Ric Flair vs. Wahoo McDaniel

- Much better than the Houston match and I love that match. The chopping battles between the two are just awesome to watch. It slows down with Wahoo working over Flair's leg but Flair's selling is great. After they go outside, Whoo gets his arm rammed into the ringpost and Flair works the arm until the chopping battle resumes. After an Irish whip to the ropes leas to a sleeper, Wahoo gets the fall!!! Shit, I didn't see that one coming. 2nd fall has Wahoo holding on to the headlock until Flair gpoes outside and is able to damage Wahoo's leg. The remainder of the fall is Flair working over the leg and applying the Figure Four. The end of this fall was also unexpected. With Flair matches, the expectation is if Flair pins you, it's usually a cheap pin or it involves the figure-4. Well, Flair and Wahoo were brawling outside, Flair rams Wahoo's head into the ringpost. After rolling Wahoo inside, Flair pins Wahoo after a simple knee-drop. I love the way the third fall starts as Flair throws Wahoo outside hoping to capitalize the same way he took control in Fall 2. Wahoo is already bleeding from the ringpost shot but when Flair attempts it again, Wahoo rams Flair and he blades. Poetic justice! Back inside, Wahoo sees Flair bleeding and goes for the sleeper again in his attempt to capitalize on what worked for him in Fall One. He falls back and Flair gets the pin while still in the sleeper. THe third fall did not last very long but it brought everything that happened before together flawlessly. Shit,I love this match and I could see it in my Top Ten regardless of what set it is on. Slam dunk

2 out of 3 falls for the NWA World Heavyweight Title: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair © vs. Chief Wahoo McDaniel (9/2/85)

 

Flair juices a little early from an old cut and that adds an extra element to the early portion. This is totally what you would expect from these two in lots of hard chops and strong psychology. Wahoo was vicious working over Flair's left leg early on and Flair was just as vicious working over Wahoo's left arm as this match was turning into something great. After a very long but great 1st fall, Wahoo would win the fall by pinfall with a sleeper hold which I always dug submissions leading to pins. Wahoo kept up the beating as the 2nd fall started but Flair who got chopped to the floor pulled Wahoo's feet from under him and started working over the left leg furiously setting up the figure-four which he would eventually lock in but Wahoo would counter forcing a break. This is a total fucking war and both men are putting it all out there with Flair desperate to win a fall. Alfonso gets bumped and Wahoo locks Flair in a backslide for a phantom pinfall which Flair would answer by chunking Wahoo to the floor and posting him where he would bring him back into the ring and pinned him to even the falls. Wahoo is now juicing so that makes this 3rd fall even more exciting but as it starts there is a fight in the crowd that the fans are watching with their backs turned to the ring which was a bad look for the broadcast. Wahoo goes nuts and throws Flair out where he posts him twice to get Flair's blood churning out which it does quickly. Wahoo is now desperate and he locks back on the sleeper that won him the 1st fall but Flair would get his feet up and sprang off the ropes to send Wahoo down and got the pinfall. Wahoo was pissed afterwards but the decision was final. Fantastic match and a slam dunk nomination.

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