Ric Aptitude’s last wrestling match might’ve transported a diehard fan again in time.
He did his iconic strut all the way down to the ring, led the sold-out crowd in his “Woo!” chant, and his face was coated in blood to finish the match, because it usually was in his glory days. The 73-year-old Aptitude additionally faked a coronary heart assault at one level and was visibly exhausted at different factors.
Aptitude’s first match since 2011 ended the one approach it might: along with his signature figure-four leglock. He pulled it off in entrance of a sold-out crowd of practically 10,000 followers at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. ESPN reported that “The Nature Boy” had that crowd at his disposal for everything of the match.
Aptitude was partnered up along with his son-in-law, Andrade El Idolo, towards the tag group of Jay Deadly and Jeff Jarrett.
Aptitude was later helped out of the ring, the place he went to fulfill his household and was additionally met by wrestling royalty in The Undertaker, Bret Hart, and Mick Foley.
“I had one in all my finest matches of my profession right here with Ricky Steamboat,” Aptitude mentioned. “All my household is right here. We made jokes about me being married 5 instances. All the children are right here. One spouse, however all my granddaughters. My mates are right here. I swear to God, guys. If I didn’t have sufficient strain on me tonight, f–king Child Rock walked into the locker room tonight.”
The match was practically half-hour and the WCW and WWE legend was clearly laboring at factors. Nonetheless, he was in a position to land chops, punches, and his donkey kick whereas Andrade, Deadly, and Jarrett took up the majority of the heavy hitting. Aptitude even took a suplex from Deadly.
The end got here when Jarrett by chance landed his guitar shot on Deadly when Andrade pulled Aptitude out of the way in which. Aptitude’s different son-in-law, Conrad Thompson, then tossed a pair of brass knuckles to Andrade, who handed them off to Aptitude. Aptitude used them to strike Jarrett earlier than placing him in his ending transfer to win the match.
“This match is crucial of my profession,” mentioned Andrade, who's married to Aptitude’s daughter and WWE star, Charlotte. “… That is unbelievable. I don’t even have phrases for this. [Flair] feels higher than guys 20 years outdated. He’s an inspiration to me.”
Aptitude is a 16-time world champion and a two-time WWE Corridor of Famer. He’s one of many best to ever step within the ring and his stardom transcends simply the wrestling world. Aptitude lead the 4 Horsemen faction and his traditional “Woo!” can be echoed ceaselessly.
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