Ric Flair is heading back to television on the January 23rd episode of Monday Night Raw.
The special episode of the show will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the red brand, which debuted on January 11th, 1993. The appearance from Flair will be the first time he’s appeared on a WWE show since being released by the company in August 2021.
WWE have announced that the Nature Boy will be featuring alongside Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, Ron Simmons, Road Dogg, Sean Waltman, Teddy Long, Jerry Lawler, The Bella Twins and The Undertaker.
Despite the announcement fans are expecting some big surprises on the show.
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One person who seemingly won’t be at the celebration is Steve Austin. Speaking on his podcast, To Be The Man, Flair said that Austin “can’t come,” but Hulk Hogan will be in attendance.
“Not that I know of. I talked to Taker, I know Steve can’t come, Hulkamania is coming. He confirmed to me last night he’s coming. Yeah, it’ll be fun, it’s always fun to see the guys. Love Ron Simmons, Road Dogg, put that graphic back up. It’s only two or three [on the graphic] that drink. You know Jerry you doesn’t, you know Kurt doesn’t, you know Road Dogg doesn’t, you know Ron doesn’t, I won’t be able to find Shawn. I know that Nikki and Brie can drink.”
Rumours around a potential WrestleMania appearance from Steve Austin continue to swirl despite the man himself insisting he isn’t training for a comeback. In recent months Austin has posted a series of workout videos on social media where he appears to be in incredible shape. In typical Austin fashion he stated that he’s not training for anything in particular, he just got tired of “looking like sh*t.”
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