WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

This is ridiculous. The fact that the WWE owns many of the matches from Flair's days in the Mid-Atlantic and his traveling days as the NWA Champ to the territory's such as Florida (CWF), World Class, Georgia, and Mid-South is no excuse to put together a sloppy compilation as this.

Here is what should be on the DVD in my opinion:

Flair becoming the Nature Boy after starting off his career weighing well over 300 pounds and looking anything like the Naitch!

His first few years in the Mid-Atlantic and his feud with Wahoo McDaniel.

His partnerships with Greg Valentine and Blackjack Mulligan. Winning the NWA World Tag Team title with each and then having subsequent fall outs and brutal wars with both men over the US title. The hat and robe incident with Mulligan that lead to Flair and Valentine having brutal matches with Mulligan. The angel where Flair now a babyface asked Valentine to be his partner against Jimmy Snuka and the Iron Sheik, only to have Valentine turn on him and legitimately break Flair's nose with Gene Anderson cane.

His early wars with Rick Steamboat and the infamous "ugly face" angel. Many of thoe matches were classic 30-60 minute draws.

His wars with Jimmy Snuka over the US title and the belt changing hands.

His first shot at the NWA World Title against Harley Race back in 78/79. A sign of things to come.

Champion vs Champion match against Bob Backlund in the Omni from 7/82

The Von Erichs- Flair had classic matches against David, Kerry, and Kevin, including the Steel Cage match vrs Kerry that lead to their famous fued with The Freebirds.

Flair's fued with Roddy Piper and their classic interviews over the US Belt. First with Flair as the babyface and later Piper.

His matches in Florida against a young Barry Windam, Dusty Rhodes from the 84 orange bowl "Champions of Champions" or as the Midnight Rider, Matches vs other Florida greats such as Lex Lugar.

Flair rekindles his fued with Wahoo McDaniel only this time McDaniel is the heel and teams with Tully Blanchard while Flair teams with Dusty Rhodes.

More Ricky Steamboat matches from 83/84 when Steamboat comes out of retirement and their match at the Meadowlands in NJ 1984.

I want to hear from the mans mouth about the other title changes and his life on the Road.

Im just saying with all the choices to put on the DVD this is what they came up with? In the words of the late Gorilla Moonson, GIMME A BREAK! Vince always talks about giving 110% but this is just not it!

Ric is the ultimate showman on camera and inside the ring, and the ultimate gentlemen outside. I would love to see a 500 disc set featuring every match the man ever had but being realistic this is a great set. The Flair/Sting Clash of Champions match and Kerry Von Erich 2 out of 3 falls is worth the price alone.

WWE is at their best when making these types of sets and I expect nothing less than a phenomenal offering.

I can't wait to sit down once again and re-live my youth with the greatest to ever lace up his boots.

I just wish I had some reason to watch WWE programming today. Too bad it is such crap.

Being a true Mid-Atlantic and GCW/NWA fan like most, I love the collection but what each DVD keeps forgetting to add is the Debut of the Big Gold belt. I mean Ric changed history with it and I was so hoping that they would have placed it on the dvd this go around. Never the less it looks like it should be a good investment!

Here is the Ultimate Flair Collection in my opinion through 2006 anyways! You would think a guy like Flair would deserve like a 6 disc collection...with all of these great matches..


Starrcade 1983: vs Harley Race (23:49)
Starrcade 1984: vs Dusty Rhodes (12:10)
Starrcade 1985: vs Dusty Rhodes (22:06)
Great American Bash 1986: vs Ricky Morton (23:15)
Great American Bash 1986: vs Dusty Rhodes (21:04)
Starrcade 1987: vs Ronnie Garvin (17:25)
Clash of the Champs 1: vs Sting (45:00)
Great American Bash 1988: vs Lex Luger (23:13)
Clash of the Champs IV: vs Barry Windham (17:41)
Starrcade 1988: vs Lex Luger (30:59)
Chi Town Rumble: vs Ricky Steamboat (23:18)
Clash of the Chaps VI: vs Ricky Steamboat (55:32)
WrestleWar 1989: vs Ricky Steamboat (31:37)
Great American Bash 1989: vs Terry Funk (17:23)
Clash of the Champs IX: vs Terry Funk (18:33)
Starrcade 1989: vs Lex Luger (17:15)
Starrcade 1989: vs Sting (14:30)


Wrestlewar 1990: vs Lex Luger (38:08)
Great American Bash 1990: vs Sting (16:06)
Clash of the Champs XIV: vs Scott Steiner (24:25)
Barcelona 10/5/1991: vs Kerry Von Erich (15:15)
New Haven, CT 11/12/1991: vs Bret Hart (19:18)
Corpus Christi 12/2/1991: vs Shawn Michaels (10:12)
Royal Rumble 1992 (61:58)
Wrestlemania 1992: vs Randy Savage (17:29)
Saskatoon 10/12/92: vs Bret Hart (26:19)
Survivor Series 92: w/Razor vs Macho/Perfect (16:27)
Raw 1/25/93: vs Mr Perfect (23:00)
Fall Brawl 1993: vs Rick Rude (30:47)
Halloween Havoc 1993: vs Rick Rude (19:22)
Starrcade 1993: vs Vader (21:11)
Spring Stampede 1994: vs Ricky Steamboat (32:23)
Clash of the Champs: vs Sting (17:17)
Bash at the Beach 1994: vs Hulk Hogan (21:50)
Halloween Havoc 1994: vs Hulk Hogan (19:25)

Slamboree 1995: w/Vader vs Savage/Hogan (18:57)
Fall Brawl 1995: vs Arn Anderson (22:37)
Starrcade 1995: vs Sting vs Luger (28:03)
Starrcade 1995: vs Randy Savage (8:41)
Superbrawl 1996: vs Randy Savage (18:52)
Hog Wild 1996: vs Eddie Guerrero (14:40)
Fall Brawl 1996: War Games Match (18:15)
Bash at the Beach 1997: vs Roddy Piper (13:26)
Road Wild 1997: vs Syxx (11:06)
World War 3 1997: vs Mr Perfect (17:57)
Souled Out 1998: vs Bret Hart (18:06)
Royal Rumble 2002: vs Vince McMahon (14:54)
Wrestlemania 2002: vs Undertaker (18:46)
Raw 5/13/02: vs Hulk Hogan (08:46)
Judgment Day 2002: w/Big Show vs Austin (15:34)
Raw 6/3/02: vs Steve Austin (14:31)

King of the Ring 2002: vs Eddie Guerrero (16:58)
Raw 7/15/02: w/RVD vs Undertaker/Lesnar (9:58)
Raw 7/29/02: vs The Rock (7:20)
Summerslam 2002: vs Chris Jericho (10:30)
Raw 9/2/02: vs Triple H (9:40)
Raw 9/2/02: w/RVD vs Triple H/Jericho (9:35)
No Mercy 2002: vs Rob Van Dam (8:01)
Bad Blood 2003: vs Shawn Michaels (14:18)
Raw 2/9/2004: vs Chris Benoit (11:55)
Wrestlemania 20: w/Evolution vs Rock/Sock (17:00)
Backlash 2004: vs Shelton Benjamin (9:32)
Raw 4/26/2004: vs Benoit/Edge (19:01)
Raw 8/23/2004: vs William Regal (12:10)
Taboo Tuesday 2004: vs Randy Orton (10:36)
Raw 6/27/05: vs Kurt Angle (14:00)
Raw 9/12/2005: vs Chris Masters (15:37)
Unforgiven 2005: vs Carlito (11:47)
Raw 9/19/2005: vs Carlito (20:00)
Taboo Tuesday 2005: vs Triple H (23:45)
Survivor Series 2005: vs Triple H (26:59)
Raw 1/26/06: vs Edge (16:40)
ECW Tuesday 7/11/06: vs Big Show (13:22)
Summerslam 2006: vs Mick Foley (13:13)

I'm assuming that several matches that didn't make the cut on this collection will be included on the Starrcade DVD set (e.g., Flair vs. Koloff, vs. Luger, vs Vader). Looking forward to both sets. I would like to see more footage from his feuds with Steamboat and Wahoo McDaniel from the 1970s though.