50 Best WCW Moments Ever

22. Fire Me! I’m Already Fired!

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"Temporarily".

It didn't take WCW long after Ric's return to turn his real-life feud with Bischoff into a storyline. They jousted for power on-screen, and lined up a match against one another at Starrcade 1998. Bisch won that due to interference from ex-Horsemen member Curt Hennig, which caused Flair to have quite the meltdown 24 hours later on Nitro.

If you've ever clapped eyes on meme-like images of Flair cutting a promo in his underwear, then just know that the 28 December '98 Nitro is that episode. The 'Nature Boy' stripped down to his briefs, dropped elbows on his own clothes, hurled his expensive shoes into the crowd and begged Eric to fire him.

That's when Ric went on a zany rant saying things like: "Fire me! I'm already fired! Fire me! I'm already fired!". Somehow, 'Mean' Gene Okerlund was able to keep his cool and get through the segment without being stripped to his smalls as well. Internally, Gene-o had to be thinking this was still better than dancing with the Gobbledy Gooker at Survivor Series 1990.

Punters stood slack-jawed as Flair went crazy in front of them.

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