Ric Flair vs Dick Murdoch U.S. Title Match 1978

[@24klc67]

Thank you Jim Cornette for saving these classics from being thrown into the trash.

[@michaelbrantley.8628]

Wrestling was wrestling in those days great classics nature boy ric flair.

[@rockinyouallnight]

I love watching '70s Flair. Thanks for posting.

[@TheGameHHH2000]

Thanks guys. Growing up in upstate SC I went to many matches with my dad at Greenville Memorial Auditorium. What a dark and dreary place that was. My dad would never let me leave his side while there. This was not Greenville but makes me think about those days.

[@melbias5046]

to me flairs best matches were when he was us or tag champ. he was on top of his game.

[@camilleshaunodoms886]

4sure

[@libra42ful]

my favorite spot in this match is from 0:30-1:37 Flair was havin a good ole time!

[@randydubin7118]

Look at that mane on the Nature Boy. Classic. WOOO!

[@1JCPromotions]

Great match and glad the wwe logo isn't on the bottom of the screen.

[@SethH1982]

+ELQPromotions WWE thankfully doesn't own this footage

[@VincentOfDreamhouse]

No...Jim Cornette owns it.

[@franksullivan7110]

Thank God Jim was there when they were throwing it out

[@Lefty-Guitar-Enthusiast]

that crowd "popped" after every move

[@TheGameHHH2000]

Yep and my dad would do it at home and scare the crap out of us. I would be like dad “calm down”. Should have kept my mouth shut, this was his thing

[@libra42ful]

0:30 to 1:30...Can any of you guys imagine how PHYSICALLY goooood Flair was feelin for these 60 seconds?...If you watch Rick's subtle movements, his positioning of himself on/against Dick's back, and even the way the muscles in his arms, and thighs, flex a bit more at times, especially as he changes to different positions/stances as Dick is slowly, in stages, going down to the canvas... I'd say Rick was feelin-it, in a stimulating, alpha-feelin way...watch his face when he shows it..even the way he moves his head, says so much, mostly "aaaaahhhhh yyyyeahhhhh!!! WOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!"

[@airdefender1]

When wrestling was wrestling

[@CALMINGSOOTHINGRELAXINGWATER]

I actually have a poster from this event. Was this Saturday April 15th?

[@ahumanjustbeing2466]

how tf does RF have the exact same body in 1978 as he did in '88 or '94.....??

[@thack57]

Probably he'd take out old photos of when he started w/Gagne. He looked at the big, fat, bastard he was he started. The ladies liked ride 'Space Mountain' not a big, bumpy, trail.

[@phillyflash43]

I wanna see the thing where Murdoch staggers around and slams his own head into the turnbuckle!

[@thack57]

Now I used to save my coin and fly from Ct. to Va. or NC, Ky or wherever he was on a big card. I was and am a big fan but I know he fights the same match every night. He'll do a face dive, cower in the corner, begging not to be hit, then he attacks. Finally it's not a Flair match if he flip upside down on the turnbuckle. All that is true but why he thrived - I believe - was he ALWAYS PUT HIS OPPONENTS OVER and He SELLS, SELLS, SELLS. Look how little Murdoch sells it for Flair. Minimal is a word that comes to mind. But Flair always SELLS.

[@areguapiri]

Nothing close to this in the last 25 years.

[@MrWhitewolf7]

Anyone know what venue/arena this is ?

[@chicken_953]

Got to be the NWA

[@30907bng]

Odd seeing Murdoch wearing the Texas wrestling boots

[@VolumedMusicMan]

The Prophet of Rage He borrowed Dusty’s...

[@VolumedMusicMan]

In reality these guys were great friends...

[@dt2745]

Was Murdock the face here?

[@idol_stomper]

If only Flair knew how to lock in the Camel Clutch.

[@libra42ful]

His balls would of been feeling a lot better if he had locked Dick in it, bobblin around on Dick's back from his struggling....

[@jesseromero3937]

Wooooo!!

[@dnx112]

WOOOOOO NEITCH

[@TheGameHHH2000]

Flair was tanned with blond hair and was always a blood bath after every match

[@alanstrong55]

I once thought that Flair was only a blowhard with no true ability. Good thing I did not tell him that on the streets. It would have taken Murdoch and Fritz Von Erich to stop him from hurting me.

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

One of the very few men in professional wrestling who literally needed a bra like a woman was Rick Flair! Abdullah the Butcher was another one but Abdullah was fat so he had a excuse for his large breast but Flair was a different story! My dad was a big wrestling fan and every time we saw Rick Flair either on tv or in the St Bernard civic auditorium the first thing my father would say when he saw Flair was dam will someone put a BRA on the man or make him work out or something because my dad said that he wasn't believable as a champion because of his female breast!!! Lmao! Sorry Flair but it just had to be said!!!!

[@vanessajones5594]

Reckon yer daddy aint never had no wait bench

[@altilley2694]

😀😉😆

[@健康第一-e3l]

秋田県立体育館か？

[@abrahmanharun2154]

If wrestling is like boxing, Flair will not be in the top 50, much less a champion.

[@W67w]

Piped noise.