Embedded in the video below is footage of Ric Flair’s speech at Saturday’s WWE Starrcade event, courtesy of Cassidy Haynes of BodySlam.net.

In the video, Flair comes out and cuts an emotional promo from the ramp before introducing his daughter Charlotte Flair in her title defense against Natalya.

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Several WWE Superstars took to Twitter to hype tonight’s Starrcade event at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC. Here are a couple of the tweets sent out:

The stars are on their way to Greensboro for #Starrcade tonight! That lady behind us is coming too, she’s pumped! #TheSamiAndKevinShow @WWE pic.twitter.com/owabamCFrI

— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) November 25, 2017

Tonight, #Starrcade becomes a #Perfect10

Now, go buy my stuff @WWEShop while deals are

— Tye Dillinger (@WWEDillinger) November 25, 2017

From Asheville to Greensboro for #Starrcade. @Goldust, hope you’re ready. You’re in The Revival Country

— Dash (@DashWilderWWE) November 25, 2017

Really excited about Starrcade tonite in Greensboro, I know the talent is too. Wanna thx all the Legends also. Hope to do Dream proud!!

— Michael PS Hayes (@MichaelPSHayes1) November 25, 2017

I have a feeling things are gonna get crazy tonight in Greensboro! #starrcade #wwelive #HartCountry
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— Nattie (@NatbyNature) November 25, 2017

I don’t like what you said but I loooove this picture!!!!! #Starrcade https://t.co/SzT9RjguVf

— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) November 25, 2017

Tonight, for the first time in 30 years, one of the greatest events in our industry returns to Greensboro, NC. It’s going to be an honor. #Starrcade #SDLive #WWEGreensboro pic.twitter.com/AuOxNp4iVa

— Singh Brothers (@SinghBrosWWE) November 25, 2017

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Ric Flair will be making an appearance later this month at WWE’s Starrcade in Greensboro. I mean, it wouldn’t be Starrcade without The Nature Boy, would it?

BREAKING: @WWE Hall of Famer @RicFlairNatrBoy will be part of the #WWEStarrcade live event in Greensboro on November 25, and tickets are still available! https://t.co/S260L23d3F

— WWE (@WWE) November 16, 2017

This will be Flair’s first publicized appearance for the company since his health scare this past summer. He made a surprise appearance on SmackDown Live this week after his daughter Charlotte won the SmackDown Women’s Title from Natalya.

As for the card for the Noember 25th show, that’s changed a bit. Here’s the updated lineup.

Starrcade Match Card

WWE World Title Cage Match
AJ Styles vs Jinder Mahal.

SmackDown Women’s Title Cage Match
Charlotte vs Natalya.

SmackDown Tag Team Title Fatal Four Way
The Usos vs The New Day vs Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn.

WWE United States Title Match
Baron Corbin vs Shinsuke Nakamura.

Grudge Match
Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler

Dustin Rhodes vs Dash Wilder

There will also be appearances on the show by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat, WWE Hall of Famers The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, and The Hardys.

It’s interesting to note that Dustin Rhodes is advertised for the show instead of Goldust. Also, despite rumors, this is still not scheduled to be a WWE Network special.

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Ric Flair Returns For Starrcade

It’s been announced that Ric Flair will make his first appearance for WWE since his health care over the summer at this month’s Starrcade show in Greensboro. Flair has been added to the list of legends that will appear at the event, along with The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express, Rick Steamboat, and more.

The New Day Invading RAW

Looks like The New Day is sticking around the RAW brand for a bit longer. The trio will be working the remaining dates on the current European Tour with the RAW roster. This is being done in order to continue the angle that the team started on last night’s RAW.

At this time, it’s expected that the reunited Shield will take on New Day at Survivor Series. We should be seeing that match announced on next week’s RAW after Roman Reigns officially returns to action.

Hideo Itami On His Way To The Main Roster?

We reported last week that WWE was looking at adding some international stars to the Cruiserweight Division, and apparently, that’s closer to happening today. It’s being reported that Hideo Itami will be called up to join the division and 205 Live.

Itami has been plagued by injuries during his NXT run, so hopefully his luck changes when he hits the main roster.

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WWE is really going old school with next month’s Starrcade event in Greensboro. As of now, the show is still only a house show, but I have a sneaking suspicion that they will announce it as a Network special before too long.

Yesterday, they brought back one of the long-time voices of Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW, Tony Schiavone, and the old Control Center to hype next month’s big show and run down the card. Talk about memories…

Here’s the card as it stands now:

WWE World Title Cage Match
Jinder Mahal vs Shinsuke Nakamura.

SmackDown Women’s Title Cage Match
Natalya vs Charlotte Flair.

US Title Triple Threat Match
Baron Corbin vs AJ Styles vs Rusev.

SmackDown Tag Team Title Texas Tornado Match
The Usos vs The New Day.

Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens (this is one that is bound to change due to the current SmackDown storyline between these two).

Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler.

Breezango vs Aiden English and Mike Kanellis.

The Hardys, The Rock n’ Roll Express, and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat are all scheduled to appear at the show, as well. As always, the card is subject to change, and as we will probably see with the Owens/Zayn match, current SmackDown storylines will probably cause the line-up to be tweaked just a bit.

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Some folks are going old school with next month’s Starrcade event in Greensboro. As of now, the show is still only a house show, but I have a sneaking suspicion that WWE will announce it as a Network special before too long.

Yesterday, a video surfaced that brought back one of the long-time voices of Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW, Tony Schiavone, and the old Control Center to hype next month’s big show and run down the card. Talk about memories…

Here’s the card as it stands now:

WWE World Title Cage Match
Jinder Mahal vs Shinsuke Nakamura.

SmackDown Women’s Title Cage Match
Natalya vs Charlotte Flair.

US Title Triple Threat Match
Baron Corbin vs AJ Styles vs Rusev.

SmackDown Tag Team Title Texas Tornado Match
The Usos vs The New Day.

Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens (this is one that is bound to change due to the current SmackDown storyline between these two).

Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler.

Breezango vs Aiden English and Mike Kanellis.

The Hardys, The Rock n’ Roll Express, and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat are all scheduled to appear at the show, as well. As always, the card is subject to change, and as we will probably see with the Owens/Zayn match, current SmackDown storylines will probably cause the line-up to be tweaked just a bit.

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Cody Rhodes posted the following in regards to criticism he has received regarding his recent remarks about WWE bringing back the Starrcade and War Games events.

“Received a lot of praise, but also a good deal of criticism in regards to my remarks on Starrcade & War Games…with that said I’d like to clarify my position and clear up some confusion. As I try to climb the ladder in my sport, with every arena I walk into, I carry my Father’s legacy. It is also my job to protect it. Literally. As head of his estate, I try to always honor and never exploit. There’s no guidebook on how I’m supposed to do that. I loved him. He was my best friend and his death was a shock. My comments are certainly from the heart, but they are measured and I stand by them.

Nobody ever claimed they needed me or Michelle’s permission. “I was told” doesn’t mean anything more than that. They didn’t have to, but they did and for that I am thankful. Dusty didn’t just name/grid/book these events…he gave them life. Starrcade he did in honor of my Sister, Teil. The PPV era would have come much later without the direct consequences of closed circuit and the large scale event concept. HOWEVER, I do understand that to the victor goes the spoils, and that my Dad’s many many creations for Jim Crockett Promotions and later WCW…they belong to WWE. They can do with them what they choose. That doesn’t mean I always have to like it though. If my Father had not been a public figure, I wouldn’t have to share him with the millions of wrestling fans out there. But I gladly do share him. I want generations of fans to know what he brought…because I feel it’s a beautiful legacy filled with treasures.”

You can see his tweet below:

Here goes… pic.twitter.com/c5mvR4MEqN

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) October 7, 2017

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While appearing on The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast, Jim Ross talked about the announcement of “War Games” returning at the NXT Takeover: Houston event and mentioned that he would like to be apart of the show.

“It is a neat hook to build around for the NXT Takeover. It is a very marketable tool and that is how I look at it. It’s got name identity with some older wrestling fans and the name has been bandied about some to the younger fans and trickled down. War Games has got a little bit of a legacy, if it and I don’t know exactly the structure of it but I can just tell you that if it is executed correctly it could really be special. I thought over the years and maybe it is just my own bias but I thought in the early going of the War Games we had better matches than they subsequently got and the end of the War Games. But I may be bias and wrong but that is my take on it.”

“The talent has got to fit the environment but the concept is really unique and it is very nostalgic in a good way (I think) and it is kind of like WWE having a Starrcade event in Greensboro, that is kind of cool and even though I don’t think it is going to be televised it has got people talking about a live event so I kind of think that has served its purpose and it is very nostalgic and the fans in that area should get some enjoyment out of it.”

“It’s nostalgic, has got some name identity and it is nice to see it back but it is not something I’d want to see every year and the other thing is that the previous War Games some of them have been very violent and that doesn’t seem to be en vogue these days. That is not a b—h from my end, I’m just saying if everybody thinks it is going to be a War Games like it used to be in the old days it is probably not but that doesn’t mean it can’t be better and certainly different so I am open minded. I am glad that the basic canvas is there called the War Games now let us see where they take it and I am curious.”

When asked about possibly calling the action for the show, Ross mentioned that he would make himself available if the company needed him.

“I am certainly sure that even with my busy book signing schedule, if I was needed in Houston for NXT Takeover I’d certainly make myself available (laughing).”

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There is more reason now to believe that the WWE Starrcade event on Saturday, November 25th in Greensboro, NC will not broadcast live on the WWE Network.

Tickets went on sale this past Friday for the show and there were seats on both sides of the arena where the hard cameras would normally sit. This would suggest that WWE is firm on not changing their mind about the event being televised on the WWE Network like many were hoping they would do so after the interest for the show increased amongst the fans.

Here is a screen shot of the seating chart from Ticektmaster:

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As previously reported, Ric Flair is finally home after being released from the hospital back on September 21st and Flair may already be on WWE’s radar for upcoming events.

Dave Meltzer speculated in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE will want him to appear on camera at the November 14th RAW in Charlotte and also the Starrcade event in Greensboro at the end of November, assuming he is physically able to attend.

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