Ric Flair did a great job establishing himself as one of the most unique characters in wrestling history. The great matches became common for Flair as a wrestling mastermind, but his larger than life persona put him over the top. Flair’s reputation behind the scenes was just as rowdy as his heel character. Many fascinating stories have come out about his career and life.

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Flair wrestled for decades and is still involved in the business today making a few WWE appearances and convention appearances per year. Wrestlers have revealed more details about what Flair was like behind the scenes. Find out what caused surprising, controversial, or endearing stories about the legend. The following tales about Flair’s time behind the scenes are must reads.

10 Punching Mick Foley in the face backstage

Mick Foley and Ric Flair had heat for years that finally escalated in WWE. Flair took exception to the legacy of Foley as an all-time great due to the style of hardcore matches becoming most associated with his career.

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Flair called Foley a “stunt man” instead of a wrestler for years. Foley wrote words criticizing Flair for his actions in his book to respond. This caused Flair to deck Foley before things were broken up. WWE used this to book a Flair vs Foley feud using their real tension before finally making peace.

9 WWE firing Jim Ross due to his 2k panel performance

Ric Flair found heat with WWE for how he conducted himself at a 2K panel with other major names hosted by Jim Ross. The answers from Flair saw him often skipping the question and sharing long stories that upset WWE.

Ross was the one blamed for this as WWE fired him shortly after the panel. Flair admitted he had a few drinks and was struggling after the passing of his youngest son Reid. The friendship of Ross and Flair didn’t take a hit despite such a strange event.

8 Charlotte hated working with him

WWE paired Ric Flair with Charlotte Flair during the early portions of her main roster run. Fans instantly viewed Charlotte matches with more interest since her father/manager was one of the biggest stars in the industry.

Charlotte was the one that had the biggest problem. The antics of Ric saw her distracted and upset when he would steal attention away from the ring during his theatrics. Charlotte had to step in a few times and was happier when working on her own.

7 Vince loaning him tens of thousands of dollars

Vince McMahon became a close friend of Ric Flair when Flair returned to WWE in 2001. Flair’s financial struggles have been well-documented when it comes to his divorces, overspending and growing older losing his spot on the roster.

McMahon went out of his way to help Flair by lending him tens of thousands of dollars. Only a select few wrestlers would get such a favor from Vince. Flair happened to be one of them and has become part of the WWE family.

6 Allegedly sabotaging Scott Steiner

Scott Steiner had issues with Ric Flair for decades without any resolution. WCW wanted Steiner to become a main eventer in the early 90s during his feud with Flair. The hope was that it would lead him to the top like Sting and Lex Luger did after working with the legend.

Steiner believed Flair sabotaged him in their match and it was backed up by a few unbiased wrestlers. Flair was known for only wanting to shine a light on those he respected. Steiner still trashes Flair in interviews today for this moment.

5 Having arguments with Bret Hart about work rate at WCW catering

Chris Jericho shared a funny story on his podcast about petty Ric Flair and Bret Hart were during their time together in WCW. Both wrestlers were always respected for their in-ring greatness, but they didn’t like the other’s style.

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The claims of Jericho were that Hart and Flair would argue about the star ratings for their respective matches after Dave Meltzer’s reviews of shows. It was shared to show how much the wrestlers cared about star ratings and could get suckered into debating each other.

4 WWE didn't warn him about Paige's infamous promo

Paige cuts a promo to Charlotte Flair

One of the lowest moments on WWE television in recent memory featured Paige being told to cross the line during a major promo with Charlotte Flair. The new heel character of Paige saw her going for heat when referencing Reid Flair’s passing in a moment that didn’t connect.

Ric was hosting a weekly podcast at the time and shared his emotions about the angle. No one from WWE warned him about the line ahead of time and it caused him to tear up for the surprise of such a terrible comment.

3 Trying to fight Eric Bischoff on his first WWE night

Eric Bischoff made Ric Flair’s life miserable when the two worked together in WCW. Flair no-showing Thunder to attend his son’s amateur wrestling match led to Bischoff trying to sue Ric with many more personal threats.

The two never made peace in WCW despite having to work together again. Flair confronted Bischoff with plans of a fight backstage when Bischoff first appeared at WWE. Bruce Prichard and Vince McMahon talked Flair out of it and he eventually did mend fences with Bischoff.

2 Convinced John Cena to start drinking

Ric Flair loves to tell the story about how he was the one that convinced John Cena to start drinking alcohol after shows. Cena is a strait-laced person that tries to stay away from getting involved in any trouble.

The mindset of not drinking while working for WWE was changed when Flair told Cena that the champion had to have some drinks after the show with the boys. Cena started to spend more time with Flair after the shows as the two bonded.

1 Wanted to sue WWE for Becky Lynch using "The Man" phrase

Ric Flair almost ruined the relationship he has with WWE when threatening to sue the company for Becky Lynch’s use of “The Man” as her nickname. The infamous promo line of “to be the man, you have to beat the man” made Flair believe WWE ripped him off.

Flair threatened a lawsuit and claimed WWE had no respect for him. The threats of a lawsuit ended shortly after rumors of Charlotte being unhappy with her dad. Ric most likely changed his mind after realizing this decision would likely have hurt her career.

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