Ric Flair says ex-WWE star does not belong in Hall of Fame

Ric Aptitude believes his former WCW co-worker Shane Douglas is unlikely to be inducted right into a wrestling Corridor of Fame.

Douglas is greatest identified for his six years in ECW within the Nineteen Nineties, throughout which era he usually made derogatory remarks about Aptitude. He additionally wrestled for WWE as Dean Douglas earlier than engaged on the identical WCW roster as The Nature Boy between 1999 and 2001.

Talking on his Wooooo Nation Uncensored podcast, Aptitude was requested for his opinion on Douglas’ ECW promos about him. The 16-time world champion advised his co-host, Mark Madden, that the 57-year-old didn’t succeed within the enterprise:

“Who’s Shane Douglas? Who’s he as we speak? I’m asking. You realize him actual properly, who’s he? … He definitely means nothing to me by way of being a expertise. He by no means succeeded anyplace. He can say what he desires to say. I don’t suppose you’ll see him in a Corridor of Fame anyplace any time quickly,” stated Aptitude. [1:09:18-1:10:48]

Douglas and Aptitude crossed paths in two singles matches in WCW in 2000, with each males choosing up one victory every. At Spring Stampede 2000, Douglas teamed up with Buff Bagwell to defeat Aptitude and Lex Luger to win the vacant WCW World Tag Workforce Championship.

Shane Douglas tried to resolve his points with Ric Aptitude

Shane Douglas stated in an interview on The Hannibal TV in 2021 that he has tried to make amends with Ric Aptitude in recent times. Whereas the 2 males get alongside in individual, Douglas claimed that Aptitude likes “burying” him on-line.

The one-time Intercontinental Champion additionally stated that whereas he revered Aptitude’s wrestling capability, he can not say the identical about his habits exterior the ring:

“I’ve all the time had reverence and respect for Ric’s in-ring work,” stated Douglas. “Him as a person? Not a lot. I don’t anticipate him to be excellent – I’m removed from excellent – however I do anticipate, identical to what was accomplished to him, someone handed him the data of wrestling. I anticipated the identical factor as a child. I attempt to do the identical factor as we speak.”

Douglas clarified that he has no relationship with Aptitude, which he believes is a disgrace. The four-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion added that he has greater issues to fret about than what the wrestling legend thinks of him.

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Edited by Colin Tessier