As we mentioned in our write-up of Ric Flair’s appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show yesterday (April 22), like most things involving the 77-year-old Nature Boy these days, the interview was a wild ride. And we didn’t even cover the “Curt Henning roofied me” story*!
We also didn’t get to Flair’s criticism of his daughter Charlotte’s booking at WrestleMania 43 this year. When asked about her match in Las Vegas last weekend, Ric said:
“I didn’t like her match at all, and I think that Ashley [Charlotte
Flair’s real first name] needs to be [a singles wrestler], and I know she enjoys her relationship with Alexa, but if Ashley is not in a title picture right now, in my life and as a spectator, without her in the main event in a singles match.“
Off-the-rails interviews aren’t the only thing Naitch is known for these days. He also later retracts things he said while answering questions in public, we’re assuming because he sobers up and/or his daughter or a sponsor calls to yell at him about them. Same as with Ric’s pre-WrestleMania meltdown, the walk-back came the next day.
This morning (April 23), Flair posted the following — and took back the Title Case mantel from OTC1. He may want her to be a solo act, but Ric’s happy his daughter is happy working tags with Bliss. I think #3 means he’ll still kick the young English punk Ludwig Kaiser’s ass, though:
I Want To Make Something Very Clear To Everyone After Yesterday’s Podcast With @arielhelwani. Number One- I’m More Than Thrilled To See @MsCharlotteWWE Wrestling With Her Friend @AlexaBliss_WWE. I’ve Never Seen Her Happier! So Let’s Clear That Up!
Number Two- I Enjoyed Her In Singles Matches Because I Feel Like She Is Able To Put More Of Her Talent On Display.
Number Three- No One Will Ever Criticize Or Make Any Attempt To Judge My Daughters Or Say Anything About Them.
Number Four- I Wish We Could All Just Put Everything Behind Us, And Please Don’t Report Something On Me Unless It’s 100% True.
Thank You! May We All Continue To Be Successful, And For So Many Of Us As We Grow Older, There May Be No Tomorrow. May Peace And Friendship Be With Us All. Let’s Go Back To Being The Brotherhood That We Were. That Was So Sacred At One Time!
So that’s that… until the Nature Boy gets on a microphone again, probably.
* “Because I used to get drunk with him and then Curt Hennig had roofied me. I woke up one night in Baltimore with two girls. My wallet was gone, my rental was gone — so I’m married, right? Then I go, ‘Okay, girls, what the fuck? Where’s my shit?’ ”They said, ‘You threw your three Rolexes into a bowl of spaghetti last night at Sabatino’s.’ I had 13 of them. Well, what am I gonna do? Call the cops? I’m married.” Flair later claimed that Henning also drugged him on the infamous Plane Ride From Hell, telling Helwani, “find enough money, I’ll tell you the whole story.”
