The last few days have certainly been interesting for WWE, as the company announced on Saturday that Bray Wyatt had been released, and today it was reported that two time Hall of Famer Ric Flair had also been released from his contract. Flair requested to be released, and his departure is effective today.
Fightful Select reports that Ric Flair was frustrated with certain booking decisions on WWE TV, and The Nature Boy contacted Vince McMahon directly to voice his frustrations. It’s not clear which booking decisions he was unhappy with but they were “fairly recent” according to the report.
Ric Flair was making appearances on WWE programming earlier this year when he was involved in a relationship storyline with Lacey Evans, but the storyline was scrapped due to Lacey Evans’ pregnancy.
The 16 time World Champion has openly stated that he was uncomfortable with the Lacey Evans storyline, but he continued to do it because it’s what the company asked of him. Stay tuned for more updates.
