Video of Ric Flair's Farewell Speech, Hardys Deliver Ratings For ECW

-- As we reported earlier this week, Ric Flair appeared at Tuesday's SmackDown! tapings from Charlotte, North Carolina. Flair gave a farewell address to the fans of "Flair Country" and talked about how much he loved the city. Flair said that when he first came there in the 1970s, it was all about professional wrestling and NASCAR - long before they had any major sports franchises. He pointed out his children in the audience and said that everyone tells him how much Reid is like him. The speech will not air on television, but a video clip of it has been posted online and can be viewed at this link.

-- This week's edition of ECW on Sci Fi featuring the Hardy Boys reunion scored a strong 1.42 cable rating, up from last week's 1.38. PWInsider.com reports that WWE brought Jeff Hardy to SmackDown! this week to offset the stiff competition of the MLB All-Star game. Apparently it worked.

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