VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago (4-5-2008): Mitchell in-depth on Ric Flair’s “Final Farewell” special on Raw, Michaels and Triple H behind the scenes machinations, Ole Anderson-Flair (85 min.)
About this episode
The episode discusses Ric Flair's Final Farewell on Raw and the behind-the-scenes involvement of Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Apr. 5, 2008 episodes of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with guest host James Caldwell. They discussed these topics: Full coverage of Ric Flair’s Final Farewell. Was this legitimately the last hooray for Flair? Why was Bruce surprised by the send-off and the Four Horsemen reunion on Raw? The role of Shawn Michaels and Triple H in “making it right” with Flair’s final two weeks in WWE, plus the irony of Flair being stamped the biggest star ever, while the McMahon-created Hulk Hogan sits on the sidelines. Bruce breaks down the history of problems between Ole Anderson and Flair, and why Ole was bitter about the wrestling business. Comments on the start of the Michaels vs. Batista program on Smackdown. WrestleMania weekend coverage in-depth DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch…
People in this episode
Host: Bruce Mitchell
Guest: James Caldwell
Topics covered
- Ric Flair's Final Farewell
- WWE
- Shawn Michaels
- Triple H
- Ole Anderson
- WrestleMania weekend
- Four Horsemen reunion
Keywords
- Ric Flair
- Final Farewell
- WWE
- Shawn Michaels
- Triple H
- Ole Anderson
- WrestleMania
- Four Horsemen
- Bruce Mitchell
- James Caldwell
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