HIDDEN GEM: Some Of Race vs. Flair Is Better Than No Race vs. Flair

Some matches just work.

NWA World Title: Harley Race vs. Ric Flair
Date: November 14, 1980
Location: Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia

Race is defending and this is from Jim Crockett Promotions. It’s another collection of clips and highlights, but what else can you expect? Race jumps him before the bell but Flair fights back and hits a backdrop. A good deal of clipping takes us to Flair hitting a suplex for two so Race bails out to the floor. Back in and Flair hits a slam to set up an armbar and we’re clipped to Race leapfrogging him (egads) but getting pulled into a sleeper.

Clipped again to Race hitting something between a Tombstone and a powerslam for a delayed two. Some knees in the corner have Flair in trouble but we’re clipped to him scoring with a suplex. Clipped again to Race getting sent to the floor where Flair takes over, only to get slammed off the top on the way back in. Race misses the falling headbutt and Flair grabs the Figure Four, sending Race over to the ropes.

Flair goes after the knee and Race’s trunks start falling down for an image I never needed. The rapid fire clips take us to a half crab on Race. That’s broken up as well and we’re clipped to them falling out to the floor. Back in and the bleeding Flair unloads on him with all kinds of shots to the head against the ropes. Flair shoves the referee and holds up the title as the match was thrown out in there somewhere. Or it was a double countout based on what I can find elsewhere. All kinds of clipping, but this was a special pairing and always worth seeing.

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