The wrestling world has been left baffled by Ric Flair‘s latest social media post.

The 77-year-old is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time after a glittering 50-year career, but his post sharing news of a romantic rekindling has not earned him quite the same plaudits.

Some even questioned if Flair had just a cut a promo on his partner.

What Ric Flair Posted on X

In 2018, Flair married Wendy Barlow. The pair met during Flair’s run in WCW back in 1993, where Barlow appeared as Fifi the Maid.

After four marriages, Flair had a ceremonial wedding with Barlow in 2018, though they clarified they were never actually legally married, having never applied for a marriage certificate. In January 2022 they separated, before reconciling in May that same year. They then split once again in September 2024, ending what was acknowledged to have been a 13-year relationship between them.

Now, though, they appear to have reconciled once again, with Flair sharing a snap of them together on social media with the caption: “I Told You. It Was Only A Matter Of Time Until You Came Running Back!! At Least I Know I Am In Good Hands Because You Have Always Taken The Best Care Of Me Out Of Anyone In The Whole World. She Finally Figured Out There Is Only One Ric Flair And One James Bond, And Currently Ric Flair Is Available For Any Kind Of Action. Let’s See If Wendy Still Has It! LFG!”

The post, at the time of writing, has amassed 2.2 million views, as well as widespread bewilderment and disgust from numbers of fans.

Fans Slam Ric Flair’s Post

The wrestling world was quick to flock to Flair’s post and share their thoughts, many of which were critical of the 16-time world champion‘s approach to sharing news of his romance with Barlow.

Many asked for someone to take The Nature Boy’s phone away from him, with one user appealing for him to get himself a social media team. “This is disgusting. You need a social media team to handle stuff so you don’t let your real personality shine through. Or maybe they try and you’re just this desperate?”

One even tagged Charlotte Flair, Ric’s 14-time world champion daughter, asking her to “please come get your dad.” Another expressed sympathy for Charlotte, suggesting the questions she has to deal with on a regular basis because of her father must be “exhausting.”

The nature of the post itself was critcised by many fans, with one writing: “Ric, you’re a hero to many, but you sound like a raging misogynist here who doesn’t respect his wife.”

@JamesREnglish said it was “highly offensive to someone that took care of you at your lowest” and told Flair he was better than that.

Another replied: “Speaking in this way towards a woman that took care of you when you were close to dying and this is how you talk about her. You’re f****** pathetic. This isn’t the flex you think it is, it only makes you look sad. I remember when you had the class and respect but you have lost it.”

Others even tipped the reunion to be short-lived. “I won’t be surprised if she leaves you soon again bc of this,” wrote @ThtWr3stlingFan.

Morocco World Cup sensation Ayyoub Bouaddi has chosen his next club, deciding to join Manchester City despite links with Manchester United. City have already been busy in the summer transfer window, splashing out £116million on midfielder Elliot Anderson alone, but they are now moving to further improve their midfield.

United also find themselves in need of a new midfielder as they look to add a third midfield signing to the signings of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans. Michael Carrick still needs to replace Casemiro with a dominant pivot, and Bouaddi was one of the serious links, with the 18-year-old having regularly dominated against more senior opponents at the World Cup.

Man City win Bouaddi race

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Bouaddi now looks to have landed his Premier League move, now set to join Manchester City. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has reported: “Ayyoub Bouaddi and his camp have now reached an agreement on personal terms with Manchester City. #MCFC expected to seal the deal with Lille as next step, already advanced as Bouaddi preference would be to join City NOW — rather than in 2027.”

Bouaddi is currently with Lille, but still only 18 years of age, City may fel as though the midfielder is better off playing regularly where he is now, rather than potentially on the bench at the Etihad Stadium. While Bouaddi was a sensation in the World Cup, international tournament football is typically of a lower standard than top-end club football. United would likely feel as though they have missing out on Bouaddi is a blow, but they do not appear to have pressed on with their interest. The midfielder is expected to cost around £86million, and United are going to prioritise a player who is ready to make a big difference now if they are going to spend that sort of money.

Man City’s spending so far this summer

• Elliot Anderson – £116m
• Mathys Detourbet – £21.4m
• Jeremy Monga – £10m
• Pierce Charles – £3m

Bouaddi is a luxury City can afford, and Man Utd cannot

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Rio Ferdinand called for United to sign Bouaddi this summer. He said: “I would go and get Bouaddi, the 18-year-old midfielder. 100 per cent I’m taking him, building stuff around him.” But United need a ready-made Casemiro replacement, while City can afford to sign for the future having already signed Anderson, who will likely replace Rodri in the heart of their midfield, with the Spaniard seemingly on his way to Barcelona this summer.

Enzo Maresca has a particular talent in working with young players and developing them into first-team players, which will also be an attractive point for Bouaddi, who has been described as ‘unique’ by Lille president Oilivier Letang.

New Liverpool wonderkid Ifeanyi Ndukwe has been one of their standout performers in pre-season, but he can only play once more for the club this year.

The Reds have had a mixed pre-season. They opened up their pre-season with a 4-2 victory over Sunderland, before beating Championship outfit Wrexham at Yankee Stadium.

Liverpool then lost 4-2 to Premier League rivals Leeds United, while on Sunday, they were beaten 3-2 by Ligue 1 side Monaco at Anfield.

Anondi Iraola’s side took a 2-0 lead inside the opening half-an-hour thanks to goals from Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz. But three unanswered goals from the away side meant they were beaten for the second consecutive match.

Ifeanyi Ndukwe Can’t Play Competitive Matches For Liverpool in 2026

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Ndukwe has been named in the starting lineup for all four of Liverpool’s pre-season matches so far. The 18-year-old, who joined the club from Austria Wien in a £2.6 million deal this summer, has been superb, and he was again impressive against Monaco.

The Austria U21 international, who was playing alongside Virgil van Dijk in the centre of defence, played the opening 45 minutes before being subbed off at half-time. He was successful in all four of his duels, won all three of his tackles and completed 23 of his 24 passes.

He’s earned rave reviews for his performances but, unfortunately, he will not be able to play for Liverpool when the 26/27 campaign officially gets underway.

That’s due to work-permit reasons. As first reported by the Athletic, Ndukwe does not have the required number of points on his work permit to play for Liverpool’s first team this upcoming campaign.

That means the defender, who stands at 6 foot 6 inches, is expected to go out on loan in order to play first-team football. He will have one more opportunity to put on a red shirt this year; when Liverpool face Como at Anfield in their final pre-season match on Sunday August 16.

Liverpool’s issues at centre-back mean Ndukwe would likely have been in and around the first-team should he have been available.

Austria Wien Chief Speaks Out About Ndukwe’s Liverpool Move

Speaking after Ndukwe’s move to Liverpool was completed, Austria Vienna sporting director Michael Wagner explained why it was ‘a win-win situation’ for both clubs.

He said, per the Liverpool Echo: “It is a great honour that one of the world’s best football clubs has shown interest in one of our home-grown players. The agreement with Liverpool FC is structured in such a way that Austria Vienna will come out well in any scenario, regardless of whether the option is exercised or not.

“For me, this is a clear win-win situation for both clubs. Above all, this story is a great tribute to the excellent work that is done in our academy every day. We have a number of players here with enormous potential, which we want to exploit even more in future and thus become a springboard for talented players into Europe’s top leagues – Austria Vienna is the right club for this.

“We were aware that there would be a lot of interest in our three U17 team players in particular after they reached the World Cup final.

“Basically, our goal is for our talented players to first establish themselves in the first team and thus recommend themselves for higher tasks.

“In this case, the overall package – both Liverpool FC’s offer to Austria and the prospects for Ifeanyi Ndukwe – was a perfect fit for everyone involved.”