Lors d'une interview, Ric Flair a confié que la WWE lui manquait et qu'il se sentait en pleine forme physique pour retourner sur les rings.
Selon les rumeurs, Flair aurait même contacté la fédération pour un éventuel retour. De plus, Jim Ross a souhaité réagir rapidement à cette information, dont voici le texte original :
"Ric called me last Sunday morning and we had a nice talk and I could tell that "Naitch" was getting "the itch" to get back in the ring. He might be feeling somewhat burned out regarding all the autograph shows and meet 'n greets that he's done over the past several months. One can only imagine how much flesh Ric has pressed since retiring. Ric's driver's license may say that he is 60 years old
but he still has the spirit and constitution of a 30- something year old, for better or for worse, depending on one's perspective. Can Ric still perform in the ring at a competitive level. Hell, yeah. Should he? Well, that's another question that's a little tougher to answer."
Source : Gerweck