WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair recently stated that he believes his daughter Charlotte Flair and Randy Orton should be presented as even bigger stars in WWE. He then spoke about The Rock and how he had left with a huge void to fill. The Rock, for example, stopped performing full-time in 2002 because he wanted to pursue a career in Hollywood. His absence left WWE short of main-event stars, especially as Steve Austin departed around the same time.
Ric Flair talks about the top stars of WWE
Speaking on the “Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling” podcast, Ric Flair claimed WWE does not want anyone to become as successful as The Rock. For that reason, he thinks the company purposely prevents talented performers from achieving megastar status.
“I just feel like the guys that are great, like Randy and my daughter, are held back because they only want them to go that far,” Flair said. “They don’t want anybody to become The Rock again, who’s gonna walk off. They don’t want anybody to become John [Cena] or Steve [Austin] that can say, ‘I don’t wanna do it.’”
‘The Nature Boy’ believes WWE is afraid of the talents becoming so big that they no longer need the company. The 73-year-old is a big fan of stars such as AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns. He also thinks his daughter Charlotte Flair is the greatest performer in the history of the wrestling business.
Despite those superstars’ undoubted qualities, Ric Flair still expects WWE to hold them back from achieving too much success:
“I think Roman’s larger than life, I think my daughter’s larger than life, I think Randy Orton’s larger than life, I think AJ’s larger than life,” Flair continued. “But they don’t let them get larger than they wanna make them. There’s never been a greater worker period in the company than my daughter, but they’re gonna keep her in check. They keep everybody in check now.”
