Various: Ric Flair on Fake Heart Attack Spot, Chelsea Green on Career Future, Indies

Sep 1, 2022

Ric Flair Comments on Regretting Doing Fake Heart Attack Spot During His Last Match

The New York Post held a recent interview with Ric Flair. One of the topics discussed included Flair stating that he regretted doing the fake heart attack spot during his match at this past July’s Ric Flair’s Last Match event.

“I made the mistake of saying to someone in the match that I felt lightheaded, so everybody jumped way too early [toward the finish of the match], and I just said [in my head] that this was the only way to slow it down.
I did that on my own. I told the referee [to tell] Jeff Jarrett to slow down. Boom, bring it back down and lay the rest of the match out. And we did that. That was an audible to get everybody back on the same track — slow down, I’m fine. It was not the plan. It was not in good taste. I realize that. It was the only thing that was going to keep everybody from going right to the finish.”

Chelsea Green on Career Future & Current Time in Impact

A recent episode of the PWTCast podcast had Chelsea Green as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Green thoughts on her plans for the future of her wrestling career.

“Oh my gosh [Green responded when asked where she sees herself in the next three-to-four years]. It’s crazy because 2014 and ‘15 and ‘16, all I wanted was WWE and then I found IMPACT Wrestling and all I wanted was to be champion and then I left IMPACT and I was involved in ALL IN and Lucha Underground and then WWE and then after WWE, NWA and Ring of Honor and now it’s just like, I don’t even know because I’ve checked off so many, if not all of my personal boxes, my to-do list so maybe I’d like to get back to WWE and have the run that I wish I’d had. Maybe I would like to be in a stable with my best friends Deonna Purrazzo and Britt Baker at AEW. Maybe I just wanna be Matt’s valet at GCW, you know? [Green laughed] There’s so many different ways that my career could go right now being a complete free agent that it’s hard to kind of narrow it down so I don’t know, but I hope that in three-to-four years, I am just, if not more successful than I have been the past year as a free agent and as happy. As successful and happy as I have been the past 365 days because it’s been a really, really, really fun and creatively fulfilled year.”

Green also gave her thoughts about her current career in Impact Wrestling and comparisons with her previous time in the company.

“You know what? I actually had so much fun last time at IMPACT Wrestling that it is so hard to touch that first run because aside from me being very young and naïve in wrestling, I was also young, naïve and champion, you know what I mean? I was the IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Champion. I mean, I don’t know that you can get any better than that. I think that this is an equally fun run and possibly could turn out to be an even better run in IMPACT because I’m doing it with my best friend and you know, I came into IMPACT Wrestling in two thousand and… I mean I kind of came in-in 2015 and ‘16 but I got signed in 2017 if I’m remembering that correct and I made friends with the division. I came in not knowing anybody but, those girls became some of my best friends; Sienna, Allie, Mia Yim, Rosemary and this time around, I know everybody. I don’t wanna say I’m a veteran because I always feel like I have so much more to give, but I’m not a newbie anymore. I know my place and I know my role in the division and I know all my bosses, I know my co-workers so, it’s just a really comfortable run this time. I know I belong and I have nothing to prove but I still am trying to give it my all.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Fozzy recently announced that they have delayed the start of their upcoming Save The World concert tour from its original start date of September 8th to a new date of September 28th due to Chris Jericho recently suffering a bruised larynx injury. It was also announced that all originally scheduled concert events during that time period have been postponed to Spring of 2023 as a result.

Major League Wrestling talent Alexander Hammerstone reportedly recently suffered a potential concussion injury, according to PWInsider.

Lucha wrestler Faby Apache reportedly recently left Lucha Libre AAA, according to Lucha Blog.

Diamond Dallas Page announced that Buff Bagwell recently entered a drug rehab program after suffering a relapse incident. Prior to his relapse, Bagwell had been living with Page in Atlanta, Georgia and had been receiving help from Page to overcome his personal health and drug issues.

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently revealed the official logo for their upcoming Wrestle Kingdom 17 event on January 4, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW also recently announced four new matches for the card of their NJPW Strong Autumn Attack 2022 event on September 11th in Las Vegas, Nevada: