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Ric Flair Issues Statement About Allegations In ‘Dark Side Of The Ring’ Episode

September 20, 2021

Ric Flair has commented on the controversy that has surrounded him since the “Plane Ride From Hell” episode of “Dark Side of The Ring” aired last week.

On the show, flight attendant Heidi Doyle described how Flair, naked underneath a robe, cornered her and made unwanted sexual advances. Over the weekend, CarShield paused Flair’s commerical campaign, and the WWE Hall of Famer has now issued a comment on the matter in which he firmly states that he never forced himself on anyone:

Every person that I’ve worked with, from my lawler to my publicist to my wife has said not to post a response; but I’ve never run from past behaviors before and I’m not going to start now.

I want to clarify a few things.

About four years ago, I gave ESPN full access to my life for a ‘30 for 30’ special. That covered taxes, financial issues, adultery, divorces, the passing of my child and drinking/partying AT LENGTH. Rory Kampf, desperate to matter for another 15 minutes, did an interview about it this morning. When Rory’s lips are moving, he’s typically lying, but one part of what he said was the God’s honest truth: “I’d never heard that he had forced someone to touch his generals,” Kampf admitted. Everything with Ric that was construed as negative I tried to address in the 30 for 30. His drinking, his philandering, his adultery, his money problems, there’s quite a bit, but never, T least know the people that I spoke to, no one ever brought up that he would force himself on somebody.” I allowed my personal life and the lives of my wife and children to be turned upside down for one reason: Whether it’s good or bad, even the really bad, the truth has to matter. Even in wrestling.

My issues have been well documented over my 40+ year career. The impact of drinking too much (which nearly killed me 5 years ago) has been told time and time and time again. The reason Rory (or anyone else for that matter) never heard stories of me forcing myself on ANYONE is simple; it never happened.