Kuhlelo lwakamuva lwe-podcast ethi “Grilling JR”, i-WWE Hall of Famer kanye nomsakazi we-AEW uJim Ross baphawule ngobudlelwano bukaRic Flair noJim Crockett Promotions ngo-1988. Ungahlola amaphuzu abalulekile engxoxweni ngezansi:
Ngenxa yeshwa likaFlair, wacishe wadlala okokuqala kwi-WWE ku-SummerSlam ngo-1988: “Umuzwa kaRic ulenga emgodleni wakhe, uzozwa uzwela. Ngakhuluma naye ngaleso sikhathi-”Kuyacasula, kuyadala kakhulu, thina Akukho mibono futhi akukho okusha. “Kodwa empeleni yilokho ayekusho-imali yami isengozini. URick akahlukile kwabanye, ikakhulukazi labo abenza imali eningi-uRick uzokwabelana ngemizwa yakhe. URick (uRic ngeke acabange ngaleyo micabango yokuhamba. Uzoyaphi futhi? Uya enja enkulu egcekeni, leyo yinkampani kaVince McMahon. Akunakuba yimfihlo noma isimanga. URic Kube nezikhathi eziningana ezingezinhle empilweni yakhe, futhi wadideka. Uma ehluba u-anyanisi kancane, wayezokhathazeka ngokuthi uzophila kanjani futhi alondoloze indlela yokuphila ayeyisungulile. Azikho izimfihlo. Ngenhlanhla Yebo, wayengakahlanganyeli.”
Ngokuphathelene nesizathu sokuthi kungani ecabanga ukuthi uFlair wanquma ukuhlala: “Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyinkinga yendawo yokunethezeka. Wakhulela eMid-Atlantic futhi wasebenza eCrocketts. Wasungula izimpande zakhe nedumela lakhe eMid-Atlantic. Usekhaya. , Conrad. Lapho ngifika ekhaya, abantu babecabanga ukuthi “uTom Brady uzohlala engumuntu othanda izwe.” Akulungile. Walinda kwaze kwaba yilapho eneminyaka engu-42 ubudala egxuma phezulu. Wazama ukuhlala lapho, kodwa wathi kufanele ngizame ezinye izinto. Kwakuyisinyathelo esinesibindi. Ngicabanga ukuthi uRic usesendaweni yakhe yokunethezeka. Ngikholwa ukuthi uthembekile kakhulu kuJim Crockett nomndeni wakwaCrockett. Sobabili siyazi ukuthi uJim unikeze uRick usizo ngaphezu kwesisodwa.”
Ngokuphathelene nombono kaTed Turner ngoRic Flair ngaphambi kokuthenga i-JCP ngo-1988: “UTed wayengumoya wenkululeko yokuxhumana empilweni yakhe. Wahlangana noNaitch. Bathanda ukuba ndawonye. URick wenza uTed ahleke. UTed unempilo ekhethekile ezinhlelweni zikaRic zethelevishini, i-Women and Marriott, kanye neminye imisebenzi eyahlukahlukene. UTed naye uthanda ukuzijabulisa. .Kodwa uTed wafunda nasephathini leziphuzo e-Atlanta ukuthi uRick ungumuntu wangempela. Uthanda ukuba naye. Futhi unobuntu obungokwemvelo kakhulu enkampanini ngegama. Ake ngikubeke ngale ndlela - angazi. UTed angakuqoka nina balwi abahlanu ngenkontileka ayithengile, kodwa uyazi ukuthi uRic Flair ungubani, lowo ngu-quarterback wakhe. Ngifuna lo mfo. Lowo nguDominique Wilkins wakhe (uDominique Wilkins), ngoba noTed ungumnikazi wama-Eagles. UDominique ungumuntu wakhe. Ngakho uRic uyinguqulo yebhasikidi kaDominique Wilkins. Leso yisivumelwano. UJimmy kumele abe noRick, nokuthi uRick asayine futhi avuselele Wenza konke ukuze enze isivumelwano.
UJim Ross ungumhlaziyi we-wrestling ochwepheshe waseMelika, umpempe, umnikazi wendawo yokudlela, kanye nowayengumphathi wenkampani ye-WWE, lapho esebenza khona njengomhlaziyi kanye nomeluleki.