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At NWA 73, Flair thanked the NWA and WWE for several memorable moments and noted the importance of having several companies in the industry. [174] On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Flair would wrestle his final match on July 31 in Nashville, called Ric Flair's Last Match, finally retiring after nearly five decades in the ring. [175]
Ric Flair. Videotape trading and cable television paved the way for the decline of the NWA's inter-regional business model, as viewers could now see plot holes and inconsistencies between each territories' storylines. The presence of stars like Ric Flair on TV every week made their special appearances in each region less of a draw. [24]
Ric Flair 1974–1988 [63] Paul Frederik † Paul Jones 1968 1971–1989 [64] John Frenkel III: John Tatum 1985 [65] Tatsumi Fujinami: Dr. Fujinami 1976–1977 [66] Harry Fujiwara † Mr. Fuji 1974–1975 1981–1982 [67] Dorrance Funk Jr. Dory Funk Jr. The Masked Outlaw 1969–1973 1977 1982–1985 1987 [68] Terrence Funk † Terry Funk 1971 ...
Due to a falling out with WCW Executive Vice-President Jim Herd, WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair was fired from WCW on July 1, 1991, while still being recognized as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Flair took the NWA belt with him because WCW and Herd had not returned the $25,000 bond Flair had paid on the belt.
The feud with Flair took a new twist on September 25, 1987, when Garvin was able to defeat Flair for the title. [9] With the NWA holding the 1987 Starrcade the same day that the rival World Wrestling Federation (WWF) was holding its first Survivor Series, Crockett chose to face the strong WWF competition by having Flair win the title. Flair ...
Later that night, Luger was defeated by Ric Flair in a title shot for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. [4] Windham and Luger's rivalry dated back to April 23 edition of World Championship Wrestling in 1988, when Windham turned on Luger during a NWA World Tag Team Championship title defense against Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard and ...
Ric Flair: May 19, 1991: SuperBrawl I: St. Petersburg, FL: 8 (12) 112: 112 This title change was originally ignored in the United States, presenting Flair's reign as one continuous reign. [14] — Vacated: September 8, 1991 — — — — — Ric Flair was stripped of the title upon signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). [14] 41 ...
He left the AWA and returned to the NWA in May 1975, signing up with Red Bastien's Dallas-based promotion for five months and taking the local "Brass Knucks" title from Mad Dog Vachon on August 8. For most of October, Graham worked for the Mid Atlantic promotion in North Carolina, standing in for Ric Flair, who had just been injured in a plane ...