How WWE Tried To Get Involved In Ric Flair's Last Match
WWE were in talks to film footage during Ric Flair's Last Match, BUT...
WWE and Starrcast were unable to come to an agreement during negotiations that would have seen the market-leading wrestling promotion film the Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair's Last Match event for a documentary.
Dave Meltzer reports in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the talks concentrated on a footage exchange. In return for allowing WWE to film at the 31 July show, Starrcast organised Conrad Thompson would have had access to select WWE-owned footage, likely from Jim Crockett Promotions, to help promote Ric Flair's Last Match.
While the parties didn't strike a deal on this occasion, Meltzer writes that WWE will likely attempt to land the footage at a later date.
Ric Flair and son-in-law Andrade El Idolo defeated Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett in the Starrcast-promoted main event. At 73 years old, Flair was not only working his final wrestling bout, but also his first since September 2011.
Jim Crockett Promotions Presents: Ric Flair's Last Match was a considerable business success, drawing a gate of $448,502 in Nashville, Tennessee. More than 6,800 fans were in attendance. That dollar amount is the second highest in US indie history, behind only the $458,525 generated by 2018's landmark All In.