Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels - WrestleMania 24 (TALLY TIME)
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Flair was one of my favorite but it's so hard to enjoy it now after knowing what really happened at Plane Ride From Hell
Ankit Sharma
2025-04-19 15:35:30 +0000 UTCAnd of course, Kurt Angle's version with Sheri.
Adam Nelson
2025-03-10 00:44:56 +0000 UTCWow... This got me super emotional. I watched this back in the day with my dad and his buddies at a watch party and all of those old guys were super emotional as they had watched Ric for a large part of his career. My dad was not an emotional man and I think I only saw him cry three times in his whole life and this match was one of them. Here I am looking back at those memories. Thank you guys!
Chilly_Gamerboy
2025-03-09 15:47:30 +0000 UTCThere's also a satanic version that has Vince on vocals
Steamed Ham Champion Dillon Haggett
2025-03-09 14:47:43 +0000 UTCCharlotte's real name is Ashley Fliehr. She definitely chose Charlotte as her ring name from Charlotte, NC, where she was born.
Christopher
2025-03-09 03:12:58 +0000 UTCShawn Michaels does sing his theme song, however, I believe the main version he used in his career has Jimmy Hart doing the female vocals. The one he used back in the day had Sensational Sherri as the female vocals, but this one here is Jimmy Hart as the female vocals lol
Christopher
2025-03-09 03:08:17 +0000 UTCSure, and I've got a bridge for sale if you're interested. ;)
Adam Nelson
2025-03-08 17:28:53 +0000 UTCShawn legit cracked his ribs when he hit the announce table.
Steamed Ham Champion Dillon Haggett
2025-03-08 06:44:07 +0000 UTCJust look at Jerry Lawler, even after his heart attack in 2012 he kept wrestling and only retired in 2023.
Steamed Ham Champion Dillon Haggett
2025-03-08 06:43:15 +0000 UTCWould u say it flair best or the vader match I say vader match bit more it defo his best wwe match his steamboat matches were great aswell and his I quit match with Terry funk all them matches were in 89 88 to 89 he was one of the best in the world then
Ryan Evans
2025-03-07 16:18:42 +0000 UTCExplains why you. Brought it to my attention
Dport
2025-03-07 15:21:49 +0000 UTCI felt bad but it was too funny 🤣
Dport
2025-03-07 15:21:29 +0000 UTCTotally forgot about that actually. Thank you.
Flynn Vicci
2025-03-07 15:10:07 +0000 UTCThis was such a good match. They both left it all on the line, gave everything they had, and did a great job of honoring Ric's career.
Drew Or Die
2025-03-07 14:23:45 +0000 UTCCheating was just Rics thing not a babyface/heel thing, kinda like how Eddie would cheat and everyone would love him for it. His moniker was 'the dirtiest player in the game' so he would always cheat wherever possible
MJ
2025-03-07 12:17:38 +0000 UTC'Rick you old fuck catch me' 🤣🤣🤣 That made me laugh so much, poor Shawn had 2 brutal landings in the space of 5 minutes!
MJ
2025-03-07 11:58:52 +0000 UTCThis is one of my favorite matches of all time.
prototype27
2025-03-07 11:17:33 +0000 UTCGreat match at the time I wasant the biggest flair fan but this match I loved yh that made lot of people emotional when he said sorry I love u that one of the best mania matches ever
Ryan Evans
2025-03-07 10:45:25 +0000 UTCAhh damn the retirement promo got cut off after Flair said "I will never retire." It keeps going for a bit longer. I started tearing up after the Wooo at the start. The song is Leave the Memories Alone by Fuel.
Steamed Ham Champion Dillon Haggett
2025-03-07 10:35:16 +0000 UTCNow now, Robbie McAllister didn't get fired for appearing on TNA, he got fired several months later. He just got used even less than he already was.
Steamed Ham Champion Dillon Haggett
2025-03-07 10:34:06 +0000 UTCHe also wrestled in 2009 on Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania Tour" around Australia. Umaga was also on that tour and it was some of the last matches he had before he passed away.
Steamed Ham Champion Dillon Haggett
2025-03-07 09:57:51 +0000 UTCTonga Loa catching strays from Tally there at the end. Don't disrespect our Botchy Chief Tally!! ☝☝☝
Josh Tiley
2025-03-07 05:31:43 +0000 UTCThis is going to sound dark, but so many wrestlers would rather die or wrestle til they physically cant wrestle anymore than officially retire. I could 100% see a 60 year old Seth Rollins still wrestling if he's able to stand on his own by that age.
SwantonAtomBomb
2025-03-07 02:45:34 +0000 UTCThe dude could wrestle a diaper to a five star match.
Flynn Vicci
2025-03-07 00:33:33 +0000 UTCShawn Michaels had a five star match with a 61 year old Vince McMahon at Wrestlemania 22, and looking at that wrestlemania card, it might very well be the best match on the card. Crazy to think he possibly had the best match on the card in Wrestlemania from 1994-1996, 1998, 2003-2010, (he didn't compete in 1997 and retired after 1998 before returning in the summer of 2002), that's 12 straight wrestlemanias he competed in and had the best match on the card before retiring in 2010. Greatest Wrestlemania performer ever.
Flynn Vicci
2025-03-07 00:33:16 +0000 UTCWell, you're gonna have to deal with this feeling this year once again when Cena retires, and not to worry you too much but Orton, Punk, and Styles are all in their mid-forties as well.
Flynn Vicci
2025-03-07 00:27:23 +0000 UTCI know. I expect to see the man come back to the ring in 2031 at the age of 82 and nearly kill himself again. He was already pushing it in 2006 when he was 57 by that point and this match when he was 59 already. Then the guy comes back and wrestles at age 61 and 62 for two years in TNA which was beyond pushing it, so he decides you know what. Not good enough. Let me wrestle at age 74. Like when's enough enough man?
Flynn Vicci
2025-03-07 00:25:03 +0000 UTCI genuinely think Ric wants to die in the ring.
Adam Nelson
2025-03-07 00:20:39 +0000 UTCThis was the last time he ever wrestled in WWE, but he did debut in tna a couple of years later and wrestle 14 matches in tna 2010-2011 and then he wrestled in 2022 at the age of 74 in an nwa event called "the last match of Ric Flair" and literally had a heart attack in the middle of the ring. Don't wrestle at 74 man. It's not worth it.
Flynn Vicci
2025-03-07 00:17:43 +0000 UTCThe entrance stage was designed to look a bit like a cruise ship. This was a hell of a weekend for wrestling in Orlando. Just to give you an idea: Thursday - Live TNA Impact from Universal Orlando (their usual soundstage, but they usually recorded ahead of time for everything except PPVs). A WWE wrestler was shown in the crowd and got fired for it. Friday - ROH Dragon Gate Challenge II (the first ROH show in Florida) Saturday - ROH Supercard of Honor III and WWE Hall of Fame ceremony Sunday - WrestleMania 24 Monday - Raw The ROH shows included the following wrestlers (among others): Nigel McGuinness, Jay & Mark Briscoe, Kevin Steen & El Generico, Tyler Black (Seth Rollins), and Roderick Strong This was the first WrestleMania in Orlando after I moved down here, so I told my dad that if he bought his plane tickets, I'd cover the wrestling tickets. He arrived Thursday night and flew out Tuesday morning, so we only went to the ROH shows and WrestleMania itself, but still really fun.
Adam Nelson
2025-03-06 23:36:00 +0000 UTCSo many elements made this perfect. Jim Ross on the call was paramount and Little Naitch as the ref (WCW history with Flair) was a nice touch. I don't believe they would've gotten the drama they got without those two external factors. To be fair, Ric never wanted to retire (even though it was probably time). But Vince wanted to sell a special match for mania. His way of saying "you're done old timer".
City and Local
2025-03-06 23:18:40 +0000 UTCI got my suggestion for next time but that raw after WM segment is a must suggestion 💯🔥
Phillyman!!
2025-03-06 22:46:22 +0000 UTCUnfortunately in TNA he was wrestling a lot. Then 2 or 3 years ago there was a ppv that was called Ric Flairs final match. Lol so yea wasted this match and the segment on raw after WM 💯🤦♂️
Phillyman!!
2025-03-06 22:41:26 +0000 UTCShawn is a miracle worker, it should never have been as good as it was but he pulled it off through sheer force of talent And ofc Flair puts in a phenomenal performance, old yeller swinging with everything left and just not having enough left Phenomenal
Paul Watson
2025-03-06 22:32:13 +0000 UTC
