Ric Flair was All Elite: Not any more.

[DichEvans]

Honestly, everytime I see or hear from Ric, it's hard to take him seriously. I just view him as someone with severe mental health issues who needs help.

[Bo Rida]

Tbf if he did try to wrestle again I believe it really would be his last match, and last anything else too.

[chazraps]

So, I'm a little confused with the reporting. Is the energy drink closing up shop and that's why the partnership is ending?

[Zombie Mod]

Jul 14, 2024 13:56:05 GMT -5 chazraps said:

So, I'm a little confused with the reporting. Is the energy drink closing up shop and that's why the partnership is ending?

seems to be a rebranding removing or reducing the ric flair connections.

someone probably realised having a 70 odd year old as the face of an energy drink wasn't the smartest idea despite the level of fame he has, or even they have had enough of the bullshit he keeps pulling(he's been a PR nightmare for how long now?).

[Mid-Carder]

Jul 14, 2024 14:18:57 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

Jul 14, 2024 13:56:05 GMT -5 chazraps said:

So, I'm a little confused with the reporting. Is the energy drink closing up shop and that's why the partnership is ending?

seems to be a rebranding removing or reducing the ric flair connections.

someone probably realised having a 70 odd year old as the face of an energy drink wasn't the smartest idea despite the level of fame he has, or even they have had enough of the bullshit he keeps pulling(he's been a PR nightmare for how long now?).

No sympy. AEW knew what he was when they hired him. It was fine when it was just for Sting

[MiLB Fan]

Jul 14, 2024 14:18:57 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

Jul 14, 2024 13:56:05 GMT -5 chazraps said:

So, I'm a little confused with the reporting. Is the energy drink closing up shop and that's why the partnership is ending?

seems to be a rebranding removing or reducing the ric flair connections.

someone probably realised having a 70 odd year old as the face of an energy drink wasn't the smartest idea despite the level of fame he has, or even they have had enough of the bullshit he keeps pulling(he's been a PR nightmare for how long now?).

Yeah, that appears to be the case. On the Wooo Energy website, they have pictures of new cans without Flair’s likeness.

[TOK Is the Target Demo]

Jul 14, 2024 14:44:52 GMT -5 MiLB Fan said:

Jul 14, 2024 14:18:57 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

seems to be a rebranding removing or reducing the ric flair connections.

someone probably realised having a 70 odd year old as the face of an energy drink wasn't the smartest idea despite the level of fame he has, or even they have had enough of the bullshit he keeps pulling(he's been a PR nightmare for how long now?).

Yeah, that appears to be the case. On the Wooo Energy website, they have pictures of new cans without Flair’s likeness.

They need to rebrand as Anaconda Malt Energy Drink

[Zombie Mod]

Jul 14, 2024 14:26:04 GMT -5 Mid-Carder said:

Jul 14, 2024 14:18:57 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

seems to be a rebranding removing or reducing the ric flair connections.

someone probably realised having a 70 odd year old as the face of an energy drink wasn't the smartest idea despite the level of fame he has, or even they have had enough of the bullshit he keeps pulling(he's been a PR nightmare for how long now?).

No sympy. AEW knew what he was when they hired him. It was fine when it was just for Sting

AEW knew exactly what they were getting with current day flair, the energy drink company not so much as they probably just saw famous wrestler endorses our product(quickly followed by "He did what now?").

[Gunhaver]

Jul 14, 2024 14:44:52 GMT -5 MiLB Fan said:

Jul 14, 2024 14:18:57 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

seems to be a rebranding removing or reducing the ric flair connections.

someone probably realised having a 70 odd year old as the face of an energy drink wasn't the smartest idea despite the level of fame he has, or even they have had enough of the bullshit he keeps pulling(he's been a PR nightmare for how long now?).

Yeah, that appears to be the case. On the Wooo Energy website, they have pictures of new cans without Flair’s likeness.

So weird to me that they keep his signature, though.

[A Little Doo Doo]

This asshole is 75.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Jul 14, 2024 15:01:47 GMT -5 Gunhaver said:

Jul 14, 2024 14:44:52 GMT -5 MiLB Fan said:

Yeah, that appears to be the case. On the Wooo Energy website, they have pictures of new cans without Flair’s likeness.

So weird to me that they keep his signature, though.

probably do to contracts, and I Wouldn't be surprised if Ric owns the copyright to "WOOOOOOOOO!" like that.

[Bo Rida]

Jul 14, 2024 15:31:15 GMT -5 A Little Doo Doo said:

This asshole is 75.

I keep forgetting he's not older, aging like Viserys Targaryen.

[markymark]

Ric Flair was on Busted Open Radio today talking about generational talent and the current WWE and AEW product.

On WWE's momentum, Flair said, "I do think that The Rock gave them a lot of momentum and I am so happy for them that they were able to keep it up. I thought when DJ walked away that it would slow down but man, they just keep on marching and the talent keeps performing at the highest level and now it's Seth and Roman and Cody's doing a hell of a job. The queen will be back who knows when. She's progressing. I don't have a timeframe [because] I don't talk to her much about that. She'll be back and it's just a different time. The names come up and it's always gonna be fun to talk about. Randy Orton looks as good as ever. AJ, they've got a lot of talent."

Flair continued, "There's a lot of talent in both companies. I mean, I'm sure [MJF] got a good payday. He's a very entertaining guy. What's that kid's name that can really work his ass off...Will Ospreay, I think they're working this Wednesday. If that doesn't get them then nothing will. That Ospreay kid is too much man."

Mark Henry praised Ospreay's work as being "so precise." Henry said Swerve Strickland does the most difficult moves and doesn't mess up.

Flair then talked about a pitch he had for Tony Khan for Sting's last match at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view.

Flair said, "I gave them a finish for that match and they looked at me like I had seven different (inaudible)...I don't think Tony knew that I was on blood thinners. I've been doing all that sht for all these years and I've had blood clots since 2012. If he asked me once, he asked me 10 times. He said do not cut yourself, please...I wanted those guys to have the same match but at the end, instead of leaving me laying there like that, just keep me on the outside the whole time. At the end, as Sting is standing there and those guys are gone, I jump on Sting. Boom boom boom, one big move to me [and] puts the Scorpion on me and we go out the way we started 31 years ago. It would have blown the roof off the joint and it would have made me a heel so I had somewhere to go because it's just hard to get the people to get mad at me now."

Flair said, "I haven't heard back from him since...Ric, that's a good idea, we'll call you later on. At least I thought I could prove to him that I was thinking." Mark Henry said, "You won't."

Flair had a lot of good things to say about AEW. He praised Konosuke Takeshita, Ospreay, and The Young Bucks. He praised The Bucks as "phenomenal" for how they were able to pull off their heel turn.

wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/ric-flair-says-he-hasnt-heard-from-tony-khan-since-stings-last-match-at-aew-revolution

[attitudeerasucked]

Considering how Ric Flair treated Teddy Long back in the day, I think it's safe to assume that Ric considers Mark Henry to be "one of the good ones" or something.

[Bo Rida]

Flair had a lot of good things to say about AEW. He praised Konosuke Takeshita, Ospreay, and The Young Bucks. He praised The Bucks as "phenomenal" for how they were able to pull off their heel turn.

I'm so confused, are we sure this was Flair? It's coherent, I agree with him and I don't like it.

[TOK Is the Target Demo]

Flair wanting to make Sting's retirement about getting himself at the very end is the most predictable thing ever. This (and the sexual misconduct and the addiction and behavior issues) is exactly why you don't put Ric Flair on your show after 2008.

[Zombie Mod]

I don't think Tony knew that I was on blood thinners. I've been doing all that sht for all these years and I've had blood clots since 2012. If he asked me once, he asked me 10 times. He said do not cut yourself, please.

my mum has been on blood thinning medication for years, even small cuts take a lot longer to stop bleeding. it's not something to be f***ing around with.

At the end, as Sting is standing there and those guys are gone, I jump on Sting. Boom boom boom, one big move to me [and] puts the Scorpion on me and we go out the way we started 31 years ago. It would have blown the roof off the joint and it would have made me a heel so I had somewhere to go because it's just hard to get the people to get mad at me now.

while I get the bookending (no, not that one.) the start and end of flair vs sting career wise in that way but that screams "the spotlight needs to be on me, me, me. only ME and only ever ME." and that flair is in major denial about his age, health and relevance to current day wrestling as an on screen character (he's more likely to suffer injury from any physical activity than the rest of the roster. it's a shitty thing to say I know, but that is just what happens when people start getting up there in age.) and very few people actually want to see ric flair be seriously injured or worse on screen and he is more than happy for that to happen because he gets that spotlight and headlines one last time.

[Gawk Rivers]

I love Ric Flair he literally said HOW CAN I MAKE THIS SHIT ABOUT ME REAL QUICK

[BorneAgain]

In order to get a more appealing spokesman, Woooooo Energy will now put dead & fat Human Bender from Futurama on all future cans:

[Citizen Snips]

Jul 14, 2024 14:53:11 GMT -5 TOK Is the Target Demo said:

Jul 14, 2024 14:44:52 GMT -5 MiLB Fan said:

Yeah, that appears to be the case. On the Wooo Energy website, they have pictures of new cans without Flair’s likeness.

They need to rebrand as Anaconda Malt Energy Drink

No!!! Anaconda Malt Energy Drink gives you Little Richard!!!