Ric Flair will be relegated inside the squared circle for another match on July 31 at the Nashville Fairgrounds, as it was announced Monday. The 73-year-old initially retired in 2008 after a match with Shawn Michaels WrestleMania XXIV, But she will wrestle 16 more times (mostly for TNA/Impact Wrestling) through September 2011.
The match’s press release read, “On July 31, 6:05 p.m. EST, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, considered by many to be the greatest professional wrestler ever, is set to return to the ring, one last time, as part of the “Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair’s Last Match” wrestling event. Held at the world-famous Nashville fairgrounds, the 16-time former world heavyweight champion will wear a new custom-made gown and attend one of the unique showmanship that has made Flair a cultural icon. For over 40 years in the professional wrestling business.”
Sean Ross Sapp has provided some additional details via a new report from combat choice Monday afternoon. sap pointed That “numerous initiatives and inquiries” were made about the prospect of Flair wrestling again and that he decided to train for another match long before Starrcast was announced (as seen in training videos with Jay Lethal). It was also noted that the match was not planned to be a singles match. There is no word yet on the identity of the other participants, although AEW’s Andrade Idol (future son-in-law) worked with “The Nature Boy” last year at the Lucha Libre AAA event. The event will be held in the name of WWE summerslamthe return of the Starrcast fan conference and several independent wrestling events.
“I will walk down this aisle, one last time to prove once and for all, that to be the man you have to defeat the man,” Flair said in the ad.
The 16-time world champion secured his release from WWE last summer and has since spoken out against the company for trying to “erase” his legacy, adding that he never plans to come back. Flair was removed from WWE’s inaugural signature after a The dark side of the ring An episode summarizing “Airplane’s Journey from Hell”, which featured allegations of sexual assault by Flair on a flight attendant.
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