3 Wrestling rumors we hope are true and 3 we hope aren't: Vince McMahon "personally" trying to prevent WWE star from signing with AEW, Major worry about SummerSlam cancelation?

#2. Hope isn't true: Major heat on Ric Flair in WWE for comments made against Finn Balor

Ric Flair was granted a WWE release

Ric Flair is no longer signed to WWE. He surprisingly wasn't cut for a long stretch between April 2020 and July 2021. However, it was Flair who asked for his release, per reports from Fightful Select. It reportedly had to do with him voicing his displeasure over "fairly recent" booking decisions.

There's a high chance that Ric Flair will end up in AEW, adding more star power to the brand. However, he has had to face a lot of heat from WWE over the last few years for anything critical he has said. The only reason he hasn't spoken out too much is that he wants to protect his daughter Charlotte Flair and not negatively affect her career, as per Dave Meltzer of WON.

WON even reported that Ric Flair had to stop his podcast because of the heat he received for certain comments:

"Flair actually gave up his podcast because he got so much heat from WWE , from anything the slightest bit critical he said, including once saying he didn’t think Finn Balor would ever main event WrestleMania because of his size, and in hindsight, history has shown thus far that Balor hasn’t main evented WrestleMania and it’s very unlikely he ever will,'' said Dave Meltzer.

We hope this isn't true because it's unfortunate to get heat for anything critical said against WWE or a signed superstar.