Ric Flair (robes)
A lot of wrestlers wore robes to the ring, especially in the old days, but none of them made them iconic more than the styling and profiling, limousine-riding, jet-flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin’ n’ dealin’ son of a gun!
Costing about $10,000 on average, most of those were designed and made by Olivia Walker, who also made robes and gear for several other wrestlers (Greg Valentine, Lex Luger, Paul Orndorff, Dusty Rhodes, Madusa, Stan Stasiak, the Killer Bees, her husband Mr. Wrestling II…), and, from 2002 onwards, by Terry Anderson, a WWE seamstress.
Footage from the 70s and the 80s being what it is, a lot of shows are probably missing from the index, so the premiere years are to be taken with a grain of salt. He apparently started to wear a robe to the ring as early as 1975. That being said, I think all the robes are here.
A few of these robes were altered at some point (to add rhinestones, fur…) Sometimes it will grant them a different entry here, sometimes it won’t.
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Index
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Event | Entrance robe |
---|---|---|
1976-03-01 | WWWF on MSG Network | OrangeNEW! |
1977-07-03 | MACW | Green w/ Lions [w/ headband]NEW! |
1978-04-21 | AJPW Excite Series 1978 (Day 1) | Black w/ SilverNEW! |
1978-04-27 | AJPW Excite Series 1978 (Day 6) | Black w/ Silver |
Unknown [aired 1978-10-21] | MACW TV | Black w/ Silver |
Unknown [aired 1979-03-21] | NWA World Wide Wrestling | Blue w/ ButterfliesNEW! |
1979-10-29 | MACW House Show (Greenville, South Carolina, USA) | Red w/ WhiteNEW! |
1979-11-22 | MACW House Show (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) | Red w/ PinkNEW! |
1980-04-09 | MACW | Red w/ White |
1980-07-17 | MACW | White w/ PurpleNEW! |
1980-09-06 | MLW House Show (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | Blue w/ Butterflies |
1980-10-18 | MACW House Show (Buffalo, New York, USA) | Blue w/ Butterflies |
1980-11-14 | MACW House Show (Richmond, Virginia, USA) | Blue w/ Butterflies |
Unknown [aired 1981-04-04] | GCW TV | Red w/ Pink |
Unknown [aired 1981-04-25] | GCW TV | Blue w/ BeltNEW! |
1981-05-04 | MLW TV | White w/ Purple |
Unknown [aired 1981-05-10] | NWA St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase | Blue w/ Belt |
1981-07-17 | NWA St. Louis | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1981-08-22] | GCW TV | Red w/ Pink |
Unknown [aired 1981-09-12] | GCW TV | Blue w/ Belt |
1981-09-17 | CSW House Show (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1981-09-26] | GCW TV | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1981-10-03] | GCW TV | White w/ Purple |
1981-10-06 | AJPW Giant Series 1981 (Day 4) | Blue w/ Belt |
1981-10-07 | AJPW Giant Series 1981 (Day 5) | Blue w/ Belt |
1981-10-08 | AJPW Giant Series 1981 (Day 6) | White w/ Purple |
1981-10-09 | AJPW Giant Series 1981 (Day 7) | White w/ Purple |
Unknown [aired 1981-10-17] | GCW TV | White w/ Purple |
Unknown [aired 1981-11-21] | CWF TV | Green w/ Lions |
Unknown [aired 1981-11-21] | GCW TV | Green w/ Lions |
Unknown [aired 1981-12-16] | CWF TV | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1981-12-20] | NWA St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1981-12-27] | NWA St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1982-01-30] | GCW TV | Green w/ Lions |
1982-02-03 [aired 1982-02-06] | MACW TV | Green w/ Lions |
1982-02-20 | CWF | White w/ Purple |
Unknown [aired 1982-02-28] | GCW TV | White w/ Purple |
1982-04-10 | PNW | Red w/ White |
Unknown [aired 1982-05-23] | NWA St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase | Green w/ Lions |
1982-06-04 | AJPW Excite Series 1982 (Day 19) | Blue w/ Belt |
1982-06-06 | AJPW Excite Series 1982 (Day 21) | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1982-06-06] | NWA St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase | Green w/ Lions |
1982-06-08 | AJPW Excite Series 1982 (Day 23) | Blue w/ Belt |
Unknown [aired 1982-07-24] | GCW TV | Green w/ Lions |
1982-08-03 [aired 1982-08-14] | WCCW TV (#34) | Blue w/ Butterflies |
1982-08-14 | CWA | Blue w/ Butterflies |
1982-08-15 [aired 1982-08-28] | WCCW Wrestling Star Wars (WCCW TV #36) | Blue w/ Butterflies |
Unknown [aired 1982-09-04] | PNW Big Time Wrestling | Red w/ White |
1982-10-02 | PNW Portland Wrestling | Red w/ White |
1982-10-16 | WWC | Blue w/ Belt |
Looking for infos on…
- GCW TV:
7/23/77, Ric Flair vs Randy Alls
9/24/77, Ric Flair vs Ted Allen
4/4/81, Ric Flair vs Charlie Fulton
4/11/81, Ric Flair vs Tim Horner
4/11/81, Ric Flair vs Ed Timbs
4/18/81, Ric Flair vs The Executioner
4/18/81, Ric Flair vs Frank Sherman
8/8/81, Ric Flair vs Don Gilbert
11/21/81, Ric Flair vs Bob Russell - MACW TV:
1/9/80, Blackjack Mulligan & Ric Flair vs Brute Bernard & Frank Monte
1/16/80, Ric Flair vs Doug Somers
1/30/80, Ric Flair vs The Scorpion
2/6/80, Blackjack Mulligan, Jim Brunzell & Ric Flair vs Brute Bernard, Doug Somers & The Scorpion
4/30/80, Ric Flair vs Tank Patton - NJPW
11/13/95 (aired 12/2), NJPW WCW World in Japan (Day 1), Ric Flair vs Osamu Nishimura
7/17/96 (aired 8/3), NJPW Summer Struggle 1996 (Day 19), Ric Flair vs Shinya Hashimoto
9/20/96 (aired 9/28), NJPW G1 Climax 1996 (Day 7), Ric Flair vs Tatsumi Fujinami *
9/21/96 (aired 10/5), NJPW G1 Climax 1996 (Day 8), Ric Flair vs Kensuke Sasaki *
* also released on G-1 Climax ’96 Special – The Best Bouts - NWA Pro Wrestling:
4/29/89, Ric Flair vs Randy Rose - NWA St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase:
2/26/78, Ric Flair vs Mike Pappas
3/4/78, Ric Flair vs Steve Cooper
3/11/78, Ric Flair vs Mark Sciaro
9/9/78, Ric Flair vs Pat O’Connor
9/16/78, Ric Flair vs Jose Martinez
9/23/78, Ric Flair vs Don Diamond
3/16/80, Ric Flair vs Jim Moore
3/23/80, Ric Flair vs Tommy Sharpe
5/3/81, Ric Flair vs Mike Kelly
5/17/81, Ric Flair & Buzz Tyler vs Kenny Milsap & Rufus R. Jones
1/30/83, Ric Flair vs Raoul Guzman
2/6/83, Ric Flair vs Mando Barerra - NWA World Championship Wrestling:
4/9/83, Ric Flair vs David Jones
8/6/83, Ric Flair vs Harley Race
4/6/85, Ric Flair vs Gene Ligon
6/23/90, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham vs Paul Orndorff, the Junkyard Dog & Rocky King - NWA World Wide Wrestling:
3/12/83 (taped 3/9), Ric Flair vs Ron Rossi
9/3/83, Ric Flair & Wahoo McDaniel vs Tom Lintz & Jerry Grey (also aired on WWF All American Wrestling, 10/9/83)
11/4/89 (taped 10/23), Ric Flair vs The Raider
11/11/89 (taped 10/30), Ric Flair vs Agent Steele
1/6/90 (taped 12/14/89), Ric Flair vs Eddie Gilbert - WCW Pro Wrestling
10/9/93, Ric Flair vs Sid Vicious (might be the same match as 10/30 Saturday Night) - WWWF on MSG Network:
4/26/76, Ric Flair vs Frank Williams