A Star is Born: Steamboat Flair for the TV title from 1977

June 15, 1977 from the WRAL-TV studio.

What a piece of history this is. Credited with being the match that made Ricky Steamboat a star. Ric Flair is the TV Champion. His partner Greg Valentine is on color and spends the match talking about this "young punk" Steamboat being in his first main event.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• wrestling
• ricky
• steamboat
• ric
• flair
• greg
• valentine

[RSXemperor]

Note to Triple H: This is how you make a star. Not tear them down to protect your spot.

[Chuloloc]

Awesome. A potential rivalry in the making. Thank you, Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair. Hail old school wrestling.

[DanJ30]

Classic! all bow down to the old school...

[DomenicDee]

Two tremendous athletes and in ring performers early in their careers. It doesn't get much better than this! Thanks for posting this classic.

[omdah2002]

WTF

[gorhound888]

EPIC1

[KennyWatchin]

.....they just dont have "IT"

LMAO

[japanpro1]

ricky was not always defined and shredded but he always looked great, and he sold so beautifully with every inch and every ounce of splendid physique.

[don417]

He hit him with the flying reverse pineapple.

[japanpro1]

for years the perfect chemistry for the perfect feud. indisputably, rick is one of the most handsome pro wrestlers over the span of his career. not always buffed out but never flabby or out of shape.

[cyclops65]

that little studio had so many classic matches---been there for a few myself.