1. Ric Flair And Carlito vs. Gregory Helms and Chavo Guerrero - WrestleMania 23
Ric Flair, the stylin, profiln, wheelin, dealin, pre-show stealin son of a gun? When Flair joined the WWE four years earlier, who would have ever guessed he'd compete in a WrestleMania pre-show in a meaningless thrown together tag team match? While Flair spent most of his career in the NWA and WCW, he has still had a few notable WrestleMania moments. At Mania 8, he battled Randy Savage in a WWF Title Match, at XX, he teamed up with Randy Orton and Batista to face The Rock 'n' Sock Connection, and at WrestleMania XXV, he had his final WWE match when he lost to Shawn Michaels. But there was a time when WWE really didn't treat Flair as a legend. There was actually a couple years where he was just floating around the midcard, not really having any marquee feuds. It was sad to see possibly the greatest of all time reduced to being pushed as any other wrestler. And while his entry into the WrestleMania 22 Money in the Bank match was an odd fit for him, he at least he made it on the main show. The following year, he teamed up with Carlito (which was a good fit for neither man) to defend the honor of Raw against two SmackDown scrubs. And if you don't find the thought of Ric Flair on a pre-show depressing enough, keep this in mind. Matt Striker, Ashley and The Great Khali all appeared on the actual show by the time that Flair's night was already over.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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