“Hasn’t Invited Me Back”: WWE Legend Ric Flair Drops Hints of WWE Keeping Him Away for Unknown Reasons

Ric Flair is considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever. He holds numerous world title reigns, sharing the record with John Cena. Flair has retired and is currently focusing on his health, having achieved and surpassed several records during his prime. Flair recently sat down in a podcast chat with fellow WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin as they discussed their careers, and the current superstars on the roster. However, Ric Flair’s situation with the 2K games also came up, and they discussed the matter.

After WWE 2k23 came out earlier this year, fans were shocked to find The Nature Boy missing from the game. He last appeared in WWE 2k22, where multiple versions of him from different eras were available. However, during the course of one year, Flair made multiple moves outside of WWE, and the company decided on cutting him off from the game.

What did Ric Flair claim about returning to the video game franchise?

Speaking on the podcast, he expressed his desire of being back in the video game series, although WWE tried keeping him off the books. Flair claimed that the video game developers have not called him back, however, he hopes to return.

Ric Flair’s last official appearance occurred in WWE 2k22. However, despite not being in the official game this year, fans can still download models of Flair from the community creations. Speaking with Conrad Thompson, and Steve Austin, Flair said, “2K hasn’t invited me back.”

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The 74-year-old further said, “They haven’t invited me back to participate in the panel. Even though they might like me, the WWE will probably go on, ‘maybe another time. Ric signing somewhere.'” Flair felt that even though 2K wanted him back, WWE was posing as a barrier between them.

Despite being one of the top stars on the roster back in his day, WWE and Ric Flair often did not see eye to eye and there have been tensions between them in the past as well.

His work ventures outside WWE last year compelled the wrestling promotion to opt the 16-times-world champion out of the video game. Other than Ric Flair, several other wrestling legends were also missing from the game as well.

Names such as Paul Bearer, Goldust, and Dusty Rhodes were missing from the roster. While Goldust is still in AEW, the other two names could have been included owing to their history and legacy with the promotion.

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Nevertheless, with Flair expressing his desire of getting back in the game, do you guys want to see The Nature Boy back in the WWE 2k franchise? Let us know in the comments.