WWE's Most Wanted Treasures: Ric Flair’s Butterfly Robe FOUND After 25 Years | A&E

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  • Ric Flair's famous butterfly robe is found after 25 years in this clip from WWE's Most Wanted Treasures.
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  • @AETV
    @AETV  Před 2 lety +131

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    • @shhsh569
      @shhsh569 Před 2 lety +6

      Hard to watch when all the episodes are locked under the A&E app......What's the point of an app if you can't watch the shows....Not all of us can afford cable or satellite.

    • @SweetGypsyRose
      @SweetGypsyRose Před 2 lety +4

      Alas the robe is found!!!So happy I cried I remember that match I loved it sitting at home watching the ppv screaming like a bansheee

    • @SweetGypsyRose
      @SweetGypsyRose Před 2 lety +5

      @@shhsh569 I know right flare was & is still my fave rassler I even got the A&E app it's not there😤

    • @timdecnodder2792
      @timdecnodder2792 Před 2 lety +2

      When will the shows be available in Belgium?

    • @F_And
      @F_And Před 2 lety +1

      Why was "Jesus" censored?

  • @peteystejanohits3269
    @peteystejanohits3269 Před 2 lety +673

    “I'm Ric Flair! The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!” Still get chills when I see his promos!

    • @foxontherun7798
      @foxontherun7798 Před 2 lety +2

      Me too and always will🤩

    • @TheBrokenOwl
      @TheBrokenOwl Před 2 lety +8

      You forgot the "Rolex wearing, diamond ring wearing"

    • @sherrysouth0
      @sherrysouth0 Před 2 lety +2

      He's was the best in the world at his job 👍🇺🇸😊

  • @TheHannibalTV
    @TheHannibalTV Před 2 lety +1597

    Funny that WCW called him old and WWE was calling him old during the attitude era and 25-30 years later WWE is still using him as one of their main ratings draws.

  • @justincredible214
    @justincredible214 Před 2 lety +721

    I’m surprised Ric didn’t start crying when he saw the robe.

  • @greatesttoysevermade3693
    @greatesttoysevermade3693 Před 2 lety +583

    I’m just happy that Ric Flair is still with us after all he has been through and seems healthy and happy.

    • @Dessan01
      @Dessan01 Před 2 lety +3

      @Bessie Warner Why, what’s happened to him in the last 4 months?

    • @claude122
      @claude122 Před 2 lety +6

      @Bessie Warner he still look healthy for a guy of his age and the fact he has been drinking all his life and been wrestling for all those years are tough on youre body too

    • @gibbygoober2864
      @gibbygoober2864 Před rokem +2

      @@Dessan01this is a business where the life expectancy is up to 40 something. As a wrestler your lucky you made it past 50

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines
    @Fatherofheroesandheroines Před 2 lety +927

    Flair had more ladies than a Hooters restaurant lol

    • @rebelwithacause3574
      @rebelwithacause3574 Před 2 lety +31

      There's actually not many women at a Hooters restaurant, just probably the 10 waitresses.

    • @Fatherofheroesandheroines
      @Fatherofheroesandheroines Před 2 lety +52

      @@rebelwithacause3574 welp that joke just went over your head lol

    • @SweetGypsyRose
      @SweetGypsyRose Před 2 lety +7

      He sho did there are legend stories of him in Charlotte N.C that still live he was loved by the ladies some married & hated by the men...
      I remember reading a blog a dude hating on RIC I was livid but he was jus a hater cuz women flung them self on ric & even tho I'm older than Moses lol I would have too but I was young at least you can find him & other matches on YT I 💜me some Nature Boy woooooo🦋!!!!!

    • @johncurtis3382
      @johncurtis3382 Před 2 lety +6

      @@rebelwithacause3574 yeah I was gonna say that too. Better analogy would have been more girls than a chippendales performance

    • @agustingarcia1962
      @agustingarcia1962 Před 2 lety +2

      (Has)

  • @oeao2841
    @oeao2841 Před rokem +41

    “Don’t be ashamed of those butterflies…millions of people have felt those butterflies..it’s anxiety it’s tension” that’s a good life lesson

  • @bighungry98
    @bighungry98 Před 2 lety +746

    “He said, ‘you’ll do what I tell you.’”
    “I said ‘no.’”
    He said “Then you’re fired.”
    I said, “thank you.”
    That is ICONIC Ric Flair. Defiant to the end.

  • @kameronchypyha75
    @kameronchypyha75 Před rokem +54

    Ben Stiller would play a great Ric Flair character if they made a movie.

  • @steve_jackson9933
    @steve_jackson9933 Před 2 lety +130

    Jim Herd was insane, that is all there is to it. Why on earth would a person come up with the wild idea of calling Ric Spartacus? He is and was a legend.

    • @exe2517
      @exe2517 Před 2 lety +9

      There's a reason why Stan Hansen returned to AJPW when Herd took over. Apparently, he wanted to give The Lariat a stupid gimmick which would've damaged his value as a pro wrestler.

    • @mrsain19
      @mrsain19 Před rokem +2

      No clue on the business that he all of a sudden had power over. And it happens. Alot. Across the country. Smh.

    • @dwaterson21
      @dwaterson21 Před rokem +2

      Well, let’s remember that Jim Herd got famous by being a head executive at Pizza Hut

    • @randallrigney420
      @randallrigney420 Před rokem

      Remember when they made Ron Simmons a roman gladiator?. ✌🏻

  • @anthonycampos8057
    @anthonycampos8057 Před rokem +37

    When Ric said "and thats the bottom line", I got chills.

  • @chaospoet
    @chaospoet Před 2 lety +81

    Even all these years later, he looks so right and complete in that robe.

  • @nirvana19931
    @nirvana19931 Před 2 lety +301

    Imagine getting an offer of 50 thousand …… for something you stole lmao

    • @TheSSUltimateGoku
      @TheSSUltimateGoku Před 2 lety +78

      Technically the guy didn’t steal it the guy who sold it on eBay for $10,000 claimed it from lost and found after no one claimed it after 90 days the guy who bought it basically simply Capitalized on WWE wanting it back.

    • @nirvana19931
      @nirvana19931 Před 2 lety +11

      @@TheSSUltimateGoku thanks for the info I didn’t know the story behind the robe aside from it coming up missing.

    • @MrBananaCheeks
      @MrBananaCheeks Před 2 lety +19

      @J W Plus the statute of limitations would be up on it, so the thief probably could just straight up say he stole it by this point, without legal consequences

    • @lobsters12111
      @lobsters12111 Před 2 lety +18

      @J W you want him arrested for stealing something 20+ years ago, that he might not have even stole? If it really was in the lost and found for 90 days it could easily be argued that it was abandoned for good.

    • @lobsters12111
      @lobsters12111 Před 2 lety +5

      @J W well the statute of limitations is the amount of time after a crime happened that you can be charged with that crime, and you said that was a stupid law so you definitely implied he should be charged with a crime.

  • @teeoak
    @teeoak Před 2 lety +79

    I remember watching this Royal Rumble 1992 as a kid. Ric Flair drew 3rd and I though there is no way he can win this now and then he won. Honestly one of the best Royal Rumble memories of all time

  • @sleepinggorilla
    @sleepinggorilla Před 2 lety +144

    Someone did the math a few years ago.
    Ric Flair has 16 acknowledged world title reigns, but if you include all the unofficial reigns the actual number is in the 40s. A record that will never be beaten.

    • @jacobredmond4127
      @jacobredmond4127 Před 2 lety +7

      No it’s 21. The WWE claims 16. Flair said it in a interview I saw a few years ago. I’ll try to find it and link it if you want.

    • @royalty843
      @royalty843 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jacobredmond4127 I heard 22

    • @CarlosAlvarez-bw3uj
      @CarlosAlvarez-bw3uj Před 2 lety +3

      If you think that’s something look at Jerry the king lawler’s record…his work prior to the WWF/E is unmatched

    • @YouTw1tFace
      @YouTw1tFace Před 2 lety +1

      Oh, so flair had the most written in story line wins? Come on bro. Grow up.

  • @ibzanarroyo704
    @ibzanarroyo704 Před 2 lety +45

    12:27, the purple robe was when he won the world wrestling federation championship the 2 days after summerslam 92 against Macho man in Hershey PA.

    • @jacobivey4789
      @jacobivey4789 Před 2 lety +4

      I have a feather from that purple robe

    • @ibzanarroyo704
      @ibzanarroyo704 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jacobivey4789 haha good one. If u did, it would cost u 40,000 for the whole robe.

    • @jacobivey4789
      @jacobivey4789 Před 2 lety +3

      I took it off of him in Dayton Ohio they were filming for the tv shows on Saturday mornings. I have it recorded on vhs of me taking it

    • @flynnlivescmd
      @flynnlivescmd Před 2 lety

      @@jacobivey4789 hahah thats awesome!

  • @apollolux
    @apollolux Před 2 lety +81

    This is the robe that made us classic WWF fans recognize "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. No other robe ever came close to it.

    • @mrsain19
      @mrsain19 Před rokem +1

      Definitely in my top 5

  • @FatalPhenom
    @FatalPhenom Před 2 lety +66

    I dont watch or care about wrestling these days but I love this show. Especially because it brings me back to a time in my childhood where I loved wrestling and watched it with my dad. I remember recording VHS tapes of pay per views and rewatching them time and time again. There were some great characters and narratives and I remember getting so hype when my favorites were on. It's wild that some of those guys are still performing today.

  • @ellenpennoyer6690
    @ellenpennoyer6690 Před 2 lety +217

    I'm glad he got his butterfly robe back.

    • @purplerangergaming6045
      @purplerangergaming6045 Před 2 lety +12

      It goes to the Archives. A warehouse in Connecticut that preserves historical wrestling memorabilia

    • @rebeccabarron9806
      @rebeccabarron9806 Před 2 lety +32

      Should just give it back it was stolen

    • @bnhyg150
      @bnhyg150 Před 2 lety +9

      It will probably be only seen by a few people unless wwe open up an actual hall of fame or museum.

    • @christopherslaughter9533
      @christopherslaughter9533 Před 2 lety +2

      This is right up the road from where I live

    • @reydejesus4430
      @reydejesus4430 Před 2 lety +19

      I don't know why they have to pay for it. It was stolen from Ric in the first place.

  • @raumyurena5693
    @raumyurena5693 Před 2 lety +101

    Funny how the guy driving Ric is more excited about the robe being found than Ric is..

    • @denton7773
      @denton7773 Před 2 lety +12

      Yea that’s cuz this was all staged. His son law has had the robe this whole time. They just needed some content for their show and make it dramatic.

    • @kingfloyd9928
      @kingfloyd9928 Před 2 lety +6

      Rick probably sold the robe so he was broke at one time now he's good with his money

    • @tydog29
      @tydog29 Před 2 lety +1

      @@denton7773 can you back up your claim?

    • @waynewayne9693
      @waynewayne9693 Před 2 lety +16

      @@tydog29 I know Conrad and personally saw this robe in his collection like 5 years ago. Makes no difference if you believe me or the other guy but this robes whereabouts was known and not a mystery.

    • @mrd.s.m4138
      @mrd.s.m4138 Před 2 lety

      @@tydog29 its all about $$$ and it is a show

  • @TheSSUltimateGoku
    @TheSSUltimateGoku Před 2 lety +123

    To the people that keep saying did he steal or or they stole it?
    1. You need to watch the full episode for the full contents of everything to actually understand what happened.
    2. It wasn’t stolen it was left on the airplane and was put in lost and found for 90 days and no one claimed it therefore the airplane guy who found it was able to keep it after 90 days.
    3. The guy who had it all these years decided to sell it on eBay recently for 10,000 because someone in his family passed away and he needed the money to pay for a funeral (as Triple H put it he sold it for much less than it’s actually worth)
    4. The guy who bought it from the guy who owned it originally on eBay basically didn’t want to show his face for the “publicity” and so he had a stand in negotiate for him however he continuously broke the agreement that they originally had for the deal trying to maximize the value of it as much as possible because they knew Ric Flair and WWE wanted it.
    Hope this clear thinks up...

    • @GrumpyRook
      @GrumpyRook Před 2 lety +5

      Did the guy end up selling it?

    • @NotOnDrugs
      @NotOnDrugs Před 2 lety +5

      @@GrumpyRook right? I'm guessing so. Dunno though

    • @mustang268
      @mustang268 Před 2 lety +5

      Seems staged to me funny how the guy just happened to make a ebay account to sell that robe the only thing he ever sold on Ebay just when they're looking for it it was all set up for tv they knew where the robe was before they were just making suspense for television

    • @zman8394
      @zman8394 Před 2 lety +3

      Staged

    • @joelmarksbury4376
      @joelmarksbury4376 Před 2 lety +9

      @@mustang268 They are all staged. There's like 3 or 5 big collectors in the US that know where all the big stuff is, belts, robes, worn in ring gear, programs, etc. All you have to do is ring them up and they can tell you who has it and how to find them.

  • @frankbonini9128
    @frankbonini9128 Před 2 lety +36

    I Would Have Loved It If the Guy Who Had It Said "Take It ... It's Your's ... I Was Just Holding On to It for You ... "

    • @RCFunEveryday
      @RCFunEveryday Před 2 lety

      But it's not Ric who is getting it, it's the WWE.

    • @frankbonini9128
      @frankbonini9128 Před 2 lety +1

      @@RCFunEveryday I Just Realized That. I Think I Meant to Say Holding It for You or Whomever You Want to Have It

    • @JustJoshLTRB
      @JustJoshLTRB Před 2 lety +1

      @@RCFunEveryday actually Conrad and WWE have 50-50 ownership. So it's still technically in the family.

  • @patriciaharmon1635
    @patriciaharmon1635 Před 2 lety +44

    Would love to see part 2 of Ric Flair's Black butterfly robe

  • @MrAce-lm8es
    @MrAce-lm8es Před 2 lety +30

    Definite props for exposing the old WWF Logo on A&E. Aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.

    • @KoiGaming
      @KoiGaming Před 11 měsíci +2

      As much as the WWF claimed we would confuse the WWF and WWF I still cannot see that happening. One hosts wildlife preservation, the other hosts the original Nature Boy

  • @Dylagm
    @Dylagm Před 2 lety +40

    Ben seems like such a nice guy, you see how excited Flair was to see him lol and he’s always been extremely knowledgeable and a great communicator with his explanations of every single item in the warehouse

  • @starscream8Life
    @starscream8Life Před 2 lety +31

    He is the greatest heel of all time. I remember as a kid back in 1985 watching WCW wrestling on Saturday Nights with my dad. I just remember the Nature Boy crushing my soul as the 4 Horseman pummeled Dusty Rhodes week after week. Those were the good ole days! RIP Dad!

    • @Jt9112210JpT
      @Jt9112210JpT Před 2 lety

      So good I still don't like him 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Dukeflyhawker
      @Dukeflyhawker Před rokem

      he was pretty good as a baby face too in WCW, or the grey areas that wwe had him in at times. As a mentor, he's also the only reason a guy like HHH could have even half watchable matches.

    • @Speedyreedy1218
      @Speedyreedy1218 Před rokem

      @@Dukeflyhawker Don't disrespect my GOAT HHH who is the evolution of Flair.

    • @Dukeflyhawker
      @Dukeflyhawker Před rokem

      @@Speedyreedy1218 HHH learnt a lot from Flair, except how to be good on offense during a match. His move set was less interesting than Hogan or Stone Cold. And don't get me started on the Pedigree.
      Don't take it as disrespect, he did many things very well, but Flair was the total package, while HHH had some glaring weaknesses. Just honest criticism.

    • @Speedyreedy1218
      @Speedyreedy1218 Před rokem

      @@Dukeflyhawker I don't see anything wrong with HHH's offense, or how Flair was the total package.

  • @ThatsMrMaxHeadroomToYou
    @ThatsMrMaxHeadroomToYou Před 2 lety +22

    At 2:48 you can visibly see the look of complete, utter disbelief and pure legitimate shock on Paul's face when Jim is fed the line to repeat from Heard live on-air.
    Heyman & Ross obviously were only informed of the news that very second at the same time as the rest of the fans, tallent and personal.
    This one clip alone says more in 5 seconds of footage than anyone ever needs to know about Jim Heard and the absolute state of WCW at that specific moment in time. A picture that paints a million words.

  • @raymondarthur7729
    @raymondarthur7729 Před 2 lety +22

    So glad he found it.

  • @flboy85
    @flboy85 Před 2 lety +5

    The mic work Flair brought to the WWF at that time was unlike anything the WWF only fans had ever seen. He made Hogan look like a cartoon character. He was cutting classic Ric Flair promos vs "Let me tell brothers. The power of the maniacs is coursing thru my veins...". It was no comparison.

  • @themadmallard
    @themadmallard Před 2 lety +21

    He's looking and moving good for what he's been through in the last 5 years.

  • @seriouslyphrasing734
    @seriouslyphrasing734 Před 2 lety +24

    The “trader” was the guy from Pawn Star with the Brandon Puffer Red Socks World Series Ring.

    • @DjEDGain
      @DjEDGain Před 2 lety +1

      Yep, it goes to show how orchestrated this value bumper shows are

    • @andrewgrant2990
      @andrewgrant2990 Před 2 lety

      For real? Just curious...

    • @henry7765
      @henry7765 Před 2 lety

      Seriously?

    • @lewisb85
      @lewisb85 Před 2 lety

      Yeah he also works with the pawn shop as a dealer. He was never selling the ring, was using the show like a tv advertisement.

  • @calipurnioelreydelodio7141
    @calipurnioelreydelodio7141 Před 2 lety +16

    1:18 This is curious. We rarely see "El Gigante/Giant Gonzales" matches. Just the infamous Wrestlemania IX match, and a match in Japan against Nailz.

    • @freddycabrera837
      @freddycabrera837 Před 2 lety

      He’s the same guy that fought Taker, right?

    • @royalty843
      @royalty843 Před 2 lety

      @@freddycabrera837 yes with that horrendous body suit. I think Harvey Whippleman(sp) was the heel manager

  • @Hyperion520
    @Hyperion520 Před 2 lety +82

    The price that Ric's family and WWE had to do to get this rob back was ridiculous. I agree with others in the comments that this robe was stolen property. Last I checked receiving stolen property is a felony and so is selling stolen property. You can't tell me that these people didn't know it belonged to Ric Flair. Everyone knows who the Nature Boy is.

    • @The_Four_One_Six
      @The_Four_One_Six Před 2 lety +11

      1 word. Rosenberg

    • @rmn2370
      @rmn2370 Před 2 lety +2

      Not everyone knows him, some people work for a living

    • @randomlyentertaining8287
      @randomlyentertaining8287 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rmn2370 When Ric was at the top of his game, wrestling was the entertainment for the working man. That aside, working doesn't mean you're unaware of something like who Ric Flair is.

    • @justinp5661
      @justinp5661 Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheSSUltimateGoku lost and found? Cmon

    • @lcjester16
      @lcjester16 Před rokem

      @@rmn2370 my sister is 9 she wasn't alive when he retired she knows who Ric Flair is...

  • @Izm_Skizm
    @Izm_Skizm Před 2 lety +21

    I remember watching this Rumble as a kid. I got sooooo many chills watching this match in retrospect. Flair is an absolute living legend and the greatest to grace the ring. Happy he got THE robe back. 🗣WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

  • @Bryan-gd3qj
    @Bryan-gd3qj Před 2 lety +8

    I like how he has him and Bad Bunny's Chambea plaque in the background.

  • @richardsalas99
    @richardsalas99 Před 2 lety +52

    Imagine if he changed his name in WCW??? How much wrestling history would change! That would be the biggest butterfly effect! No pun intended from the robe...

    • @gtm2435
      @gtm2435 Před 2 lety

      the oun was definetly intended

  • @anasshahid224
    @anasshahid224 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Man WWE needs to make a museum to display all these historical collectibles, so much wrestling history can be displayed 👏👏👏

    • @michiganrailfan2141
      @michiganrailfan2141 Před 10 měsíci +1

      They're supposed to be. That's part of the reason for the show. Of course, I haven't heard anything concrete yet other than show casing them at events like WrestleMania.

    • @anasshahid224
      @anasshahid224 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@michiganrailfan2141 a physical museum where we can go visit would be amazing

  • @melsop54
    @melsop54 Před 2 lety +3

    Something real special about watching these guys put on the old gear. Taker puttin on the mask and coat, Flair puttin on the robe...man. Real cherished childhood memories being made real all over again.

  • @jimmyju76
    @jimmyju76 Před 2 lety +12

    This is one of the best series A&E and WWE has ever put out

  • @user-nw3hq2eo4x
    @user-nw3hq2eo4x Před 9 měsíci +2

    I’m surprised Ric didn’t start crying when he saw the robe.. Would love to see part 2 of Ric Flair's Black butterfly robe.

  • @KelticTim
    @KelticTim Před 2 lety +12

    Freaking Conrad. That dudes a genius. He perfected being the wrestling free agent, meaning he works with both companies, and isn’t weighted down by any kind of non compete. Brilliant. Imagine how much dough he could’ve made if he was doing this in the mid to late 90s, and he was getting paid by very a very flush with cash WWE, WCW, and ECW. He does very well for himself now, but just imagine what he could’ve done in the prime of wrestling. Holy smokes. It would’ve been a lot harder given the state of kayfabe back then, but he could’ve been groundbreaking in that arena as well.

  • @AriesFiyah
    @AriesFiyah Před 2 lety +38

    Every time I watch these videos, I get chills. Seeing the items and the legends. I'm such an fangirl and I don't even care.

    • @SweetGypsyRose
      @SweetGypsyRose Před 2 lety +3

      Me too I'm well over a half century old & I still love me some Nature Boy I cried when I saw him in HIS ROBE who had it should give it back it's rics robe wooo
      💖🦋💖

    • @chillbest14
      @chillbest14 Před 11 měsíci

      So awesome

  • @abacker1523
    @abacker1523 Před 2 lety +1

    I helped Ric and his wife at the Airport in a company i work at, and he is the most humble person you will ever meet!
    he is so nice that you start hating yourself

  • @justinthomison2551
    @justinthomison2551 Před 2 lety +61

    Flair had no idea where they were going until that moment? How did you get him in the car? " get in the car Ricky we're going to disneyland.?"

    • @KSpade89
      @KSpade89 Před 2 lety +5

      To ride space mountain

    • @santiagogomez7356
      @santiagogomez7356 Před 2 lety +2

      It’s a reality show…

    • @payomr85
      @payomr85 Před 2 lety +3

      If he is under wwe contract (as a legend) he basically goes wherever they tell him to go.

    • @CarloisBuriedAlive
      @CarloisBuriedAlive Před 2 lety +1

      They take multiple trips throughout the episode to various locations looking for different items. It would make sense that he wouldn’t be told exactly what the subject of that trip was until they were going there, and it allows him to tell a story on the way about the significance of the item.

    • @finsfan90
      @finsfan90 Před 2 lety

      @@payomr85
      Thats BS. He does what he wants.

  • @ddcs0s
    @ddcs0s Před 2 lety +5

    Man seeing Flair put the black Butterfly robe on again was such a cool moment

  • @TheNerdGod76
    @TheNerdGod76 Před 2 lety +21

    Ric Flair the G.O.A.T. Woooooooo

  • @bobjackson4785
    @bobjackson4785 Před 2 lety +137

    If he says no, just get the police involved since it was stolen. Shouldn't have to pay a dime for it.

    • @danielkinn782
      @danielkinn782 Před 2 lety +24

      I bet youre fun at parties.

    • @XTR02
      @XTR02 Před 2 lety +18

      @@danielkinn782 How come? Just because he suggested reporting theft? Your comment has nothing to do with what OP said lmao.

    • @deathmetal8259
      @deathmetal8259 Před 2 lety +32

      Unfortunately, as much as we would love for Flair to get it back for free since it was stolen and it was his property, the police won't do anything as the statue of limitations in Tennessee (where the robe was stolen) for theft is a maximum 15 years, leaving the robe 10 years past the maximum limitations. Sadly that means the robe is now legally the new owners property.

    • @brandonwaggoner4247
      @brandonwaggoner4247 Před 2 lety +6

      Find out who stole it and send the Horsemen after them

    • @JustJoshLTRB
      @JustJoshLTRB Před 2 lety +10

      It didn't sound like it was stolen. From the story they say it was left in a hotel room. The hotel held onto it at lost and found. No one came to pick it up or inquire about it.

  • @CNormanHocker
    @CNormanHocker Před 2 lety +7

    Ric Flair is and was one of the best long match performed in all of professional wrestling. There have never been any matches of that quality since Flair and Dusty Rhodes.

  • @realonthafield
    @realonthafield Před 2 lety +19

    Ric Flair bows to no executive! The trick Herd played worked in Rics favor.

    • @ckendall67
      @ckendall67 Před 2 lety +2

      If Jim Herd doesn't pi$$ Ric Flair off enough to the point where Flair leaves WCW for WWE we never would've seen Flair's epic performance in the 1992 Royal Rumble.
      Like Triple H says, things happen for a reason.

    • @SportsSpeak73
      @SportsSpeak73 Před 2 lety

      Turner was the best and worst thing that happened to NWA/WCW. They needed his bankroll but his either inability or unwillingness to bring in a competent overseer for the company ultimately ruined it. Herd was just the 1st of the group

  • @SportsSpeak73
    @SportsSpeak73 Před 2 lety +8

    As much as I loved WCW, we should've all known it was doomed when Turner let Herd run off Flair.

  • @starkiller9897
    @starkiller9897 Před 9 měsíci +2

    WOOOOOOOOO!! When i seen Rick in that robe at WWF i was so wrapped as a huge Rick Flair fan!! What an icomic momment in wrestling history!! 😎👍

  • @pondababa4197
    @pondababa4197 Před 2 lety +5

    Flair is the man. What an insane thing to become champion in your debut Royal Rumble match with the new company. I wonder how the rest of the cast of characters felt about this at the time?

    • @mrsain19
      @mrsain19 Před rokem +1

      Considering the legends in that Rumble, alot of which Flair had worked with before, I bet they were elated for him.

  • @whatspadethinks
    @whatspadethinks Před 2 lety +10

    This was always the "Titan Robe" or "WWF Robe" to me & my wrestling dork friends in the 90's. It was the robe he seemed to wear most on TV and to me the black & silver look made it the most badass.
    WWE could've cut the owner/recipient of stolen property a check for $100 grand without batting an eye but they figure "it's in the family" now. Conrad buys it "for Ric", then later on when Flair passes (hope it's 30 years from now) WWE can put the squeeze on Thompson, "Donate it to the Flair wing of the HOF building", etc. If Conrad balks they either offer him huge dough or more likely send their lawyers after him with some convoluted excuse it's there's anyway.

  • @PittsburghAfterDark
    @PittsburghAfterDark Před 2 lety +14

    I am in the same boat as several others here. If he lost it or last saw it in Johnson City, TN that means flat out it was stolen. You can't pick up a robe like this and be like... hmmm, well there are many like it this one is mine now. If nothing else forget contacting the "owner" and saying is $50k a fair offer; contact law enforcement that you have tracked down stolen property of felony value.

    • @deathmetal8259
      @deathmetal8259 Před 2 lety

      Unfortunately, as much as we would love for Flair to get it back for free since it was stolen and it was his property, the police won't do anything as the statue of limitations in Tennessee (where the robe was stolen) for theft is a maximum 15 years, leaving the robe 10 years past the maximum limitations. Sadly that means the robe is now legally the new owners property.

  • @stephenpowell5912
    @stephenpowell5912 Před měsícem

    As Ric Flair would say Woooooo ,Total legend ,Happy retirement man,Pleased to see him reunited with his butterfly Robe ,Total Legend.

  • @ImThAtGuY90
    @ImThAtGuY90 Před 2 lety +3

    Love Ric Flair so much I don't why every time I see him on tv and hear him talk I almost cry I don't what it is I'd probably cry if I meet him in real life 🤣🤣 WOOOOOOOO

  • @youngbainthin5193
    @youngbainthin5193 Před 2 lety +43

    The guy negotiating was just as much a weasel as the “owner”

    • @barryallen6775
      @barryallen6775 Před 2 lety +8

      ikr, no wonder the seller wanted to be unknown bc he knows what he was going to do with the price.

    • @youngbainthin5193
      @youngbainthin5193 Před 2 lety

      @@barryallen6775 yeah man. So wrong on all accounts.

    • @TheSSUltimateGoku
      @TheSSUltimateGoku Před 2 lety +2

      @@barryallen6775 and considering the original owner of it all those years sold it for a whopping $10,000 on eBay made a huge profit on it since the guy that sold it originally didn’t really know the value of what he had.

    • @sleepy216TV
      @sleepy216TV Před 2 lety +7

      @@TheSSUltimateGoku the original owner is ric.. this robe was STOLEN from him.. ain't nothing else to say fr

    • @nicholascrespinel5854
      @nicholascrespinel5854 Před 2 lety +2

      Y'all forgetting about little nature boy too!!! He shouldn't have had to give up the jungle robe

  • @Niggas4Trump2024
    @Niggas4Trump2024 Před 2 lety +6

    Conrad had to call Meltzer to find out what it's worth.

  • @JESUSMARTINEZ-ly4sz
    @JESUSMARTINEZ-ly4sz Před 2 lety +1

    True legend !! I'm remember as a kid watching him fight Kerry von Erich here in dallas, the good old days !! Always one of my favorite wrestlers of all time, I put lots of kids in figure four leg locks lol

  • @gabriellequidet5742
    @gabriellequidet5742 Před 9 měsíci +1

    First memory as a wrestling fan

  • @scottdecker9115
    @scottdecker9115 Před rokem +3

    The owner of this Butterfly Robe seemed like a jerk.
    I get he didn't want to part with a HUGE piece of history, but for him to change the deal time and time again when they agreed upon it was ridiculous.
    A guy like him needs to get through his head: "A deal is a DEAL."

  • @darinfry1543
    @darinfry1543 Před 2 lety +3

    Conrad does a ton of wrestling podcasts. Always enjoy his insight into the business

  • @shawnc666
    @shawnc666 Před 2 lety

    Heck, I haven't been an avid fan of wrestling in over 20 plus years, but seeing this and The Nature Boy.....
    It puts a tear in you eye.....
    I first started watching wrestling back in the late 70's early 80's without cable in Los Angeles/Orange County....
    Lucha Libre ......channel 56......Mil Mascaras was probably my first wrestling hero.

  • @kevinlynn2456
    @kevinlynn2456 Před rokem +1

    Olivia walker work deserves credit and that butterfly robe is a masterpiece and that robe debuted at clash of champions 6 when ric flair challenges Ricky the dragon steamboat for the nwa world heavyweight championship in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.

  • @Lolas_Lifestyles
    @Lolas_Lifestyles Před 2 lety +3

    I got chills when he put it on!!!!

  • @michaeldavila4055
    @michaeldavila4055 Před 2 lety +6

    The fact that the seller kept driving a hard bargain was so frustrating. But at least they got it! 🙌

    • @jd-iv1lm
      @jd-iv1lm Před 2 lety +3

      Obviously not a true flair fan just driven by profit and greed

    • @mustang268
      @mustang268 Před 2 lety

      It was staged lol

  • @local9
    @local9 Před 2 lety

    1992 was my introduction to WWE, Summer Slam, that year alone means a lot, those memories always lift me up.

  • @ianmackay8412
    @ianmackay8412 Před 2 lety +5

    Best of all his robes

  • @BRAlNWASH
    @BRAlNWASH Před 2 lety +8

    I am writing to say that the footage behind Richmond, Virginia is of New Bedford in a whole different state.....

    • @steve_jackson9933
      @steve_jackson9933 Před 2 lety

      Funny you say that, from the north end of New Bedford. Hard to tell...

    • @NotOnDrugs
      @NotOnDrugs Před 2 lety

      @@steve_jackson9933 commercial scalloper that fishes out of nb, and va, and it's def in nb lol

  • @ZEUSDAZ
    @ZEUSDAZ Před 2 lety +21

    What I want to know is, why doesn't any of the wrestlers say to the guys who have this stuff "hey, that's my property, you stole it or bought it from someone that stole it so I'm taking it back now or I call the Police!,...and I certainly ain't gonna buy back what was mine in the first place"?!

    • @lizprater2901
      @lizprater2901 Před 2 lety +2

      👎

    • @jacmccauley7581
      @jacmccauley7581 Před 2 lety +2

      Some of them have auctioned their items off for charity, sold them to make some money, etc.

    • @ZEUSDAZ
      @ZEUSDAZ Před 2 lety +1

      @@jacmccauley7581 That would make sense I guess, just odd seeing people offering to buy the stuff back they used to own unless as you say they sold it in the first place.

    • @JJtheilluminator
      @JJtheilluminator Před 2 lety +1

      I'm pretty sure this was the role that was donated back when WCW had a restaurant or something else themed. It might have been Las Vegas?

    • @TheSSUltimateGoku
      @TheSSUltimateGoku Před 2 lety +2

      The guy didn’t steal it it was on luggage for 90 days and was not claimed then he was giving it he the sold it on eBay for $10,000 and then the guy that refused to show his face sold it back to him for capitalized on WWE and Ric Flair really wanting it.

  • @officialsekio6959
    @officialsekio6959 Před 2 lety +1

    Flair is probably the only man to pull of butterflies in style and in his promos man props to the legend

  • @aronwarren8884
    @aronwarren8884 Před 2 lety +25

    Respectfully @A&E, your claim was incorrect that the Royal Rumble ‘92 being Ric’s debut. That is factually inaccurate. Rich had already been with the then-WWF for about 5 months.

    • @TheSSUltimateGoku
      @TheSSUltimateGoku Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah I know that was blatantly obvious I don’t exactly know why they stated this.

    • @jeremyzak654
      @jeremyzak654 Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheSSUltimateGoku WWE continuity for you.

    • @SweetGypsyRose
      @SweetGypsyRose Před 2 lety

      @@TheSSUltimateGoku true fans know best match ever so glad he found his robe Its BS he has 2buy it back tho💜🦋💜wooooo

    • @carlosvaldezjr4156
      @carlosvaldezjr4156 Před 2 lety

      Had ric had a match before the rumble tho?

    • @HansGruberfan
      @HansGruberfan Před 2 lety

      He was at Survivor Series 1991.

  • @joebaby555
    @joebaby555 Před 2 lety +25

    Flair could say he wants to meet the seller and then hit him with a figure four leg lock and get the Robe back for free as the guy screams and submits to give it back to the Nature Boy!! WOOOO! Let me produce these segments and I’ll show you what the fans want to see!! 🤣😂🙏❤️

    • @charlescox290
      @charlescox290 Před 2 lety

      I don't know anywhere else, but in the US a contract made under physical coercion or threat usually isn't enforceable.

    • @joebaby555
      @joebaby555 Před 2 lety +1

      @@charlescox290 i was joking Charles..🙄

  • @LClark-ry9to
    @LClark-ry9to Před 2 lety

    Ole Rick Flair , I remember him well.

  • @dcasa5655
    @dcasa5655 Před rokem +1

    WOW i started crying when he put on the robe its just amazing!!! Ric Flair is amazing one of the GOATS!!!

  • @joeadair1339
    @joeadair1339 Před 2 lety +3

    One of Bobby Heenan’s greatest commentary performances.

    • @royalty843
      @royalty843 Před 2 lety

      Apart from going coo coo for the Narcissist lol

  • @TheSSUltimateGoku
    @TheSSUltimateGoku Před 2 lety +4

    5:20 this was not Ric Flair‘s debut in WWE he had been already wrestling months prior.

    • @oli3437
      @oli3437 Před 2 lety +1

      Yep. Just more orchestrated WWE propaganda. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole series is completely scripted just like their crappy shows, not to mention all the wrestling (sorry “Sports Entertainment”) revisionist biographys they put out on DVD/Blu Ray or on their crappy network

  • @bkohler89
    @bkohler89 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow that robe was GORGEOUS!

  • @sppsports2449
    @sppsports2449 Před 2 lety +2

    2:52 - Jim Ross and Paul E teaming up before they killed it decades later at WM 17

  • @Deadpool_collector247
    @Deadpool_collector247 Před 2 lety +6

    god, I miss the "old school" wrestlers. Hulk Hogan, Andre, suppafly, Flair, Warrior, Hacksaw, Piper, Slaughter, Jake... the list goes on & on. There are so epic many wrestlers that paved the way for what we see now. Great guys & hard workers. Wooooo!! The good ol days

  • @korymacdowell7615
    @korymacdowell7615 Před 2 lety +3

    I miss my childhood! Classic moment! Respect to Mark Henry!

  • @jesseslack2089
    @jesseslack2089 Před 2 lety +1

    Bobby on commentary at the Rumble is what makes it so great!

  • @djphlange
    @djphlange Před 2 lety +1

    nice cut scene from "we are on our way right now to go get it"
    then to a completely stopped car lol

  • @BloodBoughtMinistries1
    @BloodBoughtMinistries1 Před 10 měsíci +3

    You'd think since hotel cleaning personnel probably stole it out of his room, that the possessor (who wouldn't show his face, probably because he was involved in the theft) would give em a deal.

  • @JohnGardnerKpt
    @JohnGardnerKpt Před 2 lety +8

    I’d just take it home, never agreed with buying back what’s mine that was stolen.

    • @TheSSUltimateGoku
      @TheSSUltimateGoku Před 2 lety +2

      Guess what then you’re going to get locked up like O.J. Simpson as that’s exactly why O.J. Simpson went to jail.

    • @fnyourmom3064
      @fnyourmom3064 Před 2 lety

      @@TheSSUltimateGoku correct, and people try to act like the guy murdered his estranged wife and her lover or something like that smh sad people try to degrade the legacy of an American Hero

  • @crangel8623
    @crangel8623 Před 2 lety +2

    Is that the robe he did the helicopter with 🤣🤣🤣

  • @SpaceHippo420
    @SpaceHippo420 Před 2 lety +1

    Ric Flair straight drippin on these fools. Fiji diamonds.

  • @jackson5781
    @jackson5781 Před 2 lety +3

    The first man to hold two world heavyweight belts at once if I recall

    • @nobleone89
      @nobleone89 Před 2 lety

      Long before Becky Lynch there was Slick Two Belt Ric! Woooo!

  • @keithc728
    @keithc728 Před 2 lety +14

    I thought that the original butterfly robe was stolen from a hotel that he stayed at? It should rightfully go back to Ric.

  • @jonwanrocks
    @jonwanrocks Před dnem

    bro! 3:18 thats the "its still real to me damnit" dude

  • @michaelbeshears1786
    @michaelbeshears1786 Před 2 lety

    This was by far the best show I’ve seen this year…

  • @brianr6128
    @brianr6128 Před 2 lety +27

    First of all the robe was stolen. So technically speaking whoever had it is in possession of stolen property which is against the law that's receiving stolen property which is a felony

    • @nathanpickering7312
      @nathanpickering7312 Před 2 lety +2

      If it was lost and found and not claimed after certain time it's fair game

    • @MrGavin0807
      @MrGavin0807 Před 2 lety +1

      @@nathanpickering7312 this episode doesn't really do it justice. It never said if they reached out or anything

    • @mustang268
      @mustang268 Před 2 lety

      @@MrGavin0807 he wouldn't know who to reach out to get it he didn't remember where he left it or if he gave it to someone

  • @jerryd.4767
    @jerryd.4767 Před 2 lety +7

    I literally had a "tear in my eye" when Ric put that robe back on.

  • @ricchyrody
    @ricchyrody Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing this video with us WWE

  • @shiningstar750
    @shiningstar750 Před rokem

    This guy is so amazing! My great friend Jimmy Stevens is Rick Flair in his time! I’m so blessed to have known such an amazing soul! 🦋🖤✔️

  • @cappy2282
    @cappy2282 Před 2 lety +3

    Shawn will always be my personal favorite but Flair is the GOAT

  • @KaneRobot
    @KaneRobot Před 2 lety +4

    "Conrad knows a lot about wrestling history" ::thinks BJ Haynes stands for Blackjack Haynes::

  • @jimmy1154
    @jimmy1154 Před 13 dny

    Flair's hair after he won the Royal Rumble was supernatural.

  • @truthhurts3524
    @truthhurts3524 Před 2 lety

    That Royal Rumble, all I remember is hearing “The Brain” continually saying “that’s not fair to Flair!” 🤷🏽‍♂️🤣

  • @Eliminator27
    @Eliminator27 Před 2 lety +5

    He looks great current day, but he’s looked old for a long time!