How Ric Flair ruined his perfect final moment

Shawn Michaels gave Ric Flair the ultimate WrestleMania send-off, a moment so powerful that it left grown men in tears around the world. It felt like the perfect farewell to a legendary career. But Flair couldn’t leave it there. He returned for—well, presumably—less money, smaller audiences, and subpar wrestling. This run in TNA left many fans, including Shawn himself, feeling betrayed. It wasn't just one or two nostalgic matches; Flair's TNA stint in 2010 was filled with underwhelming performances, a shadow of his former greatness. Watching those matches often felt agonizing, and the bout against Sting stands out as particularly difficult to watch, with fans half-expecting the worst at any moment. Even when Flair came out of retirement again a few years ago, it didn’t feel quite as disheartening as that TNA run. You can only imagine that Shawn Michaels wasn't too thrilled either, given how perfectly he had orchestrated Flair's original emotional goodbye.