The curse of the second generation wrestler has never been so apparent than with David Flair. The son of the legendary Ric Flair was thrust into the business with the highest of expectations and very little training and was expected to become the next big star in WCW. However, his career became a sad tale ...
From 1988 to 2001, World Championship Wrestling (or WCW) was side by side with the WWE as the top wrestling companies in the world. They dominated wrestling in the United States in the 1990s, topping the TV ratings and putting on some of the best pay-per-views money could by. WCW went toe-to-toe with WWE at ...
239 wrestlers have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, but only 8 of them can boast being inducted twice. This article will detail which wrestlers have been inducted twice, and explain the circumstances behind it. The WWE Hall of Fame is the most prestigious accolade a wrestler can receive. At the end of ...
The common lie claimed by the WWE is that Ric Flair has the joint record for World Championships, at 16 reigns. This is not true. While John Cena did match this supposed total in 2016, he does not hold the record alongside Flair. Ric Flair actually has more than 16 World Championship reigns, something that ...
In 1995, Ric Flair travelled to North Korea for one of the most bizarre pro-wrestling events of all time. Collision in Korea was a 1995 collaboration between WCW and NJPW, following the death of Supreme Leader Kim Il-Sung. After Kim’s death, his son Kim Jong-Il wanted to make a statement, and was convinced by NJPW ...
In wrestling, nobody ever retires. No-one who has ever had a “last match” has ever stayed retired. Even Shawn Michaels, who stayed away for 10 years, came back for Saudi Millions to compete in one of the worst matches ever. However, there have been a large amount of retirement matches that made the fans think ...
Charlotte Flair has recently spoken about potentially breaking her father’s world title record, but claimed that he would claim he has 21 titles if she reaches the 16 mark. At WrestleMania 39, Flair lost the Smackdown women’s championship to Rhea Ripley, dropping the belt as her father watched from the stands. Ric Flair is a ...
WrestleMania 39 is coming up, and it features a very special match type that isn’t often seen in the WWE. While brother vs brother matches have happened many times over the years, a much rarer stipulation is the father vs son match. This is for many reasons, but mainly that the careers of the two ...
The NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship is one of the most prestigious title belts in wrestling history. From it’s start in the post-war era of wrestling all the way up to the legendary Super Bowl-appearing reign of wrestling icon Tyrus, it has been a constant in the world of professional wrestling. All the all-time greats have ...
Wrestling for over 50 years, Ric Flair is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time. He held 16 World Championships (21 if you ask Flair) over his glistening career and was the first ever two-time WWE Hall of Famer. He has had some of the greatest matches of all time, like ...
Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has revealed that he does not want to wrestle ever again – as the pro-wrestling world breathes a sigh of relief. The 16 time World Champion teamed with his son-in-law Andrade El Idolo to defeat Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett at the “Ric Flair’s Last Match” event last ...
Remember Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair at Wrestlemania? Me neither, because Vince McMahon shockingly never booked the biggest match of all time at the biggest show of the year. Two of the biggest stars in wrestling history are undoubtedly Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. Despite both retiring over a decade ago (sans Ric Flair’s last ...
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