News

Backstage News On Why Ric Flair Asked To Be Released From WWE

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.

Josh Foster

Fan of all things professional wrestling.

Share
Published by
Josh Foster

Recent Posts

AEW Star Apologizes For Dropping The Ball On Mercedes Mone

Mercedes Mone has been on quite the journey over the last few years as she…

9 hours ago

Former WWE Champion Rules Out Possible Return For Match With John Cena

Next year will be John Cena's final year as an active in-ring competitor as he's…

11 hours ago

Backstage Reaction To The Motor City Machine Guns Joining WWE

For years now the Motor City Machine Guns have been one of the top teams…

11 hours ago

John Cena Teasing Match With Top WWE Star?

2025 is going to be a big year for John Cena as the 16 time…

12 hours ago

Surprising WWE Name Possibly Returning To The Ring

Over the years many wrestlers have come and gone and from time to time there…

12 hours ago

Possible Date For First WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event In 2025

The return of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event is upon us as the show is…

13 hours ago