Ric Flair's advertised retirement match drew 6,800 fans and $448,502, making it the second highest-grossing North American independent wrestling event in modern history.
Key Facts
- Date
- July 31, 2022
- Attendance
- 6,800 fans
- Live gate
- $448,502
- Promotions represented
- 17 wrestling promotions
- First JCP card since
- 1988
- Flair's career length
- 50 years
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Ric Flair, one of professional wrestling's most celebrated figures, announced the conclusion of his 50-year career, prompting promoters Conrad Thompson and David Crockett to revive the Jim Crockett Promotions banner—dormant since 1988—to stage a high-profile retirement event as part of the Starrcast V convention.
On July 31, 2022, at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Ric Flair competed in his advertised final match, teaming with Andrade El Idolo to defeat Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. The show featured talent from 17 wrestling promotions, becoming the first event with cooperation from all major American promotions since the 2000 Brian Pillman Memorial Show.
The event grossed $448,502 from 6,800 attendees, ranking it the second highest-grossing North American independent wrestling event in modern history behind All In. It demonstrated sustained mainstream interest in independent wrestling supershows and validated the commercial viability of multi-promotion cooperative events.