Ric Flair's Money Problems

[Blindkarevik]

www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6891795/the-wrestler-real-life

Apologies if posted previously.

It's weird, there's parts of this article where I feel really bad for Flair, but then immediately it goes back to thinking he's a dumbass for just getting further and further in the hole.

[I hate TNA]

2002: In May, Fliehr and a group of other wrestlers, including Scott Hall ("Razor Ramon") and Virgil Runnels III ("Dustin Rhodes a.k.a. Goldust") were on a chartered flight back to the United States after a series of shows in Europe. They began drinking, and the situation quickly deteriorated. Two flight attendants, Taralyn Cappellano and Heidi Doyle, would compile their allegations into a 2004 lawsuit. Chief among the chronicled misdeeds was Fliehr's sexual aggression. He wore nothing but a jeweled cape, the flight attendants said, and "flashed his nakedness, spinning his penis around." He separately grabbed each woman's hand and placed it on his crotch, and then "forcibly detained and restrained" Doyle "from leaving the back of the galley of the airplane while he sexually assaulted her." Other wrestlers on the flight passed out syringes to the flight attendants with instructions to dispose of them. The specifics of the assault aren't clear. At other points during the flight, Hall licked Doyle's face, told her he wanted to "lick her pussy," and asked Cappellano to "suck his dick." Runnels advised Cappellano that, "You and me are gonna f***."

This is awesome.

[Ginger Beer Man]

Aug 25, 2011 11:05:57 GMT -5 I hate TNA said:

2002: In May, Fliehr and a group of other wrestlers, including Scott Hall ("Razor Ramon") and Virgil Runnels III ("Dustin Rhodes a.k.a. Goldust") were on a chartered flight back to the United States after a series of shows in Europe. They began drinking, and the situation quickly deteriorated. Two flight attendants, Taralyn Cappellano and Heidi Doyle, would compile their allegations into a 2004 lawsuit. Chief among the chronicled misdeeds was Fliehr's sexual aggression. He wore nothing but a jeweled cape, the flight attendants said, and "flashed his nakedness, spinning his penis around." He separately grabbed each woman's hand and placed it on his crotch, and then "forcibly detained and restrained" Doyle "from leaving the back of the galley of the airplane while he sexually assaulted her." Other wrestlers on the flight passed out syringes to the flight attendants with instructions to dispose of them. The specifics of the assault aren't clear. At other points during the flight, Hall licked Doyle's face, told her he wanted to "lick her pussy," and asked Cappellano to "suck his dick." Runnels advised Cappellano that, "You and me are gonna f***."

This is awesome.

Really? Good lord...

[I hate TNA]

Aug 25, 2011 11:11:53 GMT -5 Ginger Beer Man said:

Aug 25, 2011 11:05:57 GMT -5 I hate TNA said:

This is awesome.

Really? Good lord...

Why take everything so seriously? It's funny. Sad but funny.

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Aug 25, 2011 11:13:40 GMT -5 I hate TNA said:

Aug 25, 2011 11:11:53 GMT -5 Ginger Beer Man said:

Really? Good lord...

Why take everything so seriously? It's funny. Sad but funny.

I take almost nothing seriously, but I draw the line at sexual assault. Flair wearing a robe and doing the helicopter with his penis = funny. The guys sexually assaulting and harassing the stewardesses = indefensible.

[CrazySting]

Aug 25, 2011 11:05:57 GMT -5 I hate TNA said:

2002: In May, Fliehr and a group of other wrestlers, including Scott Hall ("Razor Ramon") and Virgil Runnels III ("Dustin Rhodes a.k.a. Goldust") were on a chartered flight back to the United States after a series of shows in Europe. They began drinking, and the situation quickly deteriorated. Two flight attendants, Taralyn Cappellano and Heidi Doyle, would compile their allegations into a 2004 lawsuit. Chief among the chronicled misdeeds was Fliehr's sexual aggression. He wore nothing but a jeweled cape, the flight attendants said, and "flashed his nakedness, spinning his penis around." He separately grabbed each woman's hand and placed it on his crotch, and then "forcibly detained and restrained" Doyle "from leaving the back of the galley of the airplane while he sexually assaulted her." Other wrestlers on the flight passed out syringes to the flight attendants with instructions to dispose of them. The specifics of the assault aren't clear. At other points during the flight, Hall licked Doyle's face, told her he wanted to "lick her pussy," and asked Cappellano to "suck his dick." Runnels advised Cappellano that, "You and me are gonna f***."

This is awesome.

Sexual assault is amusing?

[I hate TNA]

Ok, my bad, didn't saw the line about the sexual assault. Still, Goldust saying 'you and me are gonna f***' and Flair spinning is penis around is funny.

[Jimmy]

Apparently Kurt Angle later admitted to having sex with that crazy stalker.

[Sektor]

Ya know, for awhile I was pretty bummed that WWE forced Ric into retirement. But after reading this I can see that cutting ties was the smartest thing they could've done.

Unfortunately, I doubt Dixie is gonna follow suit.

[Kevin Hamilton]

I can't feel one bit bad for Flair's financial situations. I loved the dude as a performer, but he's put himself in the spot he's in money-wise.

[cabbageboy]

I read most of it and Flair just comes off like white trash if you ask me.

[jadison]

Aug 25, 2011 11:31:24 GMT -5 I hate TNA said:

Ok, my bad, didn't saw the line about the sexual assault. Still, Goldust saying 'you and me are gonna f***' and Flair spinning is penis around is funny.

To your point, I legit LOLed reading your post. That stuff is really, really funny.

Sexual assault isn't though.

[Renslayer]

What a sad, foolish man. At some points in the article, I feel sad for Flair such as when he & wife #2 got duped by Scott Storick. Other times, such as the sexual assault on the plane, domestic violence & sexual assault claims by his wife, & general underhanded business practices anger me. Just sad.

[Crusty Ruffles]

When I read that article the first time, I was getting pretty upset at what an absolute bury job it is.

Then I noticed that everything in it was true...

[NashMark]

I envy Ric Flair's life. A 60-year non-stop party, in between becoming the greatest pro wrestler of all-time. He truly is a wrestling god.

[Steveweiser]

If only he had got proper advice, he'd have stopped wrestling 15 years ago for a start. So sad, but he got himself into this, so we shouldn't be feeling so sorry.

[Rican]

I have zero sympathy for Flair. Every single bit of it is his own damn fault.

[Renslayer]

Aug 25, 2011 18:06:49 GMT -5 NashMark said:

I envy Ric Flair's life. A 60-year non-stop party, in between becoming the greatest pro wrestler of all-time. He truly is a wrestling god.

I disagree with this. He can't stop living his gimmick(what sensible person gives their grown kids $1,000 allowance when you yourself can't pay bills), he seemingly is always making bad decisions, is a two-timer and not to mention someone who has no regard for his family or friends. The man literally can't do anything else but wrestle. Look where the non-stop partying has got him.

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Aug 25, 2011 18:06:49 GMT -5 NashMark said:

I envy Ric Flair's life. A 60-year non-stop party, in between becoming the greatest pro wrestler of all-time. He truly is a wrestling god.

The highs are nowhere near the lows. He makes deals with people with zero regard of how he's gonna find compensation, and seemingly not even worrying about it until threatened legally. He's got three ex-wives. He spends money on booze not only for himself but for others when any one of his peers would gladly buy for him. That's not admirable, that's beyond stupid. His life should be so great, but he's been living like an asshole for so long he's gonna have to work until he's dead. As a fan I love Ric Flair the wrestler to death, he has done and even in TNA does some incredibly entertaining stuff, but he's made so many stupid mistakes in his lifetime it's really hard to envy what he is now.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Aug 25, 2011 13:50:01 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

I read most of it and Flair just comes off like white trash if you ask me.

Pretty much. It's like they always talk about young pro athletes getting too much, too soon and not being able to handle it. That's exactly what happened to Flair, yet somehow he's managed to keep it going for 30+ years