Ric Flair on the deposit for the Big Gold Belt

[@justinabercrombie3534]

Big gold Is the greatest belt of all time in my opinion

[@willjohnboy]

Theres a case for the winged Eagle wwf championship as well in my opinion.

[@rollandcurtisfromVermont]

Winged Eagle and Big Gold are the two primary grails with the old generation WWF IC being a secondary grail.

[@ivanthecheese9119]

It’s a shame it’s been cheapened by WWE As Ole would say that belt ain’t worth a shit

[@dwade6322]

Cant argue.

[@thaddeusbylewski4662]

The Domed Globe is the greatest belt of all time IMO.I always see that version of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as the true World Title.

[@joshualopez319]

I can listen to Naich talk like this for hours and never get bored I love this podcast

[@rollandcurtisfromVermont]

Winged Eagle and Big Gold are the two primary grails with the old generation WWF IC being a secondary grail.

[@stankormy5717]

The NWA had some impressive championship belts back in the day!

[@mcm-inc]

Ric Flair wrestling stories are way beyond any other. You can't tune out.

[@johndeagle4389]

Are they true?

[@shayneholder9300]

Watching you take the real title to WWF was the best thing on Tv l ever seen telling them the real World Champion was here it was awesome best angle ever in wrestling

[@michaelrose5614]

Ah yeah

[@NightWarriorAlive]

Nobody could beat Backlund in a shoot. Hmmm, good point!

[@80srocknroller]

I want the replica of the Big Gold World Heavyweight Championship belt sooooo baaad

[@Maxx_d13]

Wow what a nerd

[@sambonedallas]

There like 100$, for like 3 handies and a stick of bubble gum all your dreams can come true !

[@80srocknroller]

@@sambonedallas I will get one with my nameplate on it

[@adampruitt9211]

They only cost $500-800 lol

[@randyrocket4546]

I bought mine about 25 years ago it’s still in my bed room

[@DionKhnum]

1970s thru 2020s still kicking

[@englishjoe70]

Randy Mulkey is another great Ric left off his list.

[@michaelrose5614]

And the brother.

[@Sickstang95]

Love that you to work together for this epic podcast !

[@mikewilliams4443]

A lot of those old champs were champs because they could handle themselves in a shoot if necessary.

[@freebird1ification]

whats a shoot ?

[@Marc_Araujo]

@@freebird1ification A "shoot" is a real unplanned spontaneous fight, a "work" is a planned storyline angle.

[@StarCityAudits]

@@freebird1ification a "shoot" is when it's real.

[@rowanhibbert5607]

The WHChampionship Title should still be active. So much history. Wwe should still use it.

[@MrNWA4Life]

The NWA World title still exists. Big Goldy, which is a BELT not a title, should have been retired decades ago.

[@thomasedwinthomas]

If Conrad was doing the Gold Belt story he would know the history to help Flair out.

[@popeyedoyle6360]

You only have to hear him plug his scammer mortgage company twenty times

[@crazyangus862]

Conrad is unbearable. Fawk that. Too bad Prichard is wasting his stories with that guy.

[@LegendofTheCosmic7]

Conrad is a con there's so many people he screwed over in AL that's why he does KZbin and star cast so much.

[@jaycharlton613]

Where do y’all get this information from about Conrad lol

[@thomasedwinthomas]

@@jaycharlton613 He’s doing The Arn Show right now on KZbin.

[@larrykhanmiller9972]

Flair, you can say what you want about him but he is very smart and looks after himself, mentally in all the transitions he had to do to stay on top of the sport and leave with a champion mindset and not let the stupid hierarchy of WCW (which i believed had no idea had to run a wrestling company) ruin his longevity and transition to the WWE , he has always been smart on his legacy and title changes, Jim herd didn't look like he had any clue on how to handle the old wrestlers contracts and show respect to wrestlers and to where wrestling came from and how it could become bigger .....how they hired him I will never know.... regardless flair handled the NWA/WCW title properly and never looked back ......great story again ......great gold belt as well although I am more attracted to the look of the other nwa title before wcw took over ....that belt was very unique because it had the flags of the world on it indicating the world status of the nwa champion. ......now I want the replica of that belt on my wall......huge history of awesome champions.

[@michaelrose5614]

That NWA GOLD BELT has never had one look anywhere near as good as it in any promotion since. The closest to it was the old AWA BELT Nick Bockwinkel had.

[@johndeagle4389]

Listen to 2:40 Flair says Jumbo Tsuruta won a bronze medal. Tsuruta competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and finished the Greco-Roman tournament without a win.

[@StarCityAudits]

7:49 - where did you go to learn audio editing ?

[@rooseveltfowler405]

Rick you da man Woooo!

[@Sandyg1961]

I sure would like to ask Ric if Jack Brisco used the figure four finisher before he did. And did he ever wrestle Rip Hawk or The Missouri Mauler.

[@michaelrose5614]

Jack Brisco was around a number of years before Ric...Jack was challenging Dory Funk Jr for the NWA World title before Ric turned pro.

[@StarCityAudits]

Yes, he used it before Ric. The original Nature Boy, Buddy Rogers is the one who started the figure four.

[@michaelrose5614]

You are probably aware Ric teamed with Rip Hawk and Missouri Mauler would of been in the Carolina's at some point when Ric was, l am guessing he wrestled Mauler but I can't find evidence as l do have a compilation book of Flair matches from the beginning up until 1995 but would be missing virtually over 1000 matches....l just found 2 times Ric was on the same card as Mauler but not against each other. Charlotte Coliseum 8th May 1977 ...Ric and Greg Valentine vs Ole&Gene Anderson. Mauler vs Bobo Brazil....16th May at the Park Centre Mauler vs Mighty Igor Flair vs Paul Jones they both lost....and another one Hickory Motor Speedway May 18th 1977 Flair and Valentine vs Wahoo McDaniel and Mighty lgor and Mauler vs Danny Miller.

[@Sandyg1961]

@@michaelrose5614 howdy, I’m a 60 yr old fan of rasslin since the 60’s. Growing up from just outside Charlotte NC, where Jim Crockett promotions, Mid-Atlantic Champion Wrestling, and NWA were the prominent organizations of that time and many great wrestlers of the past performed. I remember seeing Flair when he first arrived from the Minnesota territory and was introduced as cousin of Ole And Gene (before Arn)Anderson. Some of the old school greats I’ve seen include Johnny Weaver , George Becker, Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods), Argentina Apollo, Sailor Art Thomas, Lou Thez, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race, Paul Jones, Nelson Royal, The Infernos, Hiro Matsuta, Rip Hawk and Big Swede Hanson and many more. I love the great kayfabe days. But no one past, present or future will come close to The Nature Boy. WWWOOOOO!!!!

[@michaelrose5614]

@@Sandyg1961 A great cast of champion wrestlers there Sandy ,l have seen probably a dozen of who you named, can't beat those days for wrestling compared to now , best time back then for sure.

[@crushthecrusher7134]

I love the big gold Belt in wrestling

[@MoneyMayle1]

Never been a better looking strap in the history of sports

[@shayneholder9300]

Awesome days

[@rugbymaniac]

This was a great shoot/subject

[@jonaustin1907]

Definitely wasn't 10 yrs. Got it in Feb of 1986. Went to WWF in August of 1991

[@bendavidson7122]

THE MAN WOOOOOOO

[@rockyhicks7277]

Best belt ever

[@ricolewis2949]

I put a $20 deposit on a replica from a dude in the alley

[@scottroy3598]

Was it Vince Russo??

[@angrytheclown801]

@@scottroy3598 Earl Hebner.

[@natetv671]

Woooooo

[@nathanwanner..44]

Kurt angle would have mopped the floor with Backlund

[@davidhannah7691]

No he wouldn't have. Angle was a little kid when Backlund was WWF Champ, lol! But yeah, Angle in his prime would beat prime Backlund.

[@cyberbehikesanakori]

Backlund now is still strong. Best representative of pro wrestling in the real world.

[@randyrocket4546]

Would have been good match I like the ones with real wrestling background over someone like hogan who only knows ring style

[@dontilo3618]

Ric Flair vs King of CT at WrestleMania?

[@elvis-jj1sc]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo woo

[@djmeduna2009]

Wow

[@colinduff2922]

Ric had a great match in New Zealand in 1983 against Mark Lewin, who, I think, was one of THE greatest workers of all time.

[@michaelrose5614]

Also Harley Race when they switched the title back and forth and another one of Rics title reigns which was never recognised.

[@StarCityAudits]

Ric Flair vs Jumbo Tsuruta - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4OVZHaEbZaoaqc

[@realazduffman]

What did he say was the reason Backlund was champ so long?

[@armandop9082]

Back then guys would try to steal the belt so they kept backlund as champ cause he could handle himself in a shoot fight etc, thats what flair said pretty much.

[@realazduffman]

@@armandop9082 Thanks, couldn't quite make it out. Some way to make a living...

[@mariodiaz7130]

@@realazduffman Yes, Odd juxtaposition. "Steal the belt in a shoot" is it not what one is supposed to do in a fight?

[@mikewilliams4443]

By "steal" he means to not follow the agreed upon outcome but instead to turn it into a real fight, aka shoot. In the old days this was known to happen once in a while.

[@realazduffman]

@@mikewilliams4443 Oh, so a screwjob by the opponent not the promotion.

[@hugo-gamesyt2379]

Hi ric woooooo

[@Mikesuklivan]

Didn't a MMA guy own the company that made those belts?

[@MrNWA4Life]

No

[@matthewreeves8738]

Herd is not coming.

[@adzcop8461]

I honestly think that flair didn’t deserve 16 world championships , don’t get me wrong he was a great “Entertainer” & a decent wrestler but definitely not the greatest …

[@rolltide9547]

Who was better for 40 years

[@michaelrose5614]

@@rolltide9547 Agreed oh yes indeed.

[@TrumpFanNetwork2]

You probably squat to pee.

[@michaelrose5614]

Depending where information is obtained from it's more like 21 if not 22 times in total.

[@MrNWA4Life]

He has 22

[@beyondbeleef1013]

Take off the chains RIC. There not helping. Be comfortable with who you are now instead of looking back on yesterday