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Post by Flair81 on Dec 19, 2005 22:47:03 GMT -5
The point of this exercise is to show how Flair's career mirrors the vast changes in the
world of pro wrestling. So many of the guys who worked the smaller shows of the 70's
did not last into the PPV area. From small towns to big cities to literally all over the world,
he has done it all.
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Post by acezappa on Dec 21, 2005 17:36:49 GMT -5
Charlotte and Greensboro NC for me. I don't think any of the times I saw something televised live from Atlanta that he was there.
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Post by gene05 on Dec 23, 2005 0:34:06 GMT -5
Hi,
I've seen Flair in:
Lenoir
Shelby
Morganton
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
and Charlotte (many, many, many times)
Gene05
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Post by kiwilegroll on Jan 6, 2006 9:58:22 GMT -5
Greenville Memorial Aud
Columbia Coliseum
Anderson Red. Center
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Jan 6, 2006 23:06:18 GMT -5
I have seen Ric Flair at the Brenden Byrne (now Continental Airlines) Arena on several occasions in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Jan 6, 2006 23:14:27 GMT -5
These are some of the times where Flair wrestled at the Meadowlands back in the 1980s. Great cards. Just look at the lineups!!!
February 24, 1985
East Rutherford, NJ
Jimmy Valiant & Chris Younglood& Mark Youngblood drew with Larry Zbysko, Nick Bockwinkel, & Dory Funk
Kamala defeated two opponents in a handicap match
Bob Backlund pinned Billy Robinson
The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) fought Mr. Saito and The Masked Superstar to a double count out
Ivan & Nikita Koloff beat Steve Keirn & Jimmy Valiant
Jimmy Garvin beat AWA World Champion Rick Martel by DQ
AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors beat Jerry Lawler & Baron Von Raschke
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Harley Race
Sergeant Slaughter won a "tag team battle royal" (by himself! His parnter, Jerry Blackwell, was injured and could not compete)
Other tag teams in the battle royal included The Road Warriors, Ivan & Nikita Koloff, Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell, Kamala & Billy Robinson, Mark & Chris Youngblood, Jerry Lawler & Baron Von Raschke, Bob Backlund & Jimmy Valiant, Mr. Saito & Masked Superstar, Nick Bockwinkel & Dory Funk, Jimmy Garvin & Larry Zbyszko, and Steve Keirn & Jerry Oski.
December 29, 1985
East Rutherford, NJ
Ron Bass beat J.J. Dillon
Little Tokyo beat Cowboy Lang
Sherri Martel beat Debbie Combs
Carlos Colon beat Konga the Barbarian
Jake Roberts beat Paul Ellering by DQ
The Rock n’ Roll Express beat Bill & Scott Irwin
Sgt. Slaughter beat Chris Markoff & Boris Zuhkov in a handicap match
US Champion Magnum T.A. beat Tully Blanchard
NWA World Champion Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ
The Road Warriors beat Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev
Stan Hansen beat Rick Martel via submission to win the AWA World Title
February 24, 1986
East Rutherford NJ
The Barbarian & Mongolian Stomper beat Marty Jannetty & Buck Zumhoffe
Jimmy Valiant beat Tully Blanchard (w/J.J Dillon) by DQ
AWA Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Curt Hennig beat The Long Riders (Scott & Bill Irwin)
Larry Zbyszko beat Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
The Road Warriors & Dusty Rhodes beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff & Baron Von Raschke
NWA World Championship Ric Flair beat Magnum TA
The Rock & Roll Express beat The Midnight Express by DQ
AWA World Champion Stan Hansen fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double countout
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Post by Bradshaw0012 on Jan 7, 2006 12:52:44 GMT -5
Richmond Coliseum (too many times to mention individually) when Crockett ran here regularly, plus once with WWF vs. Hogan, and various Nitro and Thunder tapings (including the night Russo shaved his head).
I did catch him one time vs Curt Hennig at UVA University Hall in March 1998.
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Post by handsofstone on Jan 7, 2006 14:51:13 GMT -5
I saw the champ wrestle many times in Pittsburgh, PA. One of my favorites was against Ron Garvin about 2 weeks or so before Ronnie won the title.
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Post by afecw on Jan 18, 2006 7:09:33 GMT -5
1970's Ric Flair & Greg Valentine Tag Teaming in Myrtle Beach - Flair used to drive an old Camero or Trans Am and always went to the Electric Circus dance club after the shows, usually with Ricky Steamboat.
1970's Ric Flair Vs Greg Valentine with a Broken Nose - Old US (MAP) Belt
1979 Ric Flair & Sweet Ebony Diamond (Rocky Johnson) Vs Greg Valentine & The Masked Supstar in Myrtle Beach - After the match a real fight breaks out in the Dressing Room and 2 go to the ER and 1 went to JAIL
All through out the 80's in Myrtle Beach, Conway and Columbia
1989 - BEST MATCH I ever saw Ric in LIVE was at the Norfolk Scope vs Terry Funk
No DQ / Falls count anywhere / Best 2 out of 3 Falls
This was a Bloody Brawl to the end. I mean these two put on one helluva show.
NOT WRESTLING - Dance Clubs after shows / Hotel Bars after Shows
There was one show (WCW Thunder) In Charleston in 1998-1999 - The main event was Flair vs Benoit. We had been there all day and we left for the hotel while the match was still going on. The Hotel (N Charleston Sheraton) was only 8 miles away but we wanted to beat the traffic. We pull in,. park and go into the bar and THERE IS RIC FLAIR at the BAR in his Wrestling Gear (Shorts, Pads and Shoes) with a T-SHirt on. HOW DID HE BEAT US THERE? HE WAS STILL IN THE RING at the arena. On a side note - that was the same night that Chris Benoit (Photo to the left) fell out of my jeep drunk at the Waffle House. Did he break his tooth there? One will never tell! Thanks to Curt Henning for pushing him out! R. I. P.
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Post by superworker on Jan 18, 2006 10:21:45 GMT -5
My God ..I had forgotten about the old Electric Circus....in there with Flair and drinking those Kamikazis no wonder I cant remember my name...lol
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Post by chris on Jan 24, 2006 12:29:35 GMT -5
i saw flair vs. blackjack at george washington high school back in the late 70's in danville va
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Post by superworker on Jan 24, 2006 12:41:19 GMT -5
used to love to go to danville cause it was a short hop from Charlotte
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Post by chris on Jan 24, 2006 13:25:03 GMT -5
it was the first match i ever went to and from the on i was hooked
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Post by slickric1976 on Jan 28, 2006 20:20:44 GMT -5
I have seen him in
Spartanburg SC
Greenville SC
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Post by sniperniles on Feb 12, 2006 10:24:10 GMT -5
I've seen Flair twice.
Once in 1984 in Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (at the Cocagne Arena, Cocagne, NB Canada) wrestled "Big" Stephen Petitpas (aka Sheik Ali).
and then in 1992 at the Moncton Coliseum (Moncton, NB Canada) against Roddy Piper
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