Flair's Gone Indefinitely... Maybe Permanently, but Prolly Not Really

[Corkscrewed]

http://www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1165100511.shtml

The storyline of Edge and Randy Orton beating down a bloody Ric Flair on Monday Night Raw last week was an angle designed to write Flair off of WWE TV indefinitely.

Close friends of Flair have stated that the finalization of his divorce will be preoccupying him in the coming months and is one of the reasons why WWE gave him some time off from the road. His situation could go so far that his legal proceedings dividing his assets could end up on Court TV.

As I'm sure many noticed watching Raw this past Monday night, Flair became very emotional after tagging with Triple H and Shawn Michaels against The Spirit Squad. Both Triple H and Michaels consoled Flair in the ring after the match. Flair has been known to never hide his emotions on TV during his career. After viewing the segment and understanding his current personal situation, Monday's show has been described as a symbolic end of a certain part of his career and the start of a personal chapter that he is hoping to wrap up very quickly.




That explains that random scene on RAW. You think that was really his last hurrah in the ring for the WWE? The guy is getting up there, and I'd rather he remain a character rather than a wrestler. He'd be a fantastic manager, IMO.

[Avenger]

I'll personally never get tired of seeing Flair on TV. m

[RP]

The guy is old. Its been time for like 3 years now. His tit flop everywhere. Its pretty disgusting. I'd love to see him as just a mouth peice, but i dont need to see him in any more ladder matches. Sorry Ric. I moved on. Its time for you to do the same.

[Kane Knight]

It's his last run.

But don't worry, he'll get another last run, another final moment, etc.

[RP]

Didnt Flair have like 4 final moments in WCW?

[Pepsi Man]

A story I read on this very same subject called this time Flair will get off of TV to deal with his divorce proceedings "a short time". Just goes to show you that everyone and their dog on the internet thinks they know what's going on backstage.

[Skippord]

God I hope so

[Shadow]

I'll personally never get tired of seeing Flair on TV. m

[The One]

That's it! I'm done. I'm checking out. The quality is shit at best, and now my wrestling god maybe gone. Yeah I'm done watching RAW. I guess that means I'm down to ECW (which I only watch for Punk) and some TNA (which I only sometimes catch and thats only because it's on twice a week).

[Chavo Classic]

Welcome to club tovo. You'll feel right at home.

[Kane Knight]

The One is gay for Punk.

[Chavo Classic]

The One = CM Pink

[Jordan]

I don't care man, I will watch Flair wrestle til his tits his the floor.

[Corkscrewed]

But his tits hit the floor in every match when he does his Flair Flop... :?:

[Azriel]

Flair needs to just be a manager. He's awesome on the mic. Maybe just do an exhibition match or two at Mania, but that's it. Hopefully, he can get this ordeal out of the way quickly. Divorces are never pretty.

[Kane Knight]

I don't care man, I will watch Flair wrestle til his tits his the floor.

So last Thursday?

[Kane Knight]

I don't care man, I will watch Flair wrestle til his tits his the floor.

So last Thanksgiving?

[Kane Knight]

I don't care man, I will watch Flair wrestle til his tits his the floor.

So last 1993?

[FourFifty]

If that was the last of The Nature Boy we'll see in the ring, then I hope Orton and Edge get hardcore over. I'd like to see Orton and Edge become the biggest heels in the industry, and keep them as the biggest heels for a while. Within the next two or three years I'd like to see Orton and Edge become solid main eventers, and then see one of them turn on the other one to start a fued that would rival Steve Austin and The Rock.
Why? Because then Ric Flair could say that he put over the future of the industry the last time he was in the ring.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, if Ric Flair returns, I'd want it to be as a manager. The guy still has that legendary class about him when he's in a suit. When he's wrestling...:-\

I still maintain that he'd be a perfect fit for Charlie Haas.

[Afterlife]

You guys are nuts. The only thing more enraging about Flair than the fact that he takes time away from new talent, is his voice. If he's a manager, that means I have to hear him. And see him. And the best part of RAW will now be that I don't have to do either of those!

I hope the guy gets his life in order, but please, for the love of all things good and wrestling, stay the hell off tv!

[Kane Knight]

Someone...Not...Mindlessly saying "Flair is the man...:drool:?"

This does not compute.

[Afterlife]

You know me. I'm not one for bandwagons.

[addy2hotty]

Flair is a legend, but he should call it a day in the ring. His owner of Raw role a few years ago was perfect for him. He should get back to something like that.

[TerranRich]

Seriously, it's been time for Flair to retire since 2002 when he was co-owner of WWE. He should've just stayed as a manager/mouthpiece, like he was for Evolution as well. No wrestling, just mentoring and managing.

[Kane Knight]

He should get back to pushing up daisies, honestly. What, you didn't know he was clinically dead for 2 years before WWE re-signed him?

I wish I could look at him like most of you do, with the perspective (And IQ) of a 5 year old, but honestly, the guy sucks on the mic these days. He can't even WOOOOO without getting winded. He's a sad charicature of himself, and really makes me ashamed to watch wrestling.

Just like DX 2016 will...If I can even bring myself to watch by then.

[Afterlife]

I have never liked Flair. I don't see what there ever was to enjoy about him, and the longer he's around, the more I detest not only him but those who prolong the displeasure.

[The One]

I have never liked Flair. I don't see what there ever was to enjoy about him, and the longer he's around, the more I detest not only him but those who prolong the displeasure.

My hatred has a name, and it is Afterlife.

[Destor]

I have never liked Flair. I don't see what there ever was to enjoy about him, and the longer he's around, the more I detest not only him but those who prolong the displeasure. And I just repped you...I wont make that mistake again!

[Kane Knight]

I have never liked Flair. I don't see what there ever was to enjoy about him, and the longer he's around, the more I detest not only him but those who prolong the displeasure.

See, I did like Flair. but every time this saggy old senile fuck gets into the ring, I remember a little less of Ric Flair, and a little more of Drebben McMoobs over there.

[Jaton]

Afterlife, you used to be cool man. :(

[TerranRich]

I loved Flair in his prime. Not now.

[Afterlife]

:lol: Holy shit. It seems my corner of the room just dropped about thirty degrees. :-\

Sorry to disappoint ya, fellas. The old man just doesn't...y'know...do it for me.

[Kane Knight]

:lol: Holy shit. It seems my corner of the room just dropped about thirty degrees. :-\

Sorry to disappoint ya, fellas. The old man just doesn't...y'know...do it for me.

At least we now know the answer to "which is hated more--The guy who wants flair to die or the guy who just never liked him."

Just remember folks...You can get by as long as you praise Cesar before you bury him...

[Destor]

May I ask you this Afterlife: when did you start watching?

[V]

who's ric flair?

[Caged Heat18]

I hope Flair can fix things up, and come back as a manager off a bunch of young guys, or guys who are having trouble getting established, such as a Shelton Benjamin or Charlie Haas. I don't want to see him wrestle anymore, and tarnish his legacy.

[Destor]

Taking bumps off ladders 25 years past your prime wont tarnish your legacy. Just look at Terry Funk, Abdullah the Butcher, or The Sheik.

[Afterlife]

May I ask you this Afterlife: when did you start watching?

I started really watching around 97/98. Tru, I was not around for Flair's peak between the years of 8 to 1989, but I've looked back; I've tried to understand this...hold he has on people. And I just can't get it.

[TerranRich]

See, even having started watching wrestling a few years before his first appearance in the WWF, I still understand the flair of Flair.

[Afterlife]

....How old are you?

[Pepsi Man]

Flair was on a local radio show today and mentioned that he should be back in the early part of January. He mentioned the divorce proceedings, specifically that his wife's taking his house in Ballentine ("Charlotte"), but didn't get anymore specific than that, and also said that he's nursing a couple of injuries. The injuries part could easily be kayfabe, but it sounded like maybe he does have a minor injury or illness or whatever.

[The One]

Seriously, Flair. Ric Flair. The Nature Boy. Woooooooo! Ric Flair. I can almost grasp the concept of not loving modern day Ric Flair, but if you go back and watch him in his prime, just, what is there to understand. The man is a god of pro wrestling. Correction, the man is god. Period. I think I have blood coming out of my ear right now.

[The One]

Please note the note under my name.

[Kane Knight]

Seriously, Flair. Ric Flair. The Nature Boy. Woooooooo! Ric Flair. I can almost grasp the concept of not loving modern day Ric Flair, but if you go back and watch him in his prime, just, what is there to understand. The man is a god of pro wrestling. Correction, the man is god. Period. I think I have blood coming out of my ear right now.

Yes. We get it. You're a huge faggot.

[Destor]

....How old are you?Are you talking to me? If so 29.

[Afterlife]

I was asking Terran. But you are now older than I thot.


Also, The One's note is noted and laughed at. :lol:

[TerranRich]

I'm 24. I started watching wrestling around 1989. So I was around 7 at the time. Flair came in around 1992, so I was 10. Yeah, at that age, he made an impression on me, and I still followed him in WCW...starting watching WCW around 1997, when nWo was at its prime, and all the way to the end.

I love Ric Flair...in his prime. The Ric Flair we got now is washed up and should've retired one of the 50 times he said he would. Now it's like an old car that keeps running, but is loud, ready to fall apart at any time, and needs a good tune-up. But is the tune-up worth it? It's gonna fall apart anyway.

[Afterlife]

Well, I concede to your supremacy in wrestling fandom history. As stated, I only watched WWE, bits of ECW, and I only started really watching around '97.

But I still don't like him.

[TerranRich]

Heh, no supremacy here. I stopped watching 1996-97 and missed the rise of Stone Cold. Then I stopped watching in 2003-04 and missed...well nothing really.

[Afterlife]

Well, you know what they say: I'm a Scotty 2 Hotty fan, so what do I know, anyway?

[The One]

Afterlife is stupid.

[Corkscrewed]

I thought TOVO was disputing the intelligence of heaven/hell. :lol:

[Kane Knight]

I thought he was taking a shot at Hades.

Lousy Hades...Thinks he's so smart...

[The Optimist]

Super glad this happened. I love the way that was in general. Both Edge and Orton have megahistory with Flair so the take him out to show people that they mean business. I don't have to watch Flail for a good couple of months. Good with me.