[Yahoo Sports] Steve Smith vs. the "Nature Boy"Ric Flair

plutoblue11 · Jan 10, 2014

Steve Smith's flair and gritty attitude more of a rallying point for Panthers than the 'The Nature Boy'

By Eric Adelson 17 hours ago Yahoo Sports
Ice up, Ric Flair.

A dust-up over a motivational speech the pro wrestling legend gave to the San Francisco 49ers last week before the team faced the Green Bay Packers has escalated into a sideshow soap opera worthy of the Royal Rumble. Flair released a statement Thursday saying he would not attend his hometown team's first playoff game in five years on Sunday, when the Carolina Panthers host the 49ers, after receiving death threats from fans. (There may be another reason as well. The Charlotte Business Journal reported Thursday that Flair has a warrant out for his arrest on contempt of court violations.)The Panthers themselves were stunned when they saw the video of Flair's visit with the Niners. "Everybody was shocked," said wide receivers coach Ricky Proehl, who played for the Panthers back when Flair's trademark "Woooo!" was played on the scoreboard. "The whole city of Charlotte was shocked. Everybody knows Ric Flair. So when the guys saw that video, it was like, "Damn, really? I thought he was a Panther?"

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Brando2101 · Jan 10, 2014

Flair was in his 50s when the Panthers started up. Hard to blame him for not converting after more than half his life was over.

Kam · Jan 10, 2014

He has a warrant in North Carolina. He can't go there.

Plus, he's big with the New Orleans hornets. He followed them down to Nola.

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