10 Times Wrestlers Had Incredibly Fragile Egos
3. Ric Flair Has To Be The Man
Ever notice that Ric Flair never goes after David Otunga, Manu or Eric Escobar?
The most outspoken critics of his peers and successors in the game, the "Nature Boy' tends to only criticise those workers who pose a threat to his legacy as the greatest to ever do it. His ego simply cannot sanction the idea that somebody might be better than even he was, unless, of course, that person has the ability to secure him a paying gig, which is why he rates Triple H so much. It doesn't matter that Space Mountain has closed down. In Flair's mind, there's still a line for it.
Recently, in an attempt to mount a post-cancellation comeback, Flair has launched a podcast. In a sad if just state of his decline, he's no different now to Disco Inferno: he says dumb things that he himself doesn't believe in an attempt to create headlines, buzz, and cash.
Bret Hart, Mick Foley: both men aren't any good, apparently. You can now add Bryan Danielson to that list.
Annoyed by the universal and fervent acclaim generated by Danielson's AEW run, Flair sought to extinguish that conversation. "He's OK," he muttered on his 'Wooo Nation' uncensored podcast, claiming that only his match with Triple H at WrestleMania XXX "made him".
Sure, Ric.
He's barking up the wrong tree in any case. He's better off telling you that Bruce Prichard had a better chest-first bump off the turnbuckle.