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As the professional wrestling world turns its attention from 2023 to 2024, with new feuds, angles, and maybe even an in-ring return of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson just over the horizon, others, like Matt Hardy, are still engaging with one of the true breakout pieces of fictional wrestling media, A24’s The Iron Claw. Watching the […]

Ric Flair has been a member of the professional wrestling world in one form or another since 1972, when he worked his first-ever match against George Gadaski for the American Wrestling Association. He’s wrestled all over the world for dozens and dozens of different promotions and has the rare distinction of having won 44 titles […]

While The Iron Claw has largely earned positive reactions from fans of both professional wrestling and cinema alike, one aspect of the A24 film that has been thoroughly panned by fans has been Aaron Dean Eisenberg’s depiction of Ric Flair, which has been described as everything from laughable to a downright character assassination. Did Eisenberg […]

Though The Iron Claw hasn’t even been in theaters for a month, the story of the Von Erich Family has already taken on a surprising second life on the internet for its portrayal of Ric Flair, the “Nature Boy” who went from limousine ridin’ to Woooo! Energy drink hawking as a semi-regular member of AEW […]

In a few short days, MJF will wrestle what might just be the most important match of his AEW World Championship reigns in front of his hometown crowd in Long Island, when he goes toe-to-toe with one of the biggest, baddest dudes to ever do it in the business, Samoa Joe, at Worlds End. If […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, Christmas Day. It’s an incredibly important matchup considering it’s against a divisional rival and playoffs are right around the corner. For that reason, interim coach Antonio Pierce used Ric Flair to hype his team up ahead of the Week 16 […]

When news broke that Charlotte Flair was not only going to miss extensive time with a combination ACL, MCL, and meniscus injury, but would have to undergo surgery to repair the injury in January of 2024, it left fans wondering when they would see “The Queen” next. Would fans rally around Flair when she eventually […]

Sean Durkin just directed The Iron Claw —  a biopic about the legendary Von Erich family. But if he returned to the wrestling biopic subgenre, he would want to make a film about another WWE icon, Ric Flair. Woo! During ClutchPoints’ chat with Durkin, he revealed that a Flair biopic would appeal to him. He’s […]

What will happen to Ric Flair when Sting officially hangs up his boots in the spring at the end of Revolution? Will he take a step back from his relatively regular bookings in AEW, appearing for “mainstream” media matters and on sporadic shows but nothing else? Or will he instead take on a new client, […]

After cutting a fun promo with his good buddy Sting after Tony Schiavone announced the location of Revolution 2024, the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, Ric Flair found himself in hot water when, while filming a segment for Rampage, he delivered a line that needless to say, didn’t go over too well with fans at […]

After surviving – literally – his first taste of action in AEW at Full Gear, Ric Flair made his semi-anticipated return to weekly television on Dynamite, when the “Nature Boy” and his best friend Sting helped Tony Schiavone reveal the location of Revolution: The Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina. Interesting stuff, right? Stinger gets to […]

With greatness comes a lot of talk around you. LeBron James is used to all of the criticisms and chatter about him. He’s been in the league for twenty years (and counting!). He’s heard everything you could say about a player. So when Alan Hahn called the Los Angeles Lakers star an “old man”, no […]

When AEW signed Ric Flair, the reaction was mixed to put it mildly. Some loved the addition, wooing along with the “Nature Boy,” while others questioned the call, siting his age, past behavior, and general lack of connection with the audience AEW had cultivated. Though his appearances on television were limited from that point on, […]

Ric Flair continued to throw his support behind the University of Michigan football team after the Wolverines defeated Maryland 31-24 to move to 11-0 on the season. Congrats To @UMichFootball On Reaching The 1,000 Victory Milestone! Go Blue! WOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/EhQJihdEiS — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) November 18, 2023 The 3rd-ranked Wolverines struggled against a solid Terrapins […]

For the first time in AEW’s history, Full Gear is not the final Pay-Per-View of the calendar year, with Worlds End set to shut things down on Staten Island just before the New Year. And yet, as one of the Big 4 shows of the promotion, there’s little reason to expect anything other than a […]

When it comes to celebrity wrestling, there’s Logan Paul – and then there’s Bad Bunny – and then there’s everyone else. Despite having less than two years of in-ring experience and fewer matches on his resume than any other member of the WWE active roster by a pretty wide margin, Paul has found a way […]

Wrestling legend Ric Flair slammed SEC football analyst Paul Finebaum for criticizing Michigan football. Flair responded to Michigan football icon Desmond Howard’s debate with Paul Finebaum on the “America’s Team” tag head coach Jim Harbaugh gave the program. Football experts have associated that moniker with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Desmond Howard emphatically told Paul Finebaum […]

Ever since Ric Flair made his debut in AEW, fans, pundits, and professional wrestlers alike have been asking the very same question: Will the “Nature Boy” actually get in the ring and wrestle? Now granted, technically, Flair has already very publically retired, and he even had an entire event dedicated to his exit from the […]

Professional wrestling legend Ric Flair gave his thoughts on the possibility of seeing current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns take on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at WrestleMania at a future event. Flair originally gave a response, but then changed his mind quickly according to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson. “I’d like to see it but I […]

What does Ric Flair bring to AEW? Well, for one, he certainly brings the promotion extra publicity, even if it isn’t always for the right reasons. He also brings the promotion additional revenue as part of his Woooo! Energy drink, a deal Eric Bischoff has suggested could pay part of, if not all of the […]

If there’s one thing Adam Copeland knows better than most, it’s how to identify a superstar. Over his 25 years of experience in WWE under the Edge moniker, Copeland shared the ring with everyone from John Cena, to Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Seth Rollins, and even the current “Top Dog” in the promotion, Roman Reigns, […]

When AEW decided to sign WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair to a multi-year contract, it turned heads around the professional wrestling world, but not always for the right reasons. A controversial act who is as popular outside of the ring as he is unpopular among hardcore fans of the sport, AEW drew pretty much […]

Ric Flair hasn’t even been a member of AEW for a month, at least officially, and yet, not even the addition of Adam Copeland has earned as many headlines not just among hardcore professional wrestling websites and industry periodicals but in the mainstream culture too, with the “Nature Boy” stopping by everywhere from ESPN to […]

Sometimes the world does you a kindness, and throws you a slow pitch right down the center of the plate. It hangs there in the air, just waiting for you to make contact. All you need to do is swing, and most likely, you’ll knock it out of the park. Today is one of those […]

When news broke that Ric Flair wasn’t just coming to AEW for a few months to celebrate his buddy Sting’s final run as an active professional wrestler but was instead going to be with the company on a two-year deal thanks to an endorsement deal signed with his Woooo! Energy, it turned heads around the […]

As things presently stand, Vince McMahon and Dana White are on the same team, as they both cash checks from Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor and theoretically should be working together whenever it’s appropriate to get their shared efforts over, but there was a time in the not-to-distant past when the then-WWE CEO wanted nothing more than […]

When Sting debuted for AEW and returned to professional wrestling for his first extended stint since 2015, fans had to know he was in it for a good time, not a long time. Sure, despite being in his 60s, the Stinger has seemingly found the fountain of youth, or at least figured out a way […]

When Ric Flair walked out on AEW Dynamite as Tony Khan’s special present for Sting, it drew wide reactions from around the professional wrestling world. To some, the decision was a wholesome effort to give something special to “The Man Called Sting” after a career wrestled the right way, allowing him to enjoy his final […]

When Sting announced to the professional wrestling world that he was going to hang up his boots once and for all and call it a career at Revolution 2024, it was met with (almost) universal acclaim from fans inside and out of AEW. After seemingly leaving the business behind two times before, the “Man Called […]

When Ric Flair made his long-anticipated debut in AEW, managing String instead of his son-in-law Andrade El Idolo, it drew all sorts of different reactions from around the professional wrestling world. Some fans celebrated the decision, touched by the idea of Sting getting to ride off into the sunset with one of his best friends, […]

When Tony Schiavone broke the news that none other than Ric Flair was his special gift to Sting following the announcement of his impending retirement at Revolution 2024, it drew incredible reactions from around the professional wrestling world. From fans celebrating the “Nature Boy” being afforded a spot shotgun for his protege’s final half-year in […]

After spending the better part of a week hyping up that Tony Khan had a very special gift for Sting on Dynamite after announcing his retirement from wrestling the previous week, fans wondered what the CEO of AEW had in store. Would the promotion be announcing a Sting Memorial Trophy a la the Owen Hart […]

It has been a rough week for Michigan football, to say the least, with more likely to come before the NCAA concludes its investigation into an alleged sign-stealing scheme. Until any additional findings are presented, public opinion will continue to rain down upon the No. 2 ranked team in the country. That includes their head […]

In professional wrestling, there is no concept more entertainingly polarizing than Mount Rushmore, with even one of the luminaries of the industry – and Mount Rushmore caliber talents – like Ric Flair not immune to these questions and the questions that result from them. Sitting down for an interview with The Breakfast Club to discuss […]

When Jade Cargill and Charlotte Flair locked eyes for the first time ever on the season premiere of SmackDown, it turned heads around the professional wrestling world. Finally, after making the jump from AEW to WWE, fans would get to see one of the most highly-anticipated matches around, with the potential for the two women […]

If there’s one thing Ric Flair knows a thing or two about even now, it’s the psychology of professional wrestling. Sure, he might not be perfectly synced with all of the new ways of doing things, as he likely can’t tell the difference between a Hurricanrana and a Poison Rana and probably wouldn’t care to […]

When news broke that Dolph Ziggler was released alongside about a dozen or so other performers, it turned more than a few heads around the WWE Universe. Sure, Ziggler wasn’t exactly being used much by WWE on television, as he’d only wrestled 10 matches on television in 2023, but after spending 19 years in The […]

After two successful televised title defenses in the month of June alone, a grueling schedule by WWE standards, Seth Rollins found his most difficult challenge yet at Money in the Bank, where he finally threw down with Finn Balor with a world title on the line – albeit the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, not the […]

After securing a big, surprise win over Lacey Evans on SmackDown, Charlotte Flair was feeling very good. Sitting down for an interview with Megan Morant on the SmackDown LowDown, “The Queen” noted that, after securing a tune-up win, she’s ready for Asuka to experience a different Charlotte Flair at Money in the Bank. “Well, I […]