<p>Nobody thought it would ever happen but it did. Ric Flair reaches an stalemate with WCW and signs with WWF while still NWA and WCW World heavyweight champion. He shows up on WWE (WWF) TV with the Big Gold belt and the lawsuits begin to fly. Historian Karl Stern discusses everything that lead up to the break with Ric Flair, his arrival, and the program with Hulk Hogan that didn't make it to WrestleMania and discusses the facts and often repeated fiction of the story of why we never got Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair at WrestleMania.</p>

Nobody thought it would ever happen but it did. Ric Flair reaches an stalemate with WCW and signs with WWF while still NWA and WCW World heavyweight champion. He shows up on WWE (WWF) TV with the Big Gold belt and the lawsuits begin to fly. Historian Karl Stern discusses everything that lead up to the break with Ric Flair, his arrival, and the program with Hulk Hogan that didn't make it to WrestleMania and discusses the facts and often repeated fiction of the story of why we never got Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair at WrestleMania.

05 Saga of Ric Flair Jumping to WWF as NWA WCW World champion

For all shows visit our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/wiwcool Pro wrestling history. WWE, WCW, NWA, AEW, NXT, NJPW, TNA, Impact, ROH, AWA, ECW, and the pioneer era of pro wrestling. Karl Stern (DragonKingKarl) is a pro wrestling historian who has produced the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show for over 15 years at Wrestling Observer. This is the free version of some of the pro wrestling podcasts we produce at When It Was Cool. There is much more available to Patreon supporters and there are over 2500 shows available for subscribers.  Enjoy these free shows for a deep dive into pro wrestling history and we hope if you enjoy these shows you will become a Patreon supporter and gain access to many others. Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Frank Gotch, William Muldoon, Lou Thesz, Bruno Sammartino, Strangler Lewis, Farmer Burns, Bob Armstrong, Ron Fuller, Jerry Lawler, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, and hundreds more are discussed.

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For all shows visit our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/wiwcool Pro wrestling history. WWE, WCW, NWA, AEW, NXT, NJPW, TNA, Impact, ROH, AWA, ECW, and the pioneer era of pro wrestling. Karl Stern (DragonKingKarl) is a pro wrestling historian who has produced the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show for over 15 years at Wrestling Observer. This is the free version of some of the pro wrestling podcasts we produce at When It Was Cool. There is much more available to Patreon supporters and there are over 2500 shows available for subscribers. Enjoy these free shows for a deep dive into pro wrestling history and we hope if you enjoy these shows you will become a Patreon supporter and gain access to many others. Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Frank Gotch, William Muldoon, Lou Thesz, Bruno Sammartino, Strangler Lewis, Farmer Burns, Bob Armstrong, Ron Fuller, Jerry Lawler, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, and hundreds more are discussed.

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