Below are exclusive transcribed quotes from the interview WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair granted to WrestleZone Radio. It featured Ric talking with WrestleZone Daily host Nick Hausman.
The full interview can be found by subscribing to WrestleZone Radio on iTunes and Soundcloud. You can also listen to it in the embeddable audio player at the bottom of this post.
In regards to the comparisons Charlotte sometimes gets to UFC Star Ronda Rousey:
RF: I hear the comparisons all the time and I’ll be the first to promote them. If Ashley (Charlotte) had six months to train with someone that is really qualified to take her to that level… not a conditioning level. It’s not a conditioning issue or a strength issue, she’s strong as a lion all day long. She’s about 15 or 20 pounds heavier and she’s strong. She can bench press 185 pounds. I don’t think Ronda can do that but Ronda has had years of conditioning and training. I can tell you right now Ashley (Charlotte) in not afraid of her. She would need training, obviously, to compete with someone like Ronda who has done so well and is such a big star. Ashley (Charlotte) respects her so much. They’ve met and she just thinks Ronda is an awesome person. I would love that fight to happen.
On John Cena tying or breaking his world title record:
RF: I love John Cena. I don’t dwell on accolades. I know what I did, I know what I’ve done. The fact I’m talking to someone like you that respects me as much as you do… that tells you where I’m at in life. At this point in my life I’m living vicariously through my fiancé Fifi and my daughter Charlotte.
On his current role in the WWE and if he would like to be more involved on screen:
RF: I need to be there every week! They don’t get it. I would love to be a regular on screen character. But, on a very serious note, I don’t think it’s the right time for me to be in the show. Not while they are promoting Ashley (Charlotte). With the fans, it’s just crazy, they don’t think normally and they always want to compare. Right? Right now the focus of my life is to see her be successful. Do I like being in the show? Yeah. But I don’t need to be there while she is taking her place.
On his future inside the ring as a competitor:
RF: If I wanted to wrestle I can wrestle. If they wanted me to get slammed off the top rope by Sting next week, I can do it. I’m ready to go.
On Sting in the WWE:
RF: I love Sting, he’s a great guy. He’s a wonderful person and a big part of my life. I’m not surprised he’s in the WWE. I encouraged him to go years ago. He deserves it for all his hard work. Let me tell you something, there is not a nicer person in the world than Sting. Steve Borden is the nicest kid in the world. Whatever he is getting he deserves. You know, everybody, kinda like me, you don’t want to make the move, you’re in a good place, making money… but there is nothing like working for the WWE. He wants to have a couple more matches and be in the Hall of Fame, which he deserves. He’s a great kid, a great father and just a wonderful person.
The full interview can be found by clicking HERE or by listening to the show in the embedded player at the top of this post.
In the full interview Ric speaks more about his daughter Charlotte’s success in the WWE, John Cena possibly breaking his world title record, seeing his friend Sting in the WWE, Eric Bischoff’s recent comments about Ric’s run in WCW once the NWO invasion began, his appearance on Wife Swap alongside Roddy Piper & more…
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