Ric Flair is set to make an appearance during the Thriller Fight Club: Jake Paul vs Ben Askren event, according to a new report. PWInsider has confirmed that Flair will appear on the PPV event in a segment promoting the slapping tournament Slapstrike, with a press release noting that Flair will call the Slapstrike exhibition match between US Champion Da Crazy Hawaiian and The Bear Man.
The site notes that Flair was in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where the Saturday PPV will emanate from.
The show will be headlined by Paul, the brother of WrestleMania 37 celebrity Logan Paul, facing Bellator and UFC veteran Askren in a pro boxing match. It will also feature other celebrity boxing matches and musical performances from Justin Bieber, The Black Keys, Doja Cat, Major Lazer, and more.
Our annual WrestleMania issue of the Observer is out this week with full coverage of pro wrestling s biggest event.
We go through all the news of the show, including the booking, the title changes, the finishes, the direction, what did and didn t work, the difference between the two nights, after four examples how does two shows work vs one, the big money WrestleMania main events, the returns, the celebrities and business notes on the show. We also look at next year.
Also in this issue:
Match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results from both nights of WrestleMania and both nights of Takeover, to see how people saw all four of the WWE s big events.