WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection
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Actor: Ric Flair, WCWBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 630 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: World Wrestling
Product features:
- His name draws universal awe and admiration. He isithei16-time Heavyweight Champion of the world. He has held the World Championship more times than any competitor in the history of sports-entertainment. Fans around the world pay tribute by shouting his trademark "Woooooo!" He's influenced more Superstars than anyone else. There are legends and all-time greats, but there is only one Ric Flair.
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DVD Review: Rick Flair dvd is a 5 star DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Disk 1
1. Rick Flair vs HARLEY RACE (Starrcade. November-24, 1983): This was a Steel Cage Match for Race's NWA World HeavyWeight Title, and an attempt at a rather elaborate Flair entrance is shown in full. Special Guest Referee (& former World Champion) Gene Kinisky calls for the bell & Flair has the better of a rather methodically paced first 5 minutes or so. Race eventually takes control though & targets Ric's neck with moves such as a piledriver, a swinging neckbreaker & many throws into the steel cage (which predictably busts Flair open). Flair gets revenge by opening a wound on Race's forehead soon after, as The Nature Boy doubles his intensity.
A Figure 4 Leglock gets the crowd right into it, but Race escapes & is able to put together many minutes of offense to weaken Flair. But Ric eventually fights back with a flurry of offense & an interesting looking top-rope cross body-block for the pinfall at the 24 minute mark! This bout will hardly have modern-day fans on the edge of their seat, but it was solid & sufficiently put together & performed. It told a good story & was rather intense, although I thought the brutality factor could have been taken up a notch. 24 minutes was about the correct duration for these 2 & while the action was not exactly fast-paced, it wasn't boring either. Match Rating...7.5
2, Rick Flair vs DUSTY RHODES (Starrcade. November-28, 1985): This match was for Flair's NWA World HeavyWeight Title, and while there were some cheers for him, Flair was predominantly booed here. Rhodes gets the better of a chop & punch-fest that begins the bout, and Flair takes a couple of time-outs to get his mind back on the job. A kick to the ankle area of Rhodes evens the bout up a little, but it is still Dusty in control as he gains revenge by targeting Ric's ankle. Many minutes of back & forth action follows, but it is Rhodes who seemingly always has the answers, as Flair struggles with his sore ankle. But when Dusty lands awkwardly & re-injures his ankle, Flair goes to work & constantly tries to apply his patented Figure 4 Leglock.
Following some brawling at ringside, the face challenger regains control in the ring, as the pace starts to quicken. That is, until Rhodes misses a kick & ends up further hurting his ankle up against the ring-ropes. Flair subsequently takes over & finally applies the Figure 4, but Dusty won't quit & somehow fights back to even up the match. A ref bump then follows, which predictably leads to interference from The Andersons. With the arrival of a new referee, Rhodes kicks out of a pinfall attempt & rolls Flair up for the win at the 22 minute mark. Another very solid bout that isn't anything too special, but is well-performed & told a good story (despite some arguably dodgy selling). I was glad that the bout was kept at 22 minutes & I couldn't say that the match ever got boring. Please note that the result of the match was later inexplicably reversed to a DQ win to Dusty Rhodes. Match Rating...7.5
3. Rick Flair vs BARRY WINDHAM (January-13, 1987): Emanating from Columbia - South Carolina, this is practically a Lumberjack Match, despite not officially being so. Dusty Rhodes & the Rock `N' Roll Express negate the ringside presence of The 4 Horsemen. Starts frenetically with the crowd very much into it & cheering on the face Windham. Flair risks disqualification (with chokes & low-blows) to get control of the bout, but it is Windham's energy that continues to regain the momentum. The challenger even locks in the Figure 4 Leglock, but it's broken up by interference from JJ Dillon.
Despite another low-blow of sorts, Windham continues to run Flair ragged & even hits a missile dropkick from the top-rope. But following a huge lariat from the challenger, the bout breaks down into an 8 man melee as Windham officially wins by DQ at the 7 minute mark. Too short to amount to anything special, but the non-stop pace & entertainment value of this match was difficult to ignore. Excellent set-up bout for something bigger & longer. Match Rating...7.5
4. Rick Flair vs BARRY WINDHAM (World Wide Wrestling. January-20, 1987): Taking place exactly a week after Windham's DQ win, this match was for Flair's NWA World HeavyWeight Title. Windham attempts to begin at a frenetic pace, but Flair successfully keeps the action grounded, where both men hold their own. Windham surprisingly uses many headlocks in an attempt to weaken Ric, but each time Flair fights out, the challenger has no trouble in upping the pace with a flurry of offense. Nothing amounts from it initially though, as Flair masterfully takes time-out at ringside following most of Windham's flurries.
We come back from a mid-match commercial break with Windham in control with a head-scissors. But the champ eventually takes the action to ringside, where his greater experience regains control. Back in the ring, Flair targets the challengers arm with a couple of submission holds. Windham fights out though & the bout soon turns into a brawl with both wrestlers getting in their fair share of haymakers. We come back from another commercial break with more of the same, until a battle of suplexes leads to Flair locking in the Figure 4. Windham escapes though & subsequently earns a few 2 counts as he quickens the pace despite looking very tired. The challenger then locks on the Figure 4 himself in order to get the victory, but Flair reaches the ropes & attempts to start a comeback as we head to yet another commercial break.
Back to the brawling we go, until Windham locks on an abdominal stretch. But a ref bump follows that sees Flair escape the hold successfully. The challenger then hits a top-rope missile dropkick, before locking in a sleeper-hold with only 4 minutes remaining in the (time limited) bout. What follows is Windham hitting Flair with everything but the kitchen sink & getting nearfall after nearfall. The match then ends in a time limit draw just after Windham hits Flair with his flying lariat finisher. We see 31 minutes of action (excluding commercial time) & it is terrific action at that. The bout did begin a little disappointingly with Windham employing far too many restholds & any spurt of action ending prematurely. But apart from some questionable brawling at times, the final half of the bout is tremendously involving & entertaining with both men to be praised for their efforts. Judging by this, Windham was indeed a potential World Champion. Match Rating...9
Disk 2
5. RIC FLAIR & BARRY WINDHAM vs RICKY STEAMBOAT & EDDIE GILBERT (NWA World Championship Wrestling. January-21, 1989): Steamboat returns to the NWA in this match as a mystery partner for Gilbert. And check out a very young Teddy Long as the referee! Steamboat begins at an excellent pace with his patented deep armdrags & running the ropes. But he also shows his strength during this stage, truly showing his versatility. Ricky genuinely dominates the first 5 minutes & then Gilbert continues the momentum for the faces. At this point, the DVD is clearly edited & it resumes with the heels in control, but Gilbert about to make the hot tag to Steamboat. More fast-paced action ensues with Steamboat totally in control & finishing off Flair with a top-rope Cross Body-Block. I'm actually not going to rate this bout as the edit was clearly there to only show Flair vs Steamboat & who knows how good or bad the middle section was. But the 7 minutes we did see was very frenetic & entertaining, even if it was all Ricky The Dragon! Deserving of a place on this DVD. Match Rating 8/10.
6. Rick Flair vs RICKY STEAMBOAT (Clash Of The Champions 6. April-2, 1989): This is a `best of 3 falls' match emanating from The SuperDome in New Orleans & was for Steamboat's World HeavyWeight Title. Terry Funk provides special comments for this bout, which begins rather methodically with both men trying to get into the head of their opponent. Some decent mat-wrestling is showcased & the 2 thankfully keep the intensity up, in what is obviously setting up a longer than usual match. The first 20 or so minutes is clearly not without a few restholds, but the action is sufficiently intense & physical, while there are enough near-falls & good storytelling to make it all work sufficiently. The first fall goes to Flair after he reverses a small package at the 20 minute mark.
What was missing from the first fall was some of Steamboat's fast-paced, high-flying action & it didn't take too long for him to turn it up a few gears to begin the 2nd fall. The Dragon then retains control by pounding away at Flair's knee & then hooking in the Figure 4 Leglock. Flair escapes, but then finds himself in a Boston Crab, further weakening him. The Nature Boy gets back into the bout by taking the action to the outside where his heel ways help him regain control. Back in the ring, Flair cleverly uses an abdominal stretch to gain numerous 2 counts, but Steamboat fights back with a Superplex & then goes to work on Ric's back with many blows. He then locks on a painful looking double chicken-wing for the submission to equal the bout at the 35 minute mark!
Flair begins the final fall by focusing on the legs of the champ by any means necessary. It's all a set-up for the Figure 4 which he hooks on at the 41 minute mark right in the center of the ring. The Dragon finally escapes the hold, but clearly favors the leg when trying to put together a subsequent flurry of offense. Both men get 2 counts from top-rope cross body-blocks, as the pace begins to pick up. But Flair logically slows it down with a sleeper-hold, which predictably gets the crowd involved. Ricky does escape, but gets brutalized by the challenger who once more goes to work on the weakened leg. Following a flurry of intense chops & strikes by Steamboat, he locks on the double chicken-wing once more. But his leg buckles under him & both men appear to have their shoulders pinned to the mat with a leg under the ropes. The referee counts to 3 & awards the bout to Steamboat at the 55 minute mark in a clearly controversial finish!
Terrific match which has many things in common with the Hart vs Michaels Iron Man Match from WrestleMania 12. So if you liked or disliked that 1996 match, you will most probably view this similarly. Great effort from both men in this rather natural & competitive bout, especially Steamboat who sells everything well & portrays his mental & physical tiredness perfectly. To be critical, Flair doesn't sell quite as well & the match could have had a little more action in the first fall. But that's being picky & overall, this is enthralling & entertaining action & drama that is great viewing. It's always difficult to rate such a lengthy bout (as they are so difficult to pull off). My initial thought was a 9, but I really liked the way the controversial ending was pulled off, so I'll go with a..... Match Rating...9.5
7. Rick Flair vs RICKY STEAMBOAT (WrestleWar. May-7, 1989): Three judges sat at ringside just in case this 1 fall bout went to a 60 minute time limit draw. A nice mix of everything is included in the first 10 minutes or so with Steamboat getting the better of the offense & predictably working on Flair's arm (presumably setting up for the double chicken-wing submission hold). There are some flashes of Ricky's pace & aerial skills during this time, but it's not as much as I would have hoped for. What The Dragon does do very well is up the intensity with each time that Flair begins to fight back. Both wrestlers do a great job of telling the story that the face champ has an answer for everything the heel challenger throws at him, whether in the ring or at ringside. The tide changes after Steamboat misses a cross body-block & Flair gets many nearfalls following minutes on end of The Nature Boy delivering some solid, if unspectacular, offense.
A few bone-crunching moves to ringside at about the 25 minute mark really lifts the pace, as both men earn nearfalls. A Superplex by the champ sets up a failed chicken-wing attempt, but then he subsequently takes a huge fall to the outside when perched on the top-rope. This leads to a leg injury which Flair predictably targets & locks on the Figure 4 Leglock. Ricky escapes, but continues to be the target of an attack towards his leg. That is, until he hits a desperation enziguri to seemingly halt Flair's momentum. The finish comes soon after at the 32 minute mark though when Steamboat attempts a body slam, but Flair holds on to his leg & rolls through for the pinfall.
Afterwards, Jim Ross interviews Flair in the ring where he puts over Steamboat (despite being a heel at the time), but then gets challenged & attacked by (judge) Terry Funk. This includes a very awkward looking piledriver on a table! Definitely not the greatest match ever. In fact, I prefer both of the 2 other matches that I have seen between these 2. That's not to take too much away from this bout though, as it's still rather entertaining, tells a good story & is a solid mix of everything. But to me, this match lacked something to make it a classic. It's difficult to put my finger on it, but something was definitely missing. Match Rating...8.5
8. Rick Flair vs TERRY FUNK (Clash Of The Champions 9. November-15, 1989): This is an "I Quit" Match & it should be noted that it is a non-title bout! Flair does a good job in transitioning his intensity to his face character to begin the match. He also chops Funk outside of the ring a few times, and Terry does a great job in playing crazy by attacking the crowd & a cameraman. Both men ambitiously head for the microphone in the first 10 minutes, as both wrestlers take turns in punching or chopping their opponent constantly. Funk hits a piledriver on Flair in the ring & then follows up with another on the concrete at ringside! Flair doesn't quit though & he even fights back with some genuinely intense offense around ringside.
Back in the ring, Flair goes to work on Funk's left knee, while also throwing in the occasional loud chop to the chest. While Funk fights out of an initial attempt to lock on the Figure 4 Leglock, he can't get out of it the second time & eventually quits after being locked in the move for over a minute. A little short at just 18 minutes in length, this bout still did have a fair bit of action, while also being rather entertaining. I'm unsure if it was because he was playing the face, but Flair did a great job in acting out his intensity, while Funk's crazy character fit in well with that. I wouldn't put this anywhere near the upper echelon of greatest matches ever, but it's still very good. Match Rating...9
Disk 3
9. 1992 ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH: Just as a quick history lesson & introduction to this match, the WWF Championship was declared vacant in late 1991 after a controversial finish to the Hulk Hogan vs Undertaker title match from The Survivor Series ppv. Basically, all sorts of interference resulted in a `Taker victory & the WWF President of the time (Jack Tunney) ruled the title vacant because of this. It was then decided that the winner of the Royal Rumble Battle Royal match would become the WWF Champion. It should also be noted that Flair's advisor Bobby `The Brain' Hennan co-commentated the match with Gorilla Monsoon.
`The British Bulldog' DaveyBoy Smith & `The Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase draw numbers 1 & 2, and after some decent back & forth action, DaveyBoy eliminates Dibiase at about the 90 second mark. Flair then unpredictably enters at #3, much to Heenan's chagrin. Fortunately for The Nature Boy, a few heels enter in succession afterwards & do some of Ric's dirty work for him. Other notable top 10 entrants include Shawn Michaels & `The Texas Tornado' Kerry Von Erich, who both add some energy to the bout. A bit of a quiet spell follows, but it all picks up again at the 24 minute mark when Flair eliminates The Bulldog & Von Erich. A further succession of eliminations sees Flair left in the ring with The Big Bossman, who he promptly gets rid of. This is all a set-up for entrant #15, who just happens to be... the InterContinental Champion `Rowdy' Roddy Piper! After some intense action between the 2, Flair is put to sleep by Piper, but is saved by Jake `The Snake' Roberts.
Many of the big names are left towards the end with The Undertaker entering at #20, `Macho Man' Randy Savage at #21, Hulk Hogan at #26, Sgt Slaughter at #28 & Sid Vicious at #29. Hogan eliminates `Taker & then Sid cleans house making multiple eliminations leaving the final 4 as Savage, Sid, Hogan & Flair. Savage is promptly thrown over the top-rope before the 2 faces take turns in beating on Flair. But Sid can't resist the opportunity of dumping Hogan out from behind, and while the 2 argue about it, Flair sneaks up & eliminates Sid to win the match & title at the 62 minute mark. Terrific stuff! This is widely acknowledged as the best ever Rumble match due to the star-power involved & the prize at the end of it. I can't rate it perfectly due to a couple of flat spots & the lack of entrance themes, but Heenan's sensational commentary almost makes up for that! Well booked... Well performed... Entertaining & memorable! Match Rating...9.5
10. Rick Flair vs STING (Clash Of The Champions 27. June-23, 1994): This match which emanated from Charleston-South Carolina is a title unification bout between the World HeavyWeight Title & the World International Title. Sting practically dominates the opening 6 minutes, having an answer for everything that Flair throws at him. Furthermore, the Stinger seems to be in The Nature Buys mind, as Flair clearly looks rattled in stalling, jaw-jacking with the crowd & even pushing the referee. A missed Stinger Splash opens the door ajar for Flair & he wastes no time in getting Sting to ringside & showing his true heel colors. Back in the ring, Flair goes to work on his opponent, but the offense is a little all over the place & doesn't concentrate on a body part in typical Flair fashion.
A sleeper-hold provides both wrestlers with a break, before a tired looking Sting attempts a comeback, while also picking up the pace a little. A nice superplex gets Flair hurt, but a missed top-rope splash doesn't allow Sting to finish the match off. Sting proceeds to no-sell a vertical suplex & unleash his usual flurry of offense, but it all comes to a screeching halt when he accidentally cross body-blocks Sensational Sherri at ringside. In the ensuing mayhem, he goes to check on her & gets rolled up by Flair for the pinfall at the 17 minute mark. Sherri very predictably turns on Sting afterwards & the debuting Hulk Hogan eventually makes the save.
Rather disjointed match that always gave me the impression that it was going nowhere. It began well enough, but it was the type of opening that was more suited to a 30+ minute match, not one that only lasted 17 minutes. After that, this lacked direction for the most part & what direction it had (cheap & premature ending, Sherri's role, ordinary psychology for the most part) was a letdown. It was entertaining enough though & fairly well performed to some extent. But overall, this disappointed me. Match Rating...8
11. Rick Flair vs PETE SANCHEZ (March-1, 1976): This match that emanated from Madison Square Garden is Flair's WWWF debut. Flair had his Nature Boy nickname, his patented robe & didn't look much different than what he did some 6 or 7 years later in the NWA. Sanchez, playing the face, spends the first few minutes attempting to gain a submission with a variety of arm-bar maneuvers. Some underhanded tactics get Flair back into the match & he replies with an arm-bar of his own. Sanchez eventually fires up & gets the otherwise silent crowd involved. The match picks up from there & is very even with both men getting in some half-decent offense. Flair then wins the bout from a standard suplex at the 10 minute mark. It's always handy to see a super early match from any wrestler & I suppose this is no exception as we see what has changed & what has remained in Flair's wrestling. Fairly boring otherwise, but not so terrible that it is unwatchable. Probably a little over-long with too many arm holds at the beginning. Match Rating...5.5
12. Rick Flair vs TRIPLE H (Raw. May-19, 1993): Emanating from Greenville South Carolina, this match was for Triple H's World HeavyWeight Title. At the time, Flair & H were partners in the Evolution stable, but were matched up here when Triple H was forced to defend his title after sustaining rib injuries at the hands of Kevin Nash at a recent ppv. H chose Flair believing that he would lay down for him, but The Nature Boy was eager to wear gold around his waist once more. Flair is quick to get the live crowd on side, with a couple of cheap shots, a couple of chops, some targeting of the injured ribs & a couple of "wooooos". He even steps up the wrestling with some suplexes & a top-rope ax-handle that actually connects. Flair then targets the leg of the champion & the crowd goes absolutely crazy as he locks on the Figure 4 Leglock. Triple H reaches the ropes though & lives to fight another day.
A referee bump follows & Triple H heads for the World Title, but falls victim to an eye-poke, low-blow & title shot to the head, all of which results in a super close 2 count that almost has the crowd rushing the ring! Flair then counters a Pedigree attempt with a back body-drop & looks to lock on a Pedigree of his own. But the champ counters & finally connects with his finisher for the pinfall at a little longer than 7 minutes. Tremendously exciting bout with most fans (both live in attendance & at home) genuinely thinking that Flair could pull off a surprise title win. Terrifically booked with hardly a moment of wasted time or energy, while the performances of both men were spot on. Tough to rate due to the short duration, but that sort of worked in its favor as well, even though an extra 2-3 minutes wouldn't have hurt it too much. Entertaining stuff. Match Rating...8.5
Well that raps up another. I would give Rick Flairs Dvd review a grade of 98/130 which is a 76% which means this is a perfect dvd. I thnk that is a good sum up a really soild vdd and a must pick up for any flari fan. If u can tell me if my review was helpful or not I would appreciate that. Thanks for your time.
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