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COMPLETE RIC FLAIR'S LAST MATCH PPV COVERAGE

By David Tees on 2022-07-31 18:26:00

- A video package airs highlighting the moments that lead up to tonight’s main event match.

Ric Flair & Andrade El Idolo vs. Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett w/Karen Jarrett

The match begins with Jarrett facing off with Flair before Flair slaps Jarrett, Lethal tags in and they have a face off before Lethal takes him down with a headlock. Flair gets free after briefly catching Lethal in a head scissors, Flair then gets Lethal in a headlock before taking him down. Lethal gets free and Flair backs him into the corner, Lethal spins Flair into the corner before trading some slaps. El Idolo tags in and he gets Lethal in a headlock before landing a shoulder tackle, El Idolo and Lethal then have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Lethal then cracks El Idolo with a back elbow strike before eating a boot to the face for a near fall, Lethal recovers and he rakes the eyes of El Idolo. Jarrett tags in and he cracks El Idolo with some strikes, El Idolo fights back and he nails Jarrett with a few hip tosses. Flair tags in and Jarrett quickly runs for his own corner, Jarrett gets Flair in a headlock and Flair gets free before Jarrett mocks him. Flair gets Jarrett in a headlock again and he releases Jarrett before mocking him, Jarrett again gets Flair in a headlock and Flair gets free before landing a few chops. 

Lethal interferes and Flair quickly nails him with a low blow, El Idolo hits the ring before sending both opponents to the arena floor. Jarrett takes his time on the arena floor while Karen steals a sign from a fan, Jarrett returns to the ring as El Idolo tags in and Jarrett briefly gains control, Lethal tags in and El Idolo backs him into the corner so Flair can work him over. Flair tags in and he nails Lethal with some more chops, Flair traps Lethal in the corner while landing more strikes. El Idolo tags back in and he stomps away on a downed Lethal, Jarrett interferes and that allows Lethal to hit El Idolo with a Lethal Combination. Jarrett tags in and he stomps away on a downed El Idolo, Jarrett follows up by choking El Idolo on the middle rope. Lethal tags in and he nails El Idolo with a top rope axe handle smash, Lethal traps El Idolo in the corner while stomping away on him. Lethal then drops El Idolo with a hip toss before landing a basement drop kick for a near fall, Jarrett tags in and he nails El Idolo with a bunch more strikes. Jarrett goes for a back suplex and El Idolo counters by just falling on top of him, Lethal tags in and Flair hits the ring illegally to chop his opponents. 

Flair drops Lethal before getting him in a figure four leg lock and Jarrett breaks it up, Karen hands Jarrett her shoe as Flair leaves the ring and Jarrett hits Flair with it. Karen slaps Flair in the face before Jarrett cracks him with more strikes, Megan Flair goes after Karen and a bunch of people have to separate them. Lethal finds Flair and he attacks his bloodied head with more strikes, Jarrett again attacks Flair with the shoe. Flair manages to fight back against both opponents before he is tossed back into the ring, Jarrett also gets back in the ring and he gets Flair on the top rope before tagging Lethal in. Lethal gets Flair down before nailing him with a suplex for a near fall, El Idolo interferes and Lethal gets him back out of the ring. Jarrett tags back in and he works over the leg of Flair, Jarrett gets Flair in the figure four leg lock and El Idolo breaks it up by hitting Jarrett with a splash. Lethal hits the ring and he sends El Idolo back out of it, Lethal tags back in and he nails a downed Flair with a bunch more strikes. Lethal goes to the top rope and he misses a top rope elbow drop, El Idolo and Jarrett are tagged into the match. El Idolo immediately starts cleaning house against the opposing team, El Idolo traps Jarrett in the corner before landing a double knee strike for a near fall.

Lethal returns and El Idolo propels him right back out of the ring, El Idolo follows up by nailing Jarrett with a leaping DDT for a near fall. Lethal returns and he accidentally levels Jarrett and the referee with super kicks, El Idolo quickly drops Lethal with a poison rana. Flair tags back in as El Idolo misses a dive attempt after Karen pulls Jarrett out of the way, Flair looks for a pin on Lethal and no referee is there. Jarrett returns with a guitar and he accidentally hits Lethal with it after El Idolo gets Flair out of the way, El Idolo then nails Jarrett with a super kick. Conrad Thompson interferes and he gives El Idolo a pair of brass knuckles, Flair gets the brass knuckles and he nails Jarrett with them. Flair gets Jarrett in the figure four and a new referee hits the ring to make the three count.

Winners: Ric Flair & Andrade El Idolo 

After the match, Tony Schiavone hits the ring to interview Ric Flair and Andrade El Idolo, Flair leaves the ring before saying anything to embrace his family and friends. Schiavone meets Flair on the outside of the ring while the fans shower Flair in appreciation, Schiavone calls Flair the greatest pro wrestler ever. Flair gets the microphone and he says that he doesn’t know how something so special can happen twice, a bunch of talent from the show comes out around ringside to celebrate Flair. Flair talks about his family being there before saying tonight was his last match, Flair says he appreciates everybody being here tonight. Flair says he is going downtown with Kid Rock tonight to end the festivities, Flair also fist bumps a lot of the wrestlers before heading backstage. Jay Lethal comes back out and he hugs Flair as the show comes to an end.

- Bob Caudle ends the broadcast by saying “so long…for now.”

David Tees is a contributor to PWInsider. You can email him at bigteesps4@gmail.com.


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