Flair Reports He's With WWE
It appears an earlier report which the Chicago Sun-Times ran on its website is inaccurate. The report claimed that Ric Flair had walked out on and quit the WWE. According to new sources and Flair himself on a radio show, he has not quit the WWE at all, but gave notice on 8/20.
From 24Wrestling.com:
"Source: Steve Gerweck
Last week it was reported that Ric Flair was the latest WWE superstar to quit WWE. This past weekend, Flair was on Charlotte radio show "Prime Time with The Packman" and denied that he was gone from WWE. Did Flair quit WWE or not?
Ric Flair did give his notice to WWE on or around 8/20.
As you may have guessed, Flair was upset because he's being underutilized. Several months ago, Flair was promised a storyline where he would chase the world title for one final run. It was actually Stone Cold Steve Austin who came up with the idea to have Flair do a "Rocky Balboa" storyline, where the over-the-hill legend made one final run at greatness.
Austin pitched the plan to Vince & Stephanie McMahon and they loved. it. Flair was obviously on board when he heard about it. Flair was not promised that he'd win the title, but was told he may get the gold if the storyline caught on.
For whatever reason, WWE never followed through with the angle. Flair gave his notice to WWE as a wake up call that he doesn't want to job out at this time of his career.
At this time, he is still under contract and still getting paid by WWE. Most people within WWE expect Flair to return to the company."
As you can see rumors and reports are always happening when it comes to the wrestling business. Let's hope that Ric Flair is indeed staying with the WWE. He has not appeared on Smackdown for several weeks now and was last seen being decimated at the hands of Great Khali.
As for King Booker, he was not a part of Monday Night Raw and has reportedly quit, but his Superstar profile is still on WWE.com as of 09/10/07. Stay tuned for the latest, but remember that not every first report you read is going to be true and WWE will not always report a wrestler has "quit", especially if they are trying to lure them back to the roster.
From 24Wrestling.com:
"Source: Steve Gerweck
Last week it was reported that Ric Flair was the latest WWE superstar to quit WWE. This past weekend, Flair was on Charlotte radio show "Prime Time with The Packman" and denied that he was gone from WWE. Did Flair quit WWE or not?
Ric Flair did give his notice to WWE on or around 8/20.
As you may have guessed, Flair was upset because he's being underutilized. Several months ago, Flair was promised a storyline where he would chase the world title for one final run. It was actually Stone Cold Steve Austin who came up with the idea to have Flair do a "Rocky Balboa" storyline, where the over-the-hill legend made one final run at greatness.
Austin pitched the plan to Vince & Stephanie McMahon and they loved. it. Flair was obviously on board when he heard about it. Flair was not promised that he'd win the title, but was told he may get the gold if the storyline caught on.
For whatever reason, WWE never followed through with the angle. Flair gave his notice to WWE as a wake up call that he doesn't want to job out at this time of his career.
At this time, he is still under contract and still getting paid by WWE. Most people within WWE expect Flair to return to the company."
As you can see rumors and reports are always happening when it comes to the wrestling business. Let's hope that Ric Flair is indeed staying with the WWE. He has not appeared on Smackdown for several weeks now and was last seen being decimated at the hands of Great Khali.
As for King Booker, he was not a part of Monday Night Raw and has reportedly quit, but his Superstar profile is still on WWE.com as of 09/10/07. Stay tuned for the latest, but remember that not every first report you read is going to be true and WWE will not always report a wrestler has "quit", especially if they are trying to lure them back to the roster.
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