WWE News Details on Ric Flair's retirement at WrestleMania 24: Whose idea was it? When was the decision made? The Four Horsemen reunion plan that never came to fruition. Mar 30, 2008 - 08:15 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Ric Flair and Vince McMahon mutually agreed over a year ago that Flair would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and then retire the next day at WrestleMania 24, according to a story in this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The decision was made before Steve Austin made the story line pitch regarding Flair's winning streak and the stipulation that he would retire if he lost another match. -Click here to read the first part of a three-part Dot Net story on The idea Steve Austin pitched to Vince McMahon for Ric Flair's retirement. -Click here to read the second part of a three-part Dot Net story on What went wrong with the idea Steve Austin pitched to Vince McMahon for Ric Flair's retirement. -Click here to read the third part of the three-part Dot Net story on Some of the ideas, including a Four Horsemen reunion, that were pitched for Ric Flair's retirement that were never used. Powell’s POV: Flair stated during a press conference on Saturday that he would never wrestle again if he lost to Michaels on Sunday. However, he has stated that he'd be interested in working as a manager. It wouldn't shock me to see Flair return for a one-off match at some point, but his career as an active wrestler appears to be over based on the way he's approached this weekend. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles Jim Ross shoots down talk that he's targeting WrestleMania 26 for his return, comments on his current contractual status with WWE Shore's WWE Superstars Hitlist: Shelton Benjamin vs. Zack Ryder, Eric Escobar (w/Vickie Guerrero) vs. Jimmy Wang Yang, and Mark Henry vs. Cody Rhodes 11/20 WWE Smackdown preview: The complete lineup for tonight's show headlined by Undertaker and Kane vs. Chris Jericho and Big Show, plus a hot Intercontinental Title match (no spoilers) 11/20 WWE Smackdown spoilers: Full results of the show that airs tonight with John Morrison defending the Intercontinental Title against Dolph Ziggler in a best of three falls match (spoilers) Where Are They Now: Former WWE wrestler Duke "The Dumpster" Droese WWE "ECW on Syfy" rating: How did the return of C.M. Punk to the Tuesday night show perform in the ratings?