A 16 time world heavyweight champion,
a two time WWE Hall of Famer, he is the nature boy, Ric Flair.
>> [SOUND] >> Hi.
>> Hey kiddos. >> Hey, welcome back.
>> How are you?
>> We are great, even better now.
Since you're here, [LAUGH].
>> Thank you.
>> Well, we just want to dive right into something really cool that you're involved
in right now.
Throughout your career you've been featured in Super Bowl commercials,
you've been on lottery tickets.
Now you have this really cool collaboration with Adidas and
Damian Lillard on the day seven.
We actually all have I think we all got one of these colors.
>> We need to.
>> Look at these.
>> These are great, man.
>> This are amazing.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> And look.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, we know, back in the day, you were known for
wearing your alligator shoes.
But Ric, come one.
You've done a lot of cool things but how cool is it to now have your own sneaker?
>> Actually, it's one of the coolest things I've ever done.
Wrestling is something that came easy to me and I had so
much fun doing it that you never think of the things you're doing and
living everyday your lives that someday it would be appreciated
to the extent that the music people, the Ric Flair drip and offset.
And my relationships with all the rappers and musicians period.
And now to have this because sports is one of my true loves and I love basketball and
I've gotten to know Damien and it's no secret that I'm a huge NBA fan.
So, to be involved in it it's like, somebody appreciates the heart.
Does that make sense?
>> Absolutely.
>> Even though I didn't think it was hard work.
Just having fun.
You guys are lucky you all missed me on the way through.
[LAUGH] >> [LAUGH]
>> Nature Boy,
you're a huge sports fan bigger than most people.
So what do you make of Dame's game and
what do you your interactions been like with Dame?
>> Well, I think one of the top ten players in the league and
I followed it very closely.
He's phenomenal.
I mean, but when Adidas reached out to me a couple of years ago, I was thrilled.
That's just like, the thing when Offset came to me and
said can we do this and that?
It's hard to explain.
You wouldn't think that my whole wrestling career would be
eclipsed by a saw even with bad bunny.
The first one that went platinum Shumbaya, but the Ric Flair Drip,
I think it's like someone told me the other day, 375 million views on YouTube.
So, I mean, it's a big deal for
me and I don't take it for granted.
I appreciate it and just that means that something, for
all the things I did wrong, which you can run that list all day long,
I did something right and influenced some people and
made them take notice of what I was doing.
And it's probably more recognized now than it was back when I was doing it.
>> It's awesome. >> So I'm very proud of it.
And I don't think anybody, I know that Dame,
his favorite wrestler is Steve.
And they had a show, Steve Austin.
And the show with Steve was great and I was so envious of Steve.
I called him and said no, that's a great deal.
And Steve thought it was incredible.
So for this to happen to meet.
So, it's hard to put into words because it's great to be recognized as
having been successful in your personal endeavor in life,
whether you're a doctor or an architect you wanna be.
Everybody should want to be the best.
>> Yeah.
>> But then to take something all these years later and
have it appreciated by athletes and high-level people and
the musical artists is really special for me.
>> You mentioned Stone Cold, Ric.
Dame famously walked into a game once dressed as Stone Cold and
I know he's itching for a Nature Boy, we see a couple behind you.
What is it gonna take to get Dame a robe so
he can walk into a game dressed as Natch?
>> Bring one to him.
I told him I'd give him one, it's serious.
It's funny.
My life is phenomenal.
I had went to a Laker game last year and I introduced the Lakers right before
the COVID came along and introduced LeBron and Edge.
So I wrestled him for him for so many years.
It's the same building with a different name,
but he invited me out to the Rose Garden.
I was happy to pick a game and go and ultimately,
you guys know me I'll end up giving him a robe.
>> [LAUGH] >> That's like the ultimate because
on the show here.
>> Yeah, he had me in the top ten.
>> That's smart enough, as you should be.
>> [LAUGH] >> On the show it says King of Drip which
it just feels like that would be the perfect way for
him to walk into the playoff bubble next year.
>> Yeah. >> So I hope that happens.
I wanna throw this out there to you Ric,
because Kayla mentioned the lottery tickets, Superbowl commercials, the shoes.
>> Mm-hm. >> All top tier big time projects and
awesome collaborations.
Was there ever a time you were presented something over your illustrious career
where you're like, you know what, that might be a little bit too ridiculous.
I don't know if I could do that.
>> I can't think of anything that I ever, anytime.
And I think you guys know what I'm talking about because
you're in the media basically.
And even though you're doing this, you always have outside interests but
anytime you have the cross demographic recognition.
I don't think there's been anything that I had no idea.
But I guess since I just came up I had no idea when I was shooting that video.
I had just gotten out of the hospital.
And so when they reached out to me to do that,
and I was still under the weather from when I was sick.
I said yeah, but now I had no idea what do we do and
all this is to have Damien.
She was made to be involved with his show and I mean,
it's just that once again I said how many of us are ever recognized
in a cross demographic capacity that where you're featured in?
I'm 71 years old.
Number one, I feel fortunate to even be on The Bump.
How many guys?
No, I'm serious.
How many guys my age in the business are being featured on your show?
So, I'm thrilled to be doing this.
But every time I get an opportunity to go to the shows,
Kayla knows I get excited to see the kids, and
I'm 40 years older than most of them, and I mean, but
I still I think they respect me enough that I am accepted.
It's not that guy that comes around and wants to relive what he did in 80s,
does that make sense?
>> Absolutely. >> Which is what is responsible for
the show and Ric Flair Drip and all that so
I just I don't take anything for granted.
It'd be really easy for me to be arrogant and say, well, I deserve this and
I think we all, I think should be for these opportunities that come along and
once again for all the things I might have done wrong.
I did something right.