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WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Actors : Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Triple H
Studio : World Wrestling
by World Wrestling
Brand : WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Release Date : 2008-07-08
Publisher : World Wrestling
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 3
EAN : 0651191946921
UPC : 651191946921
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 30 reviews)
List Price : $34.95
Our Price : $20.28
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Product Description |
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With a career spanning over 30 years Nature Boy Ric Flair has seen it all and has taken on all challengers. This 3 disc set looks at the incredible life and career of this WWE legend and champion with new matches new antics but with the ole same flair.System Requirements:Running Time: 540 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/PRO WRESTLING Rating: TV-14 UPC: 651191946921 Manufacturer No: WWE94692 |
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The best Ever ! |
Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler of all-time, no doubts about that. The DVD is great, even if i wanted to see a 5 disc set, you know a big boxset like they did with the Wrestlemania volumes 1 to 4, the Royal Rumble vol. 1-4, but this 3 disc set is still very good. Here's my favorite matches on the DVD:
- VS Sting
- VS Harley Race
- VS Jack Brisco
- VS Dusty, Manny and Magnum
The Tribute on Raw is priceless, in my opinion one of the most incredible moment in the history of pro wrestling. the promos are all great, only one of them was on the Ultimate Ric Flair collection, as a easter egg (The one where Ric said to David Crockett that he is a sucker).So it's a great set and buy it !!!
by the way who cares if the WWE will never release the match between Flair and Luger or Flair against Koloff???? that is going to change your life or what!!!??? it's a great set, ok?? i have nothing else to say.
I'm 20 years old, i have over 60 Ric Flair matches on DVD and i think it's enough. The matches against Vader, Luger or Koloff will be on the Starrcade dvd in november. buy it!!! |
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Definative Collection Very Good |
It's hard to condense Ric Flair's pro wrestling career, even on 3 full DVD's. WWE already did a 3 DVD set hosted by Flair in 2003 (The Ultimate Collection Set). This complation basically picks up where that one left off with more interviews and behind the scenes footage and fewer matches.
Here you get a two hour long biography where Flair takes you threw his career, from his earliest days in the AWA to the "Win Or Retire" angle that played out until this past March at WrestleMania 24. A veritable who's who of wrestling, from Nick Bockwinkle to HHH add comentary at different points. Flair is definately honest, and not always nice, although much of what he says has already been printed in multiple books, etc. Not a lot of new ground, just Flair in his words better explaining a lot of "old ground", along with plenty of match highlights and promo interviews from his heyday on TBS Saturday Night Wrestling show.
There are extras such as "Flair's Final Weekend" as WWE cameras follow the Nature Boy around Orlando during the WrestleMania Weekend (which included Flair's induction into the Hall Of Fame), and Flair receiving a key to the city in for his charitable work one week prior to his final match. The complete tribute to Flair from the post-WrestleMania Monday Night Raw TV broadcast is shown, including footage not seen on live TV including Vince McMahon and The Undertaker, among others.
Match wise you get an eclectic mix of famous matches not included in the first set from 5 yrs ago (Sting from The Clash Of Champions TV Special, March 1988 and vs Terry Funk from the 1989 Great American Bash PPV) as well as never before released classics like his impromptu battle with fellow Hall Of Famer Jack Brisco on Mid Atlantic Wrestling TV in 1982 (an exceptionally good match for free TV) and a never before televised battle with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper from Madison Square Garden in 1991 after Flair first arrived in the WWE.
None of the matches are bad, in fact every one is 4or 5 star quality. Some famouse Flair matches were left off. Flair's TLC (Tables, Ladders, and Chairs) Match vs Edge from Jan 2006 and his "I Quit" Match vs Mick Foley from SummerSlam 2006 are obvious missed from his later years, although both have been issued on other DVD releases. There is a rumored "Best Of Starrcade" set supposedly in the works by WWE which may explain why such matches as vs Lex Luger (Starrcade 88, arguably Luger's best ever Main Event Match) and his win or retire match vs Vader (Starrcade 93)were excluded.
Personally, I would like to have seen a Flair/Piper match from their wild early 80's days, although the one here from Flair's first WWE run is pretty good. Likewise I personally think the last ever televised Flair vs Steamboat Match from May 1994 which ended their feud is better than the April, 1994 Pay Per View bout included here but this is an excellent match.
Combined with the first "Ultimate Collection" you get a pretty good overview of the most decorated career in pro wrestling. On it's own it's better than average, a B plus. Fact is, Flair's career had so many terrific moments it is hard to condense them, even in a 3 disc set. You definately will be entertained, and the less well known matches are true keepers. The biography portion is at times moving, and the emotional final tribute from RAW is an absolute collectors must have, easily the single biggest send off anyone in pro wrestling ever got, hands down. If you are a Flair fan you will really enjoy this set, if you are a pro wrestling fan, especially from the last 25 yrs, this set will not leave you disappointed. Is there more material that could have been added, yes, but this set is still worth the investment. Plus, if WWE does finish the "Best Of Starrcade" set than many of the matches fans have lamented missing here will be on DVD. |
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A great Documetary Of Ric Flair |
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This was a very well made dvd to me. A great story of Ric Flair's career. This dvd was not intended to give us a bunch of matches it is basically a tribute to the career of Ric Flair. This dvd does have some good matches however as said it is not many. They have the ultimate Ric flair dvd that has tons of matches on it this is not that dvd I would call this dvd more of a companion to the Ultimate Ric Flair dvd. If you want the story of Flair's career to go along with the other dvd set I defintely reccomend this dvd. I did not buy this dvd for matches I bought because of the documentary of Ric Flair. If you want to buy a dvd with lots of matches then you want the Ultimate Ric flair. To me you would be missing out by not picking up this dvd as well. |
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This DVD is Great |
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All i have to say this DVD was a great buy im happy to have it and im happy to see Ric Flair's Story Finally Told on DVD |
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I Will Never Retire! |
Just picked up the new Flair DVD. The doc on Disc 1 is amazing along with the stories and tribute video. As for Discs 2 and 3, I want to try to squash a notion I've seen in these reviews.
People are complaining about the matches used for the DVD. The Sting and Funk matches aren't on any other DVD. The Michaels match is mandatory and you know they are going to put a Triple H match on there. The other Steamboat stuff is already on DVD. My only complaint about the DVD is I think they skimped him on the promos a bit for Disc 3 a bit.
This guy essentially has 8 discs devoted to his career which is unheard of and amazing. He's the man. Enjoy what you have folks! |
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