It is difficult not to underestimate the importance of the "I Quit" match between Terry Funk and Ric Flair at NWA's Clash of the Champions in November 1989. With Funk coming into NWA in 1988, a feud between him and Flair soon kicked off and culminated in this match. I you want two competitors who seem like they would happily kill each other, this is the match.
For its day this was an incredibly physical match and was one of the first matches to bring Funk's hardcore style to the mainstream. I think this match still holds up today as a great match. With Ric Flair being so old and incoherent on TNA, it is difficult to forget that he was one of the greatest wrestlers, in the ring as well as on the mic.
Prediction: with 21 years of this match approaching in November, I would not be suprised to see TNA organise a rematch.
2 comments:
How weird is this...two days after you posted this, Jim Ross named this as his favourite I Quit match of all time on his blog...maybe he's a fan of Socko's Review? ;)
no one calls it like JR
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