Ric Flair Says Threat to WWE Talent Led to WrestleMania 42 Snub

April 23, 2026

Ric Flair hasn’t appeared on WWE TV for several years but he recently shared a reason tied to WrestleMania 42 weekend.

The story goes back to an issue from last year that involved Ludwig Kaiser and some heated words. WWE Hall of Famer said he wasn’t invited to WrestleMania. That decision came after he made a threat toward Kaiser.

Ric Flair says a threat to Ludwig Kaiser led to his WrestleMania 42 absence

Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, Ric Flair said he expected to be part of WrestleMania as usual. But this time, things were different for him, as WWE did not invite him to attend the event.

“I didn’t get invited to WrestleMania this year. I threatened to beat up, Tiffany Stratton’s husband last year, I wasn’t allowed to go. A 24-year-old kid being threatened by a 76-year-old man, and I can’t go to WrestleMania? Are you kidding me? That English kid, he’s going to go as far in wrestling as a gnat. He’ll be a fly on the wall in a year.”

He explained that he had called Kaiser directly. According to Flair, he warned him during that call. The situation came from a promo involving Stratton and Charlotte Flair. That segment included personal comments and heated lines.

“Well, they had that thing, you know, where, Tiffany made a smart remark about Ashley’s divorces, which we both know she’s not smart enough to have written. Somebody gave her a script, and then, he implied that, you know I’m just going based on social media, once again, which is a lot—that he was implying that he wouldn’t bum one off Ashley.

“And I went, okay, I need your number. I got it, which I can get anybody’s number I want any minute of any day. And I called him. I said, ‘Hey, when I see you, I’m going to beat the **** out of you.’ So he went like a little ***** told Hunter, and I wasn’t allowed to go.”

“He’s good. He’s gonna really go far in the business. A 76-year-old man tells a 24-year-old kid he’s going to kick his And where is he now? Is he even on the roster? Is this Ludwig Kaiser? Yeah. Little punk.”