Blog » Ric Flair meets the UK media
Whoever said you should never meet your heroes, obviously hasn’t spent time with Ric Flair.
The legendary Nature Boy came over to the UK in May for a media tour to launch the TNA Wrestling Maximum iMPACT Tour 2011.
And when his first words to me were “Do you drink?”, I knew this would be two days like no other.
Ric certainly worked hard, doing every bit of media I could throw at him – even phone interviews on car journeys between other interviews, while signing pictures with his spare hand.
He spoke to everyone from Maxim and Bizarre to Kerrang and Big Cheese, with stops at The Sun, Daily Star and TalkSPORT in between.
But it was the nights that were really special – as we drank and partied until dawn with selected guests from the UK media.
Sadly, in true wrestling style, what goes on tour stays on tour. But I hope the picture on the left gives you some idea. Click the thumbnail to see what we got up to.
Simon Rothstein