Author: Andrew Ravens

Ric Flair has reversed course on his public callout of WWE, posting a video on Wednesday that struck a different tone from the statement he made just one day earlier. Where his Tuesday post accused the company of trying to destroy his legacy after blocking his Roots of Fight partnership, his follow-up opened with gratitude and closed without a single grievance directed at WWE.

“It’s the Nature Boy. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Roots of Fight for letting me represent them over the years. Pretty cool to have. I think I represented it well,” Flair said in the video posted to his Twitter account.

Flair then addressed his change of heart directly, acknowledging that the initial frustration had cooled. “I’m not even mad at the people who took it away from me. I was at first, but I understand business, and business comes first,” he said. “And you always want to think they’ll make an exception, but sometimes exceptions can’t be made.”

He closed by thanking Roots of Fight and looking ahead rather than back. “Roots of Fight, thank you for the honor and privilege of representing you, and I look forward to seeing the next member of a great team.”

The turnaround from one post to the next is stark. His Tuesday statement included financial reveals, references to Tony Khan, and a direct accusation that WWE was trying to diminish what he had built. None of that energy carried into the follow-up.

Whether cooler heads prevailed privately or something changed behind the scenes in the intervening 24 hours, the public dispute between Flair and WWE appears to be over for now.

Ric Flair went public with an issue he had with WWE fter learning the company had blocked his involvement with Roots of Fight. The WWE Hall of Famer took to Twitter to blast the decision, detail his contributions to the company over decades, and level a direct accusation at WWE’s leadership about their treatment of him.

Flair opened his post by addressing the block directly before cataloging his accomplishments under the WWE banner. He pointed out that he is the only wrestler ever featured on ESPN’s 30 for 30 series and noted that he has been ranked among the top 25 athletes of all time. He also referenced his Emmy-nominated WWE documentary, stating he “should have won but I lost to a team not an individual.”

From there, Flair turned to his championship history and his financial dealings with the company, offering details that made the post notably candid. Despite holding 21 world championships throughout his career, he noted that he “always played by your rules and kept it at 16,” a reference to WWE’s official recognition of his title reigns.

He also addressed a past financial obligation with the company directly. “Paid Vince McMahon back 800k when he said he would forgive it. I honored it,” Flair wrote, making clear that he fulfilled commitments even when given the option to walk away from them.

Flair was equally direct about his financial independence from WWE, listing revenue streams that exist entirely outside the company. He stated that he still earns $1 million from Ryan Fiterman at Fiterman Sports and $500,000 from Ric Flair Drip.

He also thanked AEW President Tony Khan by name, a pointed signal that he maintains meaningful relationships with WWE’s primary competitor and has options beyond anything WWE controls.

“What more of my legacy do you want to destroy WWE? You all grew up loving me and I set the bar. Now you are trying to kill me and diminish my legacy,” Flair wrote. He closed with defiance rather than conciliation. “Thank you, but it ain’t happening. Nice try. LFG!”