Jeff Jarrett was happy for Ric Flair after the legend's return to the ring.
On July 31, "The Nature Boy" wrestled for the first time since 2011 when he teamed up with Andrade El Idolo to face Jarrett and Jay Lethal at the fittingly named "Ric Flair's Last Match" event. In the end, Flair scored the victory by pinning Jarrett after he punched him with brass knuckles.
Speaking with Marc Raimondi of ESPN after the match, Jarrett called the match "overwhelming" and made it clear that he was pleased with the way it turned out, considering the pressure that he was under.
"It's his last one. If anything goes wrong, it's on me. It's on others. I'm so damn happy for Ric, I don't know what to say. ... As a spectator, y'all watched it and went home tonight. When you're participating, it's a whole other level of pressure that I've never been under," he said.
Andrade made it clear that the bout was quite special for him, saying, "This match is the most important of my career... This is unbelievable. I don't even have words for this. [Flair] feels better than guys 20 years old. He's an inspiration to me."
Lethal was Flair's opponent on Sunday, but he was the WWE Hall of Famer's trainer ahead of the match. Once it was over, Lethal admitted that he was worried Flair would bleed too much, given his age.
"That's the unknown variability. I hate to give too much away in wrestling, but Ric, he likes to do what's called walking and talking. There isn't a lot that's planned. But I can foresee how a lot of the moves will go. The only thing I can't foresee is how much he will bleed, is it controllable? Was it too much? It was out of our hands," he said.
In an emotional moment at the end of the show, Flair hugged Lethal. The former ROH World Champion reflected on the moment and noted that he told Flair that he's "the man, and the legend thanked him.
"I said, 'I f---ing love you, you're the f---ing man, I'm trying to be like you when I grow up, because you're f---ing great. You're the greatest wrestler in the f---ing world'," Lethal said. "He starts crying and says, 'Thank you. Thank you so much,'" Lethal said.
Catch up on our coverage of Ric Flair's Last Match here. Our post-show podcast with Kate Elizabeth and Joel Pearl is available here.
