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Ric Flair Ad Campaign Paused Following Controversial Dark Side Of The Ring “Plane Ride From Hell” Episode

Archie Blade
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Ric Flair Ad Campaign Paused Following Controversial Dark Side Of The Ring “Plane Ride From Hell” Episode

Ric Flair Ad Campaign Paused Following the recently released Controversial Dark Side Of The Ring “Plane Ride From Hell” Episode.

The “Plane Ride from Hell” controversy, which has been known for years, has come to the forefront once again following The Dark Side of the Ring episode focusing on the infamous May 2002 “Plane Ride from Hell”.

This has come back to haunt Ric Flair. Fans have already taken to social media asking AEW not to sign the Nature Boy and avoid association with him.

Also read: Tommy Dreamer suspended by Impact Wrestling for defending Ric Flair on Dark Side of the Ring

Speaking of which, it seems that AEW may not be the only company keeping their distance from the two time  WWE Hall of Famer. Flair is set to lose out on a commercial as the fallout from the controversial episode continues to make itself felt.

Ric Flair Ad Campaign Paused Following Controversial Dark Side Of The Ring “Plane Ride From Hell” Episode

CarShield commercials are in heavy rotation, and Ric Flair is front and center. However, PWInsider are reporting that their commercial campaign featuring the wrestling legend has been paused due to the “Plane Ride from Hell” controversy.

A spokesperson for InterMedia, the advertising agency that handles Car Shield’s commercials, issued the following statement on the controversy:

“We take these matters very seriously. As of right now, we are pausing the campaign and we will do our due diligence.”

We’ll have to see if Car Shield brings the commercials back. At this point it is clear that they don’t want Flair representing their company, at least for the time being. It was noted that the commercial will soon disappear from TV pending an additional investigation and decisions.

Flair has denied the allegations in the past, and a settlement was reached between the plaintiffs and WWE.

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Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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