There has been bad blood between Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair going all of the way back to the 1990s. Things got so bad between them behind the scenes in WCW that the problems were openly acknowledged on television in an attempt to turn the animosity into money-making storyline.
The problems began when Flair requested time off to attend his son, Reid’s amateur wrestling tournament. As he wasn’t in a high-profile storyline at the time, Flair didn’t think his absence would be an issue. Bischoff was said to have declined Flair’s request, but the Nature Boy missed the episode of Nitro anyway. This coupled with Flair already feeling devalued by Bischoff, tipped the tension between the pair to a whole new level.
In the aftermath Bischoff threatened legal action against Flair and the bad blood continued for years, with the pair reportedly coming to blows while working for WWE.
“Eric F*cked Me Every Time He Turned Around” – Ric Flair
Although it was believed that the two men had become friends in recent years, Flair has lashed out again on a recent episode of his podcast, To Be The Man. While discussing his upcoming documentary Flair branded Bischoff an “arrogant pr*ck.”
“I’m p*ssed off at Eric. Everybody wants to think there was animosity with me and Hulk. Hulk didn’t sign my checks, Eric did. Eric f*cked me every time he turned around. When he sees my documentary, he is still a pr*ck in it. He’s still a pr*ck. He’s an arrogant pr*ck”.
When podcast co-host Conrad Thompson suggested that the pair air their grievances face-to-face, Flair said he would love to.
“You got to see what he says to me in this, and then they go, ‘He said a lot of good things Ric. Well, this kind of fits the narrative’. I said, ‘It sure did. It’s dead on’. He’s just a pr*ck. I’d love to do it one on one”.
Ric Flair recently confirmed that he will be returning to WWE for the first time since he was released in August 2021. The star revealed that he will be in attendance for the 30th anniversary edition of Monday Night Raw in January.
H/t to WrestlingNewsCo