Rick Flair in critical condition

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

My takeaway from that documentary is that Flair is a broken, wasted human being and very probably an asshole. The documentary itself seemed like him making his last, best effort at proving he was still the larger than life figure he carried himself as for 40 years.

Other wrestlers have stated that Flair's problem is that he is the gimmick. Sure, the most successful gimmicks are parts of the wrestlers personality turned up full blast but no one lived the gimmick like Flair did and it has left him poor and with a bunch of health problems.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

May be true, but I quoted myself from a previous post.

Nobody's ever questioned that he was the life of the party and an approachable guy, though. The problem seems to be that he's akin to a junky; he needs a fix constantly only his fix is attention/adrenaline. Without the spotlight, he resorts to remarkably self-destructive behavior.

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Other wrestlers have stated that Flair's problem is that he is the gimmick. Sure, the most successful gimmicks are parts of the wrestlers personality turned up full blast but no one lived the gimmick like Flair did and it has left him poor and with a bunch of health problems.

The most stark contrast was the Undertaker. He's just sitting there in a sweatshirt talking like a guy. I'm not much of a wrestling guy but even I know how batshit bizarre the Undertaker's act is/was. With Flair, there doesn't seem to be a line of demarcation. He became his character and even celebrates it that fact.

Some part of you hopes that one day he realizes what he's lost because of that. Then again, another part of you hopes he never does because that is going to be one brutal dose of reality.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Nobody's ever questioned that he was the life of the party and an approachable guy, though. The problem seems to be that he's akin to a junky; he needs a fix constantly only his fix is attention/adrenaline. Without the spotlight, he resorts to remarkably self-destructive behavior.

X Factor

[Mennonite]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Some part of you hopes that one day he realizes what he's lost because of that.

The dude is too busy banging chicks and signing autographs for his millions of fans to even realize how miserable he is. Tragic.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Mennonite

The dude is too busy banging chicks and signing autographs for his millions of fans to even realize how miserable he is. Tragic.

Glad he got to **** a lot of chicks. I'm sure that made him feel better when his derelict parenting led to his son's death, especially now that his lifestyle choices have left him so broke that he forced to roll his 60 year old bones out there to literally get de-pantsed on television all for the benefit of the dozens of creditors lined up at his doorstep.

An aspirational life, indeed.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

. I'm sure that made him feel better when his derelict parenting led to his son's death

That's brutal, dude.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Glad he got to **** a lot of chicks. I'm sure that made him feel better when his derelict parenting led to his son's death, especially now that his lifestyle choices have left him so broke that he forced to roll his 60 year old bones out there to literally get de-pantsed on television all for the benefit of the dozens of creditors lined up at his doorstep.

An aspirational life, indeed.

I completely disagree with the whole 'derelict parenting' led to his son's death. I'm sure it didn't help but Ric had other kids who turned out fine. Reid's son died of a drug overdose as well. You can raise a kid perfectly fine and they can turn into a drug addict, gang members, serial killer etc... At the end day people have to take responsibility for their own lives.

Ric Flair isn't a bad dude. He was not the best parent. He wasn't the most moral guy but I don't think he's some piece of s**t like you are trying to make him out to be.

He lived a pretty cool life. He lived life in the fast lane. Not for everybody but he certainly has paid the price for it. No need to talk trash on the guy.

[thegame214]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

I completely disagree with the whole 'derelict parenting' led to his son's death. I'm sure it didn't help but Ric had other kids who turned out fine. Reid's son died of a drug overdose as well. You can raise a kid perfectly fine and they can turn into a drug addict, gang members, serial killer etc... At the end day people have to take responsibility for their own lives.

Ric Flair isn't a bad dude. He was not the best parent. He wasn't the most moral guy but I don't think he's some piece of s**t like you are trying to make him out to be.

He lived a pretty cool life. He lived life in the fast lane. Not for everybody but he certainly has paid the price for it. No need to talk trash on the guy.

Well said

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

I completely disagree with the whole 'derelict parenting' led to his son's death. I'm sure it didn't help but Ric had other kids who turned out fine. Reid's son died of a drug overdose as well. You can raise a kid perfectly fine and they can turn into a drug addict, gang members, serial killer etc... At the end day people have to take responsibility for their own lives.

Ric Flair isn't a bad dude. He was not the best parent. He wasn't the most moral guy but I don't think he's some piece of s**t like you are trying to make him out to be.

He lived a pretty cool life. He lived life in the fast lane. Not for everybody but he certainly has paid the price for it. No need to talk trash on the guy.

yep, he paid the price in exchange for living large and bringing joy to millions of fans.

There is always a give and take.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

I completely disagree with the whole 'derelict parenting' led to his son's death. I'm sure it didn't help but Ric had other kids who turned out fine. Reid's son died of a drug overdose as well. You can raise a kid perfectly fine and they can turn into a drug addict, gang members, serial killer etc... At the end day people have to take responsibility for their own lives.

Ric Flair isn't a bad dude. He was not the best parent. He wasn't the most moral guy but I don't think he's some piece of s**t like you are trying to make him out to be.

He lived a pretty cool life. He lived life in the fast lane. Not for everybody but he certainly has paid the price for it. No need to talk trash on the guy.

Ric Flair is a pretty shitty dude, but can't really comment one way or another on parenting ability.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Ric Flair is a pretty shitty dude, but can't really comment one way or another on parenting ability.

Now I don't know what he was like behind closed doors but based on that show I don't think he was a s***y dude at all. Bad husband, bad father yes but I don't think that makes him a bad person necessarily. His wife seemed pretty indifferent to his vices in the interview. It's not like he was out beating women or doing anything seriously bad when he partied.

He just liked to party and enjoyed attention too much. The only person he really hurt was himself. He obviously was very generous with his money and his friends all love him.

WOOOOO!