WWE and AEW news: Ric Flair cleared to wrestle, Natalya and Lacey Evans to wear body suits at Crown Jewel
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Ric Flair cleared to wrestle
Ric Flair has been fired up in the weeks leading up to WWE Crown Jewel.
While not participating in the match, his team of Randy Orton, King Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura and Drew McIntyre will take on Hulk Hogan’s team of Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Shorty G and Ali in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Speaking on , Flair said: “That’s a secret, I’ve been cleared.
“I’ve got a medical release. So, never, ever forget who the dirtiest player in the game is, man.
“I’ll be equipped and ready, in the words of Pedro Morales, for any kind of action!â€
Given Flair’s revelation, could we see the 70-year-old get physical at Crown Jewel?
Attire plans for Natalya and Lacey Evans
On Wednesday, WWE announced that Natalya and Lacey Evans will go head-to-head in the first ever women’s match in Saudi Arabia.
For their match at Crown Jewel, say both women will wear full body suits like Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss did in Abu Dhabi in 2017.
The report adds Natalya and Evans have been chosen to perform in Saudi Arabia because ‘they check every box’.
Brock Lesnar helps out Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Jimmy Hart in a big way
Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Jimmy Hart were stranded after their plane came to an emergency stop in Iceland on Tuesday.
The Hulkster said the rough landing ‘caused the tires to blow out and brakes to melt’.
And in an Instagram story, Hogan revealed a ‘buddy’ was helping him complete his journey to Saudi Arabia.
claim the ‘buddy’ was WWE champion Brock Lesnar who let Hogan, Flair and Hart jump in his private jet to the Middle East.