Wrestlers you were a fan of before but no longer

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad I hate when people use the phrase 'pissing on his legacy'. Yeah, Flair had a great run, and an even greater sendoff in WWE, but ultimately if the guy has to work, he has to work. Is he past his prime, absolutely! You would be too if you're biggest moments were 20 years ago, but the term 'pissing on his legacy' shouldn't really be used unless he did something drastic, like Chris Benoit. In 10, 20 or 30 years time, when people remember Ric Flair, they'll remember the great moments he had in WCW and WWE... nobodies gonna instantly forget his greatest moments because 'oh he went to TNA and sucked'. Just wanted to get that off my chest.

It's not that I have a problem with Flair wrestling at this point. It's the fact that he's doing exactly what he spoke out against years ago. He's a glorified stunt man. He bleeds at every turn. I don't expect him to be wrestling his 80s style, but if he's going to be wrestling, he shouldn't be degrading himself to what he himself hated.

Okay, maybe I do have a bit of a problem with him wrestling because, really, at this point, he can't. But he could be a manager type and be paying his bills. He had his chance with WWE to have a job for life which I have no doubt would have covered his debts. But he's turned into a shell of himself. From what I've heard, he's the Ric Flair party animal of years gone by, but without the money and resorting to having others pay his huge tabs.

What Flair did for the business will never be forgotten, but for me there will always be that bitter aftertaste of his TNA years. That, to me, is pissing on his legacy.

What Benoit did was destroy his legacy, not just piss on it.