The wrestling world has created many amazing rivalries, however, sadly, some of them spill over into real-life feuds, such as the beef between Ric Flair and Triple H.
The pair of legends shared massive success during their stint in the company. In the 2000s, they dominated the Raw brand as part of Evolution. With the help of Randy Orton and Batista, they conquered the red side of town, winning the World Heavyweight Championship, Intercontinental Championship and the World Tag Team Championship belts.
”The Game’ shared outrageous chemistry with his mentor, and even inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame. However, over the years, their bond appeared to gradually weaken.
In March, as transcribed by WrestlingNews.co, Flair gave a vague response as to why they stopped talking.
He said: “I have no idea. He and I were incredibly close, and now I never hear from him, so I don’t know.”
However, the 16-time world champion has now elaborated on the situation.
Why did Ric Flair and Triple H fall out?
In an interview with AdFreeShows.com, the recently retired legend explained that the bad blood started over his former moniker ‘The Man’, a nickname now used by Becky Lynch. Flair confessed that he still holds a place in his heart for his old pal.
As per WrestlingNews.co, he said: “We had a big falling out over the trademark ‘The Man’ issue. A big falling out. But I’d be very surprised if I wasn’t in the top five people that reached out to Stephanie when he got sick.
“Certainly, as soon as I became aware of it, I called her. And I called him, and he is the first person I called when Reid died.”
He continued: “So for whatever people want to make of our relationship or not, I feel like everybody has ups and downs. You have arguments. You have disagreements. But I can guarantee you this. I’ll be at his funeral, and I’ll guarantee you this, he’ll be at mine. Everybody else can say what they want to say about it, or make what they want to make of it.”
Flair later gave his opinion on the 53-year-old’s appointment as WWE Head of Creative.
The wrestling icon said: “He’s going to do what he wants to do, and he’s gonna work with people that I think he has a level of comfort with.
“He’s bringing in people that, maybe, he felt should have stayed, and were cut for the wrong reason. That’s what you do. First of all, you surround yourself with people you’re comfortable with, because you don’t want people to talk behind your back.”
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