Tag: Ric Flair

ESPN Releases 1st Trailer For Ric Flair ’30 for 30′ Documentary

ESPN caused wrestling fans to shout “Woo” by teasing a first glimpse of the upcoming Ric Flair 30 for 30 documentary Nature Boy.

The wrestling legend retired four years ago as a record 16-time world champion. As detailed by Grantland’s Shane Ryan in 2011, the limousine-riding, jet-flying son of a gun had some tumultuous troubles outside of the squared circle.

According to Sports Illustrated‘s Richard Deitsch, the ESPN film will feature interviews from other WCW and WWE icons, including Triple H, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, Arn Anderson, Sting and Flair’s daughter, Ashley, who is currently the WWE Raw women’s champion using the ring name Charlotte Flair.

The brief trailer didn’t give much away, but it offered a taste of the highly anticipated documentary, set to air in 2017.

[ESPNFrontRow on Vimeo]

Source: Bleacher Report

Ric Flair Signs New Performer’s Deal With WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has signed a new performer’s deal with WWE and will be a regular part of the RAW roster going forward. After his endorsement of new RAW Women’s Champion Sasha Banks on Monday’s RAW, WWE has a new poll asking fans if Flair’s support for The Boss is genuine. As of this writing, 57% voted for, “Absolutely. As a 16-time world champion, Flair appreciates the struggle.” The rest went with, “Are you kidding? The dirtiest player in the game is up to no good.”

Source: WrestlingINC

Sasha Banks Celebrates 3rd WWE RAW Women’s Championship Win With Ric Flair (VIDEO)

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Sasha Banks once again proved that she is a legit boss tonight on Raw … by becoming a 3-time WWE RAW Women’s Champion and celebrating with her opponent’s famous father.

Banks faced off with Charlotte in a Falls Count Anywhere match and proceeded to get revenge for her Hell in a Cell loss by making the champion tap out in her hometown.

“The Nature Boy” Ric Flair came out to afterward to raise Banks’ arm in victory following the defeat of his daughter — which isn’t too surprising considering their on-screen split earlier this year.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Watch Sasha’s victory in Flair country below:

Ric Flair Claims Big Spots Were Pulled From Women’s HIAC, One “Involved A Moonsault” (AUDIO)

Hell in a Cell is known for it’s death-defying moments … but Ric Flair claims that two big spots were pulled from the first women’s HIAC match this weekend due to WWE officials fearing the outcome.

Flair talked about the match on Busted Open Radio today saying, “They took two huge spots out of the match, during the match, because they were afraid Sasha Banks was going to get hurt.”

He continued saying, “If the original plan had been, there were two things and I don’t want to say what they were, but you can only imagine. One of them involved a moonsault.”

Flair recently hinted that Charlotte wanted to do a moonsault off the top of the cell — so it’s hard not to speculate that he’s talking about that.

Did the women’s match meet your expectations for Hell in a Cell? What are your thoughts on women closing a PPV of that nature? Let us know in the comment below.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Busted Open Radio can be heard on SiriusXM Rush Channel 93.

Former ROH Owner Says He’s Confronting Ric Flair At Upcoming Autograph Signing Over Money Owed

Source: WrestlingINC

Former Ring of Honor owner Cary Silkin says he’s going to show up at a local Ric Flair signing in Bethlehem, PA at the Sands Casino on July 23rd to collect the $41,000 he’s owed by The Nature Boy. Flair will be appearing with Ricky Steamboat and participating in a Q&A that day.

Back when Silkin still owned ROH, he sued Flair in January 2010 over $40,000 Flair owed the company after failing to meet requirements for his “ROH Ambassador” role he had been paid for. The lawsuit was dropped in May 2011 when ROH was sold to Sinclair Broadcasting.

Silkin tweeted the following:

The Shocking Line That Was Cut From Smakedown Segment Featuring Ric Flair This Week

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

The controversial “kill yourself” line that Ric Flair muttered to Natalya during a SmackDown taping this week will never be seen on TV … because it was axed from the show’s final cut.

Flair’s segment made headlines this week after he dropped the offensive instruction — and the reaction to what he says from both Charlotte and Dean Ambrose is worth watching.

However, viewers with a keen eye noticed the line was cut from Thursday night’s broadcast … instead ending after Flair finishes bragging about his various wins over Bret Hart.

Click here to view the before & after videos

Update On Ric Flair Airport Situation

Source: WrestlingINC

TMZ is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer and current manager Ric Flair had to be treated for a cut on his hand at a Boston airport today. But the report didn’t end there, as some say that after visiting “Lucky’s Lounge,” his behavior became erratic.

Witnesses said Flair seemed inebriated and was acting “like a drunk person.” One witness said “he was having a tough time” and “shambling about.”

Airport Police Sgt. Donlon told TMZ that Flair was NOT intoxicated, and he was allowed to take his flight. Ric Flair’s agent provided the following statement to TMZ:

“Ric has been working every day around the clock, including internationally, for a month straight and has injuries on his hand that were being looked into this morning.””While it is true Ric Flair and his buddies have been keeping airport bars in business since the 70s that was not the case at all in Boston. I just hung up with Ric, he is already on the flight and all is good.”

Ric Flair Reportedly Detained At Boston Airport For Public Intoxication

Source: WrestlingINC

There are reports coming out of Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts that police barred Ric Flair from boarding his flight this morning due to public intoxication.

Sting’s WWE Hall Of Fame Inductor Confirmed

Source: WrestlingINC

Ric Flair confirmed on his latest podcast that he will induct Sting into the WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania 32 weekend in Dallas next month.

We know that JBL and Ron Simmons will be inducting The Godfather into the Hall.

Regarding The Fabulous Freebirds’ induction, we noted earlier that Michael “PS” Hayes revealed that the son of Buddy Roberts and the son of Terry Gordy, Ray Gordy (former WWE star Jesse), will speak at the induction ceremony on behalf of their late fathers. Former rival Kevin Von Erich will also have some sort of involvement in their induction.

Charlotte Explains Why She Attacked Becky Lynch (video)

Last night on RAW friends Becky Lynch and WWE Divas Champion Charlotte faced off against each other in what was supposed to be a friendly match. Charlotte had her father Ric Flair with her at ringside. Becky got the win even with Flair’s outside interference. After the match Charlotte went full on heel and attacked her friend Becky. WWE posted the following RAW Fallout video of Charlotte with Ric flair explaining her actions: