10 Worst Ever Wrestling Retirements
7. Ric Flair (WCW Nitro)
One of the ugliest on-screen moments of Vince Russo's detestable reign as WCW head writer came in the summer of 2000 when his character was to strip Ric Flair of his dignity and his career at the same time.
Having won a match with his career on the line the night before, Flair took the ex-WWE writer to task for the hateful abduction of his son David during an early segment on that evening's edition of Monday Nitro.
As things so often did under Russo's pen, it escalated rather quickly into an impromptu handicap retirement hair vs hair match between Vince, David and Ric.
Flair's family (including a young Charlotte and the late Reid) sat ringside, which only added to the uncomfortable scenes when 'The Nature Boy' was beaten down in a four-minute match that concluded when his oldest daughter Megan threw in the towel as Russo pathetically smashed him in the head with a miniature Statue of Liberty ornament.
With Reid, Megan, Ashley (Charlotte) and even his wife Beth held back by Russo goons, the pair shaved Flair bald as he lay unconscious and banished from WCW. They then turned on Reid, shaving his head too until Ric could recover.
It was a deeply uncomfortable moment that was typically undersold. The show moved immediately on to the next match, stifling the intense emotion of the heartbreaking scene.