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Post by classicfan on Jul 6, 2007 19:35:51 GMT -5
As reported for several weeks now, much talk has surfaced backstage in WWE about Ric Flair being inducted into the Hall of Fame and having his retirement match at next year’s WrestleMania in Orlando, Florida.
These plans are several months away and like most things in WWE are subject to change. With superstars such as Flair, who has been in the industry for such a long time it is hard to just walk away from the industry. There have been tons of incidents in the past where wrestlers were ready to hang up their boots for good, only to continue because there is so much money on the table.
Credit: WrestleZone.com
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Post by theeggman on Jul 6, 2007 19:59:37 GMT -5
Flair WILL DIE in a WWE ring. I dont care if he says he will retire. He will never stop wrestling.
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Post by nascar on Jul 6, 2007 20:01:33 GMT -5
Yeah I still don't see Flair retiring fully after WM 24
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Post by classicfan on Jul 6, 2007 20:03:25 GMT -5
I don't either. Right now, with Finlay, he is putting on one hell of a match.
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Post by American Phenom on Jul 6, 2007 20:08:33 GMT -5
I don't see him retiring for good but he will definitely be inducted in the hall of fame.
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Post by goblin22 on Jul 6, 2007 22:29:57 GMT -5
Has he made enough to pay back all the back taxes he owes yet? Last I heard he owed the feds 1 million and he also has to pay his wife $20,000/month. From anything I've ever heard he wrestles because he needs the cash, not because he wants to, and a road agent spot doesn't pay nearly well enough for the type of debt he is (was?) in.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Jul 6, 2007 22:36:35 GMT -5
Flair WILL DIE in a WWE ring. I dont care if he says he will retire. He will never stop wrestling. Yeah, as bad as it is to say something like that, it's probably true. Hell, I'm sure that's the way he'd want to go out after wrestling for so damn long. Let's just hope and pray that he doesn't end up in a situation like Chris Benoit. |
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Post by Trypod on Jul 6, 2007 23:09:44 GMT -5
I'm sure he'll "officially" retire, but never stay away. Something like Foley, where he comes back now and then for some high profile matches. But mostly probably just to put over some younger guys who need help getting pushed.
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Post by ace0051 on Jul 6, 2007 23:10:52 GMT -5
FLAIR FOR GM
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Post by Ari Gold on Jul 6, 2007 23:11:34 GMT -5
yea, hes getting too old and needs to quit soon..although i do enjoy listening to those awful chops.
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Post by eso on Jul 6, 2007 23:12:57 GMT -5
people have been saying flair is too old since i first really started watching wrestling in 97.
i seriously dont ever see him retiring
hes the mae young of mens wrestling
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Post by TeamExtreme718x on Jul 6, 2007 23:13:00 GMT -5
"Let's just hope and pray that he doesn't end up in a situation like Chris Benoit."
I 2nd that..
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jul 6, 2007 23:21:12 GMT -5
I've also heard that Flair is basically wrestling now because he needs the money more than anything. I'm sure a guy of his caliber could get a cushy backstage job as a road agent or trainer or something. At the very least he could be on screen as a manager. I'd love to see Flair retire as an active wrestler. He's not a young guy any more by any stretch of the imagination.
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Post by Nash on Jul 6, 2007 23:59:23 GMT -5
Yeah he should really make WM 24 his last match. Its hard to watch Flair today because of how great of a wrestler I and everyone else know he was.
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Post by Mark on Jul 7, 2007 0:07:31 GMT -5
wat high profile matches can Flair put on?
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Post by AndyPeck13 on Jul 7, 2007 0:23:38 GMT -5
Flair WILL DIE in a WWE ring. I dont care if he says he will retire. He will never stop wrestling. which is why he was moved to smackdown... so they could edit it out....  |
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Post by Dan on Jul 7, 2007 3:59:32 GMT -5
I want him to have a Fued with William Regal, a run in a Face Evolution Group on Smackdown, and have his Retirement Match against Ricky Steamboat, although it will probably be against Dusty Rhodes.
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Post by cccmrkennedy on Jul 7, 2007 4:16:03 GMT -5
Ric Flair & Ricky Steamboat will headline the 2008 HOF.
And you can quote me on that.
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Post by Sexy White Chocolate on Jul 7, 2007 10:01:35 GMT -5
I dont think anyone can ever top Flairs legacy. I hope he does retire and go out with a big win. Maybe everyone can come down to the ring and give him a big send off to pay respects to him. he does stuff a guy his age has no business doing not only for the money but to entertain us people who are actually sick enough to see the train wreck of old guys like Flair and Vince wrestling. While its ugly to watch its hard to turn away from.
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