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Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat

Rivalry

9.74
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Number of comments: 21
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Average rating: 9.77  [105]
Average rating in 2026: 9.90  [10]
Average rating in 2025: 10.00  [7]
Average rating in 2024: 9.38  [8]
Average rating in 2023: 9.79  [14]
Average rating in 2022: 9.80  [5]
Average rating in 2021: 9.77  [13]
Average rating in 2020: 9.60  [5]
Average rating in 2019: 9.50  [6]
Average rating in 2018: 10.00  [2]
Average rating in 2017: 9.60  [5]
Average rating in 2016: 9.50  [4]
Average rating in 2015: 9.67  [3]
Average rating in 2014: 10.00  [2]
Average rating in 2013: 10.00  [1]
Average rating in 2011: 10.00  [1]
Average rating in 2010: 10.00  [5]
Average rating in 2009: 10.00  [4]
Average rating in 2008: 9.90  [10]
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Captain Cheese wrote on 05.07.2026:
[9.0] "Fantastic wrestling, absolutely fantastic wrestling. But, it's missing a story, an emotional element of this rivalry. Judging solely on in-ring work, it's a ten out of ten without a doubt. But it just misses the personal aspect I need to call it perfect."
SuperLlama88 wrote on 22.06.2026:
[10.0] "Flair/Steamboat was the best rivalry of the 80s in my opinion, and is up there for one of the best rivalries of all time. Flair and Steamboat are polar opposites in personality, which makes for such a good contrast between the two. Their 1989 trilogy is the greatest in American wrestling history"
Zak22 wrote on 12.05.2026:
[10.0] "Best match series in the history of American pro-wrestling. Perfect chemistry in the ring, opposites in character and the corner stone of maybe the best year of NWA WCW. And then they re-ignited it in 1994 and had more great matches. Also back in the 70s, flair won some midcard titles - tv and us titles .... the person who took them off him .... Steamboat. 20 year rivalry."
RealGrapsThomsen wrote on 23.05.2024:
[10.0] "This is an amazing rivalry between people who are polar opposites. Steamboat was the common family man, whereas Flair lived a materialistic lifestyle with money, cars, girls, etc, and when they stepped in the ring, they made magic."
WhatIsLooveee wrote on 13.11.2023:
[10.0] "Ric and Ricky were such amazing wrestlers that they were able to show fivestar on a house show, which already says a lot about their abilities. A classic ideological confrontation between a family man close to the public and an arrogant playboy, whose trilogy once became the hallmark of WCW and, as I believe, has passed the test of time, and their matches still look as high-quality as possible, given how much the industry has changed."
Mizzle Assault Ant wrote on 14.05.2023:
[8.0] "Amazing rivalry that spawned so many classic matches. At it's peak it was an iconic clash of family values against hedonism but it goes far beyond that, spanning almost 20 years all told. These two were just made to wrestle each other, they pulled out something amazing basically every single time. Thinking back on this rating I do think there are better rivalries out there, but this is still an excellent one."
TigerDiver wrote on 31.01.2022:
[10.0] "A legendary rivalry spanning across three different decades, all the while giving us dozens of classic wrestling matches at the same time. Just watch it and appreciate it. A genuine piece of art that should be appreciated by all types of wrestling fans."
No One wrote on 01.09.2021:
[10.0] "One of the greatest & most influential feuds in pro wrestling history between 2 of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. Their matches (especially in 1989) will always stand tall throughout the "Test of Time". they were also polar opposite personalities as it was the "Family Man vs. Flashy Playboy". This feud could be considered film study worthy for anyone looking to break into the wrestling industry. This feud really helped bring to light just what kind of endurance machines these 2 legends really were inside the ring."
medouse wrote on 18.12.2020:
[9.0] "One of the best rivalries of that era. These long as hell 60 Minute Matches were the best. What a great performers. You don't see matches like these anymore now."
RatingsMachine wrote on 23.08.2019:
[10.0] "Their feud started in the 70s, but it's their 80s outings that get the majority of the attention and praise. Flair and Steamboat's series in 1989 delivered some of the best matches of not just their time but of all time."
MatteoMerdok wrote on 19.02.2016:
[8.0] "One of the best rivalries of all time. My favorite matches from this series would be Clash of Champions #6 followed closely by WrestleWar."