Ric Flair And TNA Problems?

[No More Sorrow]

According to a backstage source, things between TNA and Ric Flair don't appear to be good right now following an incident at the 7/1 TNA house show in Brooklyn, NY where Flair didn't appear before the audience despite being advertised to do so.

Flair was not booked for the most recent set of iMPACT! Wrestling TV tapings in Orlando this week and was also left off tapings heading into the Destination X PPV as well. The story provided by some in TNA was that Flair wasn't going to be booked for those TV tapings anyway since the build was for an all X Division PPV, yet the shows leading into the PPV still had major storylines developing.

Flair also wasn't booked before the Brooklyn event for a while in what some viewed as a cost-cutting measure since he is one of the highest paid people on the roster currently. It should be noted that D'Lo Brown was the TNA agent at the Brooklyn house show and had words with Flair who didn't want to go out in front of the people. Flair stated he wasn't told he would be performing and that he agreed to do an autograph signing as a favor to Terry Taylor (the former VP of TNA talent relations, a title now held by former WWE employee Bruce Prichard). He ended up making an appearance in Asbury Park, New Jersey the following night in front of a much smaller crowd.


Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Really not suprised to read about this to be honest.

 

[MaNonTheMoon]

Meh. Kinda been expecting this from him.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

More of this? Flair should be receiving checks from home nowadays.

 

[PHX]

Should have just kept his ass retired like he was supposed to.

 

[No More Sorrow]

I loved when he first debuted witn TNA, but the past couple of months have made me think he should've just continued with his retirment. I mean he's the greatest wrestler in the world, 16 time world champion what else does he have to prove?

 

[The Wrestling Addict]

I liked him when he was managing AJ when he first came in but then it all got bad, just like TNA.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah that's what i was talking about when he was with AJ Styles that was awesome. I loved that, and i can't remember was that before Hogan and Bichoff came in to TNA? or did Flair come into TNA around the same time as them?

 

[Dale]

They came in at the same time and to be brutally honest, i'd consider Flair the only big name signing that has been worth the sizable pay cheque.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Thanks and yeah i agree i just wish all this bullshit wouldn't be going on between TNA and Flair, anybody know how much Flair actually makes from TNA?

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Should have just kept his ass retired like he was supposed to.

That would require never having that one Lethal/Flair promo from last year.