Flair was a master of the dying art of ring generalship. He would hold the audience in the palm of his hand. He knew where he was in that ring, knew when to let the story he wanted to tell breathe, knew when to let the fans catch their breath and kept up everyone's hope that this would be the wrestler and the night that he would finally lose Big Gold. He was born to make the up and coming stars into the next household name while elevating his own status and he did it night after night, town after town, drink after drink for a long time.
I think one thing that can be _UNIVERSALLY_ agreed upon by wrestling fans [who lived-through/experienced the Ric Flair, heyday], is that Flair _ALWAYS_ gave his matches/opponents/fans,.... *_110%_* ,....one hundred percent of the time!
Stories like this are the reason Ric wanted a last match despite his limitations. Imagine how difficult it is being forced to give up something you adore, that you cannot replicate and that you were so immaculate at because of the ravages of years. I imagine the thing that drove him to be so good is the same thing driving him to be unable to accept the ravages of time fully.
Thing is Flair had a proper sendoff. An honorable end to a storied career with all the reverence and retrospection it deserves. The rest of Flair's in-ring career ended up being a sad tale of someone who lost their self worth without an audience to perform in front of. Somewhere in his mind the notion that his last moments on Earth have to be spent being in front of a crowd exists, I'm sure of it, and I assure you no one outside that thought wants to see that happen.
I have read many articles and heard many podcasts about who could've been the next Hulk Hogan if Terry Bolea didn't run with it. The conversation should be who could've filled Ric Flair's shoes?
An amazing story! Ric Flair would really party after matches and drink a lot of alcohol before doing an TV interviews! It’s amazing he’s alive after consuming so much alcohol throughout his life!
Flair and his friends like Arn Anderson said Flair only drank and never did drugs like coke or speed. He was a drunk thats for sure but he was in great shape and a ring general.
Terry is a hero not in the ring but his family life. Terry had a handicap child and very sick wife at the same time with his wife passing away. He took care of his family .
As unhealthy as Ric Flair's lifestyle clearly has been, I think that was his "balance" for being on the road all the time, doing something that is frankly not good for your body, etc. And hey, bottom line is, at 75, he's more or less at least made it to life expectancy for a male in the U.S.
Flair was also a gym rat. Routinely up at 5:30 am on the hotel treadmill after partying all night according to Brett Hart. Some people are just built different i guess. My brain & body literally shutdowns within 1 wk of less than 7hr sleep per night lol.
@@kvinche8120 Stories of other wrestlers seeing Flair toss drinks. I never said he didn't drink at all.I said he controlled it so he didn't get out of his mind drunk like an idiot.
For everyone saying it was drugs YOU ARE WRONG, Flair and his friends like Arn Anderson, Roddy Piper, and Tully have said Flair only drank and never did drugs like coke or speed. He was a drunk thats for sure but he was in great shape and a ring general.
How do you know he wasn't taking over the counter or prescription medication that had ephedrine? Even if you made a public statement denying it it doesn't mean he couldn't have been lying
@@infintyplus Because those types of drugs weren't easily available or cheap in the 1980s it wasn't until the late 1990s that products with Ephedra & Ephedrine were mass produced. Narcotic Prescription drugs were not as widely available, they were only given to people with life changing issues like Cancer or severe injuries. The medical boards did not allow doctors to freely give out narcotic drugs util the lobbyists changed that in the early 1990s. Most of the Prescription drugs people talk about today like opioid pain killers or weight loss drugs were so rare that it would have been easier to get street drugs in the mid-1980s. Its not just Flair saying it but the people who were around him that said he never took hard drugs, and those people have nothing to gain. Even Tully Blanchard said Flair was just an alcoholic even when confronted about it on talk shows after he became religious. Ricky Morton, and others in shoot interviews talk about Flair's legendary drinking but not once has anyone said he was using Cocaine or any other substance. Flair admits he was so high strung that in the late 1990s until his surgery he was taking Xanax but that definitely isn't speed, LOL. I mean I don't personally know Ric Flair but from read a few books and hearing other wrestlers talk about him it seems he was just a drunk, who really enjoyed the attention he received being a wrestler and especially during his time as the World Champion. You can see even in his old age Flair just doesn't like to be alone and likes to be around other people so he probably worked twice as hard to be liked. He was adopted so who knows his real parents might have been Manic episode people who were deemed unfit back int eh 1940s who knows. But Ric just seems to like attention and he is a drunk. Cheers!!!!!
There's no way Ric is 6'3/235! I worked part-time at Ric Flair's Gold's Gym in Durham, NC in the 90's as a young teacher/new husband and dad when teacher salaries were next to nothing in NC (still are!) Anyway, Ric would come in whenever there was a WCW show in Raleigh (Dorton Arena) or Chapel Hill (Dean Dome). I'm 5'8. At best, my dude is 5'11/6 foot, and maybe 220. Nontheless, he was, and still is THE MAN! WHOOOOOOOO!
Everyone says that Terry can kind of rub you the wrong way and he doesn't even realize it. I can see why. He basically buries Flair until the end. Even though he thinks he's putting him over, it sounds like a bury.
flair was always about flair. Watched him awhile back, at the soaring eagle casino. What a tool. Tried to pickup women in the audience, by giving out his room number. His face looked like an old saddle. Whooo!😮
Flair - “bring me a coffee & put some white stuff in it” Taylor - “sugar?” Flair - “no the other white stuff” Taylor - “oh milk” Flair - “no the OTHER white stuff”
It's from the Legends of Mid-South set that WWE released in 2013, on both dvd and Blu ray. The 40 minutes match between Terry and Flair at the Superdome is also included on the set, great match.
He was getting a push when he was in Mid South back in the day.But yes the red rooster was hilarious.He would crow like a rooster and strut around the ring. 🤠
That was a good house back then for a monthly show. Stadiums were looking to book dates. The only card filling football Stadiums in the 80's was WrestleMania and that happened once a year!
I love this story , cool stuff. Ric flair is the same kid who grew up dreaming of being an NWA Champion. Won his first NWA world belt and celebrated it by putting over kerry von erich in texas. let him pin him for a 4 count on national TV unofficially leading to the kerry vs harley feud that led to kerry taking the belt off Ric. Just a different breed of dedication to wrestling, such a selfless guy
Flair was a master of the dying art of ring generalship. He would hold the audience in the palm of his hand. He knew where he was in that ring, knew when to let the story he wanted to tell breathe, knew when to let the fans catch their breath and kept up everyone's hope that this would be the wrestler and the night that he would finally lose Big Gold. He was born to make the up and coming stars into the next household name while elevating his own status and he did it night after night, town after town, drink after drink for a long time.
This has to be one the best shoot stories I've ever heard....Woooooo!
Just watched the full match. Terry did not lie... Great Match!
I think one thing that can be _UNIVERSALLY_ agreed upon by wrestling fans [who lived-through/experienced the Ric Flair, heyday], is that Flair _ALWAYS_ gave his matches/opponents/fans,.... *_110%_* ,....one hundred percent of the time!
Coffee and amphetamines will wake you up like that every time. That's the old athlete-addict energy drink.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug! 😂
Terry Taylor THIS IS WHY HE IS THE GREATEST PRO PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS OF ALL TIME THE NATURE BOY RIC FLAIR WOOOOOO
Stories like this are the reason Ric wanted a last match despite his limitations. Imagine how difficult it is being forced to give up something you adore, that you cannot replicate and that you were so immaculate at because of the ravages of years. I imagine the thing that drove him to be so good is the same thing driving him to be unable to accept the ravages of time fully.
Thing is Flair had a proper sendoff. An honorable end to a storied career with all the reverence and retrospection it deserves. The rest of Flair's in-ring career ended up being a sad tale of someone who lost their self worth without an audience to perform in front of. Somewhere in his mind the notion that his last moments on Earth have to be spent being in front of a crowd exists, I'm sure of it, and I assure you no one outside that thought wants to see that happen.
I have read many articles and heard many podcasts about who could've been the next Hulk Hogan if Terry Bolea didn't run with it. The conversation should be who could've filled Ric Flair's shoes?
NO ONE
An amazing story! Ric Flair would really party after matches and drink a lot of alcohol before doing an TV interviews! It’s amazing he’s alive after consuming so much alcohol throughout his life!
Priceless
I truly loved booing Flair as a kid but absolutely hated TT for turning heel
I guess he did his job
I like Terry Taylor as a face.
This is why he is the nature boy, greatest champ of all !! woooo
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Terrence Taylor should be in the hall of fame
Best flair story ever
I’m pretty sure is was a cup of coffee. And a line or two of white powder.
Flair was a big drinker, but he has said many times that he never touched drugs. Tully Blanchard did, but Flair always stuck to drinking.
Coffee and amphetamines. That's how all the athletes did it in the 80s.
Flair and his friends like Arn Anderson said Flair only drank and never did drugs like coke or speed. He was a drunk thats for sure but he was in great shape and a ring general.
Yea, no. Ric Flair didn't ever touch cocaine.
@@LittleBigKid707blol, and Hogan was drinking milk and taking his vitamins. Still real to you, brother.
Taylor was a good sneaky heel.
Taylor Gilbert was a great team in the UWF.
The red rooster gimmick ruined him.
"he couldnt open his eyes an hour before that"
he could have, he just didnt want to yet
Sounds like Minnesota Fats in the film The Hustler. Plays pool for 12 hours, splashes water on his face and goes again!
Terry Taylor is my hero
Terry is a hero not in the ring but his family life. Terry had a handicap child and very sick wife at the same time with his wife passing away. He took care of his family .
Yes! Finally perfect quality
Flair made it look so easy. You'll never see another like him.
Agree 💯
thank god
You can say that again. Never. 👍👍👍
Ric was a beast with his cardio. He drank evoryday. His body was used to it 👏
As unhealthy as Ric Flair's lifestyle clearly has been, I think that was his "balance" for being on the road all the time, doing something that is frankly not good for your body, etc. And hey, bottom line is, at 75, he's more or less at least made it to life expectancy for a male in the U.S.
Flair was also a gym rat. Routinely up at 5:30 am on the hotel treadmill after partying all night according to Brett Hart. Some people are just built different i guess. My brain & body literally shutdowns within 1 wk of less than 7hr sleep per night lol.
Great story. 😀😃😄😁😊
*_Woooooo!!_*
Lmao. “How are you going to make me look good?” 😂 No wonder Vince turned him into The Red Rooster. Lmao.
Like ric flair always said to be the man you have to beat the man
Stories like this is what Flair such a great entertainer.
Try to imagine Steiner or Nash doing this
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Either you like him or hate ric flair is the best
Ric Flair completely rused Terry Taylor
It was a setup by the dirtiest and smartest player in the game
He took some amphetamines Terry. That’s what the coffee washed down.
Legend has it Terry still doesnt realize the whole drunk Ric Flair thing was a joke. 😂
Plenty of stories about Ric Flair "pretending" to be drinking.
Bs Flair was and still a drunk bastard 😂
@@kvinche8120 Stories of other wrestlers seeing Flair toss drinks. I never said he didn't drink at all.I said he controlled it so he didn't get out of his mind drunk like an idiot.
For everyone saying it was drugs YOU ARE WRONG, Flair and his friends like Arn Anderson, Roddy Piper, and Tully have said Flair only drank and never did drugs like coke or speed. He was a drunk thats for sure but he was in great shape and a ring general.
How do you know he wasn't taking over the counter or prescription medication that had ephedrine? Even if you made a public statement denying it it doesn't mean he couldn't have been lying
@@infintyplus Because those types of drugs weren't easily available or cheap in the 1980s it wasn't until the late 1990s that products with Ephedra & Ephedrine were mass produced. Narcotic Prescription drugs were not as widely available, they were only given to people with life changing issues like Cancer or severe injuries. The medical boards did not allow doctors to freely give out narcotic drugs util the lobbyists changed that in the early 1990s. Most of the Prescription drugs people talk about today like opioid pain killers or weight loss drugs were so rare that it would have been easier to get street drugs in the mid-1980s. Its not just Flair saying it but the people who were around him that said he never took hard drugs, and those people have nothing to gain. Even Tully Blanchard said Flair was just an alcoholic even when confronted about it on talk shows after he became religious. Ricky Morton, and others in shoot interviews talk about Flair's legendary drinking but not once has anyone said he was using Cocaine or any other substance. Flair admits he was so high strung that in the late 1990s until his surgery he was taking Xanax but that definitely isn't speed, LOL. I mean I don't personally know Ric Flair but from read a few books and hearing other wrestlers talk about him it seems he was just a drunk, who really enjoyed the attention he received being a wrestler and especially during his time as the World Champion. You can see even in his old age Flair just doesn't like to be alone and likes to be around other people so he probably worked twice as hard to be liked. He was adopted so who knows his real parents might have been Manic episode people who were deemed unfit back int eh 1940s who knows. But Ric just seems to like attention and he is a drunk. Cheers!!!!!
They might as well say drugs lol. Alcohol is a drug for many people. It's just legal.
@@hootiehootheblowphish4109 Alcohol is a drug, period. "For many people"? It's a drug.
Flair didn't do drugs, just lots of booze.
Awesome story
There only one the real world champ whoooooo
Ric flair is the 🐐 of wrestling
My crush growing up holy crap that mullet yall and his smile when he did was like yessssssssssssss rooorroroooooo
There's no way Ric is 6'3/235! I worked part-time at Ric Flair's Gold's Gym in Durham, NC in the 90's as a young teacher/new husband and dad when teacher salaries were next to nothing in NC (still are!) Anyway, Ric would come in whenever there was a WCW show in Raleigh (Dorton Arena) or Chapel Hill (Dean Dome). I'm 5'8. At best, my dude is 5'11/6 foot, and maybe 220. Nontheless, he was, and still is THE MAN! WHOOOOOOOO!
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Cocaine is a hell of a drug….. i mean “coffee”
That was the code word! 😂
Where is this from?
Everyone says that Terry can kind of rub you the wrong way and he doesn't even realize it. I can see why. He basically buries Flair until the end. Even though he thinks he's putting him over, it sounds like a bury.
Flair was a different animal
flair was always about flair.
Watched him awhile back, at the soaring eagle casino.
What a tool. Tried to pickup women in the audience, by giving out his room number.
His face looked like an old saddle.
Whooo!😮
Flair - “bring me a coffee & put some white stuff in it”
Taylor - “sugar?”
Flair - “no the other white stuff”
Taylor - “oh milk”
Flair - “no the OTHER white stuff”
No i dont believe flair did any drugs besides alcohol it is well documented by those around him
Ric flair was the man
Reason #2570 Flair is the man.
😎👍
*_Woooooo!!_*
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Ric Flair was famous for playing possum, #FWIW 😉
Some columbian marching powder 😂
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Incredible story.....the nature boy.....to be the man, u got to beat the man.....
*_Woooooo!!_*
people, i hate ric flair, very over rated check out terry taylor vs flair.. very good match
You lost all credibility when you said Flair is overrated, GTFOH. You won't accomplish 0.00001% of what he did in his career.
What's this clip from? I can see it's something WWE produced
It's from the Legends of Mid-South set that WWE released in 2013, on both dvd and Blu ray. The 40 minutes match between Terry and Flair at the Superdome is also included on the set, great match.
can i get woooooh
*_Woooooo!!_*
Coffee my ass lol. He was doing rails.
Speed
60 Minute Man
This was a shoot video smh
Terry Taylor would have had a better wrestling career had he worked on his physique, which actually wasnt too bad.
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Him not "working on his physique" is the reason he's still alive today.
@@franklinalatee5597 👏🏾
He should've stayed away from WWF and not let Vince humiliate him.
Terry “the stooge” Taylor
Cocaine is a hEll of a drug. Coffee I mean lol.
Mid card guy at best, The freaking Red Rooster lmfao
Well done for missing the point of the story
Found the WWE mark.
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He was getting a push when he was in Mid South back in the day.But yes the red rooster was hilarious.He would crow like a rooster and strut around the ring. 🤠
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You'll always be The Red Rooster.
Meth
Taylor was an asshole to ric and Arn he was the reason the spot promo happened he’s nothing to me
Agreed, coffee boy, red rooster
26000 in an 83000 capacity stadium. Ouch!
That was a good house back then for a monthly show. Stadiums were looking to book dates. The only card filling football Stadiums in the 80's was WrestleMania and that happened once a year!
I love this story , cool stuff. Ric flair is the same kid who grew up dreaming of being an NWA Champion. Won his first NWA world belt and celebrated it by putting over kerry von erich in texas. let him pin him for a 4 count on national TV unofficially leading to the kerry vs harley feud that led to kerry taking the belt off Ric. Just a different breed of dedication to wrestling, such a selfless guy
Agree 💯
*_Woooooo!!_*
Terry the stooge Taylor