Ric Flair recently spent some time on his podcast talking about AEW\’s Darby Allin. Flair had nothing but praise for the 28-year-old.
\”There\’s nothing you can say but good,\” Flair said. \”He\’s a kamikaze pilot! When I watched him do that thing and dive off the rope backwards with his hands at his side, the first time I saw him do it I came out of my chair.\”
Flair and Mark Madden continued to talk about the angle Darby Allin and Sting did with the Gunn Club.
\”The thing I thought last week with Sting and Darby Allin and Billy Gunn and his boys, I thought it was fantastic. How proud do you think Billy Gunn is of those two boys, huh? And Billy looks like he\’s 35 years old.\”
\”And he\’s a very, very nice guy. Very humble,\” Flair continued to say about Darby Allin.
Flair continued to mention that he hopes Darby Allin doesn\’t suffer any injuries or mobility problems as a result of his in-ring style, however. He also noted that he once felt the same way about Mick Foley.
\”I just hope that when he\’s 35-years-old he can walk. That\’s what I used to tell [Mick] Foley.\”
Flair\’s comments can be heard in the player below: