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Jim Ross Comments on Ric Flair's WWE Departure

Date Added: August 07, 2008
Story By: Marc Middleton

- Jim Ross updated his blog at jrsbarbq.com where he spoke on Ric Flair's recent departure from WWE:

"The announcement a few days ago that Ric Flair and the WWE had mutually agreed to part ways surprised me. When I last spoke to Ric in person we were in Charlotte for Smackdown and I spent several hours with 'Naitch' that lasted well into the middle of the evening/early morning. He had several family members with him and Ric seemed really to be having fun.

"Ric's schedule with the WWE had been somewhat ambitious in Ric's view as Ric was one the road as much or more than he had been with his wrestling schedule in his later career. Nonetheless Ric said he was having a great time as a 'Good Will Ambassador' for the WWE when we spoke. I do know that Ric had apparently received several offers to do numerous outside projects that were beyond the parameters of the WWE and that he seemed keenly interested in doing..."

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