Professional wrestling legend and two times WWE Hall of Famer Booker T who is the former five times WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion recently talked about two times WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair returning to action for his final match and gave his opinion about it.
Ric Flair is one of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling and he had been one of the biggest attractions of the 80’s and 90’s wrestling. He has worked in different professional wrestling promotions including the likes of WCW, AWA, NWA and WWE.
Booker T Reflects On Ric Flair Returning For His Final Match
Flair did not work in any professional wrestling match for over a decade. After he had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame back in 2008 it did not seem like that he would ever wrestle again. But he joined TNA Wrestling after leaving WWE and worked in a number of matches after that. It was a little shocking to see him wrestle after getting such an amazing Hall of Fame in WWE.
Recently it had been confirmed that Flair is coming back to the ring for one more match and this will potentially be his last ever match. Even though it will not be a one on one match with anyone, but a six man tag team match. Quite clearly he will be protected. There were not enough expectations from him either as he is already 73 years old.
Booker T who is the former five times WCW World Heavyweight Champion recently spoke on his Hall of Fame podcast where he talked about two times WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair returning to action for his final match and gave his opinion about it. Booker T said;
“From a nostalgic perspective, I think that’s got wings. I think they can fly a little bit. I mean, we got it on Fight TV.”
“It’s not going to be the WWE, AEW, or anything like that, but I’m sure that they can draw a crowd just to see Ric Flair’s final match. Even at this state, I think people are still going to want to go and pay to see Ric Flair style and profile and make that walk one more time.”
“I say if Muhammad Ali came back today, I would buy a ticket to see him fight Joe Frazier. So for nostalgic purposes, if you’re anywhere around and are a Ric Flair fan, if it’s within driving distance, you’ll probably go check it out.”
“I was just reading that he’s demanding that Ric Flair not be allowed to wrestle again and the commission should put a stop to it wherever he goes. I can understand why someone like Chris Cruise would say that.”
“Ric Flair is a guy that’s got a pacemaker in his chest. Just to be stepping inside of the squared circle to be taking bumps, even with Jay Lethal, I don’t think that’s something that the doctor would prescribe. But then again, I don’t think Ric Flair is thinking about what the doctors are looking to prescribe. One thing I’ve learned about Ric Flair is he’s going to do it his way and that’s just the way it is.”
“Ric Flair has said it to me personally if he could be in that ring right now, that’s what he would be doing. Life is short and sometimes you gotta figure out how you want to go out. I mean, how many more rides of Space Mountain can we go on? But I’ll tell you what. As many as we can go on, we’re gonna ride.”
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