Hard to watch when all the episodes are locked under the A&E app......What's the point of an app if you can't watch the shows....Not all of us can afford cable or satellite.
Funny that WCW called him old and WWE was calling him old during the attitude era and 25-30 years later WWE is still using him as one of their main ratings draws.
“I'm Ric Flair! The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!” Still get chills when I see his promos!
@Bessie Warner he still look healthy for a guy of his age and the fact he has been drinking all his life and been wrestling for all those years are tough on youre body too
He sho did there are legend stories of him in Charlotte N.C that still live he was loved by the ladies some married & hated by the men... I remember reading a blog a dude hating on RIC I was livid but he was jus a hater cuz women flung them self on ric & even tho I'm older than Moses lol I would have too but I was young at least you can find him & other matches on YT I 💜me some Nature Boy woooooo🦋!!!!!
Jim Herd was insane, that is all there is to it. Why on earth would a person come up with the wild idea of calling Ric Spartacus? He is and was a legend.
There's a reason why Stan Hansen returned to AJPW when Herd took over. Apparently, he wanted to give The Lariat a stupid gimmick which would've damaged his value as a pro wrestler.
I remember watching this Royal Rumble 1992 as a kid. Ric Flair drew 3rd and I though there is no way he can win this now and then he won. Honestly one of the best Royal Rumble memories of all time
To the people that keep saying did he steal or or they stole it? 1. You need to watch the full episode for the full contents of everything to actually understand what happened. 2. It wasn’t stolen it was left on the airplane and was put in lost and found for 90 days and no one claimed it therefore the airplane guy who found it was able to keep it after 90 days. 3. The guy who had it all these years decided to sell it on eBay recently for 10,000 because someone in his family passed away and he needed the money to pay for a funeral (as Triple H put it he sold it for much less than it’s actually worth) 4. The guy who bought it from the guy who owned it originally on eBay basically didn’t want to show his face for the “publicity” and so he had a stand in negotiate for him however he continuously broke the agreement that they originally had for the deal trying to maximize the value of it as much as possible because they knew Ric Flair and WWE wanted it. Hope this clear thinks up...
Seems staged to me funny how the guy just happened to make a ebay account to sell that robe the only thing he ever sold on Ebay just when they're looking for it it was all set up for tv they knew where the robe was before they were just making suspense for television
@@mustang268 They are all staged. There's like 3 or 5 big collectors in the US that know where all the big stuff is, belts, robes, worn in ring gear, programs, etc. All you have to do is ring them up and they can tell you who has it and how to find them.
I dont watch or care about wrestling these days but I love this show. Especially because it brings me back to a time in my childhood where I loved wrestling and watched it with my dad. I remember recording VHS tapes of pay per views and rewatching them time and time again. There were some great characters and narratives and I remember getting so hype when my favorites were on. It's wild that some of those guys are still performing today.
Ben seems like such a nice guy, you see how excited Flair was to see him lol and he’s always been extremely knowledgeable and a great communicator with his explanations of every single item in the warehouse
Technically the guy didn’t steal it the guy who sold it on eBay for $10,000 claimed it from lost and found after no one claimed it after 90 days the guy who bought it basically simply Capitalized on WWE wanting it back.
@J W Plus the statute of limitations would be up on it, so the thief probably could just straight up say he stole it by this point, without legal consequences
@J W you want him arrested for stealing something 20+ years ago, that he might not have even stole? If it really was in the lost and found for 90 days it could easily be argued that it was abandoned for good.
@J W well the statute of limitations is the amount of time after a crime happened that you can be charged with that crime, and you said that was a stupid law so you definitely implied he should be charged with a crime.
He is the greatest heel of all time. I remember as a kid back in 1985 watching WCW wrestling on Saturday Nights with my dad. I just remember the Nature Boy crushing my soul as the 4 Horseman pummeled Dusty Rhodes week after week. Those were the good ole days! RIP Dad!
he was pretty good as a baby face too in WCW, or the grey areas that wwe had him in at times. As a mentor, he's also the only reason a guy like HHH could have even half watchable matches.
@@Speedyreedy1218 HHH learnt a lot from Flair, except how to be good on offense during a match. His move set was less interesting than Hogan or Stone Cold. And don't get me started on the Pedigree. Don't take it as disrespect, he did many things very well, but Flair was the total package, while HHH had some glaring weaknesses. Just honest criticism.
Someone did the math a few years ago. Ric Flair has 16 acknowledged world title reigns, but if you include all the unofficial reigns the actual number is in the 40s. A record that will never be beaten.
The mic work Flair brought to the WWF at that time was unlike anything the WWF only fans had ever seen. He made Hogan look like a cartoon character. He was cutting classic Ric Flair promos vs "Let me tell brothers. The power of the maniacs is coursing thru my veins...". It was no comparison.
Jake the Snake and Roddy Piper were the only two who came close. And of course Bobby Heenan. Ted DiBiase could be serious, but they had made his character a caricature by the early 90’s. Mr Perfect was good on the stick too. Funny how they put Flair, Heenan and Hennig together.
@@tydog29 I know Conrad and personally saw this robe in his collection like 5 years ago. Makes no difference if you believe me or the other guy but this robes whereabouts was known and not a mystery.
You'd think since hotel cleaning personnel probably stole it out of his room, that the possessor (who wouldn't show his face, probably because he was involved in the theft) would give em a deal.
As much as the WWF claimed we would confuse the WWF and WWF I still cannot see that happening. One hosts wildlife preservation, the other hosts the original Nature Boy
I remember watching this Rumble as a kid. I got sooooo many chills watching this match in retrospect. Flair is an absolute living legend and the greatest to grace the ring. Happy he got THE robe back. 🗣WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Something real special about watching these guys put on the old gear. Taker puttin on the mask and coat, Flair puttin on the robe...man. Real cherished childhood memories being made real all over again.
The price that Ric's family and WWE had to do to get this rob back was ridiculous. I agree with others in the comments that this robe was stolen property. Last I checked receiving stolen property is a felony and so is selling stolen property. You can't tell me that these people didn't know it belonged to Ric Flair. Everyone knows who the Nature Boy is.
@@rmn2370 When Ric was at the top of his game, wrestling was the entertainment for the working man. That aside, working doesn't mean you're unaware of something like who Ric Flair is.
At 2:48 you can visibly see the look of complete, utter disbelief and pure legitimate shock on Paul's face when Jim is fed the line to repeat from Heard live on-air. Heyman & Ross obviously were only informed of the news that very second at the same time as the rest of the fans, tallent and personal. This one clip alone says more in 5 seconds of footage than anyone ever needs to know about Jim Heard and the absolute state of WCW at that specific moment in time. A picture that paints a million words.
Imagine if he changed his name in WCW??? How much wrestling history would change! That would be the biggest butterfly effect! No pun intended from the robe...
They're supposed to be. That's part of the reason for the show. Of course, I haven't heard anything concrete yet other than show casing them at events like WrestleMania.
They take multiple trips throughout the episode to various locations looking for different items. It would make sense that he wouldn’t be told exactly what the subject of that trip was until they were going there, and it allows him to tell a story on the way about the significance of the item.
Ric Flair is and was one of the best long match performed in all of professional wrestling. There have never been any matches of that quality since Flair and Dusty Rhodes.
I helped Ric and his wife at the Airport in a company i work at, and he is the most humble person you will ever meet! he is so nice that you start hating yourself
Freaking Conrad. That dudes a genius. He perfected being the wrestling free agent, meaning he works with both companies, and isn’t weighted down by any kind of non compete. Brilliant. Imagine how much dough he could’ve made if he was doing this in the mid to late 90s, and he was getting paid by very a very flush with cash WWE, WCW, and ECW. He does very well for himself now, but just imagine what he could’ve done in the prime of wrestling. Holy smokes. It would’ve been a lot harder given the state of kayfabe back then, but he could’ve been groundbreaking in that arena as well.
Me too I'm well over a half century old & I still love me some Nature Boy I cried when I saw him in HIS ROBE who had it should give it back it's rics robe wooo 💖🦋💖
Flair is the man. What an insane thing to become champion in your debut Royal Rumble match with the new company. I wonder how the rest of the cast of characters felt about this at the time?
If Jim Herd doesn't pi$$ Ric Flair off enough to the point where Flair leaves WCW for WWE we never would've seen Flair's epic performance in the 1992 Royal Rumble. Like Triple H says, things happen for a reason.
Turner was the best and worst thing that happened to NWA/WCW. They needed his bankroll but his either inability or unwillingness to bring in a competent overseer for the company ultimately ruined it. Herd was just the 1st of the group
The owner of this Butterfly Robe seemed like a jerk. I get he didn't want to part with a HUGE piece of history, but for him to change the deal time and time again when they agreed upon it was ridiculous. A guy like him needs to get through his head: "A deal is a DEAL."
Unfortunately, as much as we would love for Flair to get it back for free since it was stolen and it was his property, the police won't do anything as the statue of limitations in Tennessee (where the robe was stolen) for theft is a maximum 15 years, leaving the robe 10 years past the maximum limitations. Sadly that means the robe is now legally the new owners property.
It didn't sound like it was stolen. From the story they say it was left in a hotel room. The hotel held onto it at lost and found. No one came to pick it up or inquire about it.
I am in the same boat as several others here. If he lost it or last saw it in Johnson City, TN that means flat out it was stolen. You can't pick up a robe like this and be like... hmmm, well there are many like it this one is mine now. If nothing else forget contacting the "owner" and saying is $50k a fair offer; contact law enforcement that you have tracked down stolen property of felony value.
Unfortunately, as much as we would love for Flair to get it back for free since it was stolen and it was his property, the police won't do anything as the statue of limitations in Tennessee (where the robe was stolen) for theft is a maximum 15 years, leaving the robe 10 years past the maximum limitations. Sadly that means the robe is now legally the new owners property.
@@barryallen6775 and considering the original owner of it all those years sold it for a whopping $10,000 on eBay made a huge profit on it since the guy that sold it originally didn’t really know the value of what he had.
Flair could say he wants to meet the seller and then hit him with a figure four leg lock and get the Robe back for free as the guy screams and submits to give it back to the Nature Boy!! WOOOO! Let me produce these segments and I’ll show you what the fans want to see!! 🤣😂🙏❤️
What I want to know is, why doesn't any of the wrestlers say to the guys who have this stuff "hey, that's my property, you stole it or bought it from someone that stole it so I'm taking it back now or I call the Police!,...and I certainly ain't gonna buy back what was mine in the first place"?!
@@jacmccauley7581 That would make sense I guess, just odd seeing people offering to buy the stuff back they used to own unless as you say they sold it in the first place.
The guy didn’t steal it it was on luggage for 90 days and was not claimed then he was giving it he the sold it on eBay for $10,000 and then the guy that refused to show his face sold it back to him for capitalized on WWE and Ric Flair really wanting it.
This was always the "Titan Robe" or "WWF Robe" to me & my wrestling dork friends in the 90's. It was the robe he seemed to wear most on TV and to me the black & silver look made it the most badass. WWE could've cut the owner/recipient of stolen property a check for $100 grand without batting an eye but they figure "it's in the family" now. Conrad buys it "for Ric", then later on when Flair passes (hope it's 30 years from now) WWE can put the squeeze on Thompson, "Donate it to the Flair wing of the HOF building", etc. If Conrad balks they either offer him huge dough or more likely send their lawyers after him with some convoluted excuse it's there's anyway.
Respectfully @A&E, your claim was incorrect that the Royal Rumble ‘92 being Ric’s debut. That is factually inaccurate. Rich had already been with the then-WWF for about 5 months.
Love Ric Flair so much I don't why every time I see him on tv and hear him talk I almost cry I don't what it is I'd probably cry if I meet him in real life 🤣🤣 WOOOOOOOO
Yep. Just more orchestrated WWE propaganda. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole series is completely scripted just like their crappy shows, not to mention all the wrestling (sorry “Sports Entertainment”) revisionist biographys they put out on DVD/Blu Ray or on their crappy network
Olivia walker work deserves credit and that butterfly robe is a masterpiece and that robe debuted at clash of champions 6 when ric flair challenges Ricky the dragon steamboat for the nwa world heavyweight championship in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
god, I miss the "old school" wrestlers. Hulk Hogan, Andre, suppafly, Flair, Warrior, Hacksaw, Piper, Slaughter, Jake... the list goes on & on. There are so epic many wrestlers that paved the way for what we see now. Great guys & hard workers. Wooooo!! The good ol days
@@TheSSUltimateGoku correct, and people try to act like the guy murdered his estranged wife and her lover or something like that smh sad people try to degrade the legacy of an American Hero
@@CarloisBuriedAlive I saw the whole thing but there was no need to dig at Ted Turner. Learn to comprehend what you are hearing then get back to me, thanks
@@kingrama2727 ah yes let’s criticize Herd but better not mention the guy who hired him as Executive Vice President to help him shape the company in the way he wanted for his network and got his position through another Turner executive being friends with him. Them bringing up Turner to discuss WCW is not a stretch, and they made it known that Flair was talking about Herd regardless. I understand what you’re saying but they’re literally showing footage of Herd and have a graphic of his name WHILE Flair is talking about it.
@@CarloisBuriedAlive doesn’t matter, Flair didn’t leave because of Turner he left because of Herd. Keep trying little buddy but it just shows how small the McMahon’s are by trying to knock Ted 21 years later… it’s as pathetic as you are
@@kingrama2727 lol, you’re being as petty as you’re claiming the McMahons are by being so offended by a small debate about how the Flair-Herd issue was characterized on this show
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Hard to watch when all the episodes are locked under the A&E app......What's the point of an app if you can't watch the shows....Not all of us can afford cable or satellite.
Alas the robe is found!!!So happy I cried I remember that match I loved it sitting at home watching the ppv screaming like a bansheee
@@shhsh569 I know right flare was & is still my fave rassler I even got the A&E app it's not there😤
When will the shows be available in Belgium?
Why was "Jesus" censored?
Funny that WCW called him old and WWE was calling him old during the attitude era and 25-30 years later WWE is still using him as one of their main ratings draws.
Exactly
Sup Hannibal
Wooooo The Nature Boy will be young forever
You have said this before, and still stands as a fact today.
Flair ain't old he's vintage..
“I'm Ric Flair! The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!” Still get chills when I see his promos!
Me too and always will🤩
You forgot the "Rolex wearing, diamond ring wearing"
He's was the best in the world at his job 👍🇺🇸😊
“He said, ‘you’ll do what I tell you.’”
“I said ‘no.’”
He said “Then you’re fired.”
I said, “thank you.”
That is ICONIC Ric Flair. Defiant to the end.
“Don’t be ashamed of those butterflies…millions of people have felt those butterflies..it’s anxiety it’s tension” that’s a good life lesson
I’m just happy that Ric Flair is still with us after all he has been through and seems healthy and happy.
@Bessie Warner Why, what’s happened to him in the last 4 months?
@Bessie Warner he still look healthy for a guy of his age and the fact he has been drinking all his life and been wrestling for all those years are tough on youre body too
@@Dessan01this is a business where the life expectancy is up to 40 something. As a wrestler your lucky you made it past 50
I’m surprised Ric didn’t start crying when he saw the robe.
He don't care man
I don’t care.
I did.
☺️
Ric doesn't care.
He preferred WCW over Vince's trashy company WWE.
Surprised he didn’t start blading lol.
@@doubleM1986 he spent his whole career in the wwe
Flair had more ladies than a Hooters restaurant lol
There's actually not many women at a Hooters restaurant, just probably the 10 waitresses.
@@rebelwithacause3574 welp that joke just went over your head lol
He sho did there are legend stories of him in Charlotte N.C that still live he was loved by the ladies some married & hated by the men...
I remember reading a blog a dude hating on RIC I was livid but he was jus a hater cuz women flung them self on ric & even tho I'm older than Moses lol I would have too but I was young at least you can find him & other matches on YT I 💜me some Nature Boy woooooo🦋!!!!!
@@rebelwithacause3574 yeah I was gonna say that too. Better analogy would have been more girls than a chippendales performance
(Has)
Jim Herd was insane, that is all there is to it. Why on earth would a person come up with the wild idea of calling Ric Spartacus? He is and was a legend.
There's a reason why Stan Hansen returned to AJPW when Herd took over. Apparently, he wanted to give The Lariat a stupid gimmick which would've damaged his value as a pro wrestler.
No clue on the business that he all of a sudden had power over. And it happens. Alot. Across the country. Smh.
Well, let’s remember that Jim Herd got famous by being a head executive at Pizza Hut
Remember when they made Ron Simmons a roman gladiator?. ✌🏻
Ben Stiller would play a great Ric Flair character if they made a movie.
I thought Steve Carell but stiller works too
No
I heard another guy is doing a caricature of Ric in The Iron Claw.
easily
@@Carltonwanksyes
I remember watching this Royal Rumble 1992 as a kid. Ric Flair drew 3rd and I though there is no way he can win this now and then he won. Honestly one of the best Royal Rumble memories of all time
And then you found out they were acting
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When Ric said "and thats the bottom line", I got chills.
Even all these years later, he looks so right and complete in that robe.
EVenAllTheseyearsIater,
HeIooKsSoRight
andCoMPlEteinthatRobe.
@@faithgarcia8660 You ARE the reason why your Dad left.
To the people that keep saying did he steal or or they stole it?
1. You need to watch the full episode for the full contents of everything to actually understand what happened.
2. It wasn’t stolen it was left on the airplane and was put in lost and found for 90 days and no one claimed it therefore the airplane guy who found it was able to keep it after 90 days.
3. The guy who had it all these years decided to sell it on eBay recently for 10,000 because someone in his family passed away and he needed the money to pay for a funeral (as Triple H put it he sold it for much less than it’s actually worth)
4. The guy who bought it from the guy who owned it originally on eBay basically didn’t want to show his face for the “publicity” and so he had a stand in negotiate for him however he continuously broke the agreement that they originally had for the deal trying to maximize the value of it as much as possible because they knew Ric Flair and WWE wanted it.
Hope this clear thinks up...
Did the guy end up selling it?
@@GrumpyRook right? I'm guessing so. Dunno though
Seems staged to me funny how the guy just happened to make a ebay account to sell that robe the only thing he ever sold on Ebay just when they're looking for it it was all set up for tv they knew where the robe was before they were just making suspense for television
Staged
@@mustang268 They are all staged. There's like 3 or 5 big collectors in the US that know where all the big stuff is, belts, robes, worn in ring gear, programs, etc. All you have to do is ring them up and they can tell you who has it and how to find them.
This is the robe that made us classic WWF fans recognize "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. No other robe ever came close to it.
Definitely in my top 5
12:27, the purple robe was when he won the world wrestling federation championship the 2 days after summerslam 92 against Macho man in Hershey PA.
I have a feather from that purple robe
@@jacobivey4789 haha good one. If u did, it would cost u 40,000 for the whole robe.
I took it off of him in Dayton Ohio they were filming for the tv shows on Saturday mornings. I have it recorded on vhs of me taking it
@@jacobivey4789 hahah thats awesome!
I dont watch or care about wrestling these days but I love this show. Especially because it brings me back to a time in my childhood where I loved wrestling and watched it with my dad. I remember recording VHS tapes of pay per views and rewatching them time and time again. There were some great characters and narratives and I remember getting so hype when my favorites were on. It's wild that some of those guys are still performing today.
Same
The old matches are the best.
Yup 😊
Ben seems like such a nice guy, you see how excited Flair was to see him lol and he’s always been extremely knowledgeable and a great communicator with his explanations of every single item in the warehouse
Imagine getting an offer of 50 thousand …… for something you stole lmao
Technically the guy didn’t steal it the guy who sold it on eBay for $10,000 claimed it from lost and found after no one claimed it after 90 days the guy who bought it basically simply Capitalized on WWE wanting it back.
@@TheSSUltimateGoku thanks for the info I didn’t know the story behind the robe aside from it coming up missing.
@J W Plus the statute of limitations would be up on it, so the thief probably could just straight up say he stole it by this point, without legal consequences
@J W you want him arrested for stealing something 20+ years ago, that he might not have even stole? If it really was in the lost and found for 90 days it could easily be argued that it was abandoned for good.
@J W well the statute of limitations is the amount of time after a crime happened that you can be charged with that crime, and you said that was a stupid law so you definitely implied he should be charged with a crime.
He is the greatest heel of all time. I remember as a kid back in 1985 watching WCW wrestling on Saturday Nights with my dad. I just remember the Nature Boy crushing my soul as the 4 Horseman pummeled Dusty Rhodes week after week. Those were the good ole days! RIP Dad!
So good I still don't like him 🤣🤣🤣
he was pretty good as a baby face too in WCW, or the grey areas that wwe had him in at times. As a mentor, he's also the only reason a guy like HHH could have even half watchable matches.
@@Dukeflyhawker Don't disrespect my GOAT HHH who is the evolution of Flair.
@@Speedyreedy1218 HHH learnt a lot from Flair, except how to be good on offense during a match. His move set was less interesting than Hogan or Stone Cold. And don't get me started on the Pedigree.
Don't take it as disrespect, he did many things very well, but Flair was the total package, while HHH had some glaring weaknesses. Just honest criticism.
@@Dukeflyhawker I don't see anything wrong with HHH's offense, or how Flair was the total package.
Someone did the math a few years ago.
Ric Flair has 16 acknowledged world title reigns, but if you include all the unofficial reigns the actual number is in the 40s. A record that will never be beaten.
No it’s 21. The WWE claims 16. Flair said it in a interview I saw a few years ago. I’ll try to find it and link it if you want.
@@jacobredmond4127 I heard 22
If you think that’s something look at Jerry the king lawler’s record…his work prior to the WWF/E is unmatched
Oh, so flair had the most written in story line wins? Come on bro. Grow up.
The mic work Flair brought to the WWF at that time was unlike anything the WWF only fans had ever seen. He made Hogan look like a cartoon character. He was cutting classic Ric Flair promos vs "Let me tell brothers. The power of the maniacs is coursing thru my veins...". It was no comparison.
Jake the Snake and Roddy Piper were the only two who came close. And of course Bobby Heenan. Ted DiBiase could be serious, but they had made his character a caricature by the early 90’s.
Mr Perfect was good on the stick too. Funny how they put Flair, Heenan and Hennig together.
Funny how the guy driving Ric is more excited about the robe being found than Ric is..
Yea that’s cuz this was all staged. His son law has had the robe this whole time. They just needed some content for their show and make it dramatic.
Rick probably sold the robe so he was broke at one time now he's good with his money
@@denton7773 can you back up your claim?
@@tydog29 I know Conrad and personally saw this robe in his collection like 5 years ago. Makes no difference if you believe me or the other guy but this robes whereabouts was known and not a mystery.
@@tydog29 its all about $$$ and it is a show
You'd think since hotel cleaning personnel probably stole it out of his room, that the possessor (who wouldn't show his face, probably because he was involved in the theft) would give em a deal.
This is staged
Definite props for exposing the old WWF Logo on A&E. Aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.
As much as the WWF claimed we would confuse the WWF and WWF I still cannot see that happening. One hosts wildlife preservation, the other hosts the original Nature Boy
I Would Have Loved It If the Guy Who Had It Said "Take It ... It's Your's ... I Was Just Holding On to It for You ... "
But it's not Ric who is getting it, it's the WWE.
@@RCFunEveryday I Just Realized That. I Think I Meant to Say Holding It for You or Whomever You Want to Have It
@@RCFunEveryday actually Conrad and WWE have 50-50 ownership. So it's still technically in the family.
He's looking and moving good for what he's been through in the last 5 years.
Would love to see part 2 of Ric Flair's Black butterfly robe
WouIdLoveToseePart2
BUtterflyRobe
OfRiCFlair'sBlack
I'm glad he got his butterfly robe back.
It goes to the Archives. A warehouse in Connecticut that preserves historical wrestling memorabilia
Should just give it back it was stolen
It will probably be only seen by a few people unless wwe open up an actual hall of fame or museum.
This is right up the road from where I live
I don't know why they have to pay for it. It was stolen from Ric in the first place.
I remember watching this Rumble as a kid. I got sooooo many chills watching this match in retrospect. Flair is an absolute living legend and the greatest to grace the ring. Happy he got THE robe back. 🗣WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Something real special about watching these guys put on the old gear. Taker puttin on the mask and coat, Flair puttin on the robe...man. Real cherished childhood memories being made real all over again.
The “trader” was the guy from Pawn Star with the Brandon Puffer Red Socks World Series Ring.
Yep, it goes to show how orchestrated this value bumper shows are
For real? Just curious...
Seriously?
Yeah he also works with the pawn shop as a dealer. He was never selling the ring, was using the show like a tv advertisement.
As Ric Flair would say Woooooo ,Total legend ,Happy retirement man,Pleased to see him reunited with his butterfly Robe ,Total Legend.
The price that Ric's family and WWE had to do to get this rob back was ridiculous. I agree with others in the comments that this robe was stolen property. Last I checked receiving stolen property is a felony and so is selling stolen property. You can't tell me that these people didn't know it belonged to Ric Flair. Everyone knows who the Nature Boy is.
1 word. Rosenberg
Not everyone knows him, some people work for a living
@@rmn2370 When Ric was at the top of his game, wrestling was the entertainment for the working man. That aside, working doesn't mean you're unaware of something like who Ric Flair is.
@@TheSSUltimateGoku lost and found? Cmon
@@rmn2370 my sister is 9 she wasn't alive when he retired she knows who Ric Flair is...
At 2:48 you can visibly see the look of complete, utter disbelief and pure legitimate shock on Paul's face when Jim is fed the line to repeat from Heard live on-air.
Heyman & Ross obviously were only informed of the news that very second at the same time as the rest of the fans, tallent and personal.
This one clip alone says more in 5 seconds of footage than anyone ever needs to know about Jim Heard and the absolute state of WCW at that specific moment in time. A picture that paints a million words.
Imagine if he changed his name in WCW??? How much wrestling history would change! That would be the biggest butterfly effect! No pun intended from the robe...
the oun was definetly intended
I like how he has him and Bad Bunny's Chambea plaque in the background.
Man WWE needs to make a museum to display all these historical collectibles, so much wrestling history can be displayed 👏👏👏
They're supposed to be. That's part of the reason for the show. Of course, I haven't heard anything concrete yet other than show casing them at events like WrestleMania.
@@michiganrailfan2141 a physical museum where we can go visit would be amazing
Flair had no idea where they were going until that moment? How did you get him in the car? " get in the car Ricky we're going to disneyland.?"
To ride space mountain
It’s a reality show…
If he is under wwe contract (as a legend) he basically goes wherever they tell him to go.
They take multiple trips throughout the episode to various locations looking for different items. It would make sense that he wouldn’t be told exactly what the subject of that trip was until they were going there, and it allows him to tell a story on the way about the significance of the item.
@@payomr85
Thats BS. He does what he wants.
So glad he found it.
1:18 This is curious. We rarely see "El Gigante/Giant Gonzales" matches. Just the infamous Wrestlemania IX match, and a match in Japan against Nailz.
He’s the same guy that fought Taker, right?
@@freddycabrera837 yes with that horrendous body suit. I think Harvey Whippleman(sp) was the heel manager
Ric Flair is and was one of the best long match performed in all of professional wrestling. There have never been any matches of that quality since Flair and Dusty Rhodes.
I helped Ric and his wife at the Airport in a company i work at, and he is the most humble person you will ever meet!
he is so nice that you start hating yourself
Freaking Conrad. That dudes a genius. He perfected being the wrestling free agent, meaning he works with both companies, and isn’t weighted down by any kind of non compete. Brilliant. Imagine how much dough he could’ve made if he was doing this in the mid to late 90s, and he was getting paid by very a very flush with cash WWE, WCW, and ECW. He does very well for himself now, but just imagine what he could’ve done in the prime of wrestling. Holy smokes. It would’ve been a lot harder given the state of kayfabe back then, but he could’ve been groundbreaking in that arena as well.
This is one of the best series A&E and WWE has ever put out
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Every time I watch these videos, I get chills. Seeing the items and the legends. I'm such an fangirl and I don't even care.
Me too I'm well over a half century old & I still love me some Nature Boy I cried when I saw him in HIS ROBE who had it should give it back it's rics robe wooo
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So awesome
"My favourite robe, when Ric entered at #3 in the Royal Rumble '92..."🏆
Flair is the man. What an insane thing to become champion in your debut Royal Rumble match with the new company. I wonder how the rest of the cast of characters felt about this at the time?
Considering the legends in that Rumble, alot of which Flair had worked with before, I bet they were elated for him.
Ric Flair bows to no executive! The trick Herd played worked in Rics favor.
If Jim Herd doesn't pi$$ Ric Flair off enough to the point where Flair leaves WCW for WWE we never would've seen Flair's epic performance in the 1992 Royal Rumble.
Like Triple H says, things happen for a reason.
Turner was the best and worst thing that happened to NWA/WCW. They needed his bankroll but his either inability or unwillingness to bring in a competent overseer for the company ultimately ruined it. Herd was just the 1st of the group
The owner of this Butterfly Robe seemed like a jerk.
I get he didn't want to part with a HUGE piece of history, but for him to change the deal time and time again when they agreed upon it was ridiculous.
A guy like him needs to get through his head: "A deal is a DEAL."
I wonder why he didn't want to show his face did he know it was stolen
@@audrab27 Well anonymity can be very important to some people.
I’m surprised Ric didn’t start crying when he saw the robe.. Would love to see part 2 of Ric Flair's Black butterfly robe.
Man seeing Flair put the black Butterfly robe on again was such a cool moment
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If he says no, just get the police involved since it was stolen. Shouldn't have to pay a dime for it.
I bet youre fun at parties.
@@danielkinn782 How come? Just because he suggested reporting theft? Your comment has nothing to do with what OP said lmao.
Unfortunately, as much as we would love for Flair to get it back for free since it was stolen and it was his property, the police won't do anything as the statue of limitations in Tennessee (where the robe was stolen) for theft is a maximum 15 years, leaving the robe 10 years past the maximum limitations. Sadly that means the robe is now legally the new owners property.
Find out who stole it and send the Horsemen after them
It didn't sound like it was stolen. From the story they say it was left in a hotel room. The hotel held onto it at lost and found. No one came to pick it up or inquire about it.
I am in the same boat as several others here. If he lost it or last saw it in Johnson City, TN that means flat out it was stolen. You can't pick up a robe like this and be like... hmmm, well there are many like it this one is mine now. If nothing else forget contacting the "owner" and saying is $50k a fair offer; contact law enforcement that you have tracked down stolen property of felony value.
Unfortunately, as much as we would love for Flair to get it back for free since it was stolen and it was his property, the police won't do anything as the statue of limitations in Tennessee (where the robe was stolen) for theft is a maximum 15 years, leaving the robe 10 years past the maximum limitations. Sadly that means the robe is now legally the new owners property.
The guy negotiating was just as much a weasel as the “owner”
ikr, no wonder the seller wanted to be unknown bc he knows what he was going to do with the price.
@@barryallen6775 yeah man. So wrong on all accounts.
@@barryallen6775 and considering the original owner of it all those years sold it for a whopping $10,000 on eBay made a huge profit on it since the guy that sold it originally didn’t really know the value of what he had.
@@TheSSUltimateGoku the original owner is ric.. this robe was STOLEN from him.. ain't nothing else to say fr
Y'all forgetting about little nature boy too!!! He shouldn't have had to give up the jungle robe
Ric Flair the G.O.A.T. Woooooooo
Flair could say he wants to meet the seller and then hit him with a figure four leg lock and get the Robe back for free as the guy screams and submits to give it back to the Nature Boy!! WOOOO! Let me produce these segments and I’ll show you what the fans want to see!! 🤣😂🙏❤️
I don't know anywhere else, but in the US a contract made under physical coercion or threat usually isn't enforceable.
@@charlescox290 i was joking Charles..🙄
As much as I loved WCW, we should've all known it was doomed when Turner let Herd run off Flair.
nice cut scene from "we are on our way right now to go get it"
then to a completely stopped car lol
The fact that the seller kept driving a hard bargain was so frustrating. But at least they got it! 🙌
Obviously not a true flair fan just driven by profit and greed
It was staged lol
What I want to know is, why doesn't any of the wrestlers say to the guys who have this stuff "hey, that's my property, you stole it or bought it from someone that stole it so I'm taking it back now or I call the Police!,...and I certainly ain't gonna buy back what was mine in the first place"?!
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Some of them have auctioned their items off for charity, sold them to make some money, etc.
@@jacmccauley7581 That would make sense I guess, just odd seeing people offering to buy the stuff back they used to own unless as you say they sold it in the first place.
I'm pretty sure this was the role that was donated back when WCW had a restaurant or something else themed. It might have been Las Vegas?
The guy didn’t steal it it was on luggage for 90 days and was not claimed then he was giving it he the sold it on eBay for $10,000 and then the guy that refused to show his face sold it back to him for capitalized on WWE and Ric Flair really wanting it.
This was always the "Titan Robe" or "WWF Robe" to me & my wrestling dork friends in the 90's. It was the robe he seemed to wear most on TV and to me the black & silver look made it the most badass.
WWE could've cut the owner/recipient of stolen property a check for $100 grand without batting an eye but they figure "it's in the family" now. Conrad buys it "for Ric", then later on when Flair passes (hope it's 30 years from now) WWE can put the squeeze on Thompson, "Donate it to the Flair wing of the HOF building", etc. If Conrad balks they either offer him huge dough or more likely send their lawyers after him with some convoluted excuse it's there's anyway.
Conrad had to call Meltzer to find out what it's worth.
I am writing to say that the footage behind Richmond, Virginia is of New Bedford in a whole different state.....
Funny you say that, from the north end of New Bedford. Hard to tell...
@@steve_jackson9933 commercial scalloper that fishes out of nb, and va, and it's def in nb lol
Is that the robe he did the helicopter with 🤣🤣🤣
One of Bobby Heenan’s greatest commentary performances.
Apart from going coo coo for the Narcissist lol
That Royal Rumble, all I remember is hearing “The Brain” continually saying “that’s not fair to Flair!” 🤷🏽♂️🤣
Respectfully @A&E, your claim was incorrect that the Royal Rumble ‘92 being Ric’s debut. That is factually inaccurate. Rich had already been with the then-WWF for about 5 months.
Yeah I know that was blatantly obvious I don’t exactly know why they stated this.
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@@TheSSUltimateGoku true fans know best match ever so glad he found his robe Its BS he has 2buy it back tho💜🦋💜wooooo
Had ric had a match before the rumble tho?
He was at Survivor Series 1991.
Ric Flair straight drippin on these fools. Fiji diamonds.
Love Ric Flair so much I don't why every time I see him on tv and hear him talk I almost cry I don't what it is I'd probably cry if I meet him in real life 🤣🤣 WOOOOOOOO
Flair is probably the only man to pull of butterflies in style and in his promos man props to the legend
Best of all his robes
WOOOOOOOOO!! When i seen Rick in that robe at WWF i was so wrapped as a huge Rick Flair fan!! What an icomic momment in wrestling history!! 😎👍
5:20 this was not Ric Flair‘s debut in WWE he had been already wrestling months prior.
Yep. Just more orchestrated WWE propaganda. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole series is completely scripted just like their crappy shows, not to mention all the wrestling (sorry “Sports Entertainment”) revisionist biographys they put out on DVD/Blu Ray or on their crappy network
Mr. Flair was always so nice as a kids. He would always just give us money for ice cream whenever he was home. Real nice guy.
The first man to hold two world heavyweight belts at once if I recall
Long before Becky Lynch there was Slick Two Belt Ric! Woooo!
Olivia walker work deserves credit and that butterfly robe is a masterpiece and that robe debuted at clash of champions 6 when ric flair challenges Ricky the dragon steamboat for the nwa world heavyweight championship in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
Conrad does a ton of wrestling podcasts. Always enjoy his insight into the business
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I'm sorry, those are the best wwf blurs I've seen 😆
"I wonder what that sign says"
god, I miss the "old school" wrestlers. Hulk Hogan, Andre, suppafly, Flair, Warrior, Hacksaw, Piper, Slaughter, Jake... the list goes on & on. There are so epic many wrestlers that paved the way for what we see now. Great guys & hard workers. Wooooo!! The good ol days
I got chills when he put it on!!!!
When men were men.... I was a kid watching this. These guys are my hero's!! Keep this channel up please. God Bless.
I’d just take it home, never agreed with buying back what’s mine that was stolen.
Guess what then you’re going to get locked up like O.J. Simpson as that’s exactly why O.J. Simpson went to jail.
@@TheSSUltimateGoku correct, and people try to act like the guy murdered his estranged wife and her lover or something like that smh sad people try to degrade the legacy of an American Hero
2:52 - Jim Ross and Paul E teaming up before they killed it decades later at WM 17
I miss my childhood! Classic moment! Respect to Mark Henry!
Bobby on commentary at the Rumble is what makes it so great!
I thought that the original butterfly robe was stolen from a hotel that he stayed at? It should rightfully go back to Ric.
Ric flair is so funny man, he’s like so smooth, didn’t even react to the guy telling him about the robe 😂
I literally had a "tear in my eye" when Ric put that robe back on.
WOW i started crying when he put on the robe its just amazing!!! Ric Flair is amazing one of the GOATS!!!
He looks great current day, but he’s looked old for a long time!
It's not the years it's the miles
The most influential wrestler of all time. The greatest to ever wrestle and the greatest to ever speak into a microphone. The Nature Boy Ric Flair.
"Conrad knows a lot about wrestling history" ::thinks BJ Haynes stands for Blackjack Haynes::
The McMahon’s taking a dig at Ted Turner when we all know it was Jim Herd he couldn’t stand
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@@CarloisBuriedAlive I saw the whole thing but there was no need to dig at Ted Turner. Learn to comprehend what you are hearing then get back to me, thanks
@@kingrama2727 ah yes let’s criticize Herd but better not mention the guy who hired him as Executive Vice President to help him shape the company in the way he wanted for his network and got his position through another Turner executive being friends with him. Them bringing up Turner to discuss WCW is not a stretch, and they made it known that Flair was talking about Herd regardless. I understand what you’re saying but they’re literally showing footage of Herd and have a graphic of his name WHILE Flair is talking about it.
@@CarloisBuriedAlive doesn’t matter, Flair didn’t leave because of Turner he left because of Herd. Keep trying little buddy but it just shows how small the McMahon’s are by trying to knock Ted 21 years later… it’s as pathetic as you are
@@kingrama2727 lol, you’re being as petty as you’re claiming the McMahons are by being so offended by a small debate about how the Flair-Herd issue was characterized on this show
So many well respected people in the industry have said this is the greatest royal rumble of all time !! So true
Shawn will always be my personal favorite but Flair is the GOAT
At the end of each episode they should do a old line and show a old video of them saying it and them saying it now.
It's crazy that they have to literally blur out the WWF logo
WWE didn't want to anger the Panda's
When he said ‘And that’s the bottom line…’ I thought he was gonna add something similar to stone cold at the end, lol.
Boy what I'd give to be able to go do what he does for a living. See my childhood back from hiding. Lucky