Tag: Ric Flair

Flair says thanks and farewell in final match

Posted by John Powell | Aug 1, 2022 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2022

With a tear in my eye, I watched the greatest pro-wrestler alive wrestle his very last match. At...

Mat Matters: Flair’s retirement elicits emotions one more time

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jul 31, 2022 | Event Reports, Events, Opinion

I shed tears when Ric Flair retired at WrestleMania 24. Seeing the iconic “I love you,...

Ric Flair’s last match opponents revealed

Posted by John Powell | Jul 18, 2022 | News

‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair will team up with his son-in-law Andrade to face Jay Lethal...

More card details revealed at Ric Flair’s Last Match press conference

Posted by John Powell | Jun 23, 2022 | News

There were a lot of accolades but not a whole lot of details from the Jim Crockett Promotions...

Wrestler’s Court: What’s fair to Flair?

Posted by Jonathan Schwartz | May 22, 2022 | Opinion

After days of speculation, 73 year old Ric Flair confirmed via press release on May 16 that he...

Ric Flair will wrestle one last match

Posted by John Powell | May 16, 2022 | News

Wrestling legend Ric Flair will be walking that aisle one more time. Flair has confirmed in a...

WWE/Peacock’s ‘Evil’ has its moments, but mostly misses the mark

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 31, 2022 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

The WWE Studios short-run series called Evil, co-produced by John Cena, Vince McMahon, and Kevin...

WWE 2K22 roster includes some surprising names, doesn’t include some others

Posted by Bob Kapur | Mar 1, 2022 | Grappling with Gaming

It’s (almost) time to play the game! The game, of course, being the newest edition of the...

The good and the good riddance from 2021

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 11, 2022 | Year End Award Stories

Looking back at 2021, it is impossible to ignore the global pandemic, which stubbornly stuck...

Nobody does it better? Here are 007 wrestlers that could be the next James Bond

Posted by Bob Kapur | Oct 17, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock

As has been widely-publicized, the new movie No Time to Die marks the final time that actor Daniel...

Ric Flair responds to Dark Side of the Ring allegations: ‘It never happened’

Posted by John Powell | Sep 20, 2021 | News

Wrestling icon Ric Flair took to Twitter to respond to the latest episode of Dark Side of the Ring...

Impact dumps Tommy Dreamer, Carshield suspends Flair ads over Dark Side of the Ring episode

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 18, 2021 | News

Tommy Dreamer is no longer part of Impact Wrestling. PW Insider reports that Dreamer has been...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ embarks on ‘Plane Ride from Hell’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Sep 17, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

This week’s episode of VICE TV’s Dark Side of the Ring docuseries (available through...

The Chase for title dreams at NWA 73

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Aug 30, 2021 | PPV Reports 2021

Less than 24 hours ago, wrestling fans saw history made at NWA EmPOWERRR, and this is night two of...

Ric Flair addresses WWE departure

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Aug 3, 2021 | News

Ric “Nature Boy” Flair has never been at a loss for words. Today, he released a...

Reports: Ric Flair joins growing list of WWE departures

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Aug 2, 2021 | News

According to both Wrestling Inc and Fightful, Ric Flair has left the WWE. It is being reported...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ sells the sizzle on Collision in Korea

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 20, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

A host of WCW and NJPW stars, a boxing legend, and the mercurial communist country of North Korea...

RAW: Shane McMahon returns; sets up Elimination Chamber

Posted by Dale Plummer | Feb 8, 2021 | TV Reports

After Edge took a tour of the WWE television product this past week, it is looking more and more...

RAW: WWE starts off the new year by looking to the past

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jan 4, 2021 | TV Reports

After the end of the strangest year in wrestling ever, WWE is kicking off the first Monday RAW of...

Pro wrestling legends hilariously infiltrate the head of Joeylicious

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Dec 14, 2020 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Pro wrestling fans will recall that the entrance theme for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)...

RAW: Drew McIntyre mounts a Glorious title defense

Posted by Dale Plummer | Sep 29, 2020 | TV Reports

Monday Night RAW has the enviable position of having to follows up one the greatest shows of the...

RAW: Shayna Baszler goes Underground; Asuka earns a title match at SummerSlam

Posted by Dale Plummer | Aug 10, 2020 | TV Reports

Last week, WWE tried to shake things up on RAW by trying new things; RAW Underground for example....

RAW: Drew McIntyre, Asuka team up after contract signing goes awry

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jun 29, 2020 | TV Reports

Going into Monday, WWE had only announced a double contract signing for RAW; that’s it. No...

Legendary Harley Race dies

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 1, 2019 | Interviews, Obituaries

By STEVE JOHNSON and GREG OLIVER – SlamWrestling.net He was the Greatest Wrestler on...

Brian Shields’ career gets a ‘1-Up’ with Melby Award at Tragos/Thesz HOF

Posted by Kari Williams | Jul 22, 2019 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

Brian Shields created the Legends of Wrestling video-game franchise, worked with Ric and Charlotte...

Ron Simmons returns to Canada for Legends of Wrestling 2

Posted by Kari Williams | Feb 17, 2018 | Interviews

Returning to Canada has more meaning for Ron Simmons than most, as he is “one of the lucky...

Steamboat passes down knowledge of storytelling

Posted by Kari Williams | Nov 29, 2017 | Interviews

Since hanging up the boots, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat — known in the...

‘Second Nature’ is a first-rate look into the Flair family

Posted by Kari Williams | Nov 27, 2017 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Ric Flair is known worldwide for living it up on the road throughout his decades-long career, but...

Nature Boy: Disappointing ESPN hagiography falls flat

Posted by Dan Murphy | Nov 8, 2017 | Documentary Reviews

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” is a line from The Man Who Shot...

Charlotte updates Ric Flair’s heath at book signing

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 22, 2017 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

RIDGEWOOD, NJ – On Thursday evening at her book signing, WWE star Charlotte Flair faced a...

Mat Matters: A millennial’s appreciation for Ric Flair

Posted by Raja Shergill | Aug 30, 2017 | Opinion

I didn’t grow up on Ric Flair. In fact, my first memory of the “Nature Boy”...

Guest column: My day hanging out with the Nature Boy

Posted by Guest Column | Aug 15, 2017 | Opinion

By SAM CINO – For SLAM! Wrestling “Kids, man … they change you. You’ll...

Tully Blanchard: ‘God put me on different path’

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jun 25, 2017 | CAC, Classics, Interviews

Iron Mike Award acceptance speech from the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion On May 3, Tully...

Praise for ‘The Enforcer’ Arn Anderson

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 25, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

At April’s Cauliflower Alley Club banquet, “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson received...

Father-son Orndorff speeches highlight of CAC

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 18, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

The Cauliflower Alley Club reunions are always full of surprises. Arn Anderson, one of the best...

CAC Baloney Blowout soars with High Flyers

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 13, 2016 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — Tag team wrestling was in the spotlight on Tuesday night at the Cauliflower...

Sting & Flair create another moment at 2016 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 3, 2016 | WrestleMania

A packed house at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas were treated to Ric Flair and Sting...

Steve Rickard, key figure in New Zealand’s wrestling history, dead at 85

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 6, 2015 | Interviews, Obituaries

There were two distinct sides to the wrestling life of Steve Rickard. He was a globetrotting...

What are the worst conditions you’ve wrestled in?

Posted by Caleb Smith | Dec 22, 2014 | Interviews

Ask any wrestler about the worst conditions they ever wrestled under and they are bound to have...

CAC award ultimate honour for Scrap Iron Pearce

Posted by Pat Laprade | Jun 24, 2014 | CAC, Interviews

After 15 years, Adam Pearce has done almost everything the world of pro wrestling. He’s a...

Flair playful, honest during Q&A session

Posted by Caleb Smith | Jun 9, 2014 | Interviews

NIAGARA FALLS, ON – When you think of Ric Flair you often imagine the slick-dressed,...

Flair and Funk great storytellers on new DVD

Posted by JAMES DE MEDEIROS | Oct 13, 2013 | Shoot Interviews

When you think of some of the greatest rivalries in the history of professional wrestling, one of...

Reid Fliehr found dead in Charlotte hotel

Posted by Greg Oliver | Mar 29, 2013 | Obituaries

Wrestling legend Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair’s son has been found dead in a Charlotte hotel room,...

The brotherly bond of Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson

Posted by Steven Johnson | Dec 27, 2012 | Interviews, Obituaries

Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson were one of wrestling’s greatest tag teams, a diabolical...

WWE Hall of Fame a R-Rated affair

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Apr 1, 2012 | Events

By The MASKED WRITER — SLAM! Wrestling MIAMI — The American Airlines Arena in downtown...

The Streak: Whooo! A battle with the Nature Boy

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Mar 19, 2012 | WrestleMania

SLAM! Wrestling’s Blaine van der Griend goes through The Undertaker’s undefeated...

Flair bout to be pinnacle of Jay Lethal’s life

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 9, 2010 | Interviews

Jay Lethal is 25 years old, not married, and without kids. So he can say with confidence that...

Reunions rule at Charlotte Fanfest

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 9, 2009 | Events, Interviews

CHARLOTTE — Ah, reunited, and it feels so good. That was the theme of North Carolina...

Starrcade ’83: The show that almost wasn’t

Posted by Steven Johnson | Aug 7, 2009 | Events, Interviews

CHARLOTTE–Starrcade ’83 is remembered as a seminal event in wrestling history, the...

Mat Matters: Flair-Hart comments damage the legacy of both

Posted by Brian Elliott | Jul 30, 2009 | Opinion

I’m not sure what reaction Ric Flair was intending to induce when he recently appeared on...

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