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Flair, Bischoff, Threats, and a Near Jump to WWE In 1998 | War Stories

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War Stories - Episode 5: No wrestler was ever more synonymous with World Championship Wrestling in any of its incarnations than "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. When he left WCW in 1991 following a series of disputes with then-head Jim Herd, the shockwave devastated WCW's core audience. Seven years later, in the midst of the heated Monday Night Wars, history came precariously close to repeating itself, as Ric Flair found himself at highly contentious odds with WCW President Eric Bischoff...

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20 Comments

@andremwalker 6 years ago

If Ric Flair jumped to WWF in 1998, that would have probably hastened the fall of WCW. Imagine the return of "We Want Flair!" in arenas across the nation when everyone would be watching.

@mrchriscornwell 3 months ago

Holy shit. He was 49 back then. He looks like he's 89.

@michaeldixon1985 4 years ago

It is amazing. WCW made so many mistakes a teenager wouldn't make. Bischoff let Hogan torpedo Starcade 97. He let the Outsiders (namely Hall) skate on a ton of transgressions. But with Flair and his son, there's a hard line in the sand.

@ScoobaMusic 6 years ago

Damn, I had no idea that they tried to "Benoit" Flair

@Kitsune-Chaos 6 years ago

You can tell that Sam absolutely loves working on these.
And if there's ever a time when he decides to move on from Cultaholic, he's definitely got a serious talent for narration.

@FMecha 6 years ago

This was the most widely cited reason why he missed WCW/nWo Revenge. Along with Ultimate Warrior, Flair was a huge omission there.

@Duigo23 6 years ago

This is a great series guys

@woobgamer5210 4 years ago

'Flair wasnt on a contract'
'He must be there'
'Breach of his contract'
Bishoff you high? He's not even technically your employee

@JWS1985 2 years ago

Flair showing up on Raw in '98 would've been CRAZY! Damn.

@BrieSmith-ct3kh 5 years ago

"What's Richard Fliehr doing in the IMPACT Zone?!"

@WhiskeyBrewer 6 years ago

Another story I only knew bits of pieces of, so hearing the details was an eye opener

@jstinstinny8909 5 years ago

I am an old wrastlin fan but I'm new to war stories and I gotta say this is really really awesome.

@rocky-es9rs 6 years ago

Best series in cultaholic by far. Good work guys. Thanks for entertaining us during the bad times. Much love ❤️

@StevenScodes 6 years ago

I've enjoyed every episode of this. This is such captivating work. Well done guys!!

@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849 2 years ago (edited)

13:43 My grandpa was there it said that pop was huge! He said it was incredible moment to be part of!

@badgerbhoy9534 6 years ago

It must have killed EB that it was Austin who snapped their run after the way he treated him

@YoElementalGPU 6 years ago

Congratulations to Sam and all of those working on the series, it's probably my favourite you've done. The presentation is on point.

@Snafu2346 6 years ago

hold on hold on. I need to watch the reunion again. Its been... a life time.

@PooMaverick 5 years ago

These are probably my favourite types of YouTube videos and you’re narration is so perfect

@ryanmalinowski7529 6 years ago

Love this series. Good clean information in easy to digest segments. I remember that episode and loved his promo. I was watching it in Italy with a satellite dish aimed at sky network and tnt uk.