[1995-12-04-WCW-Nitro] Ric Flair and Charles Barkley

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Gene Okerlund announces Ric Flair, who gets a superstar heel reaction. But first, Charles Barkley walks out and bows to Flair, who is ecstatic. He says he could never measure up to the Nature Boy, but Ric Flair is his man. Funny to see the crowd cheer Barkley like crazy, then boo him every time he mentions Flair. Flair's gloating is awesome.

[Tim Evans]

I liked how Charles tried to get the crowd to quiet down but he gets booed for it.

[El-P]

What was the point of this anyway ?

[Zenjo]

What was the point of this anyway ?

Having celebs on the show makes wrestling look cool. Especially basketballers.

[PeteF3]

Yeah, even though nothing of note is said and Flair babyfaces himself to the crowd, this was just COOL, and legitimately helped make WCW look major league. (Bobby: "Didn't he used to play for the Globetrotters?"). I'm half-surprised SIr Charles never stepped into the ring.