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Iron sheik deserves honorable mention, changed the game when it comes to being a heel
Iron sheik deserves honorable mention, changed the game when it comes to being a heel
I mean for sure the Iranian thing that def had srs heel heat during Iranian revolution...but....he mostly just a crazy old Iranian dude on Howard Stern after that.Iron sheik deserves honorable mention, changed the game when it comes to being a heel
In his documentary other wrestlers were saying that he brought so much heat with the crowd that they were worried about his safetyHow did he change the game?
The original Shiek did it before him.In his documentary other wrestlers were saying that he brought so much heat with the crowd that they were worried about his safety
yeah but that was a constant thing in the 70s and 80s in the territories. Esp with all these ethnic champsIn his documentary other wrestlers were saying that he brought so much heat with the crowd that they were worried about his safety
Sounds like you came up during Flairs worst years, sorry you missed out on his golden era*Sigh*
Time to post an unpopular opinion again.
If we're talking about mic-skills, then Ric Flair is absolutely one of the greatest ever.
But when it comes to ring work, I've never been particularly impressed aside from he did it for so long. Wrestling into your 60s is something only a few could ever do.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely respect his legacy going all the way back to the 70s & 80s, and he was the blueprint for so many others to follow as far as how to make the masses excited for a match you're promoting.
But he never did anything new since the 70s & 80s. It was the same old shit over and over throughout the 90s & 2000s.
So as far as 'Is he in your top #1 Entertainer in Pro-Wrestling?' He's not even in my top #25.
Besides his retirement match against HBK none of what I'd rank as my Top #100 matches of all time would involve Ric Flair.
Sounds like you came up during Flairs worst years, sorry you missed out on his golden era
He did, but their approaches were def different.The original Shiek did it before him.