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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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Flair and the top rope
So I got the 'Death of WCW' DVD and I watched a match from like 1994 involving Flair and Hogan. In the match Flair goes to the top rope and Heenan says something like "Ric, that isn't a good idea." It got me wondering. Was Flair going to the top rope only to be thrown off every time like some huge running joke for 15-20 years or something? I know later on in Flair's career Lawler made a joke out of it but has that been a long time "LOL" thing that I missed?
Also, when was the first time he ever hit it? I remember people flipping out one time he hit in on RAW. Narcissus spite tour of 2020. I have kids. |
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VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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Yes, it was a typical Ric Flair spot for many years. This explains why you never got jokes about this.
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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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Well, my question was more about when it started being recognized as a running joke. However, thank you for showing me you have amazing asshat potential
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VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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Define 'asshat'.
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King K Cool
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The only time I can really remember him hitting it was in his Intercontinental Championship match against Carlito.
I'm not 100% sure if it was actually for the title or not but I remember him hitting it on Carlito anyway. |
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#6 |
A Property of Matter
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He hit it against HBK at Wrestlemania.
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#7 |
Temporary
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When Flair is suppose to be a heel he gets thrown off the turnbuckle. When Flair is a Face he lands the move.
This has happened for most of his career. |
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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The first time I remember him hitting it was a crossbody on Harley Race to win the title in 1983.
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Just Some Guy
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He hit a double axe-handle on Sting during the final match of WCW I believe.
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