I actually would like someone to take the almost indefensible position & make the case as to why Flair should come back to wrestle, because almost every major wrestling fan has been universally in agreement on this one. Myself included.

That would be fine with me, especially if he has a match before the end of this year. Ric Flair is the ultimate Iron Man of professional wrestling. In fact, he even wrestled more matches in the 1980's than there were days!! That's not a gimmick, that is his real life.

Back in the mid- to late-90s when the inevitability of Flair's retirement was dawning, I started saying that I don't want him to stop wrestling until he cannot wrestle anymore! He's been a freak of nature, and personally I want to know at what age it is this man can no longer wrestle. When he cannot wrestle, then he can retire. That's the way it always should have been.

Even the broken back off a fatal plane crash that ended the careers of other wrestlers (and sadly, the life of the pilot himself) did not put Ric Flair on the shelf for long. Since his career started, he has wrestled at least one match every year so if he wrestled even one match in 2009, then this streak would stay in tact.

I agree. As much as I love and respect Flair, I hope he stays retired from the ring. His remaining involved in wrestling would be OK (i.e. a General Manager of one of the brand). Including him in a storyline to help someone, like Batista or Cena, turn heel by turning of Flair would be effective.

It goes to show you that athletes have trouble letting go (see "Favre, Brett" in the dictionary).

Why doesn't anybody listen to what Chris Jericho has to say these days? He's always right!

Could this angle lead to Flair being a manager like JJ Dillon?? Look at how many guys have retired and come back. Granted not like Flair on such a grand stage but many have retired and come back. Again, I hope he is a manager, not a wrestler.

You wouldn't mind it if one of your article's, about Flair, was the story-line centered around his comeback.

After watching the DVD on Ric Flair, he is too big of a personality to be out of wrestling forever because he keeps himself in great shape. But what do you expect him to do? Wrestling is a biz like acting and if people pay to see you perform then that's that..no one is going to say Jack Nicholson should give up acting because he is too old...if someone offers you to perform I think its fair he explores his European offers..I do agree another WWE run would be pointless, unless he fights someone his own age like McMahon - from the DVD it looks like he could use the money from his free wheeling, jet flying, limosine riding days with the 4 Horsemen ..where he was making 700k and spending 800k on his lifestyle

This would be a mistake both for Flair and for the WWE. It would serve only to tarnish Flair's previously stellar reputation and to cheapen the WWE's in ring product.

Where are these supposed big offers coming from? Japan? TNA?

Perhaps with Mick Foley making a splash in TNA the WWE may think they need to do this to attract the casual fan but I think that in the long run it would be a step in the wrong direction.

Perhaps Flair may need the money but surely there is another more sensible long term role to be found for him at the company.

Ric Flair back again? Ugh. What a joke.

Couldn't Flair become a wrestling trainer? That might help him transition away from the spotlight.

I think Flair would be best suited to a role within the company that does not require him to wrestle.

Ric Flair would be perfect as the general manager of Smackdown. Lord knows that the "playa" Teddy Long is excruciating to watch.

I would like to see Flair back, but in a role that allows him to use all of his good camera work, without embarrassing himself in the ring. And, yes, he is going to be an embarrassment in the ring if he comes back to wrestle. Someone had to admit it.

I've heard that if Flair comes back , Nick Bockwinkle and Harley Race also want a piece of the action .
Seriously , Flair needs to stay out of the ring . Do anything else , but stay out of the ring .

Its his life. The farewell will not get spoiled since he is no more actively wrestling. A oneoff appearance in pay perviews will not definitely hurt.

Is it me or did Flair's arms look bigger than usual?

Flair will come back and wrestle. No one ever really retires in wrestling.

Flair talks about not wanting to disrespect the WWE or Shawn Michaels and that they would have to give a full blessing for him to return, however I highly doubt that Shawn would flat out say no regardless of how he feels and frankly if I was him I would feel very let down by Ric even talking about this..

Wrestlemania 24 was all about him, 3 days centred around Ric and his outstanding legacy, people came from all over the world, myself included, just so they could see the curtain fall on possibly the greatest career ever.

To me, he should have spent a bit more time really thinking about retiring before that whole concept came about. I would have had no problem with him hanging on for another 10+ years if thats what he wanted to do, but the fact is he said he was retiring and I along with many others thought that unlike some jokers before him, he had enough integrity to actually commit to it.

I dont see a problem with him coming back as an on air personality like a GM or managing a wrestler or whatever he wants, hell he can even get in the ring and have a "fight" like he did with Jericho, but the second he makes an official return even if it is "just one more match" I will turn my back on him because he will have slapped every wrestling fan in the face, especially those of us that were there on those 3 amazing days because our cheers will have been wasted and our tears will have been for nothing..

Like the song said Ric "Leave the memories alone"!!!

I think that's a bit unfair to Shawn. If Flair says something like, "Shawn, I really miss wrestling and really need the money. But I won't do it unless you say it's okay". What's Shawn supposed to say?

Also, it works both ways. If WWE doesn't want that retirement to be ruined then they just have to refuse to book Flair in a match. If making money of him is more important, then I guess we'll see him wrestling soon.

Kevin, Ric gave you the reason why he is thinking about coming back. “People in Europe are offering me a fortune...." You know what they say, money talks. I agree that Flair should stay retired. I grew up watching him and don't want to see the legacy that he has get tarnished like Terry Funk has.

Please Flair stay retired you went on 10 years to long the first time round.

i think if it is done right i would love to see Flair back but if he is just gonna come back so the orton's of the world can beat him up and bloody him up to advance their career than I wouldn't like it all for the last 6 years i have hated watching flair getting beat up by people like the spirit squad to put them over u would never see Austin or hogan do something like that and I never understood why does ?

as much as i admired the nature boy i dont think he should come out of retirement. i was in orlando last year for that fabulous wknd and i would be disappointed if flair threw that away just to step back in the ring. he has nothing left to prove anymore.

I'm sure I'm in the vast minority, but I don't have a real problem if Ric wants to wrestle again. I also don't think it's a travesty if Brett Favre decides to play again. Why? Because both of those guys were born to do one thing. Favre was born to throw a football. Ric was born to be a wrestler.

Wrestlers wrestle, and football players play football. As long as someone is physically capabale, I see nothing wrong with doing what they fell that they were meant to do.

For their entire adult lives, both of these men have taken their identity from who they are in their respective professions. When they step away, it's as though they no longer know who or what they are. They need to do what they know how to do best in order to function, in order to feel whole.

While I find that a little bit sad, I can also identify with that feeling, and completely understand it.

I agree: Flair should move on.

Jim Ross and others have said, "Flair should do what makes him happy." I disagree, for one reason: This business is entertainment—meaning that it's also very much about what the *fans* want. And every poll I've seen says by a wide margin that Flair should stay retired.

And about Flair's in-ring skills: Maybe he can still wrestle. But he can't wrestle like he used to. He got progressively and markedly worse over the past decade. (And not for nothing, but he transformed "Wooo!" from a catchphrase into a caricature.) If he comes back, his skills will only degrade further—and with the added shame of disparaging his wonderful send-off, he will just damage his own legacy.

I loved Flair and Anderson and the Four Horsemen. I loved watching Flair wrestle Sting. And I loved watching his retirement celebration. I'm a Flair fan. I hope he stays with WWE on-air for a long time, because I think he can contribute. But not by wearing tights.

Ric will lose my respect, if he does come back.He might get a huge pop from the live crowd every time he does his "woo woo" thing, but people won't respect him anymore.
As Bret Hart once said "I am not hungry for money. I'm hungry for respect."
Unfortunately for Flair, its just the opposite.

Monday showed me I can't take Flair in any form now. Just go away Flair.

Say what you will, but the idea of Nature Boy coming back to wrestle Randy Orton has got me set to watch RAW on Monday night. Now isn't that the whole idea??

What if Ric Flair just wrestled a "non-sanctioned" match against Randy Orton or in a tag match with Batista against the Legacy?

Obviously, he would go overseas and wrestle more for the money, but I am curious if that would make you feel more comfortable with him upholding the WrestleMania XXIV send-off.

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