After footage emerged of an altercation between Ric Flair and staff at a restaurant, the WWE Hall of Famer has taken to local media to set the record straight.
Speaking to The Gainesville Sun, Flair stated he went to the bathroom where he was approached by a member of the staff at Piesano’s Stone Fired Pizza.
“I’m like, I don’t shake hands or take photos in bathrooms. Any man that goes into a bathroom knows you can see into the stall. I said, ‘Get your a– off there, I need to use the restroom.'”
Flair went on to respond to comments made by another employee calling him a “peeping tom” and a “creep,” stating:
“I’m not going to tolerate that and you wouldn’t either. That’s a pretty offensive remark. I’ll be quite honest with you, I was pissed because I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s my word against the kitchen employee and it makes no sense. I admit to everything I said. I have no problem with it because I was mad.”
Despite considering a lawsuit against the Florida restaurant, Flair would admit fault in the situation escalating when speaking on the MJ Morning Show on Q105.
“It escalated. I was wrong for getting mad. I thought I was defending my position. I was with my wife and my step-daughter, who has a degree in criminology, she was so scared she ran out the door.”
Flair later claimed he was not drunk in the altercation, despite the comments made by the staff in the footage that was shown on social media.
“After I came out of the bathroom they were, yes (they cut me off). Not prior to that. I was drinking Mich Ultra and I probably had two mix drinks.”
Source: Fightful