6 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Nov 17)
1. Return Of The Mack
It's not often we get to witness something genuinely uplifting on a pro wrestling show. This week's SmackDown provided such a moment.
After capturing the SmackDown Women's Title from Natalya, Charlotte cut an impassioned promo in which she dedicated the win to her dad, Ric Flair, who against the odds trapped death itself in the Figure Four earlier this year. After finally learning a trick from NXT - the entrance retreat fake-out, sadly, not how to book a promotee - Charlotte's music was interrupted by her dad's, and Ric emerged from Gorilla, in tears, to embrace his daughter. Usually, talents are humiliated in their hometown by an all-too toxic WWE - which, even if indirectly, added to the surprise here.
The motivation behind the switch was less genuine - WWE purportedly wanted to capitalise on the publicity generated by ESPN's 30 For 30 Ric Flair special.
Still, it matters not: after the year Flair has experienced - not to mention the incredibly difficult years prior to that - this was an inconceivable but no less rewarding celebration.