Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14137 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-09-15
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English, French
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 482 minutes

Synopsis
It may not have been his from birth but, with his gossamer locks and flamboyant sequined jumpsuits, this wrestling superstar has certainly earned his surname. Catch the best from the life and career of Ric Flair with this bad-boy release.

Customer Reviews

The Definitive Collection???
First of all I would like to get the matter of the title out of the way. This by far is not the definitve collection of matches, interviews and promos from The Nature Boy's career. The WWE have come up with the wrong title. By using this title they have set the bar far too high, I mean how can you produce a DVD set that shows the absolute best from a 36 year wrestling career that included 16 World titles as well as other singles titles and tag team titles? However, with the matter of the title set aside this is still an excellent DVD set.

Thankfully the WWE have used the format that I think works best for their DVD sets. The first disc has a documentary which chronicles Naitch's early life and his career in wreslting. There are many insights from The Man himself as well as other popular WWE talking heads. I am disappointed that there are no comments from Vince McMahon (or Shane, Linda and Stephanie). There are some extra stories that aren't included in the main documentary included as special features on this disc as well as the WWE's tribute video.

The second disc has some great matches, including a couple of matches that I don't have been released on any DVD before. These matches are against some of Space Mountain's most notable opponents including Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Sting and Terry Funk. My personal favourite of these matches is the one against Sting from Clash of the Champions '88. Flair really put over The Stinger in this match starting him on the road to become the wrestling icon that he is today.

The third and final disc contains another four matches including two from more recent times. The steel cage match against HHH at Taboo Tuesday '05 clearly shows that Flair still deserved his spot as a major star over 30 years since his in ring debut. This match is also one of the bloodiest of his cage matches I have ever seen. The final of the four matches is his last match which was against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24. The special features on this disc include Ric's Farewell Address on Raw, the day after Wrestlemania 24 and shows footage that didn't air on the programme. There are also a number of promos from 1985 and 1987.

So, why I have given this only 4 stars out of 5? Is it because of the poorly chosen name? No. There are some great moments on this disc, the documnetary (although it covers a lot of ground already covered on The Ultimate Collection and Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen) is throughly enjoyable and gives some great insights. The matches are great but I don't think that there are quite enough of them. I seem to remember that The Ultimate Collection had a running time of over 11 hours and this 3 disc set only runs for just over 8 hours. There would have been a lot more room in this set for a few more matches. Especially from Ric's 7 years in WWE from his return in 2001. Naitch has often been critised in recent years for no longer being at the top of his game and has had his spot questionned. I think they could have included matches like his first ladder match against Edge, the first ladder he had competed in despite being over 30 years into his career, showing that he could step out of his usual moveset when needed.

All in all this is a great set but could have been better. However, it is definate must for any fan of Flair as well as for any fan of the wrestling business.

Great Wrestler, Great DVD
I agree that this may not be a definitive collection of Ric Flair moments but it truly is one of WWE's greatest DVD releases to date. The documentary is fantastic although you have to take what Flair says with a pinch of salt as he does tend to exxagerate. The matches are phenomenal. The best of the set would be Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat from Spring Stampede 1994. I do think that a couple more matches from 1989 would have made this set truly perfect but that is only a minor complaint. Overall this set does do Ric Flair justice and his farewell address is the most emotional piece of wrestling television ever produced.