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Big Time Wrestling just lately introduced that Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat shall be popping out of retirement for his first match in 12 years later this yr. The information got here as a shock on condition that Steamboat was initially supplied to be in the primary occasion of the Ric Flair’s Last Match occasion throughout SummerSlam weekend and staff with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express to face “The Nature Boy” in his last match alongside FTR. But regardless that Steamboat turned down Flair’s provide, Flair had nothing however sort issues to say about Steamboat on his newest To Be The Man Podcast.
“He’s going to be in a match quickly. I’m comfortable for him. It’s nice. Steve Perkins is a superb promoter. I want all of them nicely, whoever is concerned. I do not know the scenario, nevertheless it’s nice. It’s a kind of offers the place no one is ever going to be Ricky Steamboat so they could as nicely watch them whereas they will and benefit from the alternative. There won’t ever be one other Ricky Steamboat. At any degree, he is higher than 50% of the blokes within the enterprise at this time. He would not get within the ring if he wasn’t. He holds himself to a really excessive normal. I think about he’ll in all probability look higher than the blokes he’s within the ring with. He’s all the time in nice form,” Flair stated.
Steamboat defined his resolution to show down Flair’s provide earlier this yr throughout a digital signing again in May — “Well, I used to be approached and given it actually some severe thought. Numerous respect to the man within the ring. You know, each of us are night time and day with regards to stuff out of the ring. Flair would not be Flair with out it. I considered it for per week and only in the near past simply declined on it. I do know after I wrestled Jericho at WrestleMania 25, then we had the return match at Backlash in a singles, however at 69, and I do know it is a six-man tag and I may get a bit of this and that in, however with all due respect to our followers, I need them to recollect me that final time I used to be in there with Jericho once they chanted, ‘You nonetheless obtained it.’ I do not wish to scar that phrase.”
“Even that night time with Jericho, you already know, I used to be working for the WWE. I used to be one of many trainers on the college and was fairly lively within the ring, so I had quite a lot of confidence in myself. But realizing Ricky now and never being within the ring for a lot of years, I do not wish to tarnish the reminiscence that the followers have of me. It’d be an excellent payday, positive, however I do not need them pondering, ‘Maybe he ought to have stayed retired.’ You know, and I may get on the market and possibly pull it off and say, ‘Well, you already know, for a man who’s 69 years outdated, he positive did fairly good,’ however that is the double-edged sword proper? So, you already know, The Dragon does have quite a lot of delight in his work and the best way the followers bear in mind me within the ring, and I need that lasting impression. I do know my bodily capabilities proper now. I’d love to have the ability to go on the market and carry out like I did with Jericho. I used to be 56 or 57 years outdated, however I feel I need my followers to recollect me as that man and never have an opportunity of disappointing. That’s how a lot I really like my followers,” he added.
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