Grotto
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It's a rooster, and a cock.
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Post by Grotto on Dec 18, 2007 16:39:01 GMT -5
I am watching Raw on my DVR. I just watched the Ric Flair speech before his Umaga match.
This is just my opinion, and I have been a Flair fan for almost 30 years now. Giving that guy a microphone ANYTIME during a show is ALWAYS a good idea.
I love this anti-retirement stuff. He gives it such emotion. I can tell that he is speaking from the heart...and moving this angle forward. That is what makes for the best wrestling drama. When they believe it...we believe it.
God bless Ric Flair. And for those of you that are too young to have enjoyed him in his heyday...soak up everything you can now. Right now with Ric Flair is like what it would have been like to see Babe Ruth finish his baseball career. It is like watching Michael Jordan play his last basketball game.
There probably will never be another Flair!
Alright. My marking-out is officially done...
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Post by machinegun on Dec 18, 2007 16:41:14 GMT -5
I really don't like this
Mainly because it makes me feel like I have to feel sorry for Flair
And that NEVER works for me and pro wrestling. I would rather him be talking about making virgins bleed and being a lady killer.
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WWHHHD
Unicron
Break it down for a 5 second pose!
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Post by WWHHHD on Dec 18, 2007 16:47:11 GMT -5
and we know he is going to win!! Especially on new years eve raw!
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Grotto
Trap-Jaw
It's a rooster, and a cock.
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Post by Grotto on Dec 18, 2007 17:40:26 GMT -5
I do not get too wrapped up in who is winning and who is losing. Instead I choose to enjoy the performances...and the entertainment. I learned many moons ago that this stuff is not about wins and losses, at least for me. To me...it is not even about believing whether or not someone can beat someone else.
I like good promos. I like emotional storylines. I like physicality in the ring. And before I start sounding too much like JR...let me just say that I am not interested in who wins and loses. I am interested in being entertained for two hours while I forget about the drama in my own life. Ric Flair does that for me.
These, naturally, are just my opinions.
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Post by royboy8 on Dec 18, 2007 19:11:38 GMT -5
I agree. His promos do a great job of making us remember just how imporant wrestling is to Ric Flair. Which, in turn, makes his matches more important.
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Dec 19, 2007 1:25:16 GMT -5
Yah, Ric's great.
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EJS
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Post by EJS on Dec 19, 2007 1:28:34 GMT -5
It was awesome. But why the hell did he leave and come out again after he finished? Kinda killed the reaction for his 2nd entrance.
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Joekishi
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Post by Joekishi on Dec 19, 2007 1:43:25 GMT -5
Umaga/Flair was A LOT like his match with Vader.
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Schemer
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Post by Schemer on Dec 19, 2007 1:49:47 GMT -5
I will miss the Nature Boy when it's all said and done.
I know that he's not the worker he used to be, and I'm ok with that. I saw him in the past, and I saw him on tapes from the 80s. I know that just because he can't do the stuff like he used to, that it means less to have the Nature Boy in the ring.
Ric Flair really is the greatest of all time. With all do respect to everyone else who's ever laced up a pair of boots, there will never be another guy that can do or have been involved in the many things that he was, and he truly is a legend in every sense of the word.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Post by lmoney215 on Dec 19, 2007 12:13:55 GMT -5
i think the locker room could learn a lot from flair's promos, especially on monday. you can see the emotion and the way he brings the audience in and makes you listen and care about what's going on. i dont feel sorry for him, instead it makes me want to see him kick even more ass than before. whether he wins by hook or crook, the fact that he does win and cause he is the "dirtest player in the game" just makes it that much better. it will be a sad day when flair does choose to retire, but i do hope that others learn from him.
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"Hollywood" Cactus Matt
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How do you spell "Goddess"? C-H-R-I-S-T-Y!
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Dec 19, 2007 12:18:33 GMT -5
I will miss the Nature Boy when it's all said and done. I know that he's not the worker he used to be, and I'm ok with that. I saw him in the past, and I saw him on tapes from the 80s. I know that just because he can't do the stuff like he used to, that it means less to have the Nature Boy in the ring. Ric Flair really is the greatest of all time. With all do respect to everyone else who's ever laced up a pair of boots, there will never be another guy that can do or have been involved in the many things that he was, and he truly is a legend in every sense of the word. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! This. And allow me to add, for dramatic effect ... MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAN - WHOOOOOO!! BY GOD!! - GENE!! TO BE THE MAN, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! *tears off sport coat, bounces off ropes and elbowdrops it* |
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