“The Nature Boy” Ric Flair was among many wrestlers in attendance for Hulk Hogan‘s funeral last month.
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was a recent guest on Johnny Manziel’s Glory Daze Podcast. When asked about his experience attending Hulk Hogan’s funeral, Flair noted that he noticed there were a lot of wrestlers who should have been there that didn’t come.
“I was just watching everybody, does that make sense? I think there was a lot of wrestlers that should’ve been there that didn’t come,” Ric Flair said. “But you know, everybody makes their own choices. He wrestled at a time when it was very political and you had to stand up for yourself. It wasn’t like now where it’s, hey, it’s this way or the highway.
“You had to fight for your position and he did and he made some enemies along the way and I think those guys didn’t show up. Aside from that, I thought it was nice but I was kind of people watching to see what was going on. I was surprised at some people that didn’t come and surprised at some that did come, I don’t know, it was different.
“I certainly didn’t stay for the celebration. We were always depicted as enemies, right? Hogan and Ric Flair, right? But he really was a great guy for me. When my son was in rehab in the hospital dying on life support, I needed some money and he leant it to me. He went to five different rehab centers, or six, at 40 grand a whack and I didn’t have insurance. Insurance doesn’t cover that, they take the money in advance. So I was going through money like water back then, plus I was getting a divorce.” [H/T: Fightful]
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