Ric Flair took to social media today to announce that he’s no longer allowed to sell merchandise with Roots of Fight. The clothing company sells merchandise for a number of big names such as Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, CM Punk, Randy Savage, and Andre The Giant to name a few, but Flair is claiming that he is no longer allowed to work with the company, which was a call made by WWE.
The Nature Boy questioned why the decision was made when he posted the following on social media:
“I Woke Up This Morning To Find Out That I’m No Longer Allowed To Be With @rootsoffight Per @WWE. Let Me Think- I’m The Only Wrestler To Ever Be On 30 For 30 & Ranked In The Top 25 Of All Time, An Emmy Nominated Documentary-Courtesy Of The WWE, Which I Should Have Won But l Lost To A Team Not An Individual. 21 World Championships, But I Always Played By Your Rules And Kept It At 16. Paid Vince McMahon Back 800k When He Said He Would Forgive It. I Honored It.”
“Fortunately, I Still Make 1 Million Dollars From The GREAT Ryan Fiterman @FitermanSports. 500k From Ric Flair Drip. And Thank God For @TonyKhan. What More Of My Legacy Do You Want To Destroy WWE? You All Grew Up Loving Me And I Set The Bar. Now You Are Trying To Kill Me And Diminish My Legacy. Thank You, But It Ain’t Happening. Nice Try. LFG!”
As Flair noted in the post above he is still under contract with All Elite Wrestling, but he has only been used sparingly since he signed with the company.
At this point in time it’s not clear why WWE made this decision, but Flair claimed in a follow up tweet that he will be addressing the situation soon on Yahoo Sports.