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Old 07-24-2008, 09:36 PM   #1
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And before you say "Flair wanted to leave", he has always stated that his first run in the WWF was "the best 18 months of my life", and that he only left because Vince promised him he would be free to go if he was ever going to be moved out of a main event spot. Vince, despite having NO notable top heels, made a decision to move Flair to a midcard position. That's respect, huh?
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Old 07-25-2008, 07:53 AM   #2
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And before you say "Flair wanted to leave", he has always stated that his first run in the WWF was "the best 18 months of my life", and that he only left because Vince promised him he would be free to go if he was ever going to be moved out of a main event spot. Vince, despite having NO notable top heels, made a decision to move Flair to a midcard position. That's respect, huh?
The political state of the WWE at that point was ludicris. Really. And no, I don't think it's disrespectful to not have a guy in the main event at all times. Flair isn't Vinces type of wrestler, but Vince respects him. Vince realizes what he did for the industry and acknowledge it. The only time in the history of ever he did that for someone who didn't blow up under his roof. And he did because it was Ric Flair. No other reason.
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Old 07-26-2008, 09:23 AM   #3
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The political state of the WWE at that point was ludicris. Really.
Oh, really it was? How so?

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And no, I don't think it's disrespectful to not have a guy in the main event at all times.
Agreed. But to have Ric Flair on your roster and to start phasing him out at a time when you have a huge talent drought and barely any main eventers, and more importantly no credible top line heels, just shows how much faith Vince had in him. Yeah, a top guy doesn't have to always be the main event. But Vince wasn't putting Flair on a brief midcard excursion... Flair was slipping down the card for good. That's why he was allowed to leave.

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Flair isn't Vinces type of wrestler, but Vince respects him. Vince realizes what he did for the industry and acknowledge it. The only time in the history of ever he did that for someone who didn't blow up under his roof. And he did because it was Ric Flair. No other reason.
Vince respects him? I would hope so. Realizes what he did for the industry? In the WWE Fishbowl, what goes on outside on the company barely registers on Vince McMahon's list of priorities. Half the time, he isn't even aware of what's going on on his own undercard.

You're entitled to your opinion, and it's not like I know for a fact either, but if the entire Ric Flair Retirement Weekend, on that scale, was Vince McMahon's idea, I would be very surprised. History has proven, that isn't how Vince operates.

(Of course, if it truly WAS his idea, it was probably more of a cynical money-making marketing scheme for DVD sales and the like than a genuinely heartfelt show of respect to Flair.)
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