Is this pathetic slob any relation to the leader of the Four Horsemen back in the 80s?

Randy the Ram apologized to his daughter. Then he banged a random chick, got drunk, overslept, and then forgot to meet his daughter for dinner. Flair's apology to TNA is just as empty.

Flair was once again Pathetic last night on TNA. I am waiting for a blood vessel to explode. His rants now are just plan annoying. Taking off his jacket and yelling " you are a dead man " How many times do we have to watch that. COME ON Ric, give it up. Someone needs to pull the plug on Ric. No woooooo here.

Last night, I dug up some (TOTALLY LEGITIMATE) videos online, like the Ric Flair DVD and other interviews he's done. What's apparent is:

-- He always envied those who had wealth, and that was the main impetus behind his '80s gimmick

-- He has always had problems with his money: one clip I found talked about his "wildest night" and how his credit card was declined, which just made me cringe

-- He's so identified himself as "Naitch" that trying to find a life outside that persona has been impossible.

When you think about those who've "escaped" wrestling, there's only one guy: Dwayne Johnson. And that may be than rather than creating a persona or a character that he could inhabit, The Rock's gimmick was just Pure Ego. He just let that run wild onstage, which is why he was probably so well-adjusted and able to not have to be "The Rock." He could successfully transition into being Dwayne Johnson, middling movie star, and not get sucked into the traps that wrestling has to offer.

Or something.

kevin, have you entertained the thought this is all just a work to give TNA some publicity for it's tour?

I blame Vince for this sad state. Ric needs the money, so this sad chapter of his great career continues. How could Vince not find a way to use him and pay him what was needed to avoid this? There should have been some way for Ric to stay with WWE, maybe as a manager or mentor to the youngsters. Just a crying shame to see this continue.

There is always someone ready and willing to blame Vince McMahon for everything. joe, the only person to blame for this is Ric Flair. Vince is not the cause of all problems.

Joe, probably because Vince saw that Flair would be a lousy mentor to the youngsters and would be more of a detriment in the locker room without Shawn Michaels (who would have thought that back in Michaels' prime?) to balance him out.

Flair's over the top act can be entertaining, but TNA shoves it down our throat a couple of times every show. It's pathetic more than anything else now. I think the attraction now to Flair is seeing if he'll have a real heart attack on air - as opposed to the one he was forced to fake years ago.

Vince's fault? Your joking right? Over his career Mr. Flair has made enough money where he should be set for life. It is HIS fault and no one elses that he is in the shape he is in now.

Correct me if I am wrong, but was it not Flair who wanted out of his PAYING JOB in WWE?

I have to agree w/ Shawn on this one. As great as Ric Flair's send off was, the retirement was forced on him. When Flair returned to WWE back in '01 he had no intention of ever getting back in the ring. He did so because Vince insisted on it. Then when Vince had no more use for him, he decided to put him out to pasture.

I know that Flair has made some mistakes - he admits to them - but kicking the man while he's down is just plain mean. I'm sure he feels bad enough already. Try giving the man a little sympathy please.

In response to Christopher, according to what I've read online - and this may not be accurate - Flair never wanted to stop working for WWE. He would have stayed if he was allowed to pursue other opportunities. Immediately after the retirement, Flair was being offered big money left & right for personal appearances, but Vince wouldn't allow him to accept those offers. I remember thinking at the time that if this is true, then it's bull & Vince is being a jerk. If Lawler is allowed to wrestle & do things outside of WWE to supplement his paycheck, why couldn't Flair?

Brenda, for all I know, WWE might have placed a truckload of restrictions on Flair, but if they did, that would still be beside the point: Flair was getting paid for his services; he wasn't forced to find an income elsewhere, as a previous poster seemed to think.

"Try giving the man a little sympathy please. "

Lady please, we've given his tired a** enough sympathy and blind eyes towards his antics for YEARS. You, Joe, (I believe Joe is the same guy who posted his same comment on 411mania just to get a rise) Sean and the many stans that say "oh he's Ric Flair, even if he might be broke so what he's the nature boy and the best and all of the rest, woooooo" like a true stan but with blinders of course. Yeah you would like to believe that this is all but a work and Flair isn't as this troublesome as as most of the "haters" (as I bet you all would peg instead of just plain folks with commensense and financial responsibility.) He has no one but HIMSELF to blame. Even if that report was true that you posted, this isn't his first time at the rodeo with the big bad Vince and lousy overhyped promoters; and thinking that brownosing HHH's behind (I mean really Flair? smh) was going to keep him a hen-pecked spot in the WWE, no matter how bad he would embarrass himself, well the jokes on him.

Besides we don't know how he feels if he does at all. I hate to think that he is and will always live in a state of denial but it seems that way. He's been allowed to run loose lol and if he was Ricky Smith or whoever, then we wouldn't be hearing jack about him. He'd had been left on the corner bench where you pass by his behind and his fellow paupers day in and day out. There would be no excuses and blind eyes for him if he wasn't who he is. I mean we've all had those types in our families one way or another.

Christopher, if you watched any of the interviews that Flair has done post retirement then you would know that the man is not in denial. He admits to being lavish w/ his spending, making bad choices when it comes to marriage, & trusting the wrong people.

Yes, I said try giving the man some sympathy because it seems to me that the haters (yes I said it!!!) love to kick people when they're down to make themselves feel better. Ric Flair has done more living in one year than many of us "plain folks with commonsense & financial responsibility" will probably do in our entire lifetimes.

You're right about one thing though. If he was "Ricky Smith," we wouldn't be hearing about this. His personal business wouldn't be put out there for people like you to ridicule. He'd actually have some privacy.

Ric Flair may be a public figure, but he's also a human being and deep down all human beings crave love & adoration. Everyone loves the "Nature Boy." Maybe that's why Flair is still trying so hard to be that person.

As a longtime Ric Flair fan, I just hope that things get better for him soon.

Royce, if you watched any of the interviews that Flair has done post retirement then you would know that the man is not in denial. He admits to being lavish w/ his spending, making bad choices when it comes to marriage, & trusting the wrong people.

Yes, I said try giving the man some sympathy because it seems to me that the haters (yes I said it) love to kick people when they're down to make themselves feel better. Ric Flair has done more living in one year than many of us "plain folks with commonsense & financial responsibility" will probably do in our entire lifetimes.

You're right about one thing though. If he was "Ricky Smith," we wouldn't be hearing about this. His personal business wouldn't be put out there for people like you to ridicule. He'd actually have some privacy.

Ric Flair may be a public figure, but he's also a human being and deep down all human beings crave love & adoration. Everyone loves the "Nature Boy." Maybe that's why Flair is still trying so hard to be that person.

As a longtime Ric Flair fan, I just hope that things get better for him.

Royce, what are you talking about? I've posted here maybe three times total. What are you referring to? Why the personal attack? And to those that didn't get my point, oh well. No one is disputing Ric Flair being Ric Flair got him where he is today. I just feel Vince could have found a way to make sure Ric could have the opportunity to try to make the money he needed, instead of denying him the chance to do side work and stay with WWE. He lived high and fast and he admits it. He gave his all to entertain us, the wrestling fans.

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Haha your silly stanning self couldn't even remember my name at first Brenda lol! And of course you and joe conviently missed what I said, forget "Ricky Smith" that guy himself wouldn't have been given the round of sympathy nor attention that stans like the both of you have given not only Flair but anyone that you've been a fan of, famous or not. That was my point, anyone else, we wouldn't give two sh*ts about

"Ric Flair has done more living in one year than many of us "plain folks with commonsense & financial responsibility" will probably do in our entire lifetimes. "

That's the kicker there. Not using common SENSE, but the usual lines of "he has done so and so" and "he admited that he so and so" forget the fact that you can only use those lines so many times in order to justify ones actions. Hell it's like Charlie Sheen or anyone in trouble period, they can and will admit they're a addict but what are they truly doing about it though? SMH