“This Man Is Going to Die”: Fans Gone Stark Raving Mad Over 73-Year-Old WWE Legend’s Latest Announcement

The Royal Rumble is among the most awaited WWE events every year. The famous titular 30-man match always seems to intrigue the fans. Many current and past wrestlers are returning to the event to hype up the wrestling faithful. 

Speculations are always doing rounds months before the actual event takes place on which wrestlers could surprisingly appear out of nowhere. From the shocking debut of AJ Styles to the heart-melting return of Edge, the Royal Rumble has featured it all. 

Recently, a WWE Hall of Famer has set the ball rolling that he would appear at the next year’s Royal Rumble event.

Billed as the ‘Road To WrestleMania’, Royal Rumble has been exciting the fans for a long time. The iconic sound of the buzzer, which signifies the entry of a new competitor in the main event match, always adds up to the suspense of the encounter. And WWE legend Ric Flair has recently announced that he will be appearing at the next year’s event.

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Flair made the announcement on the latest episode of his To Be The Man podcast. He said, “I’m going to be there {Royal Rumble}”. 

Ric Flair also confirmed his presence at the Raw 30th Anniversary episode preceding the event. “I have been invited and it’s a f**king big deal. And for all the people out there who go why? Because it’s Raw and it’s a big f**king deal. Hell yeah, are you kidding me? 30 years, you think about that. Remember when Nitro was just going to destroy Raw?” said the Hall of Famer.

The 16-time world champion is no stranger to the event as he won the 1992 Royal Rumble match to clinch the WWE title at the time. 

The legend, who has been flirting with retirement for a long time now, competed at the Starrcast V event earlier this year. He teamed up with AEW star Andrade to take on the team of Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.

The Flair-Andrade duo picked up the win with the ‘Nature Boy’ announcing later that he passed out twice during the match. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to the fans as he is now at the ripe old age of 73 years.

Fans react to Ric Flair’s appearance at WWE Royal Rumble

The wrestling community on social media wasn’t too pleased with Flair’s latest announcement. With many of them speculating as to which capacity the Nature Boy would be returning and others straight out rejecting the idea.

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It is unclear in which capacity Ric Flair would appear in the Royal Rumble event next year. But the fans have certainly displayed their preference for a non-wrestling appearance for the iconic performer. Legends such as The Undertaker and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin are expected to appear in the Raw 30th Anniversary episode.

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An appearance by ‘The Dirtiest Player of The Game’ would surely add to the already star-studded cast.