March 30, 2008 Observer Newsletter: Reflecting on Ric Flair’s retirement tour, Konnan sues TNA
“And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain” – Lyrics from the song “My Way,” written by Paul Anka, but the most famous version of which was sung by Frank Sinatra
Since many of you will be reading this after Wrestlemania, there is no point in previewing the show or the weekend.
It’s a weird feeling a few days out. Even though it’s hardly been promoted as the key thing on the show, the biggest, most tangible thing on the show for a long-time fan is Ric Flair’s wrestling career is about to end. We’ve known about it for more than a year. It was his call and it was Vince McMahon’s call, going into the Hall of Fame and having a retirement match the next day. Of course, in WWE, plans constantly change. It was a year ago when Steve Austin came up with the blueprint of his retirement run, but even before that, the Hall of Fame Saturday and retirement Sunday had been the plan.
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Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.