WCW Blunder - President Ric Flair (Season 2 Premiere)

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WCW Blunder returns! Season 2, known as Super Blunder 2 Turbo, begins with a look at Ric Flair's time as WCW President in 1999.
When Ric Flair returned to WCW in 1998 fans were very excited. Many believed Flair would never be seen on WCW TV again after being fired by Eric Bischoff but The Nature Boy came back to reunite the Four Horsemen and Ric became a top fan favourite in WCW once again. He began an on-screen rivalry with Eric Bischoff that culminated in Ric becoming President of WCW, and over time the storyline got more and more ridiculous as WCW didn't have any idea where it should go.
From the introduction to David Flair to Ric spending time in a hospital for the mentally unwell, from Ric making alliances with the nWo to having one of the most convoluted First Blood matches in pro-wrestling history, this isn't just one WCW Blunder, its a whole series of Blunders.

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​@garygood6804 be quiet!

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[@iamdb1990]

I love how they're called "brass knucks that don't look like brass knucks but we'll call them brass knucks anyway" every time

[@SometimesCreator]

We have to

[@kidneystonermusic]

Whenever someone used an unamed gimmick, it was always just a big tampon 😆

[@blankwavemessiah]

Classic RTW lore lol

[@andrelegeant88]

David turning on his family for Torrie is 100% believable

[@fuckiopussigetti453]

Im sliding on my family just for the shot at Torrie

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My favorite part of the nWo limousine kidnapping was when Hulk has the ski mask on like you couldn't tell it was him, that made me pop lmao

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[@bigrigjoe5130]

Honestly I prefer Wrestling Bios vids to modern wrestling shows

[@derekfuiten204]

OSW Review is what brought me back and in turn, got me here. Great stuff.

[@smac919]

Dude same. I quit watching in 2004/2005. Found wrestling bios channel and binged a ton of his videos for a few weeks, Then I heard Sting was coming back in AEW.. watched his debut episode of dynamite and since then, rarely do I miss an episode. Lately with wwe actually being good, I’ve been watching the ppvs.

[@smac919]

I was a WCW kid, and AEW is most definitely their spiritual successor. I do wish Tony & Eric could have played nice and had Eric could be on AEW tv every now and then. Eric is a great tv character, producer not so much 😅

[@andrewramsdale]

@@smac919that boat sailed and Eric won’t go back

[@greenman5229]

Another blunder was how Bishoff went from "cool young face" to grey haired dad that tucked his polo shirt in his dad pants

[@wild360]

He appears to age 20 years over the course of this episode. 😆

[@emyikay4775]

that's not blunder, that's aging tho

[@hydr0p0nic]

@@emyikay4775 naw he didnt have to cut his hair and stop dying it

[@MoonlightStrider]

David Flair looks like he's always exhausted, it's like the simple act of walking from point A to point B is the equivalent of a marathon.

[@drunkenmcbastard6374]

Just CRUMBLING to the mat BUT his knees DON'T buckle.....😂

[@nefariousnilbog]

Always looks flushed

[@johnnydropkicks]

6:30 Flair throws his shoe at 93 mph at the crowd. 😃 I’ve loved this clip since 1998.

[@tomanyfails]

Threw that bih like randy johnson

[@CoinSlotKitty]

Best part was when he was dropping elbows on nobody.

[@johnnydropkicks]

@@CoinSlotKitty Hmmm….. that’s the second best part. 😃

[@Christina_Cage]

Chin up, t*ts out, and watch for the shooooooooooooe

[@darthnowlan]

Jim Herd's time running WCW should be a future blunder episode.

[@zlinedavid]

The Ding Dongs!

[@Ragan31687]

No top rope moves when one of your divisions is totally based on High Flyers! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jackcarraway4707]

Per Wikipedia: For example, he (Herd) once tried to come up with a tag team called The Hunchbacks (with the gimmick in which they could not be pinned because their humps would prevent their shoulders from touching the mats

[@Ragan31687]

@@jackcarraway4707 LOL but also 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@tempestfennac9687]

@@Ragan31687 That was Bill Watt's idea (in addition to removing the mats from ringside, eliminating backstage catering and banning families from visiting backstage).

[@eastsidereviews727]

It started so well with the "You can't fire me, IM ALREADY FIRED!!" promo and then....

[@PeterHowe228]

I am thrilled, there were so many blunders left to be addressed. Jim Crockett Promotions became WCW in late 1988, WCW went under in March 2001, that's over 12 years, plenty of time for plenty of Blunders.

[@ajk]

Black Scorpion angle is first thought here personally.

[@J0nny_Ch1mp0]

Yeah it was really one F* up after another with WCW. I'm surprised they didn't fold sooner.

[@BoofeyDoofey]

The amount in each video and how often he uploads should be praised. Also him forcing himself to watch David Flair should also be praised lol.

[@anthonyturner6399]

This is one of my fav series you’ve ever done. It allows your comedic timing to come thru

[@thewaterlord27]

This absolutely has to be my favorite series you have, happy to see it back!

[@MrJermeyp]

6:48 flair should have started twirling the almighty HELICOPTER 😂😂

[@CarterJ9]

Me 5 seconds ago: I should turn off KZbin and do some focus work to end my day Me now: (pours glass of wine) Well, there's always tomorrow

[@JoeRandomDoesStuff]

TOPIC IDEA: The amount of times Sting got betrayed by his "friends"/Attacked backstage

[@JohnSmithShields]

That might need more time than Reliving the War

[@DarthPyrusTheVirus]

And how many involved Kevin Nash?

[@jamesbounds]

I like that the WCW Blunder font looks like the Street Fighter 2 one.

[@TheRetroViking]

I think That was the point lol.. but yes very well done 😂

[@17thNO]

I remember this whole thing and it was classic to me for a lot of reasons. I used to watch and record Nitro amd Thunder week because of school and work. I had a Bowling Class in college at this time and the professor looked like Ric Flair. So me and some of the other dudes in the University Center would "whoooo" and "style and profile" everytime he would come in there. One day asked us why would we "make that noise everytime he would show us" we told him to turn it on Monday Night Nitro at 7pm on Monday. He had never watched wreatling in his life so the episode ge watched was the episode that Flair took all his clothes off and elbow dropped the middle of the ring. So on Tuesday he cussed us all out and told us "he was nothing like that" as we fell on the ground laughing. Classic memories.

[@th3gr81]

11:34 In all fairness, it is Torrie Wilson.

[@jamieretallack7852]

This story, and not the finger poke of doom, was the moment started turning the channel. The April 26 episode where Flair was committed was the beginning of the end.

[@MarkSherlock]

Agree. I started changing channels after the finger poke of doom.

[@jackcarraway4707]

The Poke didn't kill WCW. They did fine in the ratings in the short run. People were making the switch at around summer that year. By then Nitro was pulling in low 3s whereas Raw was double that. You can tell how cheap and low quality WCW became too.

[@kyleolson8977]

I almost didn't look at this video because I was like "WCW Blunder is done, this is a repeat". I'm happy to see it again.

[@CarlB23]

I'm going to assume David Flair will have his own blunder episode

[@mikhailchugunov2964]

Can't wait RTW episodes with him and Daffney

[@justinc22443]

When I went back and rewatched all of the Nitros, Thunders and ppvs…when Flair became “president” that’s the exact moment I said to myself yup…this is where it went off the rails.

[@Moxleygirl]

Have we done a blunder episode on the hardcore division near the end of wcw, it was something 🤣

[@The_Cereal_Killer]

Kinda wish @Wrestling Bios would’ve went with “WCW: Blunder 2 - Blunder in Paradise”. Anyways. Fantastic show lad

[@Ghost-304]

Seeing Reed Flair agian brought back great memories in This Era. Dam Reed Flair was great amateur wrestler when he was kid .

[@adamdam]

This channel is fantastic, I have to say, the piecing together of all this weekly footage and such is brilliantly presented. Been watching around a year and never gets boring and fun to relive an era of wrestling I loved as a young boy.

[@nicholaslozano8602]

I hope That 70's Guy Mike Awesome gets talked about cause what a blunder that was!

[@ghostmark2005]

This is currently the only channel i only really watch as well as listening to the podcasts on every car journey

[@dasdeke]

I think this is fantastic you revitalized this. I don't have a particular preference what I want to see. I think it's all gonna be great.

[@Haplo699g]

Honestly, Reed would have been a more convincing US champion than David.

[@jackcarraway4707]

A traffic cone would have been a more convincing US champion.

[@TheBandit025Nova]

⁠@@jackcarraway4707 Pancho Villa would more be convincing US Champion he’s just can’t defend in Texas

[@djdarq6311]

He’s better than half the AEW roster

[@TheBandit025Nova]

@@djdarq6311 Pancho Villa or Reed

[@shadosassins]

A Shockmaster WCW Blunder would be much appreciated.

[@stonecoldhooligani3862]

Super Blunder 2 Turbo is a badass name

[@ebombfilms]

Thank you! I've been wanting a video on this topic for a long time, and glad to see that you not only made it, but it's part of Blunders season 2 (it's back!)!

[@dylanman8922]

There are very few channels i watch this religiously i literally watch every single video the minute it goes up keep up the good work and may steve blackman look over you

[@casualcyberguy1314]

Accidentally rewound the video and got the phrase “Ric says he would never respect a company president who wore sneakers and jeans to work. Because Flair would become everything he said Bischoff was and more.” Ric wearing those Jordan’s and jorts to work fellas.

[@MrBeardsley]

“Casual Friday, WOOOOOOO!”

[@therealhawv]

Two blunders you could look at: a) Berlyn and b) the WCW Nitro Trading Card Game (it was the Backstage Assault of card games)

[@randomramblings2325]

Great idea including a blunder counter for a future episode please do the four Horsemen they run from 1996 to 1999 would be great. I think you could even do an episode counting the four horsemen run in 1997 could be an episode by itself. As always great content.

[@McPoshSquatch]

Should of thrown in Flair's drunken rant at the bar, that would of made this 25 minute Flair video... perfect!

[@user-rx2hw8up2j]

Ric flair hates Egypt

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Well actually if he's the president of WCW for life, that would explain how he was acting in that restaurant. You don't treat the president that way.

[@thekingofoldskool2]

Can anyone remember they kind of went back to this in late 2000/early 2001. He was WCW's new CEO (''The Boss''). Leader of the Magnificent Seven, it was dropped on the final Nitro in March 2001.

[@calvinfolan1736]

It's a pleasant surprise that you're bringing this series back, but a welcome one. Love your stuff man! 😎

[@theoldhermit2601]

Im so happy to see the series return! This is up there as some of my absolute favorite only behind Reliving The War itself. Thank yoy Bios :)

[@benespinosa6725]

WCW blunder is an awesome series great stuff as always.

[@tonyphillips8726]

Your commentary makes these videos worthwhile.

[@HereticalKitsune]

Super Blunder 2, now that sounds promising! Just don't burn yourself out, please!

[@Macgyver00]

Yes!!!! Season one of WCW blunders was one of my favorite to watch! And on the day I'm home from work with a tooth infection hopped up on pain pills can't get much better than that brother!

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Shawn Michaels, is that you? You know those pills are not good for you. I hope you can get your smile back. Again.

[@joshz7712]

My favorite was when Flair would start stylin and profiling so hard he would start dropping elbows on the ring, just cause it was there. I was at the one live where he got to his boxers and handcuffed himself to the ropes. It was my first time ever attending a wrestling show. That fight with Ming and David is still, one of the funniest matches ive ever seen.

[@darXcore]

The amount of disrespect a legend like Flair had to endure at the hands of incompetent fools like Bischoff is simply disgusting, such a mismanaged company regurgitating the worst possible ideas could only go under.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

And this continues to this day at pizza establishments and bars Ric Flair visits like the legend that he is

[@darXcore]

@@BigBadJerryRogers Ha ha ha, touché.

[@darXcore]

@@BigBadJerryRogers Ha ha ha ha! Touché.

[@br0neh]

Thank you for making this video. I watched it at the time and thought I was going crazy. Every week it seemed someone new was a heel or babyface. In the end no one knew who to boo or cheer it was so convoluted. Your video helped to put it somewhat into a logical (as possible) explanation lol great work

[@RichterTheEternal]

Ric offering a free easy meal of his son, David to Meng in a match was kinda hilarious.

[@mrvice308]

Thanks for bringing it back one of my favs

[@Artmigeddon]

Most people would do the lazy part 2: electric boogaloo bit but you went SF2 turbo like a man of class and culture. Fine work.

[@zemox2534]

4:38 Sadly, this would not be the first time Ric Flair would fake a heart attack in the ring.

[@JimProfit357]

"Slamboree was terrible but Gorgeous George and Charles Robinson stole the show" Raven, Saturn, Kidman, Mysterio, Malenko and Anderson are all crying right now.

[@jaysonarends145]

I'm sure Raven and Saturn aren't crying. Unicorn slip n slide.

[@JimProfit357]

@@jaysonarends145 Autumn still loves the rhino.

[@MrScott34]

Legit my favorite series on Wrestling Bios.

[@jasonpope1265]

Glad you posted this video. Gave me a reason why i switched to wwf months earlier when i was watching

[@thisguy_w0n]

yay thanks for more WCW Blunder! My favorite of your serieses

[@stingrey1571]

so roddy piper was commissioner and flair was the president. who was in charge? who had ultimate authority.

[@jackcarraway4707]

Yes.

[@StevenHawking]

Oh man my Tuesday just got way better

[@boomervision2063]

Great to see it return, thanks buddy!

[@brandonfields613]

Men of old school wrestling culture. We assemble again. By our powers combined, we can MAKE WRESTLING GREAT AGAIN

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Blunder is how I found the channel in the 1st place. I love this.

[@mikebryant614]

I absolutely LOVE this Channel and all the hard work and research that goes into these videos. Ok that said, you could literally write a Novel based on all the times WCW advertised a Match and never delivered it , or if it was delivered it was a miserable excuse for a Match that did nothing but leave Fans disappointed and mad., and this includes PPV's that Fans had to pay extra money for , only to get shat on . I just dont know what the F they were thinking, especially in the later years .

[@TheBat1992]

To me flair as wcw president after I watch all of it on reliving the war left me so disappointed because of how inconsistent it was the start of the story was great but man as it went on the story line just went so down in terms of quality but it will be a thing that will stick in mind due to how much time it was given to for most of 99 although it great stuff to laugh at in blunder material and I love this series so much and season 2 has not disappointed at all keep up the great work

[@victoryusmc]

Wasn't even ready for this! Taking an early break!

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As a Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (Super Turbo) fan, I must say that the graphics are awesome!!!

[@TheMaruta731]

Blunder Season 2? Works for me Brother!

[@matthias24x57]

Best name for a second season ever can’t wait to see what other blunders from the wacky and wild ride that was WCW

[@MadcapMachinations]

Thanks for doing this as I always enjoyed season 1

[@koalan97]

great vid man!

[@stanislavvasic6799]

„Weeks and weeks of storyline pissed (😂) down the toilet“ - I am literally dying. Thanks Ryan

[@rdtbrik1161]

I've been waiting for this series to return

[@Cyklopz007]

🩵💙🩶🩵💙🩶🩵💙🩶 Thank you WrestlingBios WCW 4 Life!!!!

[@Cameron_611]

Yeah,I’m glad this series is back! Love the Super Street Fighter II like logo.

[@melasn9836]

David Flair walked so Yoshihiko could run.

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

The best thing to come out of this whole story is that over 20 years later, I'm still calling Charles Robinson "L'il Naitch".

[@dontbesuchamorty]

Yes! What a way to unwind after work.. new Blunder and a new strain 🌬️

[@christopherbissett1986]

As long as your making content we will all always be here brother

[@saicharand7765]

Looking back at RTW, the 'authority' situation in WCW was a shambles. They were like six different people making matches. How did WCW let it go so badly after being on top for so long ?

[@nicholaslozano8602]

That time WCW turned Goldberg heel was quite the blunder. Actually, that entire Millionaires Club vs New Blood was quite the blunder.

[@Markkwebsterjr]

When he took over the role it was solid gold for a few weeks

[@aealum2004]

So many blunders within this company. What sux is most blunders in WCW are usually talked about. The only ones I can think of are the many pole matches that Russo made, the bret hart storyline where he gets beaten up by nwo 2000, just for him to still be in the group, heal Goldberg, tank Abbott joining Shane helms boy band, and Chris candido constantly berating Ms. Hancock (Stacy keibler)

[@taffysaur]

Awesome to have new episodes of Blunder! 🎉

[@effarrjay]

Oh man, I love this series. Great to see it back.

[@Pulloutkingquis2]

Thank you for making my horrible day better your the 🐐

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Also, while WCW was running Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan as their main event program in goddamn 1999, the other channel was building up towards Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock to main event Wrestlemania. Thats why only one of the 2 biggest wrestling companies in the world still existed 2 years later.

[@marcusmcgahee4924]

Benoit, Malinko, Saturn and Eddie head to wwf and Flair feels sorry for himself until the King of Kings gives him his "pep talk" lol

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

@stevepalmer1587 what... Are you implying something here?!!! He said he has never ever smoked anything and that the USA gave the USSR nuclear weapons as a bribe so they didn't goto the moon in the 1960s! I have no idea what you are trying to imply here Steve but I believe everything the good doctor has ever said including the claim that he has a friend at NASA in the super secret perpetual motion energy department. Just because he never provides proof of a single thing he has ever said and he makes absolutely rediculous claims that can never be proven doesn't mean that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence! ..... Oh wait, they do.

[@dankayden]

Torrie..my word what a natural beauty!!

[@michaelnugent9758]

She still looks incredible too 👏🏻 🔥

[@chloeirnes]

So happy to see this series back!

[@MatrixAran]

I so want to know the behind the scenes thinking for pushing David Flair so hard

[@lordcolinb]

😊 I can guess

[@TheBandit025Nova]

Just look how WWE is pushing his little hot sister

[@bigferd4534]

The season premiere I’ve been waiting for!!!

[@ezza-and-friends]

I always remember watching flair heart attack and thinking it was real it stuck in my head all these years to the point I thought maybe I'd imagined it lol..... I've no issues with it by the way anything goes in wrestling

[@AnalogKid83]

Thank you for number two!

[@DummyYEEEAAHHHHH]

14:06....looks like Hogan colored half a black and white nwo bandana with a marker before he came out 😂😂

[@dabearz27]

Yay for more Blunder episodes! I kind of miss the old format though.

[@jefferyjones8399]

I remember being a little kid watching this stuff play out.

[@danew6035]

Been waiting on this 🙌

[@schizzo8959]

Seeing david flopping arround is always good for the mood.

[@antiadam666]

I had a brain aneurysm trying to make sense of this