It appears Flair was inspired by his former boss.
It’s been a crazy few week for Flair. He has posted videos of him training in the ring with Jay Lethal, and has announced her will return to the ring at 73 years old for one last match. Despite health concerns, Flair is determined to have one last match.
While speaking with WrestleZone, WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair talked about his return to the ring. Flair revealed that Vince McMahon coming back at WrestleMania 38 inspired him to make his own in-ring return.
“You know, I’ve never been happy with the way I left [his in-ring career]. When I left, after WWE, it was great, but then I had to wrestle a couple more times (Flair wrestled 16 matches for TNA Wrestling and a Hulk Hogan tour of Australia) because I was paying lawyers and paying alimony, and that’s basically the nuts and bolts of it. A lot of both, but I wasn’t happy with that at all, I wasn’t happy with myself.”
“Then I saw Vince at WrestleMania [38], I saw Steve [Austin] out there and it actually really inspired me. I had been thinking about it, and even though I’ve had my share of issues, I don’t have any aches or pains, if that makes sense.”
Ric Flair to Wrestlezone
It appears Flair is determined to replicate what we saw at WrestleMania 38 with Vince McMahon wrestling. What do you make of Flair’s return to the ring? Let us know in the comments and on our social media pages!
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