Since his release from hospital following surgery, WWE legend Ric Flair has gone on the offensive.
The 70-year-old claims to have met God in a coma during his two-week stay at the medical facility. But, having been discharged, he's appeared in a video clapping back at an old Shawn Michaels comment- and now, he's going after a former agent, lawyer and friend Melinda Morris Zanoni, who he says stole money from him (video has since been removed).
Flair also accused Melinda of letting his trademarks run out but revealed that WWE stepped in to save them.
“I woke up two weeks ago today to find out my trademarks “Ric Flair,” “Woooo,” “Nature Boy” had all been dropped, well not dropped, but saved by my friends, the WWE, because Melinda Morris Zanoni—okay, let’s just start with the fact that she stole money from me, she actually embezzled money from me, it’s documented, I got the records and I’ve talked to an attorney, prior to making this video,” he declared (h/t Wrestlezone).
“In this case, a ten-year friendship and ten years my agent, I haven’t heard from you, I haven’t got as much as a text. All, a threatening phone call on an anonymous line, telling her not to ‘F’ with you, really? You think that scared her? Well we had to hire a lawyer, you know, and we got nothing back. So I ran this by a lawyer today, this is all new, and I actually am asking you, and telling you to sue me if you want to, cause I’m going to say what I think, knowing that everything I’m saying about you is factual.
“You took money for me when I was down, you gave out incorrect social media—which thank God my friends shut down and thank God my wife who has two Masters degrees is smarter than you any day of the week was able to jump in and save this.
Flair also made sure to let Melinda know that he's got a new lawyer and is coming for what's his.
“So be advised when you’re talking about me, I finally have someone by my side, John Vuric…that’s guiding me through every word I say," he continued.
“How dare you let my trademarks go. Thanks to the WWE I still have them, not because of you. And now I have paperwork to prove that you were reminded by the trademark people, six different times over three months to renew my trademark or they had to let it go, really. That’s you.
"I don’t know, this is so overdue. I’m telling you, Melinda, I don’t know how you live with yourself. 20 years friendship, ten years my agent, not a text, you didn’t drive down to the hospital, you just didn’t give a shit and you assumed I was going to die, like a lot of people that did, and you just grabbed all the money you could run with, and you did. And then imagine that, I got to hire a lawyer when I’m not working and attempt to get it back.
"Well that law firm was frail, they didn’t do a good job. I got a law firm now that’s gonna stand tall. And once again, I’m inviting you: John Vuric, the living legend, man.
It certainly appears as if the Nature Boy is all about settling scores these days. According to him, he doesn't plan to grow old and will keep on swinging for as long as he can. But, if what he says is true, it's certainly in poor taste on Melinda's part.