Ric Flair comments on possibly wrestling for AEW.
On Thursday afternoon, AEW announced that Ric Flair had signed a multi-year deal with AEW and that his energy drink is now the official energy drink of the company. Flair was the "special gift" presented to Sting by Tony Khan as part of Sting's upcoming retirement.
Speaking to Mike Johnson at PWInsider, Flair commented on the deal coming together.
"I was excited. It's been my life, I have no problem admitting that. Getting the opportunity to work with Tony is something I've thought about a couple of times. I'm at a point now where people are actually happy for me to be doing something that I enjoy so much. I think they recognize the positive contributions I've made for whatever company I work for. I don't think anybody begrudges me going there from the WWE whatsoever. It's not a personal issue. I'm doing what I like to do. I think I've earned that respect and I love Sting as human, a person, a performer. He's one of the top three or four guys I've ever worked with. Tony Khan couldn't be a nicer guy to work for," he said.
When asked if he might wrestling in an AEW ring, Flair replied, "No, I don't think I will. If you're asking me if I want to? I have to be careful what I say because it never comes out (the right way). I just made it very clear to everybody that I can take bumps. I have a doctor's release to do anything I want like that. Do I think I'll wrestle again? No. Would I like to? Obviously. I'm never going to say no."
Flair was not part of Wednesday's AEW Dynamite.
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