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[ILWyep]

- Penthouse Magazine via Twitter:

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.@kd4ever You can see @REALLiSAMARiE in the June issue of Penthouse available May 22!!

- According to The Wrestling Observer, there's apparently something going on with Ric Flair and TNA Wrestling that both sides are being hush-hush about. Despite being advertised, Flair wasn't at two live events over the weekend, the Sacrifice pay-per-view or TV tapings this week. Those in TNA say it's obvious something is going on, especially when he didn't show up at the May 15th tapings where a Gut Check was scheduled to take place, as Ric Flair is one of the judges.

- TNA referee Earl Hebner, born Earl William Hebner on May 17, 1949, is celebrating his 63th birthday today.

- The new "The Devils Ride" biker reality show produced by TNA executive Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey drew a 1.07 rating with 1.49 million viewers.

- TNA presents live events in Mississippi tonight and Friday night. TNA World Champion Bobby Roode is not booked for either show. Here is the announced card for both shows:
* Bully Ray vs Rob Van Dam
* Jeff Hardy vs Mr. Anderson
* Daniels vs Kurt Angle
* World Tag Team Championship: Motorcity Machine Guns vs. Samoa Joe and Magnus
* Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love
* Garett Bischoff vs. Robbie E.


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[andy]

flair back to wwe his kid just signed there

[Big Lou]

I love Ric Flair and was happy when he signed with TNA in 2010. But if Flair is going to no show 2 shows in which fans PAID money to see you and all Flair has to do is talk, sign a few autographs and shake a few hands. If Flair can't even do that, then it's time for TNA to just fire him already.

Plus, to me what really tarnished Flair's legacy is not being employed by TNA, but screwing the fans over who paid to see him. He would never pull bullshit like that in the WWE.

The hypocrisy of this is Flair is the same guy who criticized other wrestlers like Scott Hall and Kevin Nash for not caring about the business, not caring about the fans; only looking out for the money.


I am a Ric Flair fan. But Ric's last year with TNA and how he acted unprofessionally behind the scenes has ruined his legacy.

I know the WWE fans are going to welcome him with open arms, but if he does this nonsense over there, and he probably will, Ric will have no place or no one to blame but himself.

[MR B]

andy, on 17 May 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:

flair back to wwe his kid just signed there

As a manger. He offical can't go back as a wrestler. In the wwe word he wrestled his last match.

[SpecialFNK]

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World Tag Team Championship: Motorcity Machine Guns vs. Samoa Joe and Magnus

but Daniels and Kazarian won the belts at Sacrifice.

[MR B]

SpecialFNK, on 17 May 2012 - 03:55 PM, said:

but Daniels and Kazarian won the belts at Sacrifice.

come on ILwyep read the articles before posting them. This two weeks in a row.

[Zeppelin4]

From the looks of it this could be the works of the eventual end of Ric Flair in TNA. This isn't the first time he no showed live events but now it just seems like he just wants to get the fuck out of TNA especially since he is now missing TV tapings and PPVs. He knows for a fact WWE will welcome him back especially since with the new WWE Network looming and company is on the hunt for legends for their programming. Who really knows what will come out of all of this. Maybe there is a valid reason for Flair not attending the latest house shows and TV tapings and the dirt sheets are trying to make it seem like Flair is being Flair. It can go either way at this point and I'm taking this story with a grain of salt.

[Killer Queen]

They need to get rid of Flair already

[seasiderliam]

Flair add's nothing to the product they should just have him challenge Bobby Roode for the belt then a week later have roode destroy him and leave him in a bloody mess. it would add to roodes credibility and give TNA loads of footage of Flair been destroyed to use.

[EnigmaMinded]

So Flair is doing the very things he criticized others for doing? Definitely sounds like something is going on. I like Flair and he is a legend but I don't agree with his actions.

[Incognito]

Roode destroying Flair wouldn't mean much for Roode at this point. Joe might get some mileage out of it. It would be a solid win for Aries, or even a debuting Gut Check guy. Not Silva though.

[Killer Queen]

Incognito, on 18 May 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:

Roode destroying Flair wouldn't mean much for Roode at this point. Joe might get some mileage out of it. It would be a solid win for Aries, or even a debuting Gut Check guy. Not Silva though.

Having an unproven wrestler beat the greatest wrestler of all time just for the sake of "giving a rub"...

[Big Ern]

Flair has no place on TNA television right now. He shouldn't be wrestling anymore and should be in a behind the scenes roll. TNA doesn't have the bankroll to pay him his price so his only outlet is the WWE.

I wish him well.. and FOR THE SAKE OF GOD.. SAVE YOUR DAMN MONEY.

And Tara at least should have showed us her cans in Penthouse.... just that alone would have increased sales of the mag marginally.

Edited by Big Ern, 19 May 2012 - 05:00 PM.

[Incognito]

Killer Queen, on 19 May 2012 - 01:30 PM, said:

Having an unproven wrestler beat the greatest wrestler of all time just for the sake of "giving a rub"...

Yes, having an unproven wrestler beat what's left of the greatest wrestler of all time for the sake of giving a rub. Flair already gave the finger to TNA. Having an established champion beat a man in his sixties isn't going to prove as much as you think it is.

[Killer Queen]

Incognito, on 19 May 2012 - 05:26 PM, said:

Yes, having an unproven wrestler beat what's left of the greatest wrestler of all time for the sake of giving a rub.

A nobody who can potentially end up being a nobody beating the greatest is just plain stupid.

Incognito, on 19 May 2012 - 05:26 PM, said:

Flair already gave the finger to TNA. Having an established champion beat a man in his sixties isn't going to prove as much as you think it is.

doesn't have to

[seasiderliam]

I just think he should be given a christian send off and bobby can say he beat the greatest world champion of all time so hard he packed his bags and ran off back up north

[Incognito]

Killer Queen, on 19 May 2012 - 07:51 PM, said:

A nobody who can potentially end up being a nobody beating the greatest is just plain stupid.



doesn't have to

I wasn't intending it to be for a "nobody." My first choices were Aries and Joe. Failing that, if they're really pissed at Flair, a gut check guy. One with a lot of potential, not Silva. Its a business and if Flair is going to be unprofessional and no-show a bunch of shows and kiss WWE ass while in TNA, there's no reason TNA needs to be overly concerned about Flair's "legacy." Besides, the guy has already jobbed to the Hurricane...when he was ten years younger than he is now. Lets not act as if his win-loss record is sacred or something. I mean, damn.

[Killer Queen]

Incognito, on 20 May 2012 - 12:42 AM, said:

I wasn't intending it to be for a "nobody." My first choices were Aries and Joe. Failing that, if they're really pissed at Flair, a gut check guy. One with a lot of potential, not Silva. Its a business and if Flair is going to be unprofessional and no-show a bunch of shows and kiss WWE ass while in TNA, there's no reason TNA needs to be overly concerned about Flair's "legacy." Besides, the guy has already jobbed to the Hurricane...when he was ten years younger than he is now. Lets not act as if his win-loss record is sacred or something. I mean, damn.

This is different, because TNA would have a personal agenda with Flair. It wouldn't be a rub, it would be a slap in the face, I was specifically replying to your comments on the gut check obviously. I don't care how pissed they are, wrestling fans wouldn't care, it would be universally unaccepted for TNA to do something like that, and it would do nothing but hurt the reputation of the company. They can just fire him and let that be that if it's so bad, why disrespect a legend by forcing him to job to a nobody on his way out

[Incognito]

We just disagree on the importance of Flair jobbing. Flair has jobbed to his son David, Kenny of the Spirit Squad (multiple times), the Hurricane, Rico, Vince McMahon, among others. Guess what? He's still a legend. Putting someone over on your way out is the tradition in wrestling. Flair is not above that. Even a gut check guy, they could make a compelling angle of it, and it would do a lot more for that guy than it would for someone who already looks stronger than Flair does currently.

Take Joey Ryan, Some people on here love him, some hate him, some have never heard of him. He's certainly not a big star at this point. TNA, if they wanted to, and if Flair wanted out, could have a situation where Flair mocks him at the judging for Gut Check. Joey challenges him for Open Fight Night, manipulating Flair to vote for him to be signed unless he's scared to face him in the ring. He beats Flair in their match, Flair gets pissed, throws one of his trademark tantrums flopping around the ring, elbow dropping his jacket, and quits. An entertaining moment, a big win for the new guy cementing his status in the company, and Flair gets to go be a stooge for the guy who forced him into retirement against his will, like he so clearly wants to. Everybody wins.

Edited by Incognito, 20 May 2012 - 01:45 AM.

[Incognito]

I would also like to point out that Flair is not Goldberg. He's not a legend for being unbeatable. He's a legend for his amazing promos and great matches, win or lose. Unless they purposefully pick someone who sucks, which I'm not suggesting that they do, it won't really be a slap to the face.

A couple of other guys I forgot to mention who have beaten him are Vince Russo and Jay Lethal.