Ric Flair made headlines recently for attempting to trademark ‘The Man’ for wrestling purposes. This raised some eyebrows as Becky Lynch has been using ‘The Man’ as her moniker on television for a while now.
Ric noted in an interview that WWE and Charlotte Flair are unhappy with him for trying to trademark it.
We have an update for you on Ric Flair’s current status with WWE. Here is what Mike Johnson of PWInsider wrote about the situation:
While Ric Flair has been very open about his recent issues with WWE over their usage of “The Man” regarding Becky Lynch and his belief that he should be paid accordingly for the usage, he is still slated to be at this Tuesday’s Smackdown taping.
Flair and his daughter, Charlotte Flair, are being advertised as taking part in a Q&A for WWE sponsor Crickett Wireless live from backstage at the Smackdown event in Atlanta, with the Q&A streaming live on Crickett Wireless’ Facebook page and other social media platforms at 12 PM Eastern. That could make for an interesting session.
Flair remains advertised for the 10/4 Smackdown Live debut on FOX from Los Angeles as well.
Based on this report, it looks like WWE will still be using Ric on television, despite the trademark issues.
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