Ric Flair has opened up about the ownership of his intellectual property during a recent appearance on āGames With Names,ā sharing how he managed to secure control over his own brand and likeness.
Flair revealed, āHereās the deal. Thereās only two people that own their intellectual property in the history of WWE. Me and The Rock. Hogan owned his, but you know now heās a terrible mess with his family fighting over his money.ā
When asked how he gained control of his āThe Manā intellectual property, Flair explained that it came after a legal dispute with WWE.
āBecause I sued them. Because when I was dying, I was on life support for 14 days. Everybody cashed in. My agent stole $150,000. Because if Iām dead, then it goes to court, right? Or whatever my will was at that time. Estate planning is very important, by the way. But everybody cashed in, because I thought I was going to die. And then when I lived, then I find out whatās going on. I read the letters, WWE was writing me letters wanting me to sign my intellectual property back to him. So , I didnāt sue āem. I just said, āIām going public with this. Give me my s**t back. But like Undertaker, heās now , itās Mark Callaway [on his podcast] Six Feet Under. He canāt even get his. Itās crazy, it pisses him off. Thatās why Steve Austinās so mad. He they they will never give up Stone Cold.ā
You can watch Flairās full appearance on the āGames With Namesā podcast in the video below.