June 5, 2008

Ric Flair/NWA/WWE Update

From the NWA website:

Ric Flair, part of the 2008 NWA Hall of Fame class, will unfortunately not be present to receive this honor on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. World Wrestling Entertainment, which has a contractual relationship with Flair, will not permit Flair to attend the ceremony.

"I am deeply sorry that Ric will not be in Atlanta for the Hall of Fame ceremony", said NWA Executive Director Robert K. Trobich. "Ric was very honored to be recognized by the NWA and wanted to be in Atlanta to thank his fans. Unfortunately, the WWE refused to allow him to be there. It is truly a sad action on their part, as the main people injured by the WWE's seeming petulance is the wrestling fans. Nonetheless, Ric Flair was a legend in the NWA long before the WWE was anything other than a regional promotion in the northeast. As such, Ric will still be a member of the 2008 class. He has earned that honor, and we intend to bestow it upon him", said Trobich.

and this from rajah.com:

The promoters are now giving away tickets to this Saturday's NWA 60th Anniversary show at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, which has been a financial bomb to say the least. As of this post, first row seats in section 3 are still available. If you go to TicketMaster.com, you can enter a code to get tickets free of charge.

Maybe they should have cleared it with the WWE before they advertised Ric being there. Just a thought...

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