News regarding AEW’s plans for Ric Flair following his debut with the company
As seen during the October 25th 2023 edition of AEW Dynamite, Ric Flair made his debut with the company as a surprise “gift” to Sting from AEW President Tony Khan. There were talks of Flair debuting with AEW back in 2021 but the company decided to not use him after Dark Side of the Ring’s “Plane Ride From Hell” episode aired.
Flair’s appearance is seemingly not a one-off as Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com noted the following…
“Khan wanted him to be part of the Sting [retirement] storyline and he’s supposed to be on the show as part of this through March. I believe part of this is also that AEW will help promote his ‘Whoooo’ energy drink, or at least that is what is being talked about.”
Sting also wrote the following about Flair via Instagram…
“He put me on the map in the very beginning, and @ricflairnatureboy is going to be with me every step of the way, and we’ll go out together in a blaze of glory! WWWOOOO! OOOWWW! It’s showtime! 👊🏼🦂”