Ric Flair has a tantrum

According to a source, several sources in TNA have confirmed that Ric Flair missed the TNA event in Germany due to, "Flair refusing to get on the plane to Germany". Those sources have also stated that the reason he did not get on the plane was due to a blow up with a member of TNA management in Dublin, Ireland.

The source went on to say the following…

"He threw a fit. He was playing 'Nature Boy' on the tour and got peed off and threw a tantrum. As far as we all know, he's in Dublin still. He said he wasn't coming and he wasn't in Berlin."

This is not the first time Flair has been said to have an outburst since signing with TNA, but most of these incidents were after events, and didn't cause a change to scheduled cards. Flair was not advertised to wrestle in Berlin, but he is advertised for the Glasgow, Scotland show on the 27th. For that event, he is scheduled to team with Kazarian against Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan.

When reached for comment, TNA's head of publicity, Steven Godfrey stated the following…

"TNA does not comment on personnel matters."

"WOOOOOOO! I will NEVER go to GERMANAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! WOOOOOOO!"

Gotta love Ric Flair and his tantrums! :lol:

First time on this forum and it looks good.I just read on TNA News that Flair has pulled out of the rest of the tour, apparently he was demanding money up front and refused to get on the bus when he didn`t get it.According to the article, some of the talent were mocking him as the bus drove off.How are the mighty fallen!! should have thrown his jacket down in front of the bus and elbow dropped it a few times so that the driver knew who he was messin` with! On a serious point though, if this story is true it shows a totally unprofessional attitude and surely cannot go unpunished.

Apparently they were all 'Woooing' him as the bus drove off!

Quality! I bet he had a good ol' blading session that night!

So is he off the rest of the tour?

TNA News is saying he is off the tour, yes.

He is going round Scotts mums.....woooooooooo

Faaark, I was looking forward to seeing him again Doug Williams at Wembley.

tbh with his well known money issues *read Ex wives*, only a matter of time I guess, tis a shame

http://www.tnainsider.com/topic/5269-ric-flair-expected-to-continue-on-tnas-uk-tour/

Sounds like Flair will be back at the tour anyway.

Here is the latest on the situation between Ric Flair and TNA.

As previously noted, Flair will be returning to the tour starting with tomorrow's event in Glasgow, Scotland. Some wrestlers rolled their eyes when they heard that he would be returning, but the decision to bring him back to the tour was a financial one. The European shows are sold out events, and with numerous changes having been made, (AJ Styles and Alex Shelley being injured, Kurt Angle returning home for a family emergency) TNA felt it best to get Flair back onto the shows to maintain good relations with the local promoters and the European fans, who kept supporting the company. This is also why Matt Hardy was added to the tour.

Among some of the wrestlers, the decision to bring Flair back will not be popular. Several performers spoke with management over the last 24 hours in an effort to have Flair sent home or even possibly let go from the company. Many performers were harsh in regards to Flair, stating that he had ruined the mood of the tour, which until this happened, was said to be calm and happy. Some are even comparing Flair to Booker T, as Booker fell out of favor with several in the company during the Germany tour last year. This was a factor in his dismissal from the company. Some talents feel sorry for Flair, including the following source…

"The whole thing was stupid but most of us feel more sorry for him than upset. If someone told you everyone is mad, that's a lie. But, there are some peed because it makes the entire crew look like a**holes and we are certainly tired of his sh**. Flair's asked several of us for money when he's had his credit cards declined. When that happens, the bar tab comes and others get stuck paying for the very drinks he said were on the house in the first place. Everyone loves the "Nature Boy", but when the limousines and party lifestyle is based on bad credit and lies, it suddenly becomes more pathetic than anything else. There is nothing glamorous about a guy who has no concept of money management and then lies to try and get out of it. The fact he has no money should be a lesson every wrestler today should take note on. Don't let this happen to you. If you read the Gorgeous George book that came out and then take an honest look at Ric, you realize, wow, that book is pretty much predicting his future - and that's not a happy ending."

Another source believes that this may have been a good thing, since it may force management to deal with it first-hand and might make TNA a little more leery of continuing to bring in expensive veteran talent when the last year has shown no upside to it based on the current ratings. The source also says that the younger guys in the locker room have united against the veterans, feeling that they do all the work, while the veterans treat the company like a country club. The source had the following to say…

"I respect what the older guys have done, but they aren't making us any money. Nothing reflects that. We would draw the exact same if 99% of them were gone. Sometimes you have to take a step backwards to take a leap forward and I really think more and more that's where TNA is. Obviously, you need some veteran talents but there's a crew here that wants to build a company and we want to focus on that, not paying someone's bar tab and having to wait for him to fight it out with Craig Jenkins [TNA Management] when he doesn't get his way."