WWE Hall of Famer Ric Aptitude wrestled his final-ever match at the age of 73, pairing up with son-in-laws Andrade El Idolo to defeat Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Several substantial-title wrestlers from the annals of WWE historical past made an look to behold Aptitude’s enormous finale — at the side of ex-champions Mick Foley AKA Mankind, Bret Hart, and Model Calaway himself — better is understood as The Undertaker.
Legends at ringside congratulate Ric Aptitude. #RicFlairsLastMatch pic.twitter.com/FzVDS90RdJ
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While the likes of Michelle McCool, Santino Marella, Al Snow, Jerry Lawler and Diamond Dallas Page had been confirmed on FITE TV’s live broadcast, quite a lot of other legends had been in the help of the curtain for the occasion. In step with PWInsider, Michael Hayes, “The Storm” Shane Helms, Northeast Wrestling promoter Mike Lombardi, Mojo Rawley, Jimmy Daring, Mickie James, Dennis Condrey, The Unsuitable Boys, Rikishi, Miro, CJ Perry (Lana), Magnum TA, and Rey and Dominik Mysterio had been all in attendance.
Aptitude’s Ideal War
The match itself featured quite a lot of classic Ric Aptitude moments, starting from low blows to quite a lot of showboating, ending on a gorgeous gruesome present because the frail wrestler seized victory with a bloodied-up face, after 26 minutes in the ring.
The match kicked off with Aptitude smacking Jarrett, sooner than exchanging submissions with Lethal, who worked powerful across July to secure Aptitude intelligent for his last fight. The coaching clearly paid off with Aptitude showing off a terrifying arsenal of moves, starting from chops to grapples, locks, and even taking a suplex from Jay Lethal:
Ric Aptitude takes a suplex from Jay Lethal. #RicFlairsLastMatch pic.twitter.com/huWUDkx4Ia
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Despite waving away concerns about his smartly being one day of promotional events, Aptitude drummed up excessive concerns about his smartly-being one day of the occasion, which some hang known as wrestling’s ‘most uncomfortable’ match to undercover agent.
Aptitude naturally left the athletic heavy-lifting to his youthful ringmates, however by the purpose he modified into once ‘bleeding’ out, he modified into once aged ample to require aid, even to save on a pair of brass knuckles. Several followers favorite that Aptitude gave the affect unresponsive and modified into once convulsing one day of this moment — even even though with the Nature Boy, it’s powerful to claim whether or no longer this modified into once factual for screen.
Within the finish, with quite a lot of kidney disorders and 4 heart surgical procedures in the help of him, it’s a miracle that Aptitude modified into once even ready to secure into the ring for one final bout, as he won with a classic finisher — the resolve-four leglock.
Within the finish, Aptitude modified into once given the all-obvious by docs, and went on to be a part of the occasion’s afterparty:
Ric Aptitude takes a suplex from Jay Lethal. #RicFlairsLastMatch pic.twitter.com/huWUDkx4Ia
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Aptitude ended the evening by addressing his household, website online visitors, and followers with a heartfelt thank-you speech — capping off a 50-300 and sixty five days occupation that seen him become an world champion sixteen events.
Ric Aptitude’s submit-match promo. He survived! pic.twitter.com/imr