krzykraka
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Post by krzykraka on Nov 27, 2007 15:50:23 GMT -5
First of all,I am and always will be a Flair mark so this new angle could be good if done right but thats a big if. So right now im picking undecided. The angle gives Flair one more possible chance at a title run but also gives Vince McMahon the chance to be the one who pins Flair in his last match.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Nov 27, 2007 15:52:12 GMT -5
It kind of ruins the drama of pretty much all of his future matches. You know he's going to pull out a win somehow, at least until a big match where it's obvious he's going to lose.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 27, 2007 15:52:57 GMT -5
I'm glad, because otherwise you kind of figured he was going to lose every time.
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Post by WinOwensWin on Nov 27, 2007 15:54:37 GMT -5
I for one love it...I think it is a great way to get Flair back on TV and give him one last run with the company.
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Post by Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift on Nov 27, 2007 15:55:03 GMT -5
I'm nervous about it.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Nov 27, 2007 15:55:23 GMT -5
So far, yay.
But hopefully Flair's loss will be dealt to him by a face.
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Post by saggyboyflair on Nov 27, 2007 15:55:58 GMT -5
I like it I guess. I just wished Orton wasnt the brunt of it. Orton has already been made to look inferior as champ enough as it is.
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Post by MNM's Official "Fixer" on Nov 27, 2007 16:02:58 GMT -5
I'm undecided. It seems like a nice way to send him off, and a winning streak never hurts, but, I don't know if I can handle 4 months of "If Flair doesn't win, then this is his last match."
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Post by Arthur Digby Stamp on Nov 27, 2007 16:03:20 GMT -5
Meh. Flair wasn't looking too sharp last night. Maybe it could be chalked up to ring rust, but I can't say I'm especially excited to see another 3 or 4 months of this.
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Post by saggyboyflair on Nov 27, 2007 16:04:46 GMT -5
I counted 103 chops in that match and one knee clip and one backdrop. Thats flair's entire move set along with thee figure four. Oh god. Its just horrid to watch
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Post by erik316wttn on Nov 27, 2007 16:05:44 GMT -5
First of all,I am and always will be a Flair mark so this new angle could be good if done right but thats a big if. So right now im picking undecided. The angle gives Flair one more possible chance at a title run but also gives Vince McMahon the chance to be the one who pins Flair in his last match. I wouldn't go that far as to have Vince pin him. I'd have him really go out in style and be the Raw representative to wrestle for the title at WM and lose in a very close, hard-fought match.
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Post by britishbulldog on Nov 27, 2007 16:16:15 GMT -5
Just retire already. I hate watching him destroy his legacy with crap matches. I have never been a fan, but man does he look awful in the ring.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 27, 2007 16:18:25 GMT -5
I'll give Randy credit for giving him a good match when it's clear Flair doesn't have much left.
I made my brother laugh by saying he looks like a garbage bag filled with luncheon meat.
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Post by saggyboyflair on Nov 27, 2007 16:20:06 GMT -5
I dunno why they just dont make Flair a heel manager. He can still work the mic, why does he have to wrestle when obviously he cant deliver in the ring?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2007 16:20:56 GMT -5
Yeah, I like it.
Even though we all know he's going to win until the 'right' opponent comes along, it somewhow adds more excitement to his matches. As long as he doesn't have too many matches between now and whenever he's going to finally lose (presumably, 'Mania), it should be fine.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Nov 27, 2007 16:22:24 GMT -5
I'll give Randy credit for giving him a good match when it's clear Flair doesn't have much left. I made my brother laugh by saying he looks like a garbage bag filled with luncheon meat. You should have read some of the endless Flair "man-boobs" jokes in the AIM chats back during his WCW presidency angle.
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Post by thesunbeast on Nov 27, 2007 16:31:17 GMT -5
I Think it will be said that it ruins the drama of future matches, because you know that somehow, he'll find a way to win. But this is the point. Ric Flair is not a normal wrestler right now, he's 58 years old, and it's hard to believe that he could continuously win matches against guys half his age. Because of this, people will actually be looking forward to seeing how Ric could win his matches using nothing but sheer cunning abilities.
He should do what Eddie was doing earlier, with the whole cheating behind the ref's back. The "Flair flop" would be huge after the matches.
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Post by azz0r on Nov 27, 2007 16:49:10 GMT -5
Wrestlemania is like what, 5 months away?
4 X 5 = 20 matches
Assuming he does only 10 matches it shouldn't be to bad.
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Post by The Wrestling Rambler on Nov 27, 2007 16:50:44 GMT -5
First of, I've never enjoyed Ric Flair. I find his matches uninspiring and repetitive, dating back to his WCW days. His promos have always left me switching the channel to find what else was on, and the general hero worship he gets from the crowd everytime has left me scratching my head.
However
Monday night Flair had me on the edge of my seat. I was dreading the thought of him "about to retire". I actually felt glad when I heard that he would stay on "till he died". And, IMO, as weak as that Jericho finish to the Flair/Orton match was, I said to myself that from now until Wrestlemania 24 (presuming this his final match) I'm watching every Ric Flair match and promo with close attention now; so that, although I'll never have the same connection to Ric as many other fans do; in five, ten years when people look back at the greats, I can actually say that I grew up watching a true legend every week.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 27, 2007 16:51:17 GMT -5
I love it....but HATE that Vince has to be involved. Would be much more effective if Flair himself came up with the stipulation
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