View Full Version : Flair's career over? Foley
Since this is my first post, I figured I'd talk about Foley/Flair. Do you guys think it's time for Flair to hang up the boots? Also, since Foley's turn, his promos have been 10X better than before. Opinions?
Afterlife
08-11-2006, 04:02 PM
"Yes", and "I agree".
Welcome aboard. :wave:
Anybody Thrilla
08-11-2006, 04:08 PM
Flair should've hung it up when WCW folded, honestly. He's been past his prime for quite some time now.
Lets see, Flair's 57. Normally, wrestlers hang 'em up around 40ish. So lets say, Flair's been past his prime since 1989. Good lord.
Londoner
08-11-2006, 04:11 PM
I'm hoping Flair injures himself for good(same with Hogan) so he finally retires. Sometimes it can take something like that for a guy like Flair to give up wrestling.
Anybody Thrilla
08-11-2006, 04:12 PM
I was in kindergarten then. I'm entering my fourth year of college now. Yikes.
Anybody Thrilla
08-11-2006, 04:13 PM
I'm hoping Flair injures himself for good(same with Hogan) so he finally retires. Sometimes it can take something like that for a guy like Flair to give up wrestling.
A plane crash didn't keep the guy down. What will it take?
Londoner
08-11-2006, 04:17 PM
A plane crash didn't keep the guy down. What will it take?
Good point, didn't think of that. Though he is a lot older now so it might take a lot less to permanently(sp?) injure him.
Afterlife
08-11-2006, 04:18 PM
Cut off his medicaid.
Lets face it, the only way Flair's staying down is if he breaks his back.
Wait...
Afterlife
08-11-2006, 04:25 PM
I bet if you shoot him in the face....
If you punch Flair in the face... he'll flop, he'll do the job, but he'll get right back up.
FourFifty
08-11-2006, 04:49 PM
Oh come on, am I the only one that'll give Ric Flair credit for what he has done and how long he's been able to get a reaction from the fans?
You don't see Jerry Lawlyer in the ring too often, and you don't see Michael P.S. Hayes putting on his boots. Bob Backlund could at least do play by play if he wanted to. Hell, even JBL and The Rock called it quits when they still had years of good wrestling in them.
Ric Flair has outlasted so many trends in wrestling. The nWo, Hulkamania, The Wolfpac, DeGenration X, ECW (not this WWECW or ECWWE crap), The Powers That Be... You name anything in the history of modern wrestling and Ric Flair said it best...
"Diamonds are forever, and so is Ric Flair!"
Londoner
08-11-2006, 05:16 PM
Ric Flair bores the fuck out of me now, so why should I give him any credit? He's pissing on his own career by staying around aslong as he has and jobbing so much.
Afterlife
08-11-2006, 05:25 PM
There's a difference between sticking around a hurting your legacy and sticking around because you've still got it. Flair doesn't have anything anymore. Except a speech impediment.
ClockShot
08-11-2006, 05:56 PM
Flair is supposedly in serious debt.
http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47952&highlight=Flair+debt
But isn't that what life insurance is for?
Kane Knight
08-11-2006, 06:13 PM
A plane crash didn't keep the guy down. What will it take?
Silver bullets?
Londoner
08-11-2006, 06:16 PM
Flair is supposedly in serious debt.
http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47952&highlight=Flair+debt
But isn't that what life insurance is for?
Wow thanks for that, had no idea. Atleast that explains it.
ClockShot
08-11-2006, 06:20 PM
Silver bullets?
Nope. Coors beer didn't work on him during the "plane ride from hell". Or did it?
Kane Knight
08-11-2006, 06:23 PM
I told a friend a couple weeks back Ric Flair was gonna die in the ring. As morbid as it is, I wouldn't doubt if it was at least partially true.
Jaton
08-11-2006, 07:37 PM
I wouldn't doubt if that's what he actually wants. To go out with a bang.
Kane Knight
08-11-2006, 07:45 PM
In hsi case, it'll be a stroke, but...
Jaton
08-11-2006, 07:46 PM
You get the point.
Anybody Thrilla
08-11-2006, 07:59 PM
Oh come on, am I the only one that'll give Ric Flair credit for what he has done and how long he's been able to get a reaction from the fans?
You don't see Jerry Lawlyer in the ring too often, and you don't see Michael P.S. Hayes putting on his boots. Bob Backlund could at least do play by play if he wanted to. Hell, even JBL and The Rock called it quits when they still had years of good wrestling in them.
Ric Flair has outlasted so many trends in wrestling. The nWo, Hulkamania, The Wolfpac, DeGenration X, ECW (not this WWECW or ECWWE crap), The Powers That Be... You name anything in the history of modern wrestling and Ric Flair said it best...
"Diamonds are forever, and so is Ric Flair!"
Isn't Ric Flair just wrestling because he has a shit ton of debts to pay off?
Isn't Ric Flair just wrestling because he has a shit ton of debts to pay off?
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Wow thanks for that, had no idea. Atleast that explains it.
It explains it, but I still don't like it.
Flair is done. It's horrible watching him in the ring. Between WWE and TNA, sometimes it really does feel like WWF vs. WCW back in the late 90's.
TNA has all sorts of young, fresh talent coming up, while WWE is still pushing hackneyed old-draws like HBK, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, The Undertaker, and worst of all, Vince McMahon himself.
Much in the same way that WCW was still pushing Hogan, Nash, Flair, Macho Man, Sting and Roddy Piper when it was time for a new age.
NoJabbaNoBogRoll
08-11-2006, 11:35 PM
Why all the Naitch hating?
His ridiculous promos are one of the things I look forward to most on Raw.
Volare
08-11-2006, 11:51 PM
Why all the Naitch hating?
His ridiculous promos are one of the things I look forward to most on Raw.
amen.
HoganNosDeezNutz
08-11-2006, 11:56 PM
I'll give Ric Flair the credit he desrves, 16 Time World Champion, no one else can say that, and he still keeps me entertained
Volare
08-12-2006, 04:42 AM
your mom keeps all of us entertained especially during the div....whore search
Skippord
08-12-2006, 07:50 AM
Lets see, Flair's 57. Normally, wrestlers hang 'em up around 40ish. So lets say, Flair's been past his prime since 1989. Good lord.
I wasnt even alive then
redoneja
08-12-2006, 10:25 PM
It's funny that you say he's been past his prime since 1989. Many would argue that was one of his best, if not his best, year with his series of matches with Ricky Steamboat and Terry Funk.
Kane Knight
08-12-2006, 10:37 PM
Why all the Naitch hating?
His feud with his jacket is one of the things I look forward to most on Raw.
Dorkchop
08-13-2006, 07:24 AM
It explains it, but I still don't like it.
Flair is done. It's horrible watching him in the ring. Between WWE and TNA, sometimes it really does feel like WWF vs. WCW back in the late 90's.
TNA has all sorts of young, fresh talent coming up, while WWE is still pushing hackneyed old-draws like HBK, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, The Undertaker, and worst of all, Vince McMahon himself.
Much in the same way that WCW was still pushing Hogan, Nash, Flair, Macho Man, Sting and Roddy Piper when it was time for a new age.
At least HBK is still good in the ring, but I do agree with what you've said.
Skippord
08-13-2006, 09:08 AM
WOOOOOOOO!!!! *Elbow Drops jacket*
Kane Knight
08-13-2006, 12:37 PM
At least HBK is still good in the ring, but I do agree with what you've said.
He's also a TNA fan, so...
Michaels should really be part of the initiative to build new talent anyway. One day, Trips and Angle and HBK won't be around, and if they don't build anyone up, they'll have no stars at all. However, I'm not opposed to him being on top, as both a phenomenal talent and a big name. They just need to be running with big names at the same time that they build up new talent.
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