{"id":139943,"date":"2022-05-21T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T20:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=139943"},"modified":"2022-05-21T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T20:21:14","slug":"ric-flair-says-he-consulted-40-doctors-about-return-to-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/21\/ric-flair-says-he-consulted-40-doctors-about-return-to-the-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Ric Flair says he consulted 40 doctors about return to the ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2733766710\" 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 claims to have consulted 40 doctors regarding his return to in-ring competition.<\/p>\n<p>Flair was interviewed by TMZ Sports and spoke in detail about the process of returning and what motivates him to do it at his age.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have any aches or pains,&#8221; Flair said of his physical well-being. &#8220;I know I&#8217;ve had the health issues, but I asked 40 different doctors, and I decided I&#8217;m only gonna listen to one. Not necessarily the one that was gonna give me the right answer, but that I felt the most comfortable with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t stand the last couple of matches I had, Flair said. &#8220;Couldn&#8217;t stand the last year I had. I needed someone to motivate me. And, what motivates me is doing something I like to do, and that&#8217;s wrestle.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/16\/ric-flair-announces-return-to-the-ring\/\">Flair announced<\/a> that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/16\/ric-flair-latest-move-the-work-of-a-master-carny\/\">return to the ring<\/a> during Starrcast in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarrcastEvents\">Nashville<\/a> over Summerslam weekend. He&#8217;ll wrestled on July 31, but his opponents have not been revealed at this time. Reports indicate Flair will be involved in a multi-man match.<\/p>\n<p>Ric Flair shared videos of him training with Jay Lethal, which sparked rumors of a return. Flair&#8217;s last official match was against Sting in 2011. 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