I wanted to mention a memory I have of Ric. I lived in Idowild Farms in Charlotte, NC and Ric lived on powder horn or pepper hill, one street over from my street Red Carriage Lane. It was 1973 and was 7 years old and I walked over to his house and rang the doorbell. Ric answered the door and was as nice as he could be. He gave me his autograph and really made my day or month or year. I’m 56 now and remember that day well.
@@dougfredricks2017 - My sister went to independence high school. My other sisters went to Albermarle Road Junior high and I went to Albermarle elementary and then they shipped me to Druid hills elementary during the renovation of races in the school system. I’ve been down in Fort Lauderdale for the past 42 years.
That’s a good story. Didn’t even realize Flair was in Charlotte only one year into his career. Since he worked in the AWA then. And in 73 he wasn’t even the nature boy yet.
My bro is Jason Sensation. He's was sleeping in his room and I saw Bobby Heenan on TV with Ric Flair's belt. I ran as fast as I could to tell him and we ran back downstairs, both jumped over the coffee table and end table to sit up close in front of the TV, and watched in awe.. It was so important. Such an amazing memory :)
@@wickerman26 he is.. It was funny growing up with Him doing impressions all day in the house. Ludvig Borga and Paul Bearer for days & days.. Psycho Sid getting angry at a plate of spaghetti.. 😆😆
Heh, it always struck me as funny how Vince didn't mind using the NWA/WCW belt on his tv, then 5 or 6 years later, did what he did to Bret because he was apparently afraid of Bret going to WCW with the old winged eagle....
im so glad you mentioned that i am a bret fan and after montreal screwjob all i hear was vince was afraid eric would show the belt on wcw nitro and destroy vince and im like are you kidding vince did that with ric flair and the big gold belt people seem to forget so im glad you remembered
With a career like Ric Flair's ... He's is the ONLY athlete EVER to have a belt, robe and a catch phrase (Wooo) symbolically tied to him FOREVER and that in and itself is legendary and immortal. 500 years from now people will be talking about Ric Flair before or after seeing the Big Gold Belt. God bless you Ric 🙏
Flair going to the WWF in the early 90's was BIG!I mean that wouldve been like Stone Cold Steve Austin going to the WCW in the Attitude Era!But Flair to WWF that time was something nobody thought would ever happen.Not even Hogan to the WCW in the mid to late 90's had that impact.
I was the only NWA fan in my class. Everyone was a WWF fan and never watched the NWA. They laughed when I would tell them that Ric Flair was the real world champion because, I would say, "WWF is fake and NWA is real." I know this is unpopular to say, but I was disappointed when Flair's first WWF feud was with Piper. I wanted him to go straight to Hogan. Piper wasn't in the world title picture, so I felt it made Ric look less important.
That NWA big gold belt is THE best World Championship Belt ever created. Every other belt looks cheap and fake, the other belts look like the merchandise they sell to kids.
I know it, was just thinking about that recently how they just missed each other. Kind of similar in 93 how when Luger came in Flair left right after. I thought they were going to form a stable at the time.
DDP owns a cast replica. Rumor is that Scott Steiner had the original Big Gold for years until he sold it to Conrad. I don't know if that's true or not.
I wanted to mention a memory I have of Ric. I lived in Idowild Farms in Charlotte, NC and Ric lived on powder horn or pepper hill, one street over from my street Red Carriage Lane. It was 1973 and was 7 years old and I walked over to his house and rang the doorbell. Ric answered the door and was as nice as he could be. He gave me his autograph and really made my day or month or year. I’m 56 now and remember that day well.
Queen City. About that 704 Life all day...from South Blvd to Independence
@@dougfredricks2017 - My sister went to independence high school. My other sisters went to Albermarle Road Junior high and I went to Albermarle elementary and then they shipped me to Druid hills elementary during the renovation of races in the school system. I’ve been down in Fort Lauderdale for the past 42 years.
That’s a good story. Didn’t even realize Flair was in Charlotte only one year into his career. Since he worked in the AWA then. And in 73 he wasn’t even the nature boy yet.
@@mr.perksy The OP likely has the year wrong. As you said, Ric Flair was living and working in Minnesota until 1974.
That will always be Ric Flair's belt to me.
My bro is Jason Sensation. He's was sleeping in his room and I saw Bobby Heenan on TV with Ric Flair's belt. I ran as fast as I could to tell him and we ran back downstairs, both jumped over the coffee table and end table to sit up close in front of the TV, and watched in awe.. It was so important. Such an amazing memory :)
Your brother is a talented guy!
@@wickerman26 he is.. It was funny growing up with Him doing impressions all day in the house. Ludvig Borga and Paul Bearer for days & days.. Psycho Sid getting angry at a plate of spaghetti.. 😆😆
One of the most iconic moments in wrestling television history! WOOO!!!
Yeah but I still like the world heavyweight championship which basically is the NWA title with a wwe logo
The first time the WWF acknowledged that other wrestling promotions and champions existed.
Heh, it always struck me as funny how Vince didn't mind using the NWA/WCW belt on his tv, then 5 or 6 years later, did what he did to Bret because he was apparently afraid of Bret going to WCW with the old winged eagle....
Vince plays the victim all the time and is hypocrite
im so glad you mentioned that i am a bret fan and after montreal screwjob all i hear was vince was afraid eric would show the belt on wcw nitro and destroy vince and im like are you kidding vince did that with ric flair and the big gold belt people seem to forget so im glad you remembered
@@nunyafuckinbizniz that's not hypocrisy. You're not gonna shoot someone and then give them the gun.
Yeah but what Madusa did with the women’s title was a big factor too
Nature Boy you are my favorite pro wrestler of all time!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
That Bobby Heenan promo made my 10 year old head explode.
With a career like Ric Flair's ... He's is the ONLY athlete EVER to have a belt, robe and a catch phrase (Wooo) symbolically tied to him FOREVER and that in and itself is legendary and immortal. 500 years from now people will be talking about Ric Flair before or after seeing the Big Gold Belt. God bless you Ric 🙏
Flair going to the WWF in the early 90's was BIG!I mean that wouldve been like Stone Cold Steve Austin going to the WCW in the Attitude Era!But Flair to WWF that time was something nobody thought would ever happen.Not even Hogan to the WCW in the mid to late 90's had that impact.
One of my favorite TH-cam channels.
Moments like that can't happen these days
Shame.
like him getting a super kick yeah but him faking heart attack in last match little to much
Flair is the real world heavy weight champion
Great Video Ric Flair
The Ones I've Seen with Bobby & the BGB Had Bobby Ending the Promo(s) Saying Ric's Name
I was the only NWA fan in my class. Everyone was a WWF fan and never watched the NWA. They laughed when I would tell them that Ric Flair was the real world champion because, I would say, "WWF is fake and NWA is real." I know this is unpopular to say, but I was disappointed when Flair's first WWF feud was with Piper. I wanted him to go straight to Hogan. Piper wasn't in the world title picture, so I felt it made Ric look less important.
actually it was WWF Wrestling Challenge, not Superstars of Wrestling
Woooooo. I really Really supported the fack That The Big Gold Belt was originally belong to The Nature Boy Ric Flair
Grateful that I grew up when I did!
Talking over each other, I didn't get what was in HHH's office.
triple h has the big gold belt that was ric flairs championship
Just like I wish Conrad would sell me that original Crumrine lol
Wait, so HHH has the original NWA big gold belt as well. Ric sold it to him? Did I hear that correctly??
I can imagine how confused the people in the arena were when ric was walking around with a tag belt , Vince did some sloppy things in his time.
Not as sloppy as Jim Herd letting Ric walk. WCW business wise SUCKED
That NWA big gold belt is THE best World Championship Belt ever created. Every other belt looks cheap and fake, the other belts look like the merchandise they sell to kids.
Still hot we never got Flair Steamboat in WWF Steamboat was on SSlam 91 was gone in Sep 91 off tv when Flair came in sadly
Steamboat left in November
I know it, was just thinking about that recently how they just missed each other. Kind of similar in 93 how when Luger came in Flair left right after. I thought they were going to form a stable at the time.
I’m confused… the NWA belt is in Hunter’s corporate office, and the Vegas belt is at his home?
I honestly can never tell when ric is drunk and when he is sober
Does Conrad drive his in-laws crazy at Thanksgiving? I can only imagine it's like being trapped in an awful podcast for 12 hours.
Yiu didn’t sell the belt to them. They paid off a loan to high spots so they wouldn’t have it
Doesn’t ddp or Scott Steiner have the wcw big gold belt?
The guy doing the interview (Conrad Thompson) has that belt now.
DDP owns a cast replica. Rumor is that Scott Steiner had the original Big Gold for years until he sold it to Conrad. I don't know if that's true or not.
All this build teasing Hogan vs flair ,especially for mania and nothing.regardless c the reason, Vince should of done the angle
The more I hear about Hunter, the more I respect his belt markness!
🤣😆
Verano Brand Weed SUCKS. Hopefully the Ric Flair Drip strain is better than the rest.