★★★★★ NWA Classic Match: "Hacksaw" Butch Reed vs "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair [Videos]

Ric Flair and Gordon Solie in 1982

It’s the fact that I live a lifestyle, never ever equaled by any other man.

My man, Sam, right here, and check out this limousine, my own Learjet.

And look what I travel with, the most beautiful women on the face of this earth.

This is why the World’s Heavyweight Champion, not Joe Montana, not Burt Reynolds, not turkeys like that, but a real man, the World’s Heavyweight Champion, that’s what makes me a little different.

- Ric Flair

Ric Flair Promo

Championship Wrestling

April 1982

Champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs Butch Reed

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match

Championship Wrestling

Miami Beach, Florida

April 7, 1982

Butch Reed rips off Ric Flair's suit

Championship Wrestling

Tampa, Florida

Aired May 1, 1982

WWF Championship Match: Bret "Hitman" Hart vs Buddy Landel [Videos]

Monday Night Raw

(DARK MATCH)

Taped December 18, 1995

Newark, Delaware

WWF Mania

Aired January 13, 1996

Alternative commentary

Royal Rumble 2001: The Attitude Era's best Royal Rumble Match

WWF Promotional poster by Mark Romanowski

WWF Royal Rumble

January 21, 2001

New Orleans, Louisiana

The 2001 Royal Rumble Match Entrants: Jeff Hardy, Bull Buchanan, Matt Hardy, Faarooq, Drew Carey, Kane (53 minutes 44 seconds), Raven, Al Snow, Perry Saturn, Steve Blackman, Grand Master Sexay, The Honky Tonk Man, The Rock (38 minutes 44 seconds), The Goodfather, Tazz, Bradshaw, Albert, Hardcore Holly, K-Kwik, Val Venis, William Regal, Test, Big Show, Crash Holly, The Undertaker (10 minutes 47 seconds), Scotty 2 Hotty, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (9 minutes 37 seconds), Billy Gunn, Haku, Rikishi 

John Cena vs. Kurt Angle — June 27, 2002 [Videos]

John Cena making his official WWE television debut, June 27, 2002

John Cena retired on December 13, 2025, having wrestled more matches—and divided more audiences—than almost anyone in professional wrestling history. A record 17-time world champion, he is widely regarded as one of the defining figures of his era.

But none of that mattered on the June 27, 2002, network broadcast of WWE SmackDown!

That night, Cena had one job: survive five minutes with Kurt Angle.

With Cena’s career now complete, his official WWE television debut no longer feels like an introduction. It feels like a thesis statement—one neither the audience nor Cena himself could fully understand until the work was finished. He began his career with a loss, and he ended it the same way, spending the years in between carrying a company, shaping an era, and entertaining millions.

Kurt Angle vs John Cena

SmackDown!

Filmed on June 25, 2002

Aired on June 27, 2002

Chicago, IL

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