On Friday's WWE SmackDown, Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair took personal shots with Stratton referencing Charlotte's three divorces and Charlotte responding that Stratton's boyfriend, Ludwig Kaiser, was in her DMs.
Ric Flair was also brought up by Tiffany, who noted that Charlotte will always be behind her father.
Appearing on Busted Open Radio, Flair was asked for his thoughts on the segment.
"I have an opinion, but I don't really want to voice it. I can say this, it's very sensitive. I didn't like it, but wrestling is wrestling. I hate when they use me, but Charlotte said it right, you think that's the first time hearing my name? I want to clarify this. She is ten times the athlete that I am. So much better of a worker than I ever was. I can't do half the things that she does. It's not like she's 5'2'' and 103 pounds. She's 5'11 and weighs 145 pounds. She works so hard. Undertaker said it best, 'The Queen came back and regained her crown.' She deserves it. She'll be the best worker in the business, female, until the day she decides to retire," he said.
Ric was asked if anything was off limits between him and his famous opponents like Terry Funk and Dusty Rhodes. Flair said family was never brought up.
Asked what would happen if someone crossed the line in a promo, Flair said, "It never happened. I'm 0-4. There is a reason I'm 0-4. When you're gone six months at a time, people say, 'Why did you get married when you're gone?'"
When David LeGreca noted that he was surprised Charlotte's personal life was brought up with potentially no conversation had backstage between the two, Ric replied, "I don't know the answer to that. I would assume there was no discussion of that before, but I don't have any idea. I'm not privy to know that. I would imagine they probably didn't discuss it."
Finally, Bully Ray was asked if there was any positive from the situation.
"Well, they're talking about it. They are certainly talking about it now, at the expense of Ashley's personal feelings. Wrestling is a strange animal," said Ric.
Fightful Select has more details on the segment and the backstage reaction to it.
Charlotte will challenge Tiffany for the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 41.
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