Ric Flair is set to wrestle his last match at 73 years old this Sunday.
Flair will be wrestling a tag match where he will team with his son in law Andrade El Idolo to take on the team of Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal at the event. Many fans have stated their concern, as well as colleagues of Flair who have petitioned commissions not to license Flair to wrestle. However, it appears that the match will go ahead as planned.
Speaking to TMZ Sports, Flair hinted that he will be getting color in the bout at some point.
“I know people think all I have to do is get in the ring and strut around and go ‘wooo’ and do this [holds hand up to forehead]. I’ve got to give them a lot more than that to satisfy myself and to have you guys saying on Monday, ‘Holy shit. What the hell just happened? How can that guy be 73?’ That’s my goal right now. On Monday morning for you guys to be going, ‘What the shit. How did he ever pull that off?’ Brother, I’ll have one [a blade] tied to my finger a mile long. [Makes blading gesture]. When all else fails [laughs]. I’ll take a lot of pressure off of myself the minute I get to that. For years I couldn’t work without it,”
Ric Flair to TMZ
This is not the first time Flair has claimed he will bleed in his final match. He has stated that he simply won’t take his blood thinners the morning before his match so time will tell if he will get the color he wants during the match.
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