Ric Flair Backpedals After Criticizing Charlotte’s WrestleMania Match – News & Rumours – April 23, 2026

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Ric Flair Backpedals After Criticizing Charlotte’s WrestleMania Match – News & Rumours – April 23, 2026

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Ric Flair is backtracking on his comments made on The Ariel Helwani Show yesterday. Flair had told Helwani that he wasn’t a fan of her match at WrestleMania believing she should be featured as a single wrestler. On X today, Flair posted:

I Want To Make Something Very Clear To Everyone After Yesterday’s Podcast With @arielhelwani. Number One- I’m More Than Thrilled To See
@MsCharlotteWWE Wrestling With Her Friend @AlexaBliss_WWE . I’ve Never Seen Her Happier! So Let’s Clear That Up! Number Two- I Enjoyed Her In Singles Matches Because I Feel Like She Is Able To Put More Of Her Talent On Display. Number Three- No One Will Ever Criticize Or Make Any Attempt To Judge My Daughters Or Say Anything About Them. Number Four- I Wish We Could All Just Put Everything Behind Us, And Please Don’t Report Something On Me Unless It’s 100% True. Thank You! May We All Continue To Be Successful, And For So Many Of Us As We Grow Older, There May Be No Tomorrow. May Peace And Friendship Be With Us All. Let’s Go Back To Being The Brotherhood That We Were. That Was So Sacred At One Time!

In an Instagram post, Sol Ruca revealed that she had to have eight stitches to close the gash on the back of her head. Ruca took a bump off the NXT balcony onto two tables below on this week’s show. Ruca misjudged the fall and the back of her head hit the first table.

Andre The Giant is going to be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The marker commemorating Andre René Roussimoff, known as Andre the Giant, will be dedicated Thursday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m., at the intersection of NC 73 and Old NC 220 in Ellerbe, N.C. Andre lived there for much of his life.

Jack Cartwheel has an injury update for his fans:

Blake Monroe and Ricky Saints could be on their way to the main roster.

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