Ric Flair Interview 25.6.2010
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, April 30, 2011
Under: Archive Interviews
Ric
Flair was recently interviewed by Sport.co.uk to promote TNA's tour of
the UK in January 2011. Flair spoke about a number of topics, including
his turbulent relationships with Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart. Here are some
highlights of what Flair said about:
What's Left For Him To
Achieve in Wrestling: "I don’t think there is anything left for me to
achieve, it is just up to me to maintain that high level of work rate.
I’m back in that role now where people expect me to work hard and stay
in great physical shape. You never know when you’re going to have do
something in the ring. I’m tired of working out every day, that is a
true story, I’m tired of it, but I will keep doing it because I am
motivated and there will be a day where I won’t be able to wrestle
again. I love it though, it is the most fun I have had in years."
His
Relationship With Hulk Hogan: "It’s good. We agree to disagree, that is
all we’ll ever be. It is all business. It has always been magic, there
is always going to be interest. If he could wrestle right now it would
be limitless what we could do. Until he resolves his health issues we
can’t, it is definitely in his heart to wrestle, but he just physically
is hurting really bad right now. Hopefully surgery can fix that over the
next few months. He would definitely love to be in the ring every
night."
His Relationship With Bret Hart: "I haven’t seen him or
talked to him, but that’s not my problem. I’m not mad at Bret, I just
said what I thought. I thought that the tragedy of Owen Hart was
completely different to what happened in Montreal. When the two became
intertwined again, I thought that was in really poor taste. What
happened to Owen Hart was a tragic accident and no one’s fault, but once
again the first thing that came up again was Montreal. What happened in
Kansas City with Owen has nothing to do with Montreal, but it just
rolled into the whole thing again. That’s what I said that made Bret
mad.
I thought the focus should have been on Owen, not go back
and talk about Montreal but that’s what surfaced again, as fast as the
Kansas City thing happened. Everybody knows that I just wasn’t afraid to
say anything about it. How could he get mad at Vince McMahon? Nobody
made Owen go up there, he wanted to do it. It was a tragic, tragic
moment and someone’s life was lost, but it certainly wasn’t because
Vince McMahon made him go up there and jump, and it had nothing to do
with Montreal."
In : Archive Interviews