RIC FLAIR
David Bixenspan Aug 9, 2022. 10 minute read
Is Sting ACTUALLY the Dumbest Babyface of All Time? A Fanfyte Investigation
Though Sting has, with his run in AEW, absolutely cemented his status as a living legend of professional wrestling, he’s still haunted by his past. A past that has routinely been the subject of ridicule for decades. What is this ghost that I speak of? His reputation for being an…
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Trevor Dame Jul 30, 2022. 8 minute read
Here’s What Sucked About the Roast of Ric Flair, Besides Everything
I watched it, you shouldn’t. Here’s why. It Wasn’t Funny Seems like a big one for a roast, right? Over the course of well over two hours (that felt like ten), I laughed out loud one time for an anti-joke from Conrad Thompson’s sidekick Casio Kid about Torrie Wilson’s workout…
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Colette Arrand Jul 18, 2022. 3 minute read
It Is Now Andrade El Idolo, Jay Lethal, and Jeff Jarrett’s Task to Keep Ric Flair Alive
At last, the world knows what Ric Flair’s last match will be: him and Andrade El Idolo vs. Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. A 24-minute hype package that weaved together Flair’s working with Jay Lethal to get ready for his match, the question of whether or not Jeff Jarrett was…
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Colette Arrand Jun 29, 2022. 6 minute read
Wheeler YUTA Is the Lex Luger of the Blackpool Combat Club
Please, before you boo me off of Fanfyte, let me explain. Wrestling stables are pretty interesting. They’re meant to be, obviously, a gathering of formerly disparate talents in the name of a common cause. A stable can come in three configurations before becoming a faction: there’s the three person stable,…
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Robert Newsome Jun 14, 2022. 1 minute read
Ric Flair’s Steakhouse Outfit: A Review
Despite a growing number of online conspiracists who believe that the real Ric Flair disappeared sometime in the mid ’90s to live out his life and was replaced, Nikki Sixx style, the Nature Boy (or “Nature Boy”) has been in the news lately as he prepares for the major spectacle…
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Andrew Ward Jun 2, 2022. 5 minute read
An Ode to Charles Barkley, Celebrity Wrestling Fan
It’s a shame the NBA Finals won’t feature TNT’s Inside The NBA analysts. Arguably TV’s best sports panel stars Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and two of pro wrestling’s more prominent celebrity fans, Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley. The former’s wrestling reputation is likely more well known to most fans, with…
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Colette Arrand May 16, 2022. 6 minute read
I Guess Ric Flair Is Wrestling His Last Match? Well, That Kinda Sucks.
“Nature Boy” Ric Flair, the 73-year-old professional legend who, in 2021, was one of the focal points of the docuseries Dark Side of the Ring‘s episode on the infamous WWE “Plane Ride From Hell,” most notably for allegedly sexually assaulting flight attendant Heidi Doyle, will be coming out of retirement for…
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Colette Arrand Jul 26, 2020. 9 minute read
The Eternal Heartbreak of Hard Times
There’s probably nothing new that can be said about “Hard Times,” the 1985 Dusty Rhodes promo that defines its feud, its performer, and its time. It’s huge, y’all, so big that it has a name, which isn’t true of many promos. You say “Hard Times” to a wrestling fan and…
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