10 Times A Wrestler Went On An Insane Streak Of Matches
3. Ric Flair's 1989
Ric Flair was great to a level that we literally cannot comprehend.
In a different, bygone era of the industry, in which house shows were still a crucial revenue stream, Flair worked to a phenomenal standard, almost nightly, with scant little evidence beyond the odd, grainy bit of footage recorded from a relic of a handheld camera.
It was in 1989 that Flair worked his seminal trilogy with Ricky Steamboat, only, it wasn't a trilogy; they worked holy grail classics in Philadelphia and Landover away from the lionising glare of the camera. Those captured on camera - Chi-Town Rumble, Clash of the Champions, WrestleWar - were essential, gripping, legendary matches worked with a drama, athleticism, piss and vinegar that will forever remain timeless. Flair was in sumptuous form as the cheating bastard who had the stamina and the nous to make it all so electrifying over a combined two hours, and, indeed, for 31 years.
He was also the gutsy badass babyface, in the very next series, who survived what was then a shockingly brutal assault from Terry Funk to ultimately emerge from an I Quit match - a masterclass of animosity, one of the best "little things" matches ever - to have almost every version of a great run in just one year.