Middle-aged? With a degree in PE from '81 you're old. Just joking, got my PE in '84 (though I don't use it) so I'm not far behind.
I remember watching Flair some at the Monroe Civic Center. While it was entertaining back then they weren't near the atheletes they are today. I think some of the story lines and characters were a lot more developed (of course they could play the same topic over a few weeks w/o much change since the only way anyone knew was to attend multiple shows). I wasn't a big Flair fan back then but have really liked him since I restarted watching in the early 90s. Give me Mr. Wasslin 2 and the Assassin and I'd be happy.