Crossbody of Work Episode 131: Ric Flair Part Three – 2000s and Retirement

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

This week we move to the end of our three-part series on Ric Flair. We’re looking at his 2000’s run in WWE, including major matches against Triple H, Vince McMahon, Edge, and more. Then we look at what should have been the greatest retirement match in history against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• Natural athletes
• Cities Javier hates
• Adam Sandler
• Aflac
• Mixed Match Challenge

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

Ric Flair vs Vince McMahon – Street Fight – Royal Rumble 2002
Link to Peacock here.

Match Two:

Ric Flair vs Triple H – Last Man Standing Match – Survivor Series 2005
Link to the match here.

Match Three:

Ric Flair vs Edge (c) – WWE Championship TLC Match – Raw, January 16, 2006
Link to Part One here. And Part Two here.

Match Four:

Ric Flair vs Mick Foley – I Quit Match – Summerslam 2006
Link to the match here.

Promo: Ric Flair Will Never Retire

Match Five:

Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels – Career Threatening Match – Wrestlemania 24

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