The wrestling dirt sheets have turned the rumor mill towards “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. The current round of dirt sheet rumors say Ric Flair was left behind in Dublin, Ireland due to a money dispute with TNA. According to the sheets, Flair demanded advance pay, was refused the advance, and left behind as the tour headed to Berlin, Germany.
This story, of course, is convenient for the dirt sheets as Flair is not even scheduled for the Berlin show. His next scheduled appearance is, of course, in Glasgow, Scotland. The sheets aren’t total idiots – it is easy enough to see what shows he is booked on and which ones he isn’t and make up stories to fill in the gaps.
Am I 100% sure there isn’t a money dispute? No. But these sheets have a notorious record for being incorrect. The Mickie James signing, the TNA budget cuts, the demise of the X-Division, ect. the list of wrong “inside” scoops is amazing. Again the sheets cannot cite a real source – it’s amazing they still have readers.
These are the types of stories that make me angry. Like you said, am I 100% sure that there isn’t a money dispute? No. Hey, there very well might be. However, none of the “popular” wrestling “news” sites will bother to revisit the entries that they posted on this topic nor will they even consider adding an “editor’s note” to the bottom of the post once the truth comes out.
It’s sickening.
According to TNA’s own website it lists Flair for Berlin http://www.tnawrestling.com/component/k2/item/2098-1-25-Berlin,-Germany
Vince, I’m not having any luck with your link it appears broken. In the original releases there was no mention of Flair in Berlin. Thanks for the feedback though.
Ric Flair was indeed set to appear at the show in Berlin, Germany:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144232425600592
Matt,
Thanks for the link. As I said earlier the original release I got did not mention him, but it appears the Facebook posting did, I’m not sure which was posted first. Good find.
Not a problem, I just remember reading it and found it on there so not a problem.