{"id":124350,"date":"2021-08-04T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=124350"},"modified":"2021-08-04T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:46:47","slug":"ric-flair-comments-on-his-release-from-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/08\/04\/ric-flair-comments-on-his-release-from-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ric Flair comments on his release from WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3407098365\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Ric Flair has broken his silence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/08\/02\/ric-flair-reportedly-released-from-wwe\/\">on his release from WWE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Twitter, Flair addressed his status with WWE, respect for the company, and reason why he left.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am officially able to respond to all the press related to my requested release from WWE, which they have given me. I want to make it really clear with everyone that I&#8217;m not upset with WWE at all. They solely are responsible for putting me in a position in life that I&#8217;m in right now, where I&#8217;m seen in the brightest light ever. We have a different vision for my future. I wish them nothing but continued success! Thank you for everything! Nothing but respect!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hQHkVWJlks\">pic.twitter.com\/hQHkVWJlks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ric Flair\u00ae (@RicFlairNatrBoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy\/status\/1422592144896839683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Flair has been a regular legend fixture in certain go-to scenarios on WWE television. Most recently, he was embroiled in a storyline with Lacey Evans and his daughter, Charlotte Flair. 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