Like The Wrestler, but even more depressing.

[The Curmudgeon]

Anyone who watched more than an hour of professional wrestling would have heard of this guy;



Ric Flair; one of the all-time greats. Ticked every single box you could ever need to make it in the sport (I know, I know). Amazing in the ring, dynamite on the mic. Had the look, the music, the finishing move (the figure four leglock - it even SOUNDS cool), the robe.. this guy was THE man.

Check him out in his prime in this pretty funny promo about his match with the Macho Man Randy Savage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSb1Ed9Jwug&feature=related

Brilliant. So, Flair finally retired from WWE a few years back, was given a magnificent, emotional send-off on live TV. One of the all-time best walked out with his head held high.

After signing with TNA Wrestling (pissing on the send-off WWE had given him), and after more than a few money concerns (sued for $40,000 by another wrestling promotion for failing to show, owed £35,000 to another company plus a more than costly divorce) and guess what?

You can now, for the price of £500, get a five minute personal phone-call from Ric Flair. For $750 you'll get a video message. Hell, he'll even sign used LOTTERY tickets for £30. You can even write down what you want Ric Flair to say.

ricflair.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=78

Man, that is so sad. Guess now he can ditch the robes and walk around wearing this;

[trashcanman]

WOO! Flair, you one pitiful fucker. I actually remember that promo. Make fun of Flair all you want, but he's still less lame than the guy who pays $500 to talk to him....... on the phone..... FOR FIVE MINUTES. Dude, I wouldn't pay $500 for Stacey Keibler to have sex with me for an hour, much less to talk to some old man who was popular 20 years ago.

[The Curmudgeon]

Hmmm. I dunno... I reckon that would be $500 well spent..

God only knows what you would talk about. Five minutes isn't a long time in general, five minutes on the PHONE to someone you don't know, regardless if you're Flair or the douchebag who paid for it, would last a fucking lifetime. Once you're done with the "oh, you're my favourite wrestler, I watched you growing up" bullshit, which is already embarrassing enough, where do you go from there?

And how awkward would a VIDEO call be? What do you DO for five minutes? Someone was talking about this on a wrestling forum, and a guy said "why do I just have visions of him wearing only the robe?"

Connecting with your idols and heroes is one thing. This is just... weird.