“Keep Kicking A**”: 73-Year-Old Wrestling Legend Heaps Praise on Stephanie McMahon Following Her Big WWE Decision

Jan 11, 2023 | 11:30 AM EST

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The 2-Time Hall of Famer, Ric Flair, had a few words for The Billion Dollar Princess after her retirement.

Stephanie McMahon is no longer the chair and co-CEO of WWE. She resigned from her post on Tuesday following the return of her father, Vince McMahon, to the Board of Directors.

Ric Flair pays Tribute to Stephanie McMahon

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The 16-Time Champion, via his Twitter handle, addressed The Queen of Queens admiring her talent and beautiful soul. Calling The Billionaire Princess “an awesome woman”, the WWE legend called her “a role model to all young women.”

I Don’t Pretend To Know How Or Why Stephanie Has Resigned From Her Position. I Will Tell You That Undoubtedly She Is An AWESOME WOMAN That I Met At 12 Years Of Age. Incredibly Talented, Beautiful To Know! A Role Model To All Young Woman And SIMPLY PUT THE BEST! Keep Kicking Ass! pic.twitter.com/XuI0UlSgRj
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) January 11, 2023

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“I Don’t Pretend To Know How Or Why Stephanie Has Resigned From Her Position. I Will Tell You That Undoubtedly She Is An AWESOME WOMAN That I Met At 12 Years Of Age. Incredibly Talented, Beautiful To Know! A Role Model To All Young Woman And SIMPLY PUT THE BEST! Keep Kicking A**!” Space Mountain wrote in his post.

Slick Ric has always admired the Young McMahon

Flair has long been a fan of The Former WWF Women’s Champion. Slick Ric once revealed he loved McMahon’s heel character.

During an episode of the Ric Flair Wooooo Nation Uncensored Podcast, Flair revealed that the former chair and co-CEO impressed him with her heel gimmick. Flair even called McMahon “a bada** woman.”

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“I am a big fan of Stephanie McMahon. She is a bada**. I love her in that character. I love her with The Authority. Any time you go back to the feuds with her like Vickie Guerrero or just different people over the years, she could be a bada**,” The GOAT said.

Vince McMahon is supportive of his daughter’s decision

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Following the retirement of his daughter, Mr. McMahon released a statement addressed to the Young McMahon. The statement said that the new Executive Chair of WWE is fully supportive of Stephanie’s decision.

The Diabolical Owner of the WWF/E then confessed how proud he is of his daughter and thanked her for her contributions to the company.

Mr. McMahon, being the controlling shareholder of the company, forced his way into the Board of Directors. A few days after this, Stephanie McMahon gave her resignation from the company.

Vince McMahon is the new Executive chair of WWE. Nick Khan is the sole CEO of the company. And Paul “Triple H” Levesque still remains the Creative Head of WWE.

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