Ric Flair Says He’s Willing to Take a Table Bump in AEW

Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has seen a lot of highs and lows in his long and illustrious career, but that doesn’t mean he is done with professional wrestling just yet. After all, he is part of AEW now and Flair has made it clear he is okay with being put through a table in AEW.

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair made his debut on last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, was he was revealed to be Sting’s gift from Tony Khan. Naturally, this was big moment for not only The Nature Boy but for Sting as well.

It was then confirmed that The Nature Boy signed a multi-year deal with Tony Khan’s company. While speaking with Marc Raimondi of ESPN, Ric Flair stated that he is okay with being put through a table in AEW.

 “I learned a lot from that match. You have time for a good story? So, the night before Wrestlemania with Shawn [Michaels], right? Everybody is partying at the Marriott. We were at the Marriott in Orlando, and everybody was there, and I wasn’t drinking.

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“Michael Hayes looked at me and said, ‘What are you doing?’ I said, ‘I’m not drinking. I’m nervous about tomorrow.’ He said, ‘Are you kidding me? You’re 59 years old. You have drank all night, not gone to bed, and had some of the best matches in the history of the business. Don’t change it up now.’ I just started drinking. Sure enough, I woke up at three o’clock in the morning, and I woke up and went, oh god, what have I done to myself?

But it’s the way I live my life. Truer words have never been spoken. You can’t change who you are and just try to make it. And that last match, I was just so wound up and making sure that I weighed exactly the same thing. I didn’t hydrate; I woke up and I was two pounds heavier. I only ate two egg white bites and a cup of coffee, and I didn’t drink any water or anything. So I just got dehydrated. I’ve learned.

“But I’m trying to think of anyone who’s anywhere near my age that hasn’t had knee replacements, shoulder replacements, hip replacements, and I don’t have any of that, and I don’t hurt. I’m not real flexible because I’ve torn my rotator cuff three times. But I don’t hurt; that’s the key. So what the hell, they want to throw me through a table? I’m up for it.”

Ric Flair has also expressed skepticism about a return to the squared circle in AEW. With Flair now locked into AEW for many years, we’ll have to see whether he will end up becoming one of AEW’s best signings.

What do you think of what Ric Flair said? Do you feel he should take a table bump at his age? Share your thoughts in the comments below!