OTP: Florton. Which, I know, yes, but ... I am legitimately flaily hands over them. Like when Evolution semi-reformed, I squeed and then I went 'wait a minute, where is Flair?' and worried about Randy being upset and missing him. And I know it's ridiculous, but there's something about them. I think it's the idea of Randy who is utterly unspeakably narcissistic, and convinced he is always right, and the only people he'll listen to are people he thinks are successful, so of course he'll listen to Flair.
But at the same time, Randy is (was) so young, and impetuous and oddly vulnerable while Flair is a 'stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!' and that can only end badly, because Ric still wants to be World Champion but knows he can't but he's ever so tempted.
So there's a lot of trickster mentor and dark protege and all the things I like there to begin with and then they're touchy-feely and then the in-ring break-up of Evolution happened and ...
That's not even getting into what would happen once the power in the relationship shifted, because Randy is older and more experienced and can win titles on his own but he's still draw to Ric despite knowing that it will always end badly.
Basically they make me flaily-handed and tl;dry.
Runner-up + Honorable mention(s):
Randy is basically my little black dress so there's him and Jindrak and him and Stacy, both of which are almost the exact opposite to him and Flair, except that they've both had the experience of WCW going bust while they were in it.
Nidia and Jamie - not actually evil trailer trash in love and actually and acutely adorable.
La Res - in any and all combinations.
Crack pairing(s): I'm not sure crack-pairings exist in wrestling in quite the same way as most fandoms because pretty much everyone has interacted at some point. But stuff like Drew Mac for Kelly Kelly or the Mickie->Jamie->Layla<-Regal mess, which I suspect were thrown in for fluff I really did like.
Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't: AMW or the Wolves. Not because I don't love them as tag teams, but precisely because I love them as tag teams. They're already each other's best friends and no.
Wrestling: all-time
But at the same time, Randy is (was) so young, and impetuous and oddly vulnerable while Flair is a 'stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!' and that can only end badly, because Ric still wants to be World Champion but knows he can't but he's ever so tempted.
So there's a lot of trickster mentor and dark protege and all the things I like there to begin with and then they're touchy-feely and then the in-ring break-up of Evolution happened and ...
That's not even getting into what would happen once the power in the relationship shifted, because Randy is older and more experienced and can win titles on his own but he's still draw to Ric despite knowing that it will always end badly.
Basically they make me flaily-handed and tl;dry.
Runner-up + Honorable mention(s):
Randy is basically my little black dress so there's him and Jindrak and him and Stacy, both of which are almost the exact opposite to him and Flair, except that they've both had the experience of WCW going bust while they were in it.
Nidia and Jamie - not actually evil trailer trash in love and actually and acutely adorable.
La Res - in any and all combinations.
Crack pairing(s): I'm not sure crack-pairings exist in wrestling in quite the same way as most fandoms because pretty much everyone has interacted at some point. But stuff like Drew Mac for Kelly Kelly or the Mickie->Jamie->Layla<-Regal mess, which I suspect were thrown in for fluff I really did like.
Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't: AMW or the Wolves. Not because I don't love them as tag teams, but precisely because I love them as tag teams. They're already each other's best friends and no.