Ric Flair.... YOU'RE FIRED!

[NeanderCarl]

Originally Posted by Noid Apparently Flair has been forced to turn down something like 100 appearances for $10,000 each since he's been retired. Now that he has been released, apparently he has 350 or so offers lined up, and there's sort of a bidding war going on for him. He'll be fine financially.

Those appearances will dry up sooner than later though. A promoter paying through the nose to bring Flair in once or maybe even twice could make sense, even if it means that particular show makes a loss, but both the lessening novelty appeal of having Flair plus the hit to the company coffers would make the whole deal less enticing by the third, or fourth, or tenth time at the money he's looking for.

Flair may be able to command that kind of asking price at the moment but when he's done the rounds a few times, the only drawing card he'll have left to play with is another match. And if that happens, then fuck him.

Flair couldn't live the Ric Flair lifestyle within his means when he was making HUGE money as one of the top performers in the business. How the fuck will he be able to now? His WWE return / TNA debut will be imminent as soon as his realises that the small-time wrestling business cannot afford to keep throwing big money his way. It's a sad tale, and I have a feeling it will all end with Flair dropping dead in the ring during his 78th comeback match against Greg Valentine in somebody's back yard.