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[2000-05-31-WCW-Thunder] Ric & Reid Flair vs David Flair & Vince Russo


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Big promo to start things off with Russo and Flair shooting on each other. It is part sad and part endearing watching Ric try to make chicken salad out of chicken shit as Russo just isn’t the performer as Vince or Bischoff. Russo gets off some jokes about Space Mountain. I do think Ric is doing better here than Funk in February/March just because he treats it serious in tone which is what the main event angle calls for.

 

Match starts with David and Ric going after each other and honestly they may have given away too much heading into their PPV match but the angle has transitioned into more about Russo vs Ric anyway. Flair says he will stay outside for three minutes and allow Russo to take on Reid. Russo dances around and Reid takes him down to a pretty big pop and a fun moment. Reid takes him down twice more and then Ric pounces in and gets a couple of shots in. As the action spills to the outside, Russo whacks Ric with a Statue of Liberty figure. Reid goes after David and he gets shoved off. Russo trips up Reid and David applies the figure four as Beth looks on from the outside. Russo gets the pin and celebrates like he won the world title. Much like this angle overall, some good and some Russo resulting in a mixed bag. *1/4

 

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Recap of Monday night, before Ric heads to ringside accompanied by Reid and Beth. He says that it took a great wrestler in Jeff Jarrett, a baseball bat, a snake like Vince Russo and his son to beat him for the World title; hes not crying though, it happens, its business. This is the first time in his career though that hes had his family in the ring with him, and thats because Russo embarrassed him the other night as Beth told him how could he let a punk like him get the better of you? He tells David that he had a chance to be something in this business, but now hes got to wrestle him at the Great American Bash and hes going to kick his ass like he shouldve ten tears ago. Ric then challenges Russo to face him tonight and hes got his family so they can watch from close by. Iron Man kicks in and Russo, David and R&B Security make their way out to join them in the ring. Flair keeps making a beeline for Russo but hes hiding behind his security. Russo tries to push Rics buttons, but he tells him that hes just a mark for him and too leave him alone (you wanted a match with him thirty seconds ago?), before calling him a chicken shit who has to have ten guys with him because hes got no balls. He then turns his attention to Beth and accuses her of only marrying Ric for his money, and whats she going to do after the Great American Bash when hes forced to retire and only has his social security cheque? Flair is on him again and wonders if he wants to wrestle or just run his mouth? Russo says that they are going to wrestle, but theyll do things his way, he and David versus Ric and Reid (or father and son versus father and son). Ric checks with Reid and hes more than happy to team with his old man. R&B Security then grab the Flairs and hold the Nature Boy so Russo and David can both get some shots in on him while Reid is forced to watch.

 

Ric and David get us underway, and a knife edge chop that David takes this unnatural looking flat back bump off, before Ric tears his shirt and chops him some more. He makes a dart for Russo on a couple of occasions, but each time he sees him coming and jumps down off the apron and out the way. Ric grabs the mic and says that hes sure Russo couldnt beat him, in fact hes sure he couldnt beat Reid either. He then promises to stay out of the ring for three minutes and Reid will wear his skinny little ass out! Russo fancies his chances against a twelve year old and calls him on. Double leg takedown by Reid and Russo removes his jacket, no more clowning around from this New York bad ass! Reid with a single leg takedown, a spear and Ric is back in the action and not bothering about that three minutes. David spots an opportunity and jumps his real Dad. Suplex, and David with the knife edge chops and even a Flair strut! The most unimpressive double bicep pose you will ever see, and as he poses it gives Ric a chance to regain his senses. The Naitch lights David up with more chops, including one that sends him tumbling backwards over the top rope and to the floor. Ric follows him outside where Russo hits him over the head with a Statue of Liberty figurine KOing him. Back inside and David stomps Rics body as Reid repeatedly tries to get him to stop. David continually shrugs him off, before whipping him into the ropes where Russo trips him from the outside. Figure Four on Reid by David, and at the same time Russo covers him for the win. Yup, it took two men to beat a twelve year old boy! Russo and David celebrate like theyve won the World title whilst Tony Schiavone calls it sick.

 

We then cut to a quick backstage interview where Flair tells Russo that theyre going to finish this Monday on Nitro. He wants him in a cage and hes going to get him, even if he had to go to Ted Turner himself to get it.

 

The old adage was that Ric Flair could have a good match with a broomstick, well he cant have a good match with three broomsticks! That might be a bit harsh to call Reid a broomstick, but this was like amateur hour in there. The kid is twelve years old and should be nowhere near a ring, while David continues to be awkward, ungainly and show no aptitude whatsoever for professional wrestling. Russo didnt do much and what he does do he doesnt do well, and his promo at the start was desperate. Flair was restricted to just throwing chops and the sooner hes away from feuding with Vinnie Ru the better.

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