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| WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection | 
 enlarge | Actors: Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Triple H
Studio: World Wrestling
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Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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Product Description
With a career spanning over 30 years Nature Boy Ric Flair has seen it all and has taken on all challengers. This 3 disc set looks at the incredible life and career of this WWE legend and champion with new matches new antics but with the ole same flair.System Requirements:Running Time: 540 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/PRO WRESTLING Rating: TV-14 UPC: 651191946921 Manufacturer No: WWE94692
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 This is how WWE chooses to end an era?! July 4, 2008
25 out of 36 found this review helpful
I just can't seem to wrap around my head the fact this half baked 3 disk set was green lighted. Ric Flair is a legend who deserves a lot better than this. Sure, wrestling fans love a good documentary in which this partially delivers. But the biggest weakness is definitly in the number of matches. I don't care if some are rare. Ten matches is ridiculous and I doubt Flair fans will be satisfied. That's only three more than Cena's 3 disk of rubbish. To include two of those matches are on very easy to find ppv's(Taboo Tuesday 05 & Wrestlemania 24). I'm sure any fan of Flair would dish out 200 bucks for an eight to ten disk set.
Ok, since I got that rant out of the way. I'll give this set some of the credit it deserves. The documentary portion is ok but could have been alot better giving it a second thought. You will hear from Flair himself. Plus several past and present stars. Like Jim Brunzell, Baron Von Raschke, Tully Blanchard, David Crockett, Harley Race, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold and more.
Even though some of the events were discussed on previous sets. They weren't told in boring ways. The documentary covers when Flair began with the AWA weighing 300 pounds at one point. Others speak on his work ethic and his potential to be great. The US title runs are very briefly touched on but the most notable feuds aren't really discussed. The responsibilites of the NWA heavyweight title are discussed as well. You have to give Flair his respect for putting up with that grueling schedule.
His family gets a small portion of screen time talking about how difficult it was growing up without him. The Horsemen days, WCW, and WWE runs are talked about and other things I don't want to spoil. Atleast the farewell address is added. That adds alot more value to the set.
Disk 1 of course contains the documentary and the special features contain a few stories.
Stories,
Too many distractions
Buying Boots
Bleaching his hair
Hanging with the outlaws
Ric's relationship with the members of Evolution
Key to the city 3-24-08
Extras
Ric Flair Tribute Video
Disk 2
Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling 8-18-82
vs. Jack Brisco
World Class Championship Wrestling 8-24-82
2 out of 3 Falls Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
vs. Kerry Von Erich
Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling 8-31-83
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
vs. Harley Race
World Wide Wrestling 12-15-85
w/Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson vs. Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez
Clash of the Champions 3-27-88
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
vs. Sting
Great American Bash 7-23-89
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
vs. Terry Funk
Disk 3
Madison Square Garden 10-28-91
vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Spring Stampede 4-17-94
WCW Championship
vs. Ricky Steamboat
Taboo Tuesday 11-1-05
Steelcage match for the IC title
vs. Triple H
Wrestlemania 24 3-30-08
Career Threatening Match
vs. Shawn Michaels
Special Features
Ric Flair's Farewell Address
RAW 3-31-08
Promos
Limousine Ridin', Jet Flyin' Stylin' & Profilin', NWA World Championship Wrestling 5-25-85
Take a Ride on Space Mountain, NWA World Championship Wrestling 6-22-85
The Boss, NWA World Championship Wrestling 8-17-85
Slick Ric, NWA World Championship Wrestling 9-7-85
Real Men Stay Up, NWA World Championship Wrestling 9-21-85
What's Causing All This, NWA World Championship Wrestling 12-20-85
Space Mountainettes, NWA World Championship Wrestling 4-7-87
Golden Spoon, NWA World Championship Wrestling 11-13-87
Overall, WWE dropped the ball with this one. I would have gladly waited a few more months or even years to get a much better set on such a historic career. Fans of Ric Flairs lengthy career will probably be very disppointed. New wrestling fans who aren't very up to date should pick up this release along with The Four Horsemen DVD. This is no doubt a very important part of wrestling history. Personally, I am disappointed with the delivery of this release. This just wasn't a good way for The Nature Boy to go out.
 To Be The Man, You Have To Beat The Man...And I'm The Man!!! May 12, 2008
17 out of 26 found this review helpful
The Ultimate Collection went into Flair's famous feuds, The 4 Horsemen went into the history of the legendary group, but now...we get the story on the man himself in Ric Flair.
The documentary begins with Flair being a "black market baby" & growing up playing football before going into how he met Verne Gagne through Ken Patera & eventually go into the NWA though Wahoo McDaniels. The story behind the plane crash that forever effected his life was gone into before the story of how he became "The Nature Boy" was heavily discussed & the importance of his United States Championship run. Flair's first NWA Championship run, all the politics surrounding it, the responsibility of behind the WORLD champion, and how it effected his family was heavily discussed here before going into the buildup for Starrcade & how his second NWA Title reign was different from the first one. Flair's "stylin' & profilin'" image & lifestyle along with stories behind his memorable catchphrases is talked about next before going into a brief story behind the formation of the Horsemen & their feud with Dusty Rhodes. Flair's classic matches with Sting, Ricky Steamboat, and Terry Funk are talked about next before all the problems Jim Crockett Promotions encountered leading to Turner buying the company & Flair eventually leaving. Flair's run as the "Real World's Champion" is discussed along with why the feud with Hogan didn't really happen before Flair's return to WCW & how there was problems from day one is also touched upon. Flair's involvement with Hogan & Savage coming to WCW, the misuse of his character, and problems regarding Eric Bischoff was discussed next followed by Flair reflecting on the last Nitro & WCW going out of business. Flair's return to the WWE & all the confidence issues he had for months were dove into before talking about his importance in the group of Evolution with Orton & Batista giving their favorite Flair moments before briefly talking about his feud with Mick Foley. The documentary wraps up with comments about Flair's WrestleMania weekend by going into the Hall Of Fame, his match with Shawn Michaels, and his farewell on RAW.
DVD Extras spread across all the disc are bonus stories regarding Superstar Billy Graham helping Flair bleach his hair, tales of hanging out with Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdock, how Flair buying wrestling boots foreshadowed his future "Nature Boy" lifestyle, Flair's current wife talking about his relationship with Shawn Michaels & Evolution members Triple H & Batista, and two hidden stories about Flair hitchhiking from Minnesota to Florida & a story regarding the plane crash. Along with the bonus stories come 9 Flair promos (1 was a hidden extra on Flair's first DVD), the tribute music video, highlights of Flair receiving a key to the city of Columbia, SC, and the farewell on RAW with bonus footage of what happened off the air with Undertaker & Vince McMahon making their appearances.
Matches include:
vs. Jack Brisco - This was during Flair's first run as NWA Champion & nothing more past a short encounter that showcased some good old school wrestling & great storytelling by both men.
"Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling" Aug. '82
2 Out Of 3 Falls vs. Kerry Von Erich - This match is very much like a lot of the matches on this disc in that it's a "lost classic" that gets overshadowed by their more popular encounters. While everyone remembers their cage match & the match were Kerry won the title, this was better than both of them. They went hard for 45 mins. with the first fall not even happening until half way into the match...this was a wrestling war.
"World Class Championship Wrestling" Aug. '82
vs. NWA Champion Harley Race - This was more of a preview for the upcoming cage match at Starrcade as they went back & forth here in a good wrestling encounter that gets overshadowed by the ending of Bob Orton & Dick Slater collecting the bounty for injuring Flair. As a side note, you can see why they call Harley one of the toughest men in wrestling as he just kept using head butts throughout the match to hurt Flair knowing those got to hurt himself.
(The conclusion of his match can be seen on Ultimate Ric Flair Collection)
"Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling" Aug. '83
w/Arn & Ole Anderson vs. Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A., Manny Fernandez - This match didn't last long (around 10 mins.) but from bell to bell between all 6 men, this was a fun match to watch. It wasn't a classic wrestling match by any means but just each man doing what they do best as far as being entertaining & being able to hold the hot crowd in the psalms of their hands.
"World Wide Wrestling" Dec. '85
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match vs. Sting - This was the match that made Sting a household name overnight. James J. Dillion was suspended over the ring in the cage to prevent interference in what has gone down as a classic encounter that has stood the test of time today. They went to a time limit draw & had a split decision with judges (which defeats the purpose of the judges in the first place but whatever). When Flair said on the Horsemen DVD that "we made a career making guys...", this was the best example possible that fits that statement.
(The conclusion of this match can be seen on the Ultimate Ric Flair collection)
Clash of the Champions I
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match vs. Terry Funk - This match gets heavily overshadowed by their "I Quit" match later in the year or even by the infamous Thunderdome Cage Match with Sting & Muta at Halloween Havoc the month before that but this match was the one that kicked the whole feud off after Funk attacked Flair at WrestleWar. Just classic Funk in that the match was wild with them beginning the fight on the floor for keeping it on the outside for various parts of the bout. The rest of the match was Flair & Funk one upping each other by focusing on each other's necks & even using the branding iron against each other at one point or another. I consider this a lost classic & a different type of match than what you would see from Flair before this feud. And keep watching afterwards as they show one of the wildest post-match brawls in wrestling.
Great American Bash '89
vs Roddy Piper - Flair's MSG debut for this WWE run (his original MSG debut is on the "Ultimate Ric Flair Collection"). I made the note on Piper's set that he was missing a Flair match so Im glad a match from their feud is here. While this wasn't a great wrestling match, it was very entertaining as Flair tried to play Piper's game of brawling along with both men pulling off their comedic spots just made you chuckle a time or two.
"MSG" Dec. '91
vs. Ricky Steamboat - They meet in same city that started their famous trilogy 5 years earlier. The match was a nice back & forth encounter between the two that features various "deja vu" moments. However, Steamboat & Flair had 5 years worth of hype & a legacy of their previous trilogy to live up to which they couldn't top in this match.
Spring Stampede '94
Steel Cage Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship vs. Triple H - Without a doubt, match of the night for this PPV & one of the best matches of this year that's heavily forgotten about. Both guys bleed hard (Flair gets busted over in the opening minutes) with Triple H being just vicious & even using a steel chain while on Flair just never gave up & kept fighting back. Great match with the bonus of Joey Styles doing his old fashioned style of commentary which added to the storytelling of the match...even to the point where Joey pointed out at the beginning just how important the Intercontinental Championship meant in this match.
Taboo Tuesday '05
Career Threatening Match vs. Shawn Michaels - Shawn gave Ric the best match he's had since the 2005 series of matches with Triple H. This match was an emotional rollercoaster as you saw Ric Flair pulling out some of his old "dirtiest player in the game" tricks on HBK throughout the match while HBK was conflicted with "putting 'Old Yeller' out of his misery" & even held back from taking Flair out with sweet chin music early in the match. During one point, HBK returned Flair's slap from RAW & drew "first blood" on Flair by making his mouth bleed while later, Flair looked like he was fighting for his life in HBK's figure four & even ripped off the bottom turnbuckle post in the process of trying to get out of it. However, Flair's career was ended with the words "I'm sorry, I love you" & the third sweet chin music. This was the type of performance that Ric Flair needed to end his career on...and he got it.
WrestleMania 24
In the end, the documentary covered what wasn't already covered in Flair's previous sets without repeating the a lot of the information & heard from people that we don't normally hear from like David Crockett, Jack Brisco, and Harley Race. As for the matches, people are going to have varied opinions about this set since Flair had over 30 years of matches to choose from but I felt that all the matches showcased things that either weren't acknowledged in his previous sets like feuds (Von Erich & Piper) or time periods in his career (first NWA title run, WCW run, last WWE run), lost classic matches (Sting), or Flair wrestling different types of styles that were rarely seen from him (Terry Funk). So in the end, I'm still saying this is a 5 star release from WWE that I highly recommend.
Ric Flair is the MAN!! May 12, 2008
12 out of 21 found this review helpful
OK, I just watched the documentary and it is EXCELLENT! The 1st hour is Fantastic! However, it drops off after Flair Comes back to WCW in 1993. Basically Ric says that WCW SUCKED from 1993-2001 and he was glad it was shutdown. I find that hard to believe. His fued with Savage was awesome and that was not even touched on. His 1999 championship is also not touched on. The documentary does pick back up after Ric Returned to WWE in 2001. The last WWE years are covered pretty good(as one would expect!).
Of course everyone is screaming there is not enough matches. I agree. I really wanted to see more Mid-Atlantic stuff with Greg Valentine. His US Title matches from the late 70s etc etc..
All and all I am VERY pleased with the set. However, I have basically every Importnat Ric Flair Match from 1985 Up. Just would be nice to have the all in DVD quality..lol
There are 2 Easter Eggs on Disc 1! Be on The look for them. They are awesome! The first one talks about Tim Woods and the 2nd talks about Rics first Trip to Japan in 1973! Funny Stuff!
This is a three disc set with a comprehensive professional biography and more than two discs filled with matches spanning the 30+ year career of the "Nature Boy." It's filled with exclusive footage from WrestleMania weekend, as well as the emotional sendoff Ric received at Raw the night after WrestleMania XXIV, including footage that never aired on television. Features several matches that have never before been released on DVD, from Mid-Atlantic, World Class Championship Wrestling, WCW, and more.
Disc 1
Beginnings
Plane Crash
The Nature Boy
Traveling Champion
Slick Ric
The Role of a Champion
The Four Horsemen
The Clash with Sting
Slaying the Dragon
Hardcore with Terry Funk
From Crockett to WCW
The Real World Champion
Troubles in WCW
Success in WWE
Evolution
WrestleMania 24 Weekend
Farewell to Flair
Flair Stories
# Too Many Distractions
# Buying Boots
# Bleaching His Hair
# Hanging with the Outlaws
# Ric's Relationship with the Members of Evolution
# Key to the City March 24, 2008
Ric Flair Tribute Video
Disc 2
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 08/18/82: Jack Brisco Vs. Ric Flair - A nice number of derogatory comments from Flair to start off this event. Flair plays the traditional heel here being scared of the face, but still taking it to him when he could get the advantage. Kind of a short match, but very good on the technical scale. Still very funny seeing Flair tried coming off the top rope even way back then.
World Class Championship Wrestling 08/24/82: 2 out of 3 Falls Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Kerry Von Erich Vs. Ric Flair - This was long before the late Von Erich had become WWE's "Texas Tornado." This match went over forty minutes and is a huge slugfest between two men that couldn't stand one another. Flair became a bloody mess as he usually does and it ended in a gigantic pull apart brawl. Some really good moves and techniques were used by both men, but they were more focused on just beating down each other. Fun match.
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 08/31/83: NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair Vs. Harley Race - Oddly enough Flair was the face here while the crowd really gave it to Race. I've never seen too many Harley Race matches, but I can see what the big deal was. He was a great heel and really showed it in the ring with his mannerisms and sheer brutality. These guys beat the hell out of one another for close to thirty minutes and I'm amazed they could keep going on. A screwjob finish full of interference doesn't take away from how good the match was throughout, but it would have been nice to see it end cleanly.
World Wide Wrestling 12/15/85: Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson Vs. Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez - Flair was the champion at the time and the Andersons were tag champs. These were some heated rivalries back then and the crowd was going nuts during this match. Dusty had an injured leg and was doing all he could just to stand up at times, but the heels made it a point to show how dirty they truly were. Rhodes and TA were known as "America's Team" so taking it to them really got the heel heat going for Flair, Arn, and Ole. Not a bad tag match though that ended up turning into a huge brawl near the end.
Clash Of The Champions 03/27/88: NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Sting Vs. Ric Flair - Flair's (the Four Horsemen's) manager JJ Dillon was locked in a cage for this match and raised high above the ring. Sting had the blonde flattop and bright face paint which made him insanely over with the crowd. This was a big-time feud from back in the day which I recall seeing numerous times on different Clash Of The Champions events. At the beginning of the match, the announcers beat home the fact that there is a television time limit for this bout. Needless to say it went the distance and went to the judges' score cards. For the three-judge panel, one was in favor of Sting, another for Flair, and the last called the contest a draw. Flair remains champion, but this was the match that made Sting. Totally in his element.
Great American Bash 07/23/89: NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair Vs. Terry Funk - Flair makes his way to the ring with four beauties in long silver dresses. This was before Funk's body was broken and totally in shambles and...hey, is that Jake "The Snake" Roberts as one of the ringside security? Weird because I really think it was.
Another good match here as Flair used every bit of technical expertise he knew and really laid into Funk. But Funk is a brawler and, according to what I hear from the announcers here, Flair had a bit of a neck problem. They built it up the entire match that one piledriver from Funk could probably end Flair's career. Funk brought the brutality and kept working on the neck hoping to wear down the champion. Things started breaking down though as Gary Hart interfered on Funk's behalf as did the Great Muta. And an unlikely ally in Flair's former enemy Sting came to his aide.
Disc 3
Madison Square Garden 10/28/91: Ric Flair Vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - I remember this feud and it honestly seemed as if they both hated each other's guts. Piper never really had a style because he could be technical one second and then brawl with you the next. There is also a fun bit of humor from Piper included in this match. If you're looking for a match including two of the dirtiest players in the game though, this is it. There is some good brawling and a bunch of behind the ref's back tactics here making this not the most technical match ever, but a fun one.
Spring Stampede 04/17/94: WCW Championship: Ric Flair Vs. Ricky Steamboat - These two had some of the best matches in the history of wrestling and this is no exception. It amazes me just how great these two complimented each other. Never did they have to try and pick up the pace or their own game so that they could make the other look good; they did it on their own. And having Bobby "The Brain" Heenan calling a Flair match is the icing on the cake because he had this freakish love affair with the Nature Boy that was hilarious. A good number of restholds slow this match down at times, but the near falls and close calls keep the tension mounting.
The ending of this match was a double-pin which wasn't the type of clean ending one would hope for from a great match like this. Flair retained at the time and the double pin didn't ruin it, but later forced the title to be vacated at the time.
Taboo Tuesday 11/01/05: Steel Cage Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship: Triple H Vs. Ric Flair - Future good friends Triple H and Ric Flair would battle it out over Flair's Intercontinental Title in a match decided on by the fans. It was between a steel cage, a regular match, or a submission match. Steel cage won out by a large margin and paved the way for a bloody battle between two of the greatest.
The match went back and forth a lot in the beginning, but then they would eventually exchange control. Triple H went to great lengths breaking out a steel chain and even getting a chair in hopes of beating the Nature Boy. Flair was busted open and had that bloodied hair look early on so it is a wonder how the man loses so much blood and can always continue. Overall this wasn't perhaps one of the matches I would have chosen to be in this set, but it's still a good match nonetheless.
WrestleMania XXIV 03/30/08: Career Threatening Match: Ric Flair Vs. Shawn Michaels - For months Ric Flair had been fighting for his wrestling life. Vince McMahon told Flair that he didn't have to retire as long as he could keep winning, so every match was a possible career ending match. No matter what was thrown at him, Flair still somehow was able to show that the "dirtiest player in the game" was not going down without a fight. For thirty-five years he had been the ultimate name in both sports entertainment and wrestling while fans both new and old respected and loved him. This night would be one of his greatest matches and also his last.
Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels are two favorites that have been around for a very long time. Not only have they made themselves look good, but they also make every single person they step into the ring with look good. This match would just go to prove that they deserve every piece of recognition, all the compliments, and each of the accomplishments they have achieved in their careers. This match portrayed them as the awesome competitors they are and they just put on an absolute masterpiece. Flair gave it everything he had, but in the end it was just too much. The Heartbreak Kid wasn't too happy about it, but he is the one that retired the Nature Boy. It was truly a classic moment as Michaels mouthed "I'm sorry. I love you!" to Flair before delivering the final blow. No wrestling fan should go without seeing this match.
Extras
Ric Flair's Farewell Address: Raw 03/31/08 - If you haven't already seen this, then I don't know how you can call yourself a wrestling fan. This is from Raw the night after Flair's last match at WrestleMania XXIV, and it is simply fantastic. I believe it lasted about twenty minutes when it first aired and had Flair's farewell speech, Triple H's speech, all his friends and family coming to the ring, and then the entire WWE roster coming out. At about the twenty minute mark is when the WWE exclusive footage kicks in if what happened after Raw went off the air and it needs to be seen to be believed and appreciated.
Promos
# Limousine Drivin' Jet Flyin'
# Stylin & Profilin' - NWA World Championship Wrestling May 25, 1985
# Take a Ride on Space Mountain - NWA World Championship Wrestling June 22, 1985
# The Boss - NWA World Championship Wrestling
# August 17, 1985
# Slick Ric - NWA World Championship Wrestling
# September 7, 1985
# Real Men Stay Up - NWA World Championship Wrestling September 21, 1985
# What's Causing All This - NWA World Championship Wrestling December 20, 1985
# Space Mountainettes - NWA World Championship Wrestling April 7, 1987
# Golden Spoon - NWA World Championship Wrestling November 13, 1987
This is a must have for any fan of wrestling!!
Not Quite The Definitive Collection But Still A Good Purchase July 12, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I just bought this release yesterday and let me say that it gets four stars because of the documentary, the stories section, tribute video and for showing the RAW tribute segment in its entirety! Now, let's break this one down:
Disc 1 features a near 2 hour documentary on Ric Flair with comments from former NWA announcer David Crockett, Harley Race, Kevin Von Erich, Dusty Rhodes, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham, Arn Anderson, JJ Dillon and others. It covers his beginnings from his early life, the AWA, the Mid-Atlantic area (including that near fatal plane crash), his days at NWA champion, The Four Horsemen, his feuds with Dusty Rhodes, Rick Steamboat and Sting, his time in WWF/WWE, his problems in WCW, his WWE return (including Evolution, his Wrestlemania X-8 bout with The Undertaker and his final days as a wrestler).
Disc 1 also features some short stories from the man himself and a tribute video to Flair.
Disc 2 and 3 are just matches and promos. Let's go into Disc 2 for a bit:
Vs. Jack Brisco - Flair was in his first run as NWA champion as he took on former NWA champion Jack Brisco in a mostly scientific match. This wasn't for the title by the way, it was more of an impromptu match.
Vs. Kerry Von Erich (NWA World Title match/2 out of 3 falls) - If all you know of Kerry Von Erich is the "Texas Tornado" or just a member of the tragic Von Erich family, you really need to see this! I personally think he was better here than the day he won the title from Flair in 1984! This one felt like a war! This match also led to the infamous cage match that began the epic Von Erich/Freebird story.
Vs. Harley Race (NWA World Title Match) - This was notable because it happened on television and it was rare for a title match to be on TV. It gives you a glimpse of what was to come at Starrcade '83 later that year.
Ric Flair, Ole & Arn Anderson Vs. Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A. & Manny "Ragin' Bull" Fernandez - This was a wild six man tag that came on the heels of Dusty's injury at the hands of Flair and the Andersons. My problem with this one isn't the match itself, its great! It is because this entry was more appropriate for the Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen release than this set. I kind of felt the same way about Ric Flair's bout with Ricky Morton on the aforementioned set. That bout would've been a great entry on this one.
Vs. Sting (Clash Of The Champions) - I originally stated that this match was overused. That was an error on my part as I thought this bout was on Ultimate Ric Flair when in fact it was another Sting/Flair encounter. As for this match, I won't knock much because this match proved why Flair is a legend and this match made Sting a legend in his own right.
Vs. Terry Funk (The Great American Bash) - I personally like this bout better than their more famous "I Quit" match that took place later that year in 1989. The Flair neck injury angle added drama to the match up. I haven't looked at WWE's version of this match but I do know that afterwards was one of the wildest post match brawl I've ever seen with both Sting and Japanese star The Great Muta getting involved with Flair and Funk!
Disc 3
Vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - I will say that I wished they would've put one of Piper Vs. Flair matches from the Mid-Atlantic area on here. Still, its a rare match and it is pretty good. Nothing on the level of Flair/Steamboat or Flair/Sting but it doesn't suck either.
Vs. Ricky Steamboat (WCW World Title Match) - While a great matchup from 1994, it falls short of their classics in 1989. Still, when these two got together, you are hard pressed to find a bad match between "The Nature Boy" and "The Dragon."
Vs. HHH (Taboo Tuesday 2005) - One of the best cage matches ever! While I do think this could've been left off for another Flair classic from the 1980's, the match itself is great!
Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 24) - Another that could've been left off since this WM is now available. But the match itself is a classic so I have nothing bad to say about the match in itself.
This disc also has the Flair Farewell Address along with some promos from his NWA days.
Overall, it isn't a total waste of money in my view but it could've been better. Interesting to note that when discussing the Greenville reunion of the Horsemen, they actually show Chris Benoit (though he isn't mentioned directly). While my opinion of the man is low, I am glad WWE didn't alter the footage just to please people.
Anyway, WWE's latest release falls short on the matches but makes up for it with the documentary and the promos and, of course, the farewell address. On this one, you will have to decide if its worth the price. For myself, I was mostly pleased though I agree that the selections of matches could've been better or at least another disc which I would've gladly paid more money for.
He deserves one BIg last dvd set July 2, 2008
10 out of 18 found this review helpful
This dvd set could be much better. They should have focused more on his wrestling matches than documentaries. I mean his last dvd already covered the plane crash for instance. Some day I'd love a dvd set that has all 16 World title wins. I was hoping this would be that set but they have just been releasing too small of sets of late. Plus this is Ric Flair, who cares if you have to pay $30 to $60 for a dvd set worthy of his career. Because this cheap set sure isn't worthy to it. It's nice that it does have 3 rare matches at least but he deserves more. Especially if this is the last time they release a Flair dvd set.
What I actually want to see is Flair vs Steamboat in early matches before the World title feuds. Flair vs Sting where Flair won the title back in the early 90's has never been on dvd. Flair as the Black Scorpion vs Sting was a classic as well since Flair did moves he has never done so you wouldn't know it was him.
Jack Brisco vs. Ric Flair
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (18/08/82)
2 out of 3 Falls Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Kerry Von Erich vs. Ric Flair
World Class Championship Wrestling (24/08/82)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (31/08/83)
Ric Flair / Arn Anderson / Ole Anderson vs. Dusty Rhodes / Magnum TA / Manny Fernandez
World Wide Wrestling (15/12/85)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting vs. Ric Flair
Clash of the Champions (27/03/88)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk
Great American Bash (23/07/89)
Disc 3
Ric Flair vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Madison Square Garden (28/10/91)
WCW Championship
Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat
Spring Stampede (17/04/94)
Steel Cage Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Triple H vs. Ric Flair
Taboo Tuesday (01/11/05)
Career Threatening Match
Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 24 (30/03/08)
Other worthy matches that should be here.
Flair vs Steamboat in early matches of their careers
Black Scorpion/Flair vs Sting in a Steelcage (World title)
Flair vs Sting where Flair wins the belt back from Sting
vs Bobby Eaton 2 out of 3 Falls (World title at Clash of the Champions) "surprisingly really good"
vs Tatsumi Fujanami
vs Texas Tornadoe in a rare match in the WWE
vs Tito Santana
vs Randy Savage in the WWE in a rare match where he wins the WWE title back
vs Bret Hart (WWE title)
w/Arn vs the Hollywood Blondes (Tag team titles)
vs Barry Windham at Beach Blast (International World title)
vs Rick Rude at Fall Fall (International World title)
vs Vader at Starcade (WCW title)
vs Antonio Inoki in Japan and other rare one on ones matches in Japan
vs Arn Anderson at Fall Brawl
vs Sting at World War 3
vs Hogan on Nitro in a rare match on Nitro where Flair wins
vs Savage at Starcade 1995 (WCW World title)
vs Savage in a Steelcage (WCW World title)
vs Eddie Guerrero (U.S title)
with Piper and Kevin Green vs Syxx, Nash and Hall at Slamboree
vs Syxx at Hog Wild
vs Hollywood Hogan in a steelcage (WCW World Title)
vs Sting on the last Nitro
vs Vince McMahon at the Royal Rumble
vs The Rock on Raw
vs Triple H on Raw (World title)
vs Jericho at SummerSlam
vs RVD
vs Shawn Michaels for the first time on ppv
vs Shawn Michaels in Japan on Raw
vs William Regal on Raw "Eddie Gurrero Tribute Match"
vs Kurt Angle on Raw
vs Edge on Raw for the World title in a TLC match
vs The Big Show in an Extreme Rules Match (ECW World title)
vs Carlito (IC title) "first IC title win"
vs Mick Foley in an I Quit match
vs MVP (U.S title)
in other last matches vs Kennedy, MVP, William Regal and Vince McMahon and where he made Randy Orton tap in a 6-man tag
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