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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 19, 2022 14:27:42 GMT -5
It may have to do with the fact that we fans don't want to see him die in the middle of the ring. Nobody wants to see that. Ric right now is doing a half hour straight on the row machine, he’s training with Lethal doing one on one matches, on top of whatever other training methods he’s doing. Working a tag match is not the most dangerous thing he’s partaking in for his heart condition. He strains it every day. I think personally this is very important for Ric to be at ease with the rest of his life. He can prove to himself that he was able to come back after staring death in the face. Plus, he never was able to end his career on his terms. Now he can. Conrad Thompson's got some carny tendencies and he puts far too many ads in his podcasts but he's married to - and presumably loves - this guy's daughter. Ric's whole family is going to be there. His son-in-law is going to be in the ring with him. I think that video they posted is super hokey, but if they genuinely thought there was a real chance they'd f***ing kill this guy in front of his family, this wouldn't happen. Then take a look at it from a business perspective - if Ric straight up dies in the ring, Conrad's podcast empire would be f***ed, the mortgage business would be f***ed and he'd likely be blackballed from wrestling entirely. That's not to mention that Conrad could open himself up to legal action from fans claiming to be traumatized from seeing this guy collapse in the ring or something. There's a risk/reward to this and I have to believe that while yes, there's a risk to this whole thing happening, it's more likely that this is going to be a 15-minute match where 10 minutes is Jay/Jeff/Andrade working around Ric and Ric getting a few minutes of chops and a Figure Four. I think they're milking it for all it's worth and some of the merch and promotion is over the top, but like, they're not going to kill this guy in the ring. They're just not. |
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Post by Gawk Rivers on Jul 19, 2022 14:29:50 GMT -5
Oh my god these promo videos are hilarious HARDWAY HARDWAY IM RLY HURT *everyone keeps kicking his ass* MY OLD MAN NEVER LIKED YOUR ASS "NASHVILLE FAIRGROUNDS - THE HOUSE THAT JARRETT BUILT" was the hardest line ever I'm not even gonna talk about all the additional construction workers that got sent to guitar hell |
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jul 19, 2022 18:59:28 GMT -5
Flair is so dedicated to this he’s filming BET original movies to hype it up.
When he gets punched in the gut. “OOOHHHMYGAWDthatswhereihadmahsurgery”
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Post by The Captain on Jul 19, 2022 20:25:53 GMT -5
Is this the first match between currently employed WWE and AEW workers?
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Post by doinkmark on Jul 19, 2022 21:14:50 GMT -5
Flair is so dedicated to this he’s filming BET original movies to hype it up. When he gets punched in the gut. “OOOHHHMYGAWDthatswhereihadmahsurgery” The random "f*** off, Jarrett!" and subsequent Double J heel turn reminded me of the "Let Them Eat Goo" South Park episode where Cartman says "f*** you, Wendy!" after surviving a heart attack. |
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Post by RareTradU on Jul 19, 2022 22:38:44 GMT -5
While I personally don't agree with Flair getting back in the ring at this point in his life, he has obviously been putting in the work to make this event a success. As far as his health issues, he's probably had longer training sessions getting ready for the match than the match will actually be. No one in the ring wants to see Flair injured, or god forbid dead. They will be protecting him and a decent 10 minute match after 10 minutes of entrances should be easy enough to accomplish. I fully expect the smoke and mirrors throughout this match. Dazzling entrances, guitar shots, blood, a hot tag comeback, and double figure fours to end the match. Simple enough.
This is also not the first time a match like this has happened. A lot of old school wrestlers have had matches late in life. Hell Lou Thez was 74 years old during his last match, a singles match at that. I get why this isn't everyone's cup of tea due to Flair's personal life and issues but I say go for it Flair. The videos and promos I've seen so far for this match have me hook line and sinker. Hell, this has made me be more of a fan of Jarrett again after seeing his goofy appearances in WWE in that gaudy "Aint I great" outfit.
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Post by J. Hova on Jul 19, 2022 23:06:35 GMT -5
God forgive me, I'm actually thinking about ordering this.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 19, 2022 23:29:46 GMT -5
Flair is so dedicated to this he’s filming BET original movies to hype it up. When he gets punched in the gut. “OOOHHHMYGAWDthatswhereihadmahsurgery” The random "f*** off, Jarrett!" and subsequent Double J heel turn reminded me of the "Let Them Eat Goo" South Park episode where Cartman says "f*** you, Wendy!" after surviving a heart attack. It was really weird, even tho Jarrett and Lethal instigated the fight they still kinda came off as the faces. Flair told Lethal he couldn't have a spot on the retirement card because he was a curtain jerker, and blatantly was a douche to Double J when he tried to protect him from Lethal's attack. There wer no real heroes in the video, other then maybe Crockett who did seem like he was pure face |
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Jul 19, 2022 23:36:39 GMT -5
Whew... I'm just glad FTR didn't actually get dragged into this.
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Post by lildude8218 on Jul 20, 2022 14:58:37 GMT -5
This week's Jarrett podcast is definitely an interesting listen even if it's in kayfabe. It's probably a little cathartic for Jeff though getting to go over 40 years of tension with Ric going back to him coming in to Memphis.
Conrad: Well we'll see if we get the match in the ring. It's not like you never walked out of that building before.
Jeff: Boy you had that teed up. Nice one.
Conrad: That's the ultimate photo-op, you and Brian James sneaking out the backdoor like the f***ing coward you are.
Jeff: Oh come on, Conrad. Don't bring Brian into this. You don't want to bring him into it. I'm telling you, you don't.
Conrad: Okay. Cause you know what? You brought him into it the first time. He's a well-meaning dude who looks up to you and he needs better role models in his life. I'll just say that.
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Post by salz4life on Jul 20, 2022 15:28:32 GMT -5
This week's Jarrett podcast is definitely an interesting listen even if it's in kayfabe. It's probably a little cathartic for Jeff though getting to go over 40 years of tension with Ric going back to him coming in to Memphis. Conrad: Well we'll see if we get the match in the ring. It's not like you never walked out of that building before. Jeff: Boy you had that teed up. Nice one. Conrad: That's the ultimate photo-op, you and Brian James sneaking out the backdoor like the f***ing coward you are. Jeff: Oh come on, Conrad. Don't bring Brian into this. You don't want to bring him into it. I'm telling you, you don't. Conrad: Okay. Cause you know what? You brought him into it the first time. He's a well-meaning dude who looks up to you and he needs better role models in his life. I'll just say that. My immediate thought after hearing that yesterday was Road Dog will be involved in this somehow… |
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Jul 20, 2022 15:50:29 GMT -5
This week's Jarrett podcast is definitely an interesting listen even if it's in kayfabe. It's probably a little cathartic for Jeff though getting to go over 40 years of tension with Ric going back to him coming in to Memphis. Conrad: Well we'll see if we get the match in the ring. It's not like you never walked out of that building before. Jeff: Boy you had that teed up. Nice one. Conrad: That's the ultimate photo-op, you and Brian James sneaking out the backdoor like the f***ing coward you are. Jeff: Oh come on, Conrad. Don't bring Brian into this. You don't want to bring him into it. I'm telling you, you don't. Conrad: Okay. Cause you know what? You brought him into it the first time. He's a well-meaning dude who looks up to you and he needs better role models in his life. I'll just say that. First podcast after the show is going to be like the RAW after Survivor Series 2001. |
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jul 20, 2022 16:37:42 GMT -5
I hate when wrestling podcasts do kayfabe shit.
Remember when Bray Wyatt hacked into the Talk is Jericho podcast zone?
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Jul 20, 2022 16:53:37 GMT -5
I'm about 90% certain Flair will end up worked into a shoot because of Jarrett's comments to try and build some heat and interest.
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Post by Gawk Rivers on Jul 20, 2022 17:13:57 GMT -5
You've never lived until you've seen Jeff Jarrett vs. Road Dogg go like 15-20 minutes with multiple crowd brawls because this shit is so important
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 20, 2022 20:41:06 GMT -5
They just added Jonathan Gresham vs. Nick Wayne vs. Alan Angels vs. Konosuke Takeshita in a four way.
I know people feel weird about the Flair match but this legit looks like the independent show of the year.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 21, 2022 4:04:00 GMT -5
They just added Jonathan Gresham vs. Nick Wayne vs. Alan Angels vs. Konosuke Takeshita in a four way. I know people feel weird about the Flair match but this legit looks like the independent show of the year. That’s an insane 4 way. The show itself looks insane in the combinations and matches which, as much as I hate to say it, makes the Flair match look bigger. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 21, 2022 4:06:11 GMT -5
Also decided to change the title since, well, it’s more about the show at this point than the earlier training sessions.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jul 21, 2022 7:56:24 GMT -5
Being blunt about it, Ric’s had a million and one chances to end things on his term and there’s kind of a big ol reason dude got blacklisted last year that I guess folks just don’t care all that much no more?
He’s a grown man, he can do what he wants, and this actually seems like a fun show but off rip, f*** Ric Flair.
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Post by clifford on Jul 21, 2022 10:15:01 GMT -5
This show looks pretty great outside of the main event.
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