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Tony Schiavone & David Crockett to call Ric Flair’s ‘last match’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The commentary team for Ric Flair’s “last match” has now been revealed.

Starrcast announced today that Tony Schiavone & David Crockett will return to the Jim Crockett Promotions broadcast booth to call Flair’s final match on Sunday, July 31. The match is being held at the Nashville Fairgrounds in conjunction with Starrcast V.

“Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair’s Last Match” is the name of the event. It’s being broadcast live as a pay-per-view on Fite TV.

This will be the first time that the 73-year-old Flair has wrestled since 2011.

Flair’s opponents for the match have yet to be officially announced. It was expected that Flair & FTR would face Ricky Steamboat & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express in a six-man tag match, but Steamboat declined the offer to take part in the match.

“I thought about it for a week and just recently declined on it. I know when I wrestled [Chris] Jericho at WrestleMania 25 and then we had the return match at Backlash in a singles. At 69, and I know it’s a six-man tag and I can get a little this and that in, but with all due respect to our fans, I want them to remember me that last time I was in there with Jericho when they chanted, ‘You still got it!’ I don’t want to scar that phrase,” Steamboat said.

Flair told TMZ Sports that he spoke with 40 different doctors about doing the return match.

“I don’t have any aches or pains. I know I’ve had the health issues, but I asked 40 different doctors, and I decided I’m only gonna listen to one,” Flair said. “Not necessarily the one that was gonna give me the right answer, but that I felt the most comfortable with.”

Tickets for Flair’s last match went on sale today. Standing-room-only tickets are all that’s still available.

David Crockett does commentary at AEW Dark: Elevation tapings

Posted on by Bryan Rose

David Crockett is at tonight’s AEW Dynamite tapings in North Carolina and will be announcing for next week’s AEW Dark: Elevation.

Crockett came out in front of the audience prior to tonight’s Dynamite and joined Tony Schiavone and Paul Wight, the commentary team for AEW Dark: Elevation. AEW also tweeted that he was backstage, sharing a photo of him with Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross.

From 1985 through 1988, Crockett and Schiavone were the announce team for World Championship Wrestling, the flagship show for Jim Crockett Promotion and later WCW. In 1988, Ross joined the team. Crockett left shortly after Ross joined and Crockett Promotions was sold to Turner Broadcasting, but remained with WCW as an executive producer for the company’s television programming.

Tonight’s AEW tapings are taking place at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Top matches include The Elite vs. Hangman Page & The Dark Order in a 10-man elimination tag, Chris Jericho vs. Nick Gage in a no disqualification match, and Lance Archer vs. Hikuleo for the IWGP United States title