Kuhlelo lwamva nje lwe-podcast ye-"Grilling JR", i-WWE Hall of Famer kunye ne-AEW commentator uJim Ross waphawula malunga nobudlelwane bukaRic Flair kunye noJim Crockett Promotions kwi-1988. Unokujonga ezinye iingongoma eziphambili kudliwano-ndlebe olungezantsi:
Ngenxa yelishwa likaFlair, waphantse wenza i-WWE yakhe kwi-SummerSlam ngo-1988: "Imvakalelo kaRic ejinga emkhonweni wakhe, uya kuba novelwano.Ndathetha naye ngelo xesha-”Kuyothusa, kuyila kakhulu, thina Akukho mibono kwaye akukho nto intsha.Kodwa eneneni le nto wayeyithetha-imali yam isengozini.U-Rick akahlukanga kwabanye, ngakumbi abo benza imali eninzi-uRick uya kubelana ngeemvakalelo zakhe.URick ( uRic akayi kuzonwabisa ezo ngcinga zokushiya. Uya kuphi na apho uya khona? Uya kwinja enkulu eyadini, leyo yinkampani kaVince McMahon. Akunakuba yimfihlo okanye isimangaliso. URic Kukho ezininzi Amaxesha amashwa ebomini bakhe, waxakwa, ukuba uthe walixobula ngakumbi itswele, wayenexhala lokuba uza kuziphilisa njani, agcine le mpilo ayiphilayo, akukho zimfihlo, ngethamsanqa ewe wayengazange uthathe inxaxheba okwangoku.”
Ngokuphathelele isizathu esabangela ukuba acinge ukuba uFlair wagqiba kwelokuba ahlale: “Ndicinga ukuba ngumbandela wokuthuthuzela.Ukhulele kuMbindi-Atlantic kwaye wasebenza eCrocketts.Waseka iingcambu zakhe kunye nodumo kuMbindi-Atlantic.Usekhaya., Conrad.Ukufika kwam ekhaya, abantu bacinga ukuba "UTom Brady uya kuhlala ethanda ilizwe."Ayilunganga.Walinda de kwafika umtsi omkhulu oneminyaka engama-42 ubudala.Wazama ukuxhoma apho, kodwa wathi mandizame ezinye izinto.Yayilinyathelo elinesibindi.Ndicinga ukuba uRic ukwindawo yakhe yokuthuthuzela.Ndiyakholelwa ukuba unokunyaniseka okuqinileyo kuJim Crockett kunye nosapho lweCrockett.Sobabini siyazi ukuba uJim unike uRick uncedo izihlandlo ezininzi.”
Ngokuphathelele uluvo lukaTed Turner ngoRic Flair ngaphambi kokuba athenge iJCP ngowe-1988: “UTed yayingumoya wenkululeko yokunxibelelana ebomini bakhe.Wadibana noNaitch.Bathanda inkampani yomnye nomnye.URick wenza uTed ahleke.U-Ted unobomi obukhethekileyo kwimiboniso yeTV kaRic, abafazi kunye noMarriott, kunye neminye imisebenzi eyahlukeneyo.UTed ukwathanda ukuzonwabisa..Kodwa u-Ted naye wafunda kwi-cocktail party e-Atlanta ukuba u-Rick yi-real deal.Uyakuthanda ukuba kunye naye.Kwaye unesazisi sendalo kakhulu kwinkampani ngegama.Mandiyibeke ngolu hlobo-andazi.U-Ted unokukutyumba abahlanu be-wrestlers kwikhontrakthi ayithengileyo, kodwa uyazi ukuba ngubani uRic Flair, lowo ngumqolo wakhe.Ndifuna lomfana.NguDominique Wilkins wakhe (uDominique Wilkins), kuba uTed naye ungumnikazi weEagles.UDominique ngumfana wakhe.Ke uRic yinguqulelo yebhasikithi kaDominique Wilkins.Yisivumelwano.UJimmy kufuneka abe noRick, kwaye ukuze uRick asayine kwaye ahlaziye Wenza yonke into ukwenza isivumelwano. "
UJim Ross ngumagqabantshintshi we-wrestling waseMelika, usompempe, umnini wevenkile yokutyela, kunye nowayesakuba ngumlawuli wenkampani ye-WWE, apho asebenza njengomhlomli kunye nomcebisi.