Screw You, Ric Flair!

[Ferreira]

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Ric Flair went on a radio station on North Caroline and stated that his last match was against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24, well too bad, but it wasn't.

You know that company that pays you over 200.00 anually? TNA? It doesn't stand for World Wrestling Entertainment. You know that company that is helping get out of debt because you are fucking idiot when it comes to money? Still don't ring a bell? It should.

This guy is an idiot, seriously. Dixie Carter and TNA management should fire him on the spot. TNA pays him a lot of money and he still doesn't even acknowledges them on the interview or their workers, why? Because he wants to return to WWE? For what? To work the WWE Network? Really?

Screw you, Ric Flair.

 

[ABMorales787]

...........









.....So?

It was his last major PPV match. All he's had after that is pointless filler and a rule-less brawl with Mick Foley. Is it a matter of him disrespecting TNA or him honoring what WWE tried to do? He can say whatever the hell he wants. If TNA doesn't care, neither should anyone else.

 

[Ferreira]

...........









.....So?

It was his last major PPV match. All he's had after that is pointless filler and a rule-less brawl with Mick Foley. Is it a matter of him disrespecting TNA or him honoring what WWE tried to do? He can say whatever the hell he wants. If TNA doesn't care, neither should anyone else.

So?

He works for TNA Wrestling. He SHOULD advertise the product he is in! Not World Wrestling Entertainment. I don't care if he wants to say that he feels that HBK vs. Ric Flair was his last match but it wasn't.

It's a disrespect for guys like Jay Lethal that dreamed their whole life to work with him, they got a chance to do it in TNA Wrestling in a pay-per-view and the other guys doesn't even acknowledge it.

How do you know that TNA Wrestling doesn't care? Did they state it publicly or you are just pretending you know about it? No, he works for TNA Wrestling if the company tells him to advertise the show he should it. He owes them that much. WWE will only get to him know because of the WWE Network, but McMahon doesn't give a crap about Flair.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

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Ric Flair went on a radio station on North Caroline and stated that his last match was against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24, well too bad, but it wasn't.

As Killjoy stated it was his final major pay-per-view match. That is what he was eluding to and even if he wasn't, I'm sure he'd prefer to be remembered for his match against Shawn than his matches against Jay Lethal or Mick Foley. Although both bouts were pretty good, especially the brawl with Mick.

You know that company that pays you over 200.00 anually? TNA? It doesn't stand for World Wrestling Entertainment. You know that company that is helping get out of debt because you are fucking idiot when it comes to money? Still don't ring a bell? It should.

Yeah and if you paid attention, a good hand full of people including yours truly would take three Ric Flair's over half TNA's roster. If I were to choose between Ric Flair cutting a random promo and a match involving Garrett Bischoff, Gunner, Robbie E, Rob Terry, Devon, Eric Young and ODB... without hesitation a Ric Flair promo, because the dude is worth every cent, because he's entertaining as hell. Hes done more for TNA than TNA has done for him.

This guy is an idiot, seriously. Dixie Carter and TNA management should fire him on the spot. TNA pays him a lot of money and he still doesn't even acknowledges them on the interview or their workers, why? Because he wants to return to WWE? For what? To work the WWE Network? Really?

Screw you, Ric Flair.

No, he didn't acknowledge them because the interviewer didn't ask. He was being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, not the TNA Hall of Fame; which doesn't even exist yet. And yes he stated he wants to go back to WWE, probably because WWE could use him better than TNA can, hes done all he can do in TNA, his back catalogue of footage is in the hands of the WWE so he'd be useful for the network, because generally unless you're an idiot; like yourself, people like Ric Flair because the dude is a legend and has done more for the business than you'll ever know. He can do and say whatever the fuck he wants, he has earned the right.

So on behalf of Ric Flair, fuck you. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

To be fair, if Dixie Carter fires Flair, I'm sure WWE would sign him to a Legends contract in a short time. Word on the street has been that they would like to bring Flair back to be a big part of the launching of WWE Network when his contract is up, anyway. Ric Flair is bigger than TNA Wrestling. Flair is not bigger than WWE, though, so such comments wouldn't fly there. But what really does he have to fear by making those comments?

 

[The Dragon Saga]

...but McMahon doesn't give a crap about Flair.

Yeah, just gave him a contract in 2002 for no reason, put him in one of the biggest feuds of the year, allowed him to continue main eventing into his fifties against guys like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Triple H, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels. Allowed him to make several high profiled appearances at Wrestlemania until he retired, put the WWE Tag Team Championship on him three times and gave him a five month reign as Intercontinental Champion.

Oh, and allowed him to go his final five months in WWE undefeated, gave him a huge match at Wrestlemania 24 against Shawn Michaels which was followed by the biggest and best send-off in WWE history the night after.

Oh, did I forget to mention that he is also the only person to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, twice! And Vince McMahon was willing to negotiate with TNA simply to get him on Wrestlemania and on the Hall of Fame special?

Yeah, Vince doesn't give a crap about Ric Flair, does he?

 

[wrestlemaniac]

give him a break, he probably forgot. he's a fossil. byw the person who said he's only wrestled foley is wrong. he's wrestled foley, lethal, and aj...though i think that was a tag match

 

[eltracy632]

The hundreds of ways to not like this post. Are you Dixie Carter on here to complain under a different alias? Ric Flair is Ric Flair at the end of the day, the man can say whatever the hell he wants to say. I bet you loved that Steiner rant on Flair as well. Some people lol.

 

[mdj2010]

Let's face it, Flair hasn;t been happy with TNA for a while. I have to question why he wanted to get involved in the first place, especially when those he claimed ruined WCW were running the show in TNA.

Personally, I can;t help but stand behind Flair when he says his match with Shawn was his last, because it was in my mind as well.

As for Flair respecting one company and working for them. Well, you have a point, butm this is the wrestling idustry and Flair is an old hand and knows that when the money is there, you work for yourself.

If Flair can make more money going to sit in a room and discuss wrestling on the WWE Netowrk, then I for one can;t blame him.

 

[willross]

Dragon Saga just owned the shit out of Ferreira lmao......I don't like Ric Flair at all, I think he is over-rated to the max, I don't feel he drew as much as many others and gets a lot of credit that I feel is exaggerated.

I feel his overall skill is lackluster and that there are many many many many better than him including his Horsemen teammate Arn Anderson but I am not dumb and know I am in the minority with that opinion and will likely get little to no support from anyone on here.

HOWEVER, Ric Flair IS the biggest name in TNA other than Hogan so the company should be kissing his feet for joining the minor leagues, cause that is what TNA is in comparison to WWE, and not just sitting on a Legends contract in WWE which would allow him to live comfortably. He went to TNA to make money, YES, but he also jumped cause of the potential they had when Hogan showed up.

I really think you should just stop whining cause only hardcores watch TNA so all the casuals are completely unaware that he has wrestled since WM24 and probably don't care either way. But then again, if nobody saw the matches after WM24, did they really happen? Like the old tree falling in the woods, if no one is there to hear it does it make a sound?

LMAO oh man are the TNA fans gonna troll my ass after that one

 

[dwith]

The point is that Ric Flair is employed by TNA and should respect the fact that TNA was there to pick him up after WWE retired him because he was to old to go in the ring by WWE standards.

Ric Flair has been in the business long enough to know better. If you want to get respect then you need to give respect. Bottom line is Ric Flair was disrepectful to his employer.

He's not the only one that's done that though.

Mick Foley did the same thing before, at i think it was one of his stand up comedy sessions, he stated something to the effect of the size of the audience was like being at one of TNA'S house shows. (not cool man)

Tna get's shit on by everybody, and what people don't realize is that without TNA stepping up and hiring guy's like NASH,HALL,XPAC,RIC FLAIR,FOLEY, and SCOTT STEINER is these guy's would have been forgotten by most and scrounging for appearances.

Tna should be given credit by these LEGENDS that hired them and help feed their families when the WWE machine TOSSED them to the curb.

 

[xavyer]

I'm not exactly the biggest TNA fan, but Flair shouldn't disrespect the only company willing to hire him when the WWE got rid of him, now they decided that they want him back to promote their network and all of a suden he slaps TNA in the face, if i was Dixie i would just fire him, ok, he's one of the bigest names in wrestling, but that's the past, what if Dixie all of a suden cuts his salary, people would start saying that she's a total b**ch, but i wouldn't blame her, as big as Flair was in the 70's and 80's, he's not exactly big now, people got to realize that she's running a company, and if an employe is not happy working for you, just quit or fire him, besides, for the amount of money she's paying that hasbeen she could get two or three great talents that can actually wrestle or do great for the company, or a good writer, the problem with Dixie as someone metnioned, she lets the inmates run the asylum, she should start inflicting discipline in the wrestlers.........

 

[WWEIsLife2]

Yeah, just gave him a contract in 2002 for no reason, put him in one of the biggest feuds of the year, allowed him to continue main eventing into his fifties against guys like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Triple H, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels. Allowed him to make several high profiled appearances at Wrestlemania until he retired, put the WWE Tag Team Championship on him three times and gave him a five month reign as Intercontinental Champion.

Oh, and allowed him to go his final five months in WWE undefeated, gave him a huge match at Wrestlemania 24 against Shawn Michaels which was followed by the biggest and best send-off in WWE history the night after.

Oh, did I forget to mention that he is also the only person to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, twice! And Vince McMahon was willing to negotiate with TNA simply to get him on Wrestlemania and on the Hall of Fame special?

Yeah, Vince doesn't give a crap about Ric Flair, does he?

Pretty sure too that Flair even had a couple WWE Title Matches (Edge in the TLC Match comes to mind). Natich can say whatever he wants and if he wants to come back to WWE I think alot of Fans would welcome him back with open arms. The man is a Legend in the Wrestling Business and has earned every right to do what he wants.

 

[dillanp370]

If I was TNA I would fire him.. he has done nothing but bash TNA.. then this?
He brings nothing to TNA anyway, I mean seriously, what has he actually done in TNA anyone cares about?

 

[The Dragon Saga]

If I was TNA I would fire him.. he has done nothing but bash TNA.. then this?
He brings nothing to TNA anyway, I mean seriously, what has he actually done in TNA anyone cares about?

Asides from getting them mainstream attention? You do realise he has appeared on national television with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship before a baseball game, right? You do realize he is one of the biggest stars TNA will ever have contracted to them, right? You do realize that there were 10,000 people in attendance at the Hall of Fame ceremony chanting for him to please come back to WWE, right?

He has done more for TNA than they'll ever do for him. Truth be told, despite his money issues, Ric Flair didn't call TNA, TNA called Ric Flair when he was working for Ring of Honor and asked him to come in because they knew they needed name power and there are few in the business with bigger name power than Ric Flair. Whether he be sixty-three years of age of eighty-five years of age, true wrestling fans respect and support the guy through thick and thin because he has done more for the business than you'll ever know.

 

[CalciferBoheme]

I can't believe no one else pointed out that the OP said he makes $200.00 annually with TNA. That's only two hundred dollars, which is horrible. I'm sure it was only a typo, but it amused me.

On to topic. While Flair should at least acknowledge the company he works for, he really never should have left WWE in the first place. Vince would have taken better care of him than TNA is even if that meant he wouldn't actually wrestle.

 

[dwith]

I don't see how Ric Flair's being arrested for domestic violence, and fighting with his wife during drunken rages, and throwing temper tantrum's because he has over spent the money he had and TNA wouldn't fork over money for him to blow, and he fly's back to the US and misses show's that fan's paid good money for to see him.

Flair maybe a legend, but he's not saint, and he hasn't brought all good publicity to TNA. I love watching Flair, but he hasn't done anything in the last year for TNA to warrant him $200,000.00 a year. I say send him packing to the WWE and let them deal with his self righteousness

 

[Tripleb2k1]

until I had listened to the Ric Flair interview, I reserve judgement. The vast majority of media outlets that report on wrestling, feed off of dirt sheets, and are of the philosophy of "don't let the facts get in the way of a good story"...they prefer to dig for sensationalism. I'm of the belief that in all likelihood his words were taken out of context. Thats why only listen to or watch Arda Ocal & Jimmy Korderas's Aftermath on TheScore.com(which is a national canadian sports network), or Dameon Nelson & David Herro's Pro Wrestling Report on PWRshow.com & My 24 tv. guys who cover WWE/TNA but are promoter/booker on indies as well

btw, if Flair makes $200,000/yr, that is like saying he's taking atleast a 60% pay cut compared to WWE legends contract. And "who's Helping Flair?" remember how Highspots.com was suing Ric for money owed and were holding his NWA championship as collateral? WWE had recently paid off that debt and own the title and as recently as WM28 Fan Axxess had the NWA title on display

 

[The Little Show]

I can't believe no one else pointed out that the OP said he makes $200.00 annually with TNA. That's only two hundred dollars, which is horrible. I'm sure it was only a typo, but it amused me.

On to topic. While Flair should at least acknowledge the company he works for, he really never should have left WWE in the first place. Vince would have taken better care of him than TNA is even if that meant he wouldn't actually wrestle.

I was about to mention that if someone only paid me 200 bucks annually i wouldn't acknowledge anything in that company either.

Also, I sure Flair meant his last match as an active performer. He's only wrestled a handful of times for TNA in a semi-retired role.

 

[Iversen]

Quite frankly I like to think it is as well. Blot out all the horrible matches he has had in TNA. Not intending that as disrespect towards TNA more to the condition Flair is in now a days. I respect the guy being a legend and having the right to stop when he wants to stop but I think the last time I watched him actually wrestle was in the Lethal Lockdown match that he was in whenever it was. I can't say I enjoyed watching him flop around topless and having his ass shown on live PPV. I realise it was probably his choice but it just felt wrong and disrespectful.

 

[Honkey_Kong]

I can't believe no one else pointed out that the OP said he makes $200.00 annually with TNA. That's only two hundred dollars, which is horrible. I'm sure it was only a typo, but it amused me.

On to topic. While Flair should at least acknowledge the company he works for, he really never should have left WWE in the first place. Vince would have taken better care of him than TNA is even if that meant he wouldn't actually wrestle.

It's not necessarily a typo. In Europe, they use decimals instead of commas and commas instead of decimals.

 

[2Sweet_4Life]

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Ric Flair went on a radio station on North Caroline and stated that his last match was against Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24, well too bad, but it wasn't.

You know that company that pays you over 200.00 anually? TNA? It doesn't stand for World Wrestling Entertainment. You know that company that is helping get out of debt because you are fucking idiot when it comes to money? Still don't ring a bell? It should.

This guy is an idiot, seriously. Dixie Carter and TNA management should fire him on the spot. TNA pays him a lot of money and he still doesn't even acknowledges them on the interview or their workers, why? Because he wants to return to WWE? For what? To work the WWE Network? Really?

Screw you, Ric Flair.

Well look Flair don't give a damn about TNA hes there to get some money because he was in debt and i agree he brings nothing to that company they dont need him they should fire him.

 

[Ferreira]

My point wasn't that Flair cares more about WWE or TNA. He is employed to TNA he should respect the company that employees him. The same company that is helping him paying his debts when he should be retired for years.

Yeah, Vince gave him a chance. So what? He gave everyone a chance, even the ones that stabbed him in the back like Hogan, Nash and Hall. Do you believe it would be anything different with Flair? Of course not. It's just another cow to milk. And that's how Vince treats his wrestlers.

Dixie Carter on the other hand is too damn nice. And she shouldn't be. That's what is hurting them the most. She doesn't make the right decisions when she needs to because she respects the people she hired. Why did it take so long for firing Russo? Don't you think with the kinds of complaints that Russo gets every single week for a lot of years if it was McMahon wouldn't he do something about it a lot quicker?

And this relates to Flair how? Well, if I was Dixie Carter I would fire Flair. Send him home, do whatever he wants. He is the same guy that said "Who cares about TNA?" some years ago on Legends of Wrestling and yet said something completely different when he signed for them. So, yes, screw Ric Flair. He might be one of the greatest ever but he is still a douchebag that doesn't the respect the company that pays him.

So he doesn't want to disrespect Shawn Michaels? So what about Jay Lethal? You can disrespect him but not Michaels? What the fuck did Lethal ever do to not even getting a mention? A young guy that idolize Flair since he was a kid, fought against him on a pay-per-view and Flair forgot about him?

I don't give a crap about Ric Flair, honestly. The guy is a mess. But TNA should do something about this, and soon. The guy can't get a free pass because he is star or was star.

 

[Ferreira]

It's not necessarily a typo. In Europe, they use decimals instead of commas and commas instead of decimals.

Yep. It's two hundred thousand dollars. It wasn't a typo, that's just the way we write it.

 

[Larry]

I definitely understand what the OP is talking about in regards to brand loyalty and respecting the company you work for. On the other hand, this isn't Jeff Hardy or Ken Anderson you're talking about, it's Ric Flair. He can pretty well do what he wants to do within the wrestling business. If he says that in his mind his last real wrestling match was at WrestleMania 24, who is to argue otherwise? I think the bottom line is that Flair is only with TNA because he needs the money, not because he really gives a damn about the company, which is reflected in his sentiments regarding it. Either way, as someone else noted, TNA called Ric Flair, he didn't call them. My jury is still out on whether he has really done anything for the company worthy of a $200,000.00 price tag honestly. His presence hasn't seemed to boost ratings, or legitimize the people he worked with any more than their own efforts inside and outside of the ring.

Like many of the others I'd gladly take a Ric Flair promo over a match with any handful of the talent they have, but still that doesn't sell me on watching the show. Again, with those things in mind I don't know if he's actually been worth the price tag. He's really shown his ass with the establishment because "He's Ric Flair" and because he thinks he's above that company and above the business in general. I'd say if he were above that company or the business in general he wouldn't be there scrounging for every penny he can get out of them. Sure, the WWE may be finding a place for him in the future, but my money goes on the reason behind that being because they feel sorry for him and are willing to help him out in his financial issues. McMahon has already bent over backwards to help Flair in the past, and you see that Flair is mostly loyal to Vince as a result.

I think with TNA it's a "What have you done for me lately?" situation, with Flair not realizing that they've done quite a bit to help him out. Either way, at the end of the day he IS Ric Flair, and he calls his own shots. He can shoot from the hip if he wants, give credit where he sees fit to or not to, and there isn't anyone that can really hold it against him ultimately. So what, he didn't put over his work with TNA? Maybe he is just more proud of the things he's done prior to that and would rather shine the light on those things, rather than what he's done in TNA simply for a paycheck. I don't see anything inherently wrong with that, and I don't think anyone here should really take it to him for it either.