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WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection | 
 enlarge | Actors: Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Triple H
Studio: World Wrestling
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.95
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 6417
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 480 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: WWE94692
UPC: 651191946921
EAN: 0651191946921
ASIN: B0016MJ6LA
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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Product Description
With a career spanning over 30 years Nature Boy Ric Flair has seen it all and has taken on all challengers. This 3 disc set looks at the incredible life and career of this WWE legend and champion with new matches new antics but with the ole same flair.System Requirements:Running Time: 540 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/PRO WRESTLING Rating: TV-14 UPC: 651191946921 Manufacturer No: WWE94692
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 A GOOD DVD, THE ULTIMATE RIC FLAIR COLLECTION IS BETTER August 28, 2008
L. Alvarez
This DVD's documnetary is good. However, most of the main topics in the documentary were already included in the Ultimate Flair and Horsemen DVDs. It was interesting to listen to Flair's opinions of Ole Anderson, Hogan, Hall, Nash, and Bischoff. The matches from the 1980's were good to include. However, WWE should have also includeed Flair vs. Vader(Clash Nov.'93 and Starrcade '93). Those two matches were extremely well worked. Steamboat vs. Flair from Spring Stampede'94 was a decent choice, but they may have been better off including his world title win against Savage from Sept.'92 instead. Furthermore, they could have included Flair and Arn Anderson vs. Hollywood Blondes from the Clash of Champs(June'93). Flair vs. Hogan from Uncensored'99 and a Nitro from Jan.or Feb.96 would have also been intersting. Flair's retirement match was awesome, but the match is too recent to include in this collection compared to other classics "Naitch" has had in the '80s and '90s. It would have been better to include HBK from his Rocker days vs.Flair from late '91.
Overall, this DVD was good. However, this DVD should have been great. After all, Flair only deserves the best. This DVD has great promos. The Space Mountainettes promo is awesome. Flair's promos truly made him unique. "Lookin' only as I can look. What's causin' all of this? Diamonds are forever and so is Ric Flair/Four Horsemen."
The REAL Ultimate Ric Flair Collection! August 15, 2008
Deon (Las Vegas, NV)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Its mainly commentary from HHH and HBK (go figure) pretty much talking about Flair's entire career, which is fine, but what really bugs me is there are very few interviews or less interview time with alot of the old timers in the business who wrestled Flair back in his glory days. Arn Anderson must have had 5 minutes of interview time THE ENTIRE DVD and he was Flair's best friend for so many years. Harley Race had a few minutes,Dusty had 2-3 mins, Tully had 2-3 mins, Terry Funk had NONE, Steamboat had a few minutes. JJ Dillon very few minutes etc.
Anyway, the earlier parts of Ric's career are talked about as they even show a clip of him winning his FIRST NWA World Title. Orton and Batista make brief appearances late in the DVD when Flair talks about Evolution. Ric's first WWE run in the early 90s was barely touched on and no reason was given to even why he left. Also, no reason given as to why they didn't book Flair Vs. Hogan at Wrestlemania 8. Alot of Flair's early career is covered though. I didn't know he was adopted. Talked about how he trained with Ken Patera and how they both started in AWA with Vern Gagne. They briefly skimmed the Four Horsemen era, but that's because of the Four Horsemen DVD. Really the only part of Flair's career that is really touched on in depth is his early career in the early 70s to 80s. Also, the plane crash Flair was in with a couple of other wrestler including Johhny Valentine (Greg's father.) Most of Flair's late career was just glossed over very quickly (even his late wcw days) which was very disappointing. All in all it was a good DVD, but it could have been better IMO. I enjoyed Jake Robert's, ECW, Pillman's, Piper's, Hart's DVDs much more.
P.S.: I'm just glad Sting Vs. Flair from Clash of The Champions was finally released on DVD, its a timeless classic. Also, Michaels Vs. Flair from Wrestlemania 24 is a MUST watch! There have been very few 5 star matches in wrestling history and this is one of them!
 Amazing!!! August 7, 2008
A. Duran
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This DVD is absolutely amazing! :D
Its for any ric flair fan out there, or better yet, Its for any Wrestling fan out there, because as we all know, Ric Flair is the Greatest wrestler of all time.
Woo!! 5 star DVD.
The best Ever ! July 19, 2008
Jonathan Turbide (Quebec, Canada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler of all-time, no doubts about that. The DVD is great, even if i wanted to see a 5 disc set, you know a big boxset like they did with the Wrestlemania volumes 1 to 4, the Royal Rumble vol. 1-4, but this 3 disc set is still very good. Here's my favorite matches on the DVD:
- VS Sting
- VS Harley Race
- VS Jack Brisco
- VS Dusty, Manny and Magnum
The Tribute on Raw is priceless, in my opinion one of the most incredible moment in the history of pro wrestling. the promos are all great, only one of them was on the Ultimate Ric Flair collection, as a easter egg (The one where Ric said to David Crockett that he is a sucker).So it's a great set and buy it !!!
by the way who cares if the WWE will never release the match between Flair and Luger or Flair against Koloff???? that is going to change your life or what!!!??? it's a great set, ok?? i have nothing else to say.
I'm 20 years old, i have over 60 Ric Flair matches on DVD and i think it's enough. The matches against Vader, Luger or Koloff will be on the Starrcade dvd in november. buy it!!!
Definative Collection Very Good July 18, 2008
Tom From Pgh
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's hard to condense Ric Flair's pro wrestling career, even on 3 full DVD's. WWE already did a 3 DVD set hosted by Flair in 2003 (The Ultimate Collection Set). This complation basically picks up where that one left off with more interviews and behind the scenes footage and fewer matches.
Here you get a two hour long biography where Flair takes you threw his career, from his earliest days in the AWA to the "Win Or Retire" angle that played out until this past March at WrestleMania 24. A veritable who's who of wrestling, from Nick Bockwinkle to HHH add comentary at different points. Flair is definately honest, and not always nice, although much of what he says has already been printed in multiple books, etc. Not a lot of new ground, just Flair in his words better explaining a lot of "old ground", along with plenty of match highlights and promo interviews from his heyday on TBS Saturday Night Wrestling show.
There are extras such as "Flair's Final Weekend" as WWE cameras follow the Nature Boy around Orlando during the WrestleMania Weekend (which included Flair's induction into the Hall Of Fame), and Flair receiving a key to the city in for his charitable work one week prior to his final match. The complete tribute to Flair from the post-WrestleMania Monday Night Raw TV broadcast is shown, including footage not seen on live TV including Vince McMahon and The Undertaker, among others.
Match wise you get an eclectic mix of famous matches not included in the first set from 5 yrs ago (Sting from The Clash Of Champions TV Special, March 1988 and vs Terry Funk from the 1989 Great American Bash PPV) as well as never before released classics like his impromptu battle with fellow Hall Of Famer Jack Brisco on Mid Atlantic Wrestling TV in 1982 (an exceptionally good match for free TV) and a never before televised battle with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper from Madison Square Garden in 1991 after Flair first arrived in the WWE.
None of the matches are bad, in fact every one is 4or 5 star quality. Some famouse Flair matches were left off. Flair's TLC (Tables, Ladders, and Chairs) Match vs Edge from Jan 2006 and his "I Quit" Match vs Mick Foley from SummerSlam 2006 are obvious missed from his later years, although both have been issued on other DVD releases. There is a rumored "Best Of Starrcade" set supposedly in the works by WWE which may explain why such matches as vs Lex Luger (Starrcade 88, arguably Luger's best ever Main Event Match) and his win or retire match vs Vader (Starrcade 93)were excluded.
Personally, I would like to have seen a Flair/Piper match from their wild early 80's days, although the one here from Flair's first WWE run is pretty good. Likewise I personally think the last ever televised Flair vs Steamboat Match from May 1994 which ended their feud is better than the April, 1994 Pay Per View bout included here but this is an excellent match.
Combined with the first "Ultimate Collection" you get a pretty good overview of the most decorated career in pro wrestling. On it's own it's better than average, a B plus. Fact is, Flair's career had so many terrific moments it is hard to condense them, even in a 3 disc set. You definately will be entertained, and the less well known matches are true keepers. The biography portion is at times moving, and the emotional final tribute from RAW is an absolute collectors must have, easily the single biggest send off anyone in pro wrestling ever got, hands down. If you are a Flair fan you will really enjoy this set, if you are a pro wrestling fan, especially from the last 25 yrs, this set will not leave you disappointed. Is there more material that could have been added, yes, but this set is still worth the investment. Plus, if WWE does finish the "Best Of Starrcade" set than many of the matches fans have lamented missing here will be on DVD.
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