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Jim Crockett Promotions and Starrcast have announced two matches for the undercard of Ric Flair’s Last Match.
Impact World Champion Josh Alexander will defend his title against Jacob Fatu on the show. A match pitting The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) was announced by Conrad Thompson as well.
Starrcast would later reveal that NJPW will take part in the event as well, although it is not clear in what capacity the promotion will be involved.
A press conference for the event was held in Nashville on Thursday with Flair, David Crockett, Jeff Jarrett and Nashville Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood in attendance. Further details regarding Flair’s match on the show were not revealed, however.
Flair was asked if he was able to drop any hints as to who might be in the ring with him that night.
“I can’t because I’m not booking it. I’m truly not. My heart is invested in this and I’m just thankful for the opportunity,” Flair responded.
He was also asked what he would look for in a potential opponent.
“Someone that can wrestle, that can work. Doesn’t have to be a big name, doesn’t have to be anybody, just somebody who can work.”
“There’s a lot of talent out there that should be wrestling and they are not, who knows why?”
It was also revealed that in honor of his son Reid, Flair’s retirement robe will be raffled with proceeds benefiting The First Step Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping people recover from addiction.
Nashville Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood announced that July 31 will officially be “Ric Flair Day” in the city.
Ric Flair’s Last Match will take place Sunday, July 31 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium as part of Starrcast V. It will air live on FITE TV.
Ric Flair’s “last match” is being moved to a bigger venue.
It was announced via Sports Illustrated today that “Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair’s Last Match” will now be held at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The show is taking place on Sunday, July 31 and will air live on Fite TV.
With the event originally set to be held at the Nashville Fairgrounds, tickets sold out in under 24 hours after going on sale last month. Tickets that have already been purchased will be honored in the same location at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
Additional tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday at noon Eastern time.
“The Nashville Municipal Auditorium’s 9,000-seat capacity nearly triples the Fairgrounds,” Sports Illustrated wrote. “Interest to see the 73-year-old Flair wrestle another match necessitated the change in venue, which is remarkable considering Flair’s opponent—or opponents if this is a tag, which is expected—has yet to be announced.”
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This will be the first time Flair has wrestled since 2011.
Original plans called for Flair to team with FTR against Ricky Steamboat & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express in a six-man tag team match at July’s event, but Steamboat said that he declined an offer to participate in the match.
The Nashville Municipal Auditorium was the host of the final match in Flair and Steamboat’s famed 1989 trilogy.
“Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair’s Last Match” is taking place in conjunction with Starrcast V in Nashville. There will be an undercard for the show, but those matches also have yet to be announced.
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.
RIC FLAIR’S LAST MATCH COMMENTARY TEAM
The duo of @tonyschiavone24 & David Crockett return to the Jim Crockett Promotions booth for @RicFlairNatrBoy’s Last Match, part of #STARRCAST in #Nashville!
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“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 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
