Conrad Thompson Didn’t Want Ric Flair Faking A Heart Attack In His Last Match, Says ‘People Dug It’

Ric Flair wrestled his last match on July 31 when he teamed with Andrade El Idolo to take on Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal. 

Flair admittedly passed out twice, but managed to get through the match, winning by pinning Jarrett with the figure four. 

During the bout, Flair faked a heart attack on the outside, leading to a thumb poke to the eye of Lethal. 

Speaking on My World, Conrad Thompson, who promoted the event, said he and Jarrett pushed back on Flair doing the spot. 

“The only thing you and I pushed back on, and we pushed back the first time we heard it and the second time, and the third time. ‘Do not fake the heart deal. Do not. Please.’ The afternoon of, he goes, ‘Guys, guys, it’s my last match. I’m not saying I’m going to do it, but if they are with it and I feel I have the crowd, I’m going to do it. Jay is going to have a little sympathy and I’ll poke him in the eyes.’ When it didn’t happen in the ring, at first I thought, ‘We made it, he’s not going to do it.’ He did it on the floor. I didn’t look at you, but I know somewhere, you were looking at me like, ‘Why is he doing this?’ I saw great feedback from that, people dug it. Who are we, especially me, it’s his last match. He gets to pick,” said Conrad. 

Flair has had heart surgery and has a pacemaker, which he planned to plug back in if it came unplugged during the match. 

Elsewhere during the podcast, Thompson discussed what it was like working with multiple promotions to put the event together. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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