WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair recently spoke about some WWE related topics, including his desire to manage Cesaro, CM Punk's WWE departure and rumors of Triple H burying talent, during a recent edition of his "WOOOOO! Nation" podcast. Below are some of the highlights.
On welcoming the idea of becoming Cesaro's manager in WWE:
"I would love that role, but I verbally said that because I don't think they think he is strong on the mic, but he is certainly strong in the ring. In my opinion, you could make Cesaro a contender that people believe in, right off the bat, for Brock Lesnar. Within one month, you could get him that hot. Hey, don't be surprised if it's a SummerSlam match. When that kid comes back, man, I know they're going to reassess the way they were using him and if they're going to put a big push on him. He [has] gotten over with the fans anyway. He [has] gotten over huge. He has a huge following. But if he had someone talking for him in the role of being a bad guy, he could be huge, I think."
On CM Punk's departure affecting AJ Lee's run and his claims about Dr. Chris Amann & Triple H:
"I thought [Punk] was a good performer. I don't know if I'd call him 'great', but I thought he was good." Flair continued, "I just know he left here in a lot of controversy and it seemed to affect AJ [Lee]'s run here too. I don't really know. There [are] so many sides to the story. I just know that Hunter is arguably my best friend aside from [WOOOOO! Nation co-host Conrad Thompson] and I can't see Hunter doing anything to hurt anybody. And I know Dr. Amann. I can't see Dr. Amann putting someone in a position to get hurt, so that's all I can say. Hunter certainly wouldn't do anything to screw him. What does Hunter gain by screwing anybody, right? I don't think he has to worry about going anywhere."
On rumors that Triple H "buries" talent:
"I say 'bulls--t' to that. He [doesn't] bury anybody. He doesn't have to. It doesn't make sense." Flair added, "if you are the best, all you got to do is go out to the ring and be the best. Does that make sense? Nobody can hold back your talent if you're in the ring. If someone said, 'I'm not going to give you the chance to get in the ring', then, they're holding you back. If they're letting you get in the ring, you can simply distinguish yourself from your opponent or anybody else around."
