{"id":46771,"date":"2017-08-21T15:20:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T20:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=46771"},"modified":"2017-08-21T15:20:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T20:20:52","slug":"ric-flair-update-bobby-roode-update-nxt-heel-push-expected-angle-says-flairs-advice-changed-course-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/08\/21\/ric-flair-update-bobby-roode-update-nxt-heel-push-expected-angle-says-flairs-advice-changed-course-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Ric Flair update, Bobby Roode update, NXT heel push expected, Angle says Flair&#8217;s advice changed course of career"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1623625864\" 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>-Charlotte (Ashley) Flair said on Instagram yesterday that her dad, Ric Flair, is showing signs of improvement. &#8220;After an incredibly hard week, my dad is getting better. There is still a long road to go and he\u2019s not out of the woods just yet, but I want to again thank everyone for their support on behalf of myself and my family. My dad has given his life to sports entertainment. To everyone competing tonight, you know he\u2019d be backstage watching if he could. Give it a little extra flair for him tonight. Woooo!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-Bobby Roode, PWTorch sources indicate, is expected to join the main roster soon. Andrade Cien Almas is in for a bigger push once Roode&#8217;s top heel roster spot opens up.<\/p>\n<p>-Kurt angle told TMZ that Ric Flair stopped him from signing with WCW instead of the WWF, and at the time Flair was with WCW.\u00a0&#8220;I learned a lot from Ric Flair,&#8221; Angle said. &#8220;He&#8217;s the guy that pushed me to go to WWE instead of the WCW.\u00a0I was ready to do a deal with WCW and he said, &#8216;No, go to WWE cause Vince McMahon will know what to do with you.'&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2017\/08\/21\/kurt-angle-ric-flair-wcw-wwe-vince-mcmahon\/\">SOURCE LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-188876288\"><div id=\"pwtor-279300004\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>-Charlotte (Ashley) Flair said on Instagram yesterday that her dad, Ric Flair, is showing signs of improvement. &#8220;After an incredibly hard week, my dad is getting better. 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