Ric Flair to enter ring at age 73

[BigJay]

https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/34297366/why-ric-flair-73-step-ring-one-last

 

[BigJay]

 

[2the9s]

There's a hype video for it here. Looks lame imo.

 

[carolinakid]

i seen someway, he has something wrong with his feet, but so many of the old time guys turn down the pay day with ric because as they say they wanted fans to think about the good days and not what they can see now........but in real life flair is a complete jerk and i seen this very close when he was drunk, he one of those guys you do not want to be within a mile when he drinking

 

[lemartinsports]

this was a great movie


but dont ya think 73 is a bit old? he could get hurt?

 

[Tanko]

I know this stuff if just for entertainment and staged but, he could get seriously hurt.
The dude is old.

 

[carolinakid]

Earlier today, Fightful Select learned from sources close to Steamboat that there were plans in order for the 69-year-old to come out of retirement to wrestle another match. During a Highspots Superstore signing, the WWE Hall of Famer addressed the situation, confirming that he was approached, but after much deliberation decided to decline.


"Well, I was approached and given it really some serious thought. A lot of respect to the guy in the ring. You know, both of us are night and day when it comes to stuff out of the ring. Flair wouldn’t be Flair without it. I thought about it for a week and just recently just declined on it. I know when I wrestled Jericho at WrestleMania 25, then we had the return match at Backlash in a singles, but at 69, and I know it's a six-man tag and I could get a little this and that in, but with all due respect to our fans, I want them to remember me that last time I was in there with Jericho when they chanted, ‘You still got it.’ I don't want to scar that phrase. Even that night with Jericho, you know, I was working for the WWE. I was one of the trainers at the school and was pretty active in the ring, so I had a lot of confidence in myself. But knowing Ricky now and not being in the ring for a number of years, I don't want to tarnish the memory that the fans have of me. It'd be a good payday, sure, but I don't want them thinking, ‘Maybe he should have stayed retired.’ You know, and I could get out there and maybe pull it off and say, ‘Well, you know, for a guy who’s 69 years old, he sure did pretty good,’ but that's the double-edged sword right? So, you know, The Dragon does have a lot of pride in his work and the way the fans remember me in the ring, and I want that lasting impression. I know my physical capabilities right now. I would love to be able to go out there and perform like I did with Jericho. I was 56 or 57 years old, but I think I want my fans to remember me as that guy and not have a chance of disappointing. That's how much I love my fans," Ricky said.

 

[carolinakid]

WRESTLING WITH THE LAW

Inside Ric Flair’s controversial life from infamous WWE naked plane ride to road rage charges as viral pic emerges​

 

[carolinakid]

In fact, the retired professional wrestler has been caught up in a number of disputes during his time in the spotlight, including a part in WWE's so called “plane ride from hell.”


In 2002 Flair was on board a chartered flight from London to the US which resulted in several superstars being fired, a lawsuit, and accusations of sexual assault.


The mayhem began when superstars and staff became heavily intoxicated.


Following bust ups between other stars Flair lived up to his moniker of the dirtiest player in the game when he stripped naked except for his robe – and paraded up and down the aisle doing his trademark strut and “Whoo!”.


One female flight attendant described how he put “little Naitch” into action, saying he “flashed his nakedness, spinning his penis around”.


It was also alleged that he grabbed two attendants’ hands and forced them onto his crotch.

 

[carolinakid]

'ACTING LIKE A MORON'​

In 2017 Flair was chucked out of a Fort Wayne, Indiana, bar after allegedly calling a worker there a "fat a**" and "acting like a moron," The Indy Star reports.


A decade earlier the 16-time world champ was questioned by police for fighting with the boyfriend of his daughter Charlotte Flair, but the father refused to press charges, according to WRAL.


And in 2005, The Nature Boy was charged with injury to personal property and simple assault and battery after an alleged road rage.


A driver alleged he was grabbed by the neck by Flair who he claimed Flair also kicked and dented his Toyota, the Smoking Gun reported.


The wrestler beat the charge after the witness against him failed to show up in court, according to the Indy Star.


The publication also highlighted how Flair suffered financial woes after a court heard in 2011 he failed to repay a $35,000 loan to Highspots Inc., a wrestling merchandise company, and put up one of his old National Wrestling Alliance title belts as collateral.


The company later posted on social media that Flair's debt was cleared after someone stepped in to pay it.

 

[carolinakid]

but in real life flair is not a good person, i would not pay a penny to see him today, knowing his real life here in charlotte nc

 

[BigJay]

I know this stuff if just for entertainment and staged but, he could get seriously hurt.
The dude is old.

 

[carolinakid]

 

[lemartinsports]

no thanks

 

[carolinakid]

yrs ago flair was in greensboro here doing some work with gold gyms, ok let move forward to the night, a great club we had here was call the fifth season bars everywhere, 3 levels of dance action, flair came in with his buddies that night all drunk and very loud and wanted to get into the club free and cause problems, no thanks flair just go away to a rest home

 

[Wagerallsports]

Amazing how famous this guy became

 

[carolinakid]

i think his act in the ring Wager became all too real in real life too for him, i think he been married like 5 times too, so many people we all know that we dont want to be anyway close to when they are drinking, i would put Flair at the top of that list

 

[parrothead]

he's had a wild ride! Hopefully he does well in his final match

 

[Enikk]

There's a hype video for it here. Looks lame imo.

The Roast of Ric Flair event at the end of that video will be hilarious

 

[carolinakid]

i just cant support anyone that in real life is a complete fool and a jerk, Ric is 100% all of these in my book.......i guess he needs that last big paycheck to pay his five wives