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WWE has announced that this week on RAW they will be holding a special birthday celebration to honor and pay tribute to the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
The 16-time World Champion and 2-time Hall of Famer will turn 70 on 25 February. Flair without a doubt is one of the greatest wrestling superstars and legends in the history of the business.
The Nature Boy retired from in-ring competition in 2012, and has been making appearances for WWE since then, whenever required. His daughter, Charlotte Flair, is carrying on his legacy in the business and is one of the main stars of the women's division in WWE.
The celebration will surely feature the whole WWE locker room, as well as several guests from Flair's past including fellow wrestlers, legends, and so on. This is a great opportunity for WWE to have some superstar ruin the party and further his/her road to WrestleMania. Also, a few unexpected returns and face-offs would make this segment memorable.
In this article, we take a look at 5 surprises that we can witness during Ric Flair's 70th birthday celebration on RAW. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.
#5 Becky Lynch crashes the party and knocks Ric Flair out
With Ric Flair returning to RAW, the celebration would be in full flow. But "The Man" might crash the party and punish Flair for the actions of his daughter.
Becky Lynch is currently facing a "kayfabe" suspension and is out of the WrestleMania match for the Raw women's championship. But recently she attacked her former best friend and current best enemy, Charlotte Flair, at a WWE live event.
With Flair being on RAW, Charlotte would definitely be there to celebrate this moment with her father. This would be a great opportunity for the anti-hero, Becky Lynch, to ruin the party and confront Charlotte.
Fans would love to see Becky knock out Ric Flair and take her feud with Charlotte to the next level. This could lead to Charlotte and Becky facing each other at FastLane, where Becky could make her way back to the Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania.
#4 Ronda, Charlotte, and Becky have an all-out brawl
As mentioned in the last slide, Ric's birthday celebration is a great opportunity for WWE to further the Raw Women's title scene. With the whole locker room supposed to be there for the celebration, it'd be interesting to see the tension between these 3 women.
Ronda could come and congratulate Flair, only to have a huge staredown with Charlotte, standing right next to her dad. At this point, if Becky interferes again then there's a huge possibility that a brawl would break out between the three of them.
WWE could have Ric help his daughter get an upper hand and then celebrate with her in the ring, to give Charlotte an upper-hand in the ongoing feud.
Otherwise, WWE could have The Man clear the ring and challenge Charlotte for a match at Fastlane to earn her way back to the WrestleMania match for the Raw Women's Championship.
#3 John Cena shows up to congratulate Flair and set up his WrestleMania match
While Flair has had a great career in wrestling, holding the record for the maximum World Championship reigns in history, there is a guy who shares this record with him. Yes, we are talking about The Champ, John Cena.
Cena last made an appearance on RAW in January. He was replaced in the Royal Rumble match, and currently, there is no confirmation of him having a match at this year's WrestleMania.
John Cena returning to RAW to congratulate Flair on his birthday would be a great moment. Cena could also tease his intentions of breaking the record of Ric Flair and winning his 17th World Championship.
Another interesting thing could be a staredown between John and his rumored WrestleMania opponent, Drew McIntyre. This would be a great time to kick-off this rivalry if this match gets booked for Mania.
#2 Batista returns and challenges Triple H to a match at WrestleMania
Ric Flair throughout his career has been a part of a number of factions in WWE. One of them is with Triple H, Batista, and Randy Orton, called "Evolution".
In the SmackDown 1000 episode last year in October, Evolution made their return to SmackDown and had a segment where they spoke about each other's accomplishments and how Evolution was the greatest faction in WWE's history.
But an interesting stare down took place between The Game and The Animal when Batista claimed that Triple H has done everything in the business, except beat him.
According to many, this segment will lead to a WrestleMania match this year between the two. Batista could very well return during Ric Flair's celebration and confront Triple H and challenge him to a match at WrestleMania 35.
#1 Undertaker returns, has a stare-down with his WrestleMania opponent
While this seems a little too far, but there is a slight possibility of The Undertaker returning to WWE during Ric Flair's birthday celebration. There's no doubt that Undertaker was one of the top rivals of Ric Flair during his in-ring career.
Both of these legendary superstars had a showdown at WrestleMania 18, which the Phenom won. These two have a great history between them.
If you are a real wrestling fan, then you can't forget the epic sendoff The Undertaker gave to Ric Flair during his retirement segment on RAW after Flair's last match in WWE against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24.
Also, with the current rumors of Undertaker's in-ring career being over, Vince would want to make a statement by insisting the Phenom return & create huge vibes, letting everyone know he still is the King of the Jungle.
If the Undertaker does show up, this segment can be a good way to book his match at WrestleMania. A mere stare-down with someone like Drew McIntyre or Finn Balor would be enough to ignite the feud.
Let us know how you feel about the possibility of these things happening this week on RAW. Also, Happy Birthday Ric Flair!
