Social Media Goes After Ric Flair After Alleged Sexual Assault Incident Resurfaces in 'Dark Side of the Ring'
09/18/2021 02:40 pm EDT
Canceled
One fan wrote: "Thing is, this incident has been documented elsewhere for nearly 20 years but nobody has called for him to be cancelled or boycotted? Only now after it goes out on a popular documentary people are saying it's wrong and he should be cancelled. But said nothing before??"
Last Stand
Another fan wrote: "WWE picked a good time to release Ric Flair. I know he requested his release, but they granted it and probably did the right thing. I hope this doesn't cause a divide somehow between WWE and Charlotte tho now."
'Made Man'
A social media user wrote: "This is a larger societal problem that manifests in many professions and subcultures. Politicians, athletes, celebrities gain a certain status and it makes them immune to the consequences of sexual impropriety. We're just now waking up to how toxic that tolerance has been."
Lacey Evans
One fan looked back at him being booked with Lacey Evans earlier in the year. A person replied: "I mean I was a huge Ric fan. Grew up hating the heel Ric. Got into the biz and got to meet him and chat with him on a personal level. Most stories is him entertaining consenting adults. The whole corner a flight attendant and harass her thing was very Tommy Dreamer."
No AEW
One fan replied: "Personally I'm sick to death of cancel culture, so this happened under the WWF banner many years ago we all heard the story we all just went on with our lives, now all these years later you want to cancel a 70 plus man who has gave wrestling everything he had to give..."
'Disgusted'
"Yeah that was major courage" one person tweeted. "Coming forward on a program that you know will be viewed by so many people. For her to do that was very brave. Hopefully that helps bring about more change".
Lesson Learned
And this fan said: "Vince didn't just sit there. He was drunk off his a— then got into a fight with Kurt angle in where the undertaker choked out Angle thinking he just started beating Vince's ass for no reason."
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.
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