WWE News: Ric Flair says he regrets leaving WWE for TNA after retirement

Sometimes the deepest cuts we receive, are the ones that are self-inflicted.

Following his retirement from WWE, Ric Flair joined TNA – which could be viewed as both a success and failure. While Flair will always be seen in wrestling circles as the larger than life character who still lives every day as if he is still the centre of attention, realising he has made a few mistakes along the way has been a humbling experience for the Nature Boy.

One of those regrets was joining Dixie Carter’s outfit upon leaving Vince McMahon’s kingdom. These are his comments as seen on wrestlingnewssource.com.

"There [are] a couple of things I regret. Number one was ever going to work for TNA. That’s my own fault. It was just a lot of money to wrestle 65 days a year, right? 65 days and make a lot of money. Do you know what I mean? Not WWE money, but pretty good money to do nothing. And I made a lot of friends. I like Kurt Angle very much and I like [James] Storm and [Bobby] Roode. I liked AJ [Styles]. Everybody treated me great. I mean, I don’t have any bad things to say about TNA or the people there at all. After being in the WWE, it’s pretty hard to work any place else because you’re always comparing them no matter how hard you try not to."

For years, the comparisons between the two promotions have been out of a lack of competition. We all know that TNA, which was originally started by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett, has been a niche promotion that has dealt with major issues with finances and ratings since opening its doors in 2002, hasn’t come close to the iconic WWE. Superstars have left Vince’s world and have enjoyed success in TNA – Kurt Angle, EC3, the Hardys and Drew Galloway – but it does not compare to the status of being a WWE champion.

We all know the book on Flair – the 16 world titles, the man who helped bring professional wrestling to mainstream America and the man who is often imitated but is never duplicated. Flair has enjoyed success in and out of the ring in four of the major promotions since he first got in the ring in the mid-1970s – AWA, NWA/WCW, WWE and TNA.

As of now, there is some question about Flair and his future with WWE.