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COMPLETE RIC FLAIR'S LAST MATCH PPV COVERAGE

JCP “Ric Flair’s Last Match” Live Coverage - 7/31/22 - Nashville Municipal Auditorium

- Tony Schiavone & David Crockett welcome everybody to the event.

Ren Narita vs. Yuya Uemura

The match begins with some chain wrestling between Uemura and Narita, Narita gets Uemura in a headlock. Uemura gets free and he nails Narita with a few arm drags before working over his arm, Uemura goes for a belly to belly suplex and Narita avoids it while landing strikes. Uemura and Narita have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Uemura misses a drop kick and Narita kicks him in the back a few times. Narita stands Uemura up while cracking him with more strikes, Uemura recovers and he nails a charging Narita with a drop kick. Uemura gets Narita up while landing more strikes on him, Uemura then hits a cornered Narita with an avalanche followed by a bulldog for a near fall. Narita fights back and Uemura drops him with an arm drag, Uemura goes for an arm bar and Narita gets to the ropes. Uemura continues attacking the injured arm of Narita, Narita gets free and he gets Uemura in an abdominal stretch. Uemura eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission, Narita then hits Uemura with a German suplex for a near fall. 

Uemura and Narita have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Narita boots Uemura in the head a few times before eating an enziguri. Narita hits a charging Uemura with a northern lights suplex for a three count.

Winner: Ren Narita

- Ric Flair’s music plays and Jay Lethal comes out with Karen Jarrett at his side, Lethal gets the microphone and he insults the crowd. Lethal says that Tony Schiavone is standing in front of God tonight while doing an impersonation of Flair, Lethal calls Flair silly and he promises that Flair will be embarrassed tonight. Lethal says it is the fans fault that Flair will be getting hurt tonight, Jarrett says Flair won’t be remembered when the next two decades pass. Jarrett says that Jeff Jarrett and Lethal will help Flair die tonight. 

- A video package airs highlighting Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett and Jay Lethal. 

- Frank The Clown interrupts the ring announcer before the next match to claim that tonight’s event is Ric Flair’s last cash grab, Jacob Fatu hits the ring and he scares the clown out of the ring. Mick Foley comes out on stage and they hug before Foley sends Clown back into the ring, Fatu then cracks Clown with a super kick before landing a running butt smash. 

- Dixie Carter, Nick Aldis, JBL, Trish Stratus, Kurt Angle and Cody Rhodes all send video messages to Ric Flair.

- A video package airs highlighting the history of the Bunkhouse Stampede Battle Royal. 

Bunkhouse Stampede Battle Royal: Adam Priest vs. Big Damo vs. Brian Myers vs. Bully Ray vs. Crimson vs. Crowbar vs. Gringo Loco vs. James Storm vs. Kal Herro vs. Komander vs. Ricky Shane Page vs. Sinn Bodhi vs. Wolfie D vs. Joey Janela vs. Jordan Oliver vs. Effy vs. Matthew Justice vs. Mance Warner vs. 1 Called Manders vs. Blake Christian

The match begins with an all out brawl between everybody in the match, Nick Gage’s music plays and he comes out with a microphone in hand while the action continues in the ring. Gage climbs the ropes and the action stops in the match, a bunch of GCW wrestlers hit the ring and they work over Ray. The all out brawl resumes again between everybody in the match, Storm nails Herro with a power bomb before eliminating him. Crimson goes after Ray while some GCW wrestlers work together against their opponents, a bunch of wrestlers work together to eliminate Damo. Crimson tries eliminating Oliver and Oliver hits him with Cleopatra instead, Crimson and Oliver battle on the ring apron before Justice and the Second Gear Crew eliminate Crimson together. Komander and Loco do battle on the top rope, Loco eliminates himself after nailing Damo with a moonsault that sends him to the arena floor. Komander then dives onto Loco and Damo to also eliminate himself. D grabs a hubcap and he hits some people with it, Janela throws the hubcap out of the ring before eliminating D.

Bodhi grabs an extra ring rope and he chokes Janela with it, Janela gets free and he dumps Bodhi out of the ring for an elimination. Page goes after Ray and Ray nails him with a slam, Crowbar goes to the top rope and Effy crotches him up there before eliminating him. Effy then hits Page with a diving headbutt to the balls, Ray then turns on Effy and he eliminates him. Ray quickly dumps Justice and Manders and Oliver from the match, Ray follows up by eliminating Page and Christian. Storm goes after Warner while Ray goes after Janela, Storm exchanges super kicks with Janela before both are eliminated by Warner and Ray. Ray leaves the ring through the ropes before finding a table and he gets it in the ring, Ray then sets up the table in the middle of the ring. Ray then hits Warner with a power bomb through the table, Ray looks to eliminate Warner and Warner reverses him before dumping him out of the ring for the final elimination.

Winner: Mance Warner

After the match, the GCW crew hits the ring before Mance Warner drinks some beer from the boot. Tony Schiavone interviews Warner and he says he is happy to go to the pay window tonight so he can get more beer, Bully Ray arrives and he shares a beer with Warner.

- Sting, Cody Rhodes, Nick Aldis & Jim Ross appear via video to pay tribute to Ric Flair.

- Mick Foley is in the crowd and he says that his son told him that tonight’s event is better than WWE Summerslam ‘22.

- Bob Caudle appears and he welcomes everybody to the show.

The Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)

The match begins with Sabin going after the arm of Richards before Richards kicks him in his arm, Richards goes after the arm of Sabin and Sabin catches him in an arm drag. Richards fakes a handshake before landing strikes on Sabin, Edwards tags in and he nails Sabin with a knee to the midsection. Shelley makes a blind tag and he drops Edwards before double teaming him alongside Sabin, Shelley then holds Edwards in the abdominal stretch. Sabin tags in and he nails Edwards with a drop kick to the midsection, Shelley tags back in and he double teams Edwards again with Sabin. Richards makes a blind tag and he lands kicks on both opponents, Edwards and Richards then double team a cornered Shelley. Richards sends Shelley out of the ring so Edwards can crack him with a few strikes, Richards corners Shelley before tagging Edwards into the match. Edwards gets Sabin in the ring so Richards can fake a tag behind the ref’s back, Edwards tags back in and he double teams Sabin with Richards before getting a near fall on a pin attempt. Edwards follows up by landing a suplex on Shelley for another near fall, Richards tags in and he attacks Sabin before eating a forearm strike from Shelley.

Richards catches Shelley in an ankle lock and Edwards gets Sabin in a single leg crab when he hits the ring, Sabin kicks Edwards into Richards to break up all the submission attempts. Richards then hits Shelley with a rope assisted dragon screw leg whip, Richards misses a top rope double stomp and that allows Shelly to take both opponents out. Sabin tags in and he quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Sabin clears the ring before taking both opponents out with a suicide dive. Richards is sent back into the ring and he fights back against both opponents, Sabin then hits Richards with a missile drop kick for a near fall. The Guns go for their finisher and Edwards breaks it all up, Edwards then knocks Shelley out of the ring after landing a super kick. Edwards follows up by nailing Sabin with a backpack stunner, Richards follows up with a top rope double stomp on Sabin for a near fall. Edwards tags in and Sabin tries fighting back against both opponents, Shelley returns and that allows Sabin to hit Edwards with a cutter. The Guns then knock Richards out of the ring after landing The Facial on him, The Guns then hits Edwards with Skull & Crossbones for a three count.

Winners: The Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)

- Bob Caudle narrates a video package on the history of Jim Crockett Promotions.

Killer Kross w/Scarlett Bordeaux vs. Davey Smith Jr.

The match begins with Smith Jr backing Kross into the ropes before being separated, Smith Jr then takes Kross down with a headlock. Kross gets free and he trades some more headlocks with Smith Jr, Kross trips up Smith Jr and Smith Jr quickly gains top control on him when they hit the ground. Smith Jr then sends Kross shoulder first into the mat below, Smith Jr traps Kross in the ropes while wrenching away on his arm. Smith Jr again drops Kross with an arm drag for a near fall, Smith Jr keeps Kross down while trying to lock him in a kimura. Kross gets free and he exchanges backdrop drivers with Smith Jr until both can’t get back up, Smith Jr and Kross have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Kross ends the exchange by rolling Smith Jr up for a near fall, Smith Jr gets up and he catches Kross in a few roll ups. Kross catches Smith Jr in a rear naked choke from out of nowhere, Smith Jr gets free and Kross nails him with a bunch of strikes. Kross then hits Smith Jr with a t-bone suplex followed by The Quickening for a three count.

 

Winner: Killer Kross w/Scarlett Bordeaux.

- Dolph Ziggler, Booker T, Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts, Will Sasso, Doug Dillinger and Lex Luger pay tribute to Ric Flair in a video package.

Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Nick Wayne vs. Alan Angels

The match begins with Angels getting Gresham in a headlock before eating a leg lariat, Wayne tags in and he drops Angels with a rana followed by a drop kick. Takeshita tags in and Wayne barely lands a head kick, Takeshita fights by and he nails Wayne with a leaping clothesline. Gresham returns and he hits Takeshita with a springboard rana, Gresham then kicks Takeshita in the knee before landing a drop kick. Angels tags himself in and Takeshita quickly nails him with a clothesline, Angels then catches Takeshita in a roll up for a near fall. Angels nails a standing Takeshita with a few strikes before getting dropped with a forearm strike, Angels recovers and he nails Takeshita with a head kick before eating a lariat. Wayne tags in and he quickly drops Angels before landing a spinning head kick, Wayne follows up with a dragon suplex and code red on Angels for a near fall. Wayne goes for a Clout Cutter and Angels avoids it before tagging Takeshita back in, Wayne avoids the German suplex from Takeshita before eating a blue thunder bomb for a near fall.

Gresham interferes and Wayne sends him back to the ring apron, Gresham interferes again and Angels sends him out of the ring. Angels and Wayne then hit their opponents with dives to the arena floor, Gresham recovers and he nails Takeshita with a suicide dive. Angels takes out Wayne before hitting Takeshita with a suicide dive, Angels goes after Gresham in the ring before Takeshita nails him with a release German suplex. Gresham then hits Takeshita with an assisted cutter, Gresham hits Wayne with a springboard moonsault before landing a suicide dive on Angels. Gresham gets Angels back in the ring and he eventually catches him in a roll up for a three count.

Winner: Jonathan Gresham

Coverage continues on Page 2!

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