Ric Flair thanks Roman Reigns for ‘biggest compliment I’ve received in years’
Ric Flair is honored to have received a big compliment from WWE star Roman Reigns.
On social media earlier this week, Fanatics put out a video where Reigns played a game where he had to stop them when they named a wrestler who is better than he is. Reigns placed himself above his co-workers Bronson Reed, Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, and Drew McIntyre — but he stopped when Flair’s name was mentioned.
Legend has it that he's still signing 🤣 pic.twitter.com/6tfAwbGFKg
— Fanatics (@Fanatics) December 2, 2025
Flair responded to the video this morning, calling it the biggest compliment he’s received in years.
Thank You For The Respect @WWERomanReigns! This Has To Be The Biggest Compliment I’ve Received In Years! 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/fs2WHHf7c1
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) December 3, 2025
“Thank You For The Respect @WWERomanReigns!,” the 76-year-old wrestling icon tweeted. “This Has To Be The Biggest Compliment I’ve Received In Years!”
Flair, who is under contract with AEW, was supposed to be on the Blood & Guts episode of Dynamite last month, but he had to leave the event early and was only able to make a brief appearance in front of the crowd before the show began due to pain from a rotator cuff injury he’s been dealing with.
Recently, Flair made headlines by claiming that Hulk Hogan’s death was caused by “street drugs” Hogan was taking to help with the pain from surgeries he had undergone.
Reigns competed in the men’s WarGames match at WWE Survivor Series last weekend. His team was on the losing side after a mystery man — believed to be the returning Austin Theory — helped Breakker, Reed, Logan Paul, McIntyre & Brock Lesnar get the victory. The PLE ended with some dissension between Reigns and Rhodes.
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