemen interview with Mean Gene. Woman is pawing Gene,
Gene is trying to interview Flair, they are about to cut to a
commercial when Flair steps up to the camera and starts dancing around
singing La Cucuracha (sp?). I thought Gene was going to lose it, big
time. He had to turn his head because he was starting to laugh. I sure
was.
Who's da man? Ric Flair. WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! It will be a sad day when he
hangs up his robes for good.
SMT001
Who is going to replace the "Nature Boy"? He's the greatest wrestler who
ever lived.
carnage
smt...@aol.com (SMT001) wrote:
>Who is going to replace the "Nature Boy"? He's the greatest wrestler who
>ever lived.
Thomas Grotenhuis
Flair can still work a match. Psychologywise, he's still excellent.
The problem is his predictability. He uses the same spots over and
over. What Flair needs to do to revitalize his career (if he even
WANTS to do that) is pick up a few new moves, drop his old spots and
learn new ones. It would take some effort for him to do this, but
IMO he could still do it if he wanted to.
--
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Tom G. thms...@cc.dordt.edu
"Hi, Eric? Yeah, this is Chris. Chris Champion. Listen, will I start
working for you one of these years or are you just gonna keep showing
those f@#$in' Glacier promos? Just wondering."
. . . Chris Champion, on Eric Bischoff's answering machine
"As they say in the 'hood: Burbuh buhhbsua blahuwuah, bluh BLUH bluh BLUH!"
. . . Ahmed Johnson on RAW
AND THE #1 WORST PRO-WRESTLER PICK-UP LINE:
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oleg issers
In article <4se4cn$d...@news.aros.net> jmbrush wrote:
>Date: 15 Jul 1996 18:58:31 GMT
>From: jmb...@aros.net
>Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
>Subject: Re: Flair retiring=the end of laughter
>
>In <4s6n8e$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, smt...@aol.com (SMT001)
writes:
>>Who is going to replace the "Nature Boy"? He's the greatest
wrestler who
>>ever lived.
>
>He was booked and scripted as one of the best.
>I can't believe how people here incinerate folks who come in and
say
>that wresting is fake, then they turn around and say stuff like
this.
>
>Get a grip. Its fake. Its like saying Sylvester Stallone is the
greatest
>boxer of all time.
Flair in his prime was a bettewr athlete thatn any other
heavyweight wrestler I can think of...
>
>Reality check.
>
>John
jmb...@aros.net
In <4s6n8e$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, smt...@aol.com (SMT001) writes:
>Who is going to replace the "Nature Boy"? He's the greatest wrestler who
>ever lived.
He was booked and scripted as one of the best.
I can't believe how people here incinerate folks who come in and say
that wresting is fake, then they turn around and say stuff like this.
Get a grip. Its fake. Its like saying Sylvester Stallone is the greatest
boxer of all time.
Reality check.
John
John Rear Admiral McKeon
On 9 Jul 1996 20:11:15 GMT, dcor...@chat.carleton.ca (Dave Cormier)
wrote:
>
> In regards to the terrible US belt match between Konnan and Flair:
>
> Sure, Flair is way over that hill and getting an average of two back body
> drops per match is making that bolt in his back swell to monstrous
> proportions- he should not retire.
>
> One reason. He is giving the interviews of his life. Kissing the 'ladies',
> stylin' and profilin' on Macho's money with the lovely Ms. Liz, Woman, oh
> Woman won'tcha marry me now and whoooooo Mrs. Deborah McMichael.
>
Don't forget "La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha...."
****************************
John "Rear Admiral" McKeon
Secretary of the Navy, alt.fan.karl-malden.nose
Meow Meow Meow Meow
Meow Meow Meow Meow
Meow Meow Meow Meow
Jackie killed me - Timmy the cat
If aquarium gravel is bad for you, why does it
taste so good? - Ralph Wiggum
Ryan C Grant
jmb...@aros.net wrote:
But Sylvester Stallone is the greatest boxer ever! Didn't you see
that great match he had against Apollo Creed in Philadelphia? That
was the most fast-paced boxing action I've ever seen! And his
showdown title defense against Clubber Lang? Outstanding!
X5
On 12 Jul 1996 19:31:26 -0400, smt...@aol.com (SMT001) wrote:
>Who is going to replace the "Nature Boy"? He's the greatest wrestler who
>ever lived.
No, The American Dream is the greatest wrestler who ever lived..
jeff corder
>> Sure, Flair is way over that hill and getting an average of two back
body drops per match is making that bolt in his back swell to monstrous
>> proportions- he should not retire. One reason. He is giving the
interviews of his life. Kissing the 'ladies', stylin' and profilin' on
Macho's money with the lovely Ms. Liz, Woman, oh Woman won'tcha marry me
now and whoooooo Mrs. Deborah McMichael.
>>
>
>Don't forget "La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha...."
>****************************
Also, don't forget him singing:
"Stay all night-
Stay a little longer-
Make it last all night-
WWHHOOOOOOO, Ah yeah---
And him telling K Green that he mad a mistake when he crossed the border
of North Carolina without asking his permission. That was great!
It will truly be a sad day when the man who took 'em ALL to school hangs
up his robe for the last time. Just hope that he will then join the
broadcast booth.
rgds,
Jeff Corder
William J Dorn, Jr.
Mr "Gots to get the plunder" the greatest??? I don't think so... Flair
is miles ahead of that fat fuck.
Anargyraki
I don't know who's going to "replace" Flair when he retires, but
surprisingly I think there'll be someone who might be able to do it. If
Shawn Michaels ever turns back to being a heel and is able to hold onto
a major belt, I can very easily see Michaels being the new Flair.
Anyway, as much as I love Flair, he probably should have retired after
his great series of matches with Ricky Steamboat in 1994. As you know
most of Flair's matches now are forced to rely on comic spots instead of
real wrestling spots to entertain the fans.
Of course, even the old Flair we see now is still entertaining, and after
all, they refer to wreslters as "sports entertainers", so I guess he's
still doing a pretty good job.
HlySoldier
>Anyway, as much as I love Flair, he probably should have retired after
>his great series of matches with Ricky Steamboat in 1994. As you know
>most of Flair's matches now are forced to rely on comic spots instead of
>real wrestling spots to entertain the fans.
I agree... He also said it best about Hulk Hogan coming to WCW... "Who
is Hulk Hogan anyway"... He's not only the best, but a man ahead of his
time...
HlySoldier
In article <4smqdh$m...@dsk92.itg.ti.com>, sg...@itg.ti.com (jeff corder)
writes:
>
>And him telling K Green that he mad a mistake when he crossed the border
>of North Carolina without asking his permission. That was great!
>
>It will truly be a sad day when the man who took 'em ALL to school hangs
>up his robe for the last time. Just hope that he will then join the
>broadcast booth.
That was the Flair of old... I am a big Flair fan, and would rather see
him as the dirtiest player in the game (and champ), then parading around
women as the #2 wrestler in the world behind some overrated circus
freak...
Uncle L
When Ric Flair retires he should take up the slack left by James J.
Dillon. He could put together a yourger, stronger, and mor epowerful
Horsemen crew. Since he is the dirtiest player in the game, he would be
able to teach them all they need to know about being a champ as well as
being as dirty as possible.
--
Da Clique is here!!! Da Clique will always be here!!! Da Clique rules!!!!!
HlySoldier
In article <31ec71e...@news.citynet.net>, pola...@citynet.net (X5)
writes:
>
>No, The American Dream is the greatest wrestler who ever lived..
Dusty has made his intentions clear - he's through wrestling... And yes,
he's one of the best and has beaten Ric Flair for the NWA World
Heavyweight Championship... I still give my nod to the Nature Boy...
Dick Haney
flair rules the world and their will never be another one
Perfection
Roberto Solorzano
Dick Haney wrote:
>
> flair rules the world and their will never be another one
I second that statement!
Brad Kinder
I third it!
--
The one and only
Extreme Superstar Brad Kinder
<bki...@citynet.net>
"For a very short while tonight your name is Eric Bischoff"- Steve
Austin
"A long time ago y'all painted a school bus red, white and blue and
drove someone around to shake hands and kiss babies. Why don't you
paint me up a school bus and let me go around and everytime someone
shows up, I just whip everyone's ass. . .that wouldn't be stupid"
- Steve Austin
ge...@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
I fourth it!!! Ric Flair is GOD!!!!
Kevin Beaulah
On 6 Aug 96 14:44:43 -0500, ge...@vax1.mankato.msus.edu wrote:
>I fourth it!!! Ric Flair is GOD!!!!
>
BullShit! Flair is past his prime AND CAN"t WIn ANYTHING WITHOUT THE
HELP FROM WOMAN NOW!!!!
Flair Fan
ge...@vax1.mankato.msus.edu wrote:
>I fourth it!!! Ric Flair is GOD!!!!
Not quite god, but damn close to it.