WWE Hall of Famer "Nature Boy" Ric Flair Interview -- 4/3/24

IT'S #WRESTLEMANIA WEEK, BABY! The "Nature Boy" Ric Flair joins Sean Brace to talk #WrestleMania and more!

Ric Flair joins Green Legion Radio's #WrestleMania show this weekend LIVE at Xfinity Live! greenlegion.com.

Episode Transcript

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Dade, we take it with youon a nasty Wednesday in the Door Valley.
Hopefully get this bad weather out ofthe way for the weekend with Wrestlemanian
Town. I haven't seen the sunin forty eight hours, and I think
it's supposed to be disgusting tomorrow.Had tickets to the Phillies. Unfortunately,
I don't believe I'll be making thatone. I don't even know if they're

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gonna get get the game. Andto be honest with you, all right,
here's the deal, folks. Iam super excited to bring this to
you right here, right now,because I believe who will be joining us
live on the Gambler Hotline. Dowe have Do we have the one and
only Rick Flair right now on theGambler Hotline? Yeah? Absolutely do.

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Oh my goodness, Rick, Igotta do it, and the one and
the only Rick Foot Rick. Ionly get one opportunity, let's go.
I only got one opportunity to doan introduction for Rick Flair, So please
allow me to set this up Rickone time. Baby. Here we go,
Here we go, Let's do it. Here we go, Here we
go. All right, ladies andgentlemen, boys and girls, This man

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needs no introduction, but it's myfirst time to speak with him live on
the Daily Ticket, so allow meto yell to the mountaintops. He's styling,
profiling, limousine riding, jet flying, kids, stealing, wailing at
dyaling, son of a gun,The one and only Rick Flair joining us

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right now. WrestleMania coming to Philadelphia, and so is the legend himself,
Rick Flair. Rick, Good afternoon, Sean, brace Philly. How we
doing today, sir? Doing great? Man? Were terrible, absolutely brutal,
Rick. Bring a raincoat, Man, bring a raincoat the sun.

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You're damn right. I just boughtthe new Alligators for the occasion. Wood
Time, keep your nose alligat usdown all Rick, Yeah, Billy,
Rick, so much to discuss withyou. First of all, you hear,
courtesy of our friends of Red GreenLegion quimbyan Company, are going to
roll out the red carpet and thensome for you, sir. We have

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the most maniacs of fan base inall of sports period and every single one
of them are members of Green Legion. So, folks, if you want
to party with Rick this weekend atits Finity Live Green Legion dot Com.
Rick so much to discuss with you, sir. But how are things going
in your world? Man? Catchus up? What's new in your life

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right now? Rick? Great Man, I've had a couple of days off
and uh, the cannabis business isgood. The wood energy drink is telling
off the charts, and uh,life is good. Man. That's what
I'm talking for the hell every dayI'm alive, mom, Man, never
never stop. I love it,Rick. So over the weekend, of
course, everyone's getting crazy for WrestleMania. I do some innering announcing for this.

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Look for our our local our lacrosseteam, excuse me, in the
city Philadelphia Wings w w E day. Rick Achet was there. We're part
I dressed up as you and longstory short is this. It's got to
be tiring to be Rick Flair.Everybody wanted to woo every time I turned
around. Is that how it isfor you? It's got to be tiring
to be Rick Flair. No,it really doesn't. I don't mind it.

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You know, I'll probably when itwhen it doesn't happen, and I'll
be tired. I enjoy it.That's it. I've had some great times
in Philadelphia. You know, I'mmost close to Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson.
Just so many great memories. Iused to do that damn wing bowl
when you guys had it. That'sthe damnest part of the bourbon doing my

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entire life. And that's say alot. Yeah, no reason why they
got rid of that. It's unfortunate. But I know you were a feature,
yea bright and early in the morning, hanging with Rick Flair. I'm
doing, boy, I like that. Rick. Speaking of Philadelphia, the
matches over the years, we weretalking about it. You know, of
course it had some the e CWhistory over the years, but as far

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as like Rick Flair coming up andwrestling here at the old Spectrum days,
what are some of those matches thatcome to your mind when you start talking
about the Spectrum days. Well,you know, we were in the Civic
Center for years before the Victrum wentover well with the NBA. But I

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think you know, just wrestled Piperthere. I got the Rustle Brett Hart
Russell the Halker a couple of times. I mean, can't don't getting better
than that. I really enjoyed myruns there and I had a phenomenal and
you know, Philadelphia and I'm notsaying it because I'm coming to visit.
It's the greatest sports sound in theworld because they make it very clear.

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But they don't like what you're doing. You're damn right. They make it
very clear what you're doing. Yougot to respect that, right, Like
we're honest with our with our teams. Why why bulls? They would just
think, Man, that's it.Rick, We're talking to the legend that
is Rick Flair. Of course,hang out with him all week and long

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at the Green Legion tailgate. Ticketsstill available green Legion dot Com. Wrestle
Mania forty in Philly. Rick,I'm doing some possible no tickets for Green
Legion the tailgate, I believe.And you know they head Maestro Quimby hit
me up and said, push thepackages, push the back word Craig right

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now, Man, tickets can't stillbe available to when I'm coming. Well,
yeah, you're right. I'd liketo ask him about that after I
get up the hook with you here. Rick, You've had a couple of
matches in WrestleMania over the years.I believe six or seven if I'm not
mistaken. What's your favorite one?If you If I'm a newbie, I
want to go back and watch someRick Flair at WRESTLEMANI what's the one I
need to watch? Oh? Probablyin my later years, or you talking

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about my last one there or whenI was in the nineties, your favorite
one? Oh, I guess,well, my two favorite matches I think
in my fro. My entire relationshipwith ww or of course was sewn when
I retired, and then I hada couple of classics I thought, with

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Triple H and then of course WrestleManiaeighteen was what taker was a big,
huge video for me. So youknow, I just had I just I
had fun there and it was anenjoyable atmosphere and professional and so many great
people and I just the's nothing butnothing but fond memories. I love it.
Rick the Rock is featured this weekend. Fifty one years old. Folks

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are questioning whether or not he's goingto have the endurance to keep up in
the main event. What do yousay to that, Rick, I'd say,
bullshit, the Rock you can doanything you want to do. If
you looked at him, he lookslike you're twenty five years old. The
Rock will tear it down, man, That's what it's all about. Gary
Lyon there, just just walking outthe door, and I saw Coldy today

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on first take. I mean,they just they're gonna have a hell of
a show. Happy for him.I don't work for him anymore, but
you know they know I support himand think the world of them personally.
So I'm very excited. Problem allright, once again, Rick the Rock
can't lose. You're doing a movieon my life, he says, Is

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that right? Yeah? Absolutely biopic? Yeah, Oh I love it.
But I can't wait to check thatout. Rick Clark on the Gambler Hotline
right now, party with him allweek in Long Green Legion dot com.
Rick, a couple of quick oneshere. Number one, present day?
Who's your favorite present day wrestler?And you could say whatever whatever about my

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daughter? My daughter she's not onlyshe's not her old me present day.
She's the greatest female wrestler of alltime, of all time, no shock
there. She's a flair. Well, I know, I'm just serious.
She was looking look at her accoladesalready. She's out this year now right
now. The a knee injury butwould pretty severe, but she's recovering and

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she'll be there watching and supporting.But she's my favorite wrestler after the company.
Rick, I have a four yearold daughter. Were you nervous when
your daughter wanted to get in thering? Well, I wasn't crazy about
the idea, but once she gotinvolved, there was no turning her own.
So and I mean, and nowlook I look back, and I'm

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glad she did it, and she'sdone so well for herself. She's very
successful, I mean really successful.She's done well, She saved her money,
owns four homes. I mean,she's not like me at a host
she looked the more conservative lebs.I love it. I love it.

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That's all right, that's all right, you led Hey, you know,
look like my daughter. She's goingto learn a lot from what dad did
wrong. And I'm nowhere near RickFlair, that's for damn sure. But
uh, you know she's going tolearn a lot or man, thank you
so much. Awesome, Hey,Rick, Two more real quick. We
do a little rapid fire on thisshow called Slap that Bag. So I

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got two more for you ready,Number one one wrestler you never got in
the ring with, but you wishyou did Roman Rings? Why is that?
Yeah? I think Roman's great,But I mean I missed him by
thirty years. You know, I'mseventy five. He's said, what thirty
eight or something like that, Buthe's done a phenomenal job. He's been

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the flagship since John left, anduh, you know, at a big
job being the flagship of that company. Finding a session of the Man's division.
I think my daughter is pretty generallyrecognized as the flagship for the within
the division. Even though she's injuredright now, but she comes back,
she'll tell joint down again like shealways that Roman Roman's done a phenomenal job.

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I love seeing John come back andbe involved and Romans. The Romans
carried the torch and he's repent thatthe company really well. Yeah, well,
said Rick. I always read thisalways comes up in a conversation technical
wrestler. The best technical wrestler ofall time to Rick Flair was who red

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hurt? Okay, yeah, thatthat was it. The best technical is
a hit man. He was thebest of the best when it comes down
to that, Yes, yes,absolutely all right. And last time,
I think the greatest messer of alltime is Sean Michael. As far as
being technical, I'd have to giveit the bread. I love it.

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Both answers absolutely right across the board. All right, final one for the
legend that is Rick Flair. Rickdid ay, wouldn't do it better than
you, my friend, not achance. We know that you of all
the thirty five days, but I'dbe looking, I'd be looking brow money.

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I love it, Rick Flair,you are the legend, my friend.
Can't thank you enough for comments andjel Bryce Harbert, goddamn, that
looks good last night. Three homeruns reck three, not one, not
two, but three? Whoa?Rick, can't thank you enough. Man.
We'll see you this week in aGreen Legion. My man, Hey,

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keep by, keep on beating.The Dallas Cowboys will come on.
You're damn right, You're damn right. Rick Flair guy, the legend,
the one they allly rereck freakin Flair. Green Legion dot com. Catch you

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tickets, get on down there thisweekend. It doesn't get any better than
that. My man's in cannabis.I didn't know that. He said he
wanted an O Todi buddy. Ohso good, so good. I will
be fully upfront with you when youget into these situations. I don't have

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a producer. I'm by myself inhere, and I see the phone ring.
You hope he calls in that timeon time at four o'clock, which
he was scheduled to he did.He was even better than what I thought
he would have been. I'm aone man band behind the scenes, pushing
buttons, hoping hit and everything right. That was incredible. That went right

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there, top notch and and thankyou Quimby and of course Green Legion for
making that happen. I got thetext message last night that said do you
want Rick? And I said,are you talking about Flair? He said,
yeah, I go. Do youthink that answers? I dressed up
as the guy on Saturday, likethe top three wrestlers. In my mind,

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you just say spitball three wrestlers.I probably will say Rick Flair number
one. I just would. It'sWarrior or Rick Flair for me, just
so many nights sitting there watching him, and of course over the years still
with us going through it and justabout as real as it gets. That

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was incredible. I'm you know,hearts beating fast man. That was really
cool. A kid in the candystore, as they say, fantastic stuff.
Once again, Mania week. Nobodyis doing it like we are doing
it here on the Gambler. Wechanged our damn name this week to the
Wrestler. We are coming to livetomorrow with Jason Solomon, fantastic podcaster in

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the wrestling world, teaming up withMark Henry Live in studio here tomorrow,
Buster myself backs from Q one totwo. We're all broadcasting life from the
Convention Center. It goes Pat McAfeeon ESPN. He's done at three,
hands it off to us at theConvention Center from three to seven pm on

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Friday. Come on, whoa areyou kidding me? And that's just that's
just the appetizer this weekend, we'relive. Flair is gonna be on these
airwaves, I'm told Saturday and Sundayat four pm Green Legions Tailgate Madia taking
place raw at the Wells Fargo Center. Money, folks, I'm not even

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a wrestling guy. I'm not.But if this doesn't hook you this week,
you don't have them damn pulse.How about that giving a shot at
the end or a shot at theend to of Bryce Harper kick those cowboys
ass drop and some curses. Ihad to dump them. So good,

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so good, all right, We'regonna take quick time out coming up at
four point thirty. We'll talk somefilms with Luke Arcaney, who was dressed
up as Stone Cold made a StoneCold T shirt. I'll tell you what.
I got to give him a littlecredit on that arts and crafts.
Luke didn't skip that class back inhigh school. Nice work making that Austin

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three sixteen shirt out of nowhere.Great times last night, and I gotta
give a shout out to Luke becauseeverybody was watching the Sixers game inside the
dunk A lounge, Luke was overto the right watching the Philly solo.
Dude is just so invested with thatsquad and of course the league. We
gotta go over some big picture stuffwith Luke as well, talking about who's
hot to start this season, teamsthat he think could start to burn a

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little bit, fire it up,or go the opposite way for some of
these favorites that we were talking aboutin the preseason at spring training. Who
looks good, who looks a littleoff? Right now, nothing too crazy
as we're only five games into theregular season, but you know what,
the cliche is, can't win achampionship in April, but you can lose
one. So we'll find out whatLuke has to say about that, All
that and more, it's the dailyticket. Rick dan Flair, how good

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was that? Don't go anywhere moreafter this