Ohlelweni lwakamuva lwe-podcast ye-“Grilling JR”, i-WWE Hall of Famer kanye nomhlaziyi we-AEW uJim Ross baphawule ngobudlelwano buka-Ric Flair noJim Crockett Promotions ngo-1988. Ungabheka amaphuzu athile abalulekile kungxoxo ngezansi:
Ngenxa yeshwa likaFlair, ucishe wenza i-debut yakhe ye-WWE ku-SummerSlam ngo-1988: "Umuzwa kaRic ulenga emkhonweni wakhe, uzozwela.Ngakhuluma naye ngaleso sikhathi-”Kuyadabukisa, kunokudala kakhulu, thina Ayikho imibono futhi akukho okusha.“Kodwa yilokhu abekusho-imali yami isengozini.U-Rick akahlukile kwabanye, ikakhulukazi labo abenza imali eningi-u-Rick uzokwabelana ngemizwa yakhe.U-Rick ( uRic ngeke ayijabulele leyo micabango yokuhamba. Uzophinde aye kuphi? Uya enja enkulu egcekeni, okuyinkampani kaVince McMahon. Akukwazi ukuba yimfihlo noma isimanga. izikhathi ezinebhadi empilweni yakhe, waxakeka, uma eke wahluba u-anyanisi, wayezokhathazeka ngokuthi uzoziphilisa kanjani futhi alondoloze le mpilo aseyisungulile. Azikho izimfihlo. ubambe iqhaza okwamanje.”
Mayelana nesizathu esenza acabange ukuthi uFlair wanquma ukuhlala: “Ngicabanga ukuthi indaba yokunethezeka.Ukhulele eMid-Atlantic futhi wasebenza eCrocketts.Wasungula izimpande nedumela lakhe eMid-Atlantic.Usekhaya., Conrad.Lapho ngifika ekhaya, abantu bacabanga ukuthi "UTom Brady uzohlala ethanda izwe."Akulungile.Walinda kwaze kwaba yilapho i-high jump eneminyaka engu-42 ubudala.Wazama ukulenga lapho, kodwa wathi kufanele ngizame ezinye izinto.Kwakuyisinyathelo esinesibindi.Ngicabanga ukuthi uRic usendaweni yakhe yokunethezeka.Ngikholwa ukuthi unokwethembeka okuqinile kuJim Crockett nomndeni wakwaCrockett.Sobabili siyazi ukuthi uJim usenikeze u-Rick usizo Olunikeziwe izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa.”
Mayelana nombono kaTed Turner ngoRic Flair ngaphambi kokuba athenge i-JCP ngo-1988: “UTed wayewumoya wenkululeko yokuxhumana ekuphileni kwakhe.Wahlangana noNaitch.Bathanda inkampani yomunye nomunye.U-Rick wenza u-Ted ahleke.U-Ted unempilo ekhethekile ezinhlelweni ze-TV zika-Ric, i-Women and Marriott, neminye imisebenzi eyahlukene.U-Ted naye uthanda ukuzijabulisa..Kodwa u-Ted uphinde wafunda ephathini ye-cocktail e-Atlanta ukuthi u-Rick uyena owangempela.Uthanda ukuba naye.Futhi unobunikazi obungokwemvelo kakhulu enkampanini ngegama.Ake ngikubeke kanje-angazi.U-Ted angakuqoka ama-wrestlers amahlanu ngenkontileka ayithengile, kodwa uyazi ukuthi uRic Flair ungubani, lokho kuyi-quarterback yakhe.Ngiyamfuna lo mfana.Lowo nguDominique Wilkins (Dominique Wilkins), ngoba uTed naye ungumnikazi we-Eagles.UDominique ungumfana wakhe.Ngakho-ke uRic inguqulo ye-basketball ka-Dominique Wilkins.Lokho kuyisivumelwano.UJimmy kumele abe noRick, futhi ukuze uRick asayine futhi avuselele Wenza konke ukwenza isivumelwano. "
UJim Ross ungumhlaziyi we-wrestling ochwepheshe waseMelika, unompempe, umnikazi wendawo yokudlela, kanye nalowo owayeyisikhulu senkampani ye-WWE, lapho esebenza khona njengomhlaziyi kanye nomeluleki.