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#3. Wrestling legend reveals how he pitched the idea of pairing Ric Flair with AEW's Andrade at Triplemania XXIX

Ric Flair and Andrade El Idolo!

WCW legend Konnan recently stated that a fruitful conversation with AEW star Andrade El Idolo led to Ric Flair making his post-WWE appearance at Triplemania XXIX.

Speaking on Keepin It 100 podcast, Konnan stated that AEW star Andrade El Idolo casually informed him that WWE legend Ric Flair was going to come and watch the Mexico event. This prompted Konnan to pitch the idea of pairing Flair as a manager with Andrade El Idolo:

Kenny Omega and Ric Flair in the same ring — in Mexico. Pro wrestling in 2021 is absolutely insane #Triplemania pic.twitter.com/18DcTtDZeT

— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) August 15, 2021

“Like I always said, one of life’s tragedies is we get old too soon and wise too late. I think when I was young, I wasn’t the humblest cat in the world either. To me, it was a no-brainer. Originally we were going to bring up Andrade with this Mexican singer that’s mega popular and then that fell through. He had told me that maybe Ric was going to come with him to the show but as a guest just to watch it. That’s when I first thought, ‘If he’s coming in as a guest, why doesn’t he just be your second?’ He asked him and he said, ‘Yea.’ That was it. He was just going to be his second,” Konnan said.

Ric Flair appears at TripleMania in the corner of Andrade El Idolo pic.twitter.com/Jab0GePYHJ

— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) August 15, 2021

People were left stunned when they saw Ric Flair accompanying AEW's Andrade El Idolo for his match against Kenny Omega. The bout featured several monumental moments, including a cameo appearance from Ric Flair in the ring.

The Nature Boy attacked Kenny Omega with chops on his chest while locking Konnan in his iconic Figure Four lock submission.