Ric Flair returns to wrestling tonight

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Posted: Monday, Mar. 08, 2010

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Ric Flair "The Nature Boy" lifts one of the Charlotte Bobcats posters encouraging fans to get loud during a break in second half action vs the Los Angeles Lakers Friday at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. The Bobcats defeated the Lakers 98-83. JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

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2/19/10 Professional wrestler Ric Flair walks along courtside to his seats prior to the Charlotte Bobcats vs the Cleveland Cavaliers game Friday at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. The Bobcats defeated the Cavaliers 110-93. JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

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Charlotte's Ric Flair, an icon in the professional wrestling world, is coming out of retirement tonight for a televised match against another legendary name.

Flair is scheduled to face Hulk Hogan, in a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) match at 9 p.m. on Spike TV. That is channel 44 for Time-Warner cable customers in the Charlotte area.

Flair and Hogan are among a number of current or retired pro wrestlers who will participate in the TNA matches, to be carried at 9 p.m. on alternating Mondays on Spike TV. Others include Sting, Mick Foley, Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles.

"I just missed the business, and they created a very nice opportunity for me," said Flair, a 16-time world champion who lives in south Charlotte.

Flair survived a 1975 plane crash that left him with a broken back, and he has suffered a number of other injuries. He also wrote a book, "To Be the Man," and has released a DVD that recounts his career in pro wrestling.

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