Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff criticize Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay match

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Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay had one of the best main event matches you’ll ever see at AEW’s All In pay-per-view from Wembley Stadium last weekend. One prominent wrestling journalist who you might know, named Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer, compared the emotion of their match very favorably to any individual match in the legendary feud between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat. Meltzer was saying this in response to music star Darius Rucker, because pro wrestling is fantastic at bringing people from all industries together. I saw countless Flair-Steamboat matches. Seriously, Ospreay vs, Omega had more emotion than any Flair-Steamboat match and Flair-Steamboat was state of the art from 1977 to 1989. https://t.co/tCeX2Svbzp — Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) September 1, 2026 Perhaps Flair had this specific discussion in mind today when he wrote some crazy shit on social media about Ospreay and Omega not (yet) reaching his standard of excellence. No One Has More Respect For @KennyOmegamanX And @WillOspreay Than Me! But To Compare Them To Steamboat And I Is Like Comparing The Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean! When They Have A Great Match 300 Times A Year And 200 Hour Broadways, Get Back To Me! Until Then, There Is No… pic.twitter.com/UFqcgPg8Zs — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) September 2, 2026 “No One Has More Respect For @KennyOmegamanX And @WillOspreay Than Me! But To Compare Them To Steamboat And I Is Like Comparing The Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean! When They Have A Great Match 300 Times A Year And 200 Hour Broadways, Get Back To Me! Until Then, There Is No Problem With Being Number Two. You Are Great Young Talent, But Let’s Get Serious Kids! You Should Only Hope That You Have People Talking About Your Matches 37 Years Later! WOOOOO!” I think Flair is trying to argue against a point that nobody was making in good faith if he thinks one incredible match between Ospreay and Omega somehow undermines or threatens the greatness of his entire feud with Steamboat, to the point where he is putting the AEW stars down like this. I’m also gonna need Scott Steiner to see if the math checks out about the Flair vs. Steamboat classic happening 300 times in a year. It’s also amusing that Ric refers to Omega as a “Great Young Talent” and one of the “Kids,” even though Kenny is approaching 43 years old and much closer to the end of his career than the beginning. But nobody respects Kenny and Will more than the Nature Boy, I guess? To be fair to Flair, his criticism of Ospreay vs. Omega doesn’t come anywhere close to as dumb as Eric Bishoff, who on his podcast said it was “like watching a Nasty Boys match.” It can be a little funny, a little sad, and quite eye-opening when people who used to be at the top of the wrestling business throw out some of the worst takes possible. What’s your reaction to Flair’s latest strange rant on social media, and Bischoff foolishly comparing Ospreay vs. Omega to the Nasty Boys? Let me know in the comments below, Cagesiders.

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Earlier this week, Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff both made headlines for their bizarre reactions to the incredible main event match that Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega had at AEW All In last weekend. In Flair’s case, he did his typical old man rambling on social media where he basically missed the entire point while talking up how great his feud with Ricky Steamboat was in comparison to Ospreay vs. Omega. Jim Ross, who was on commentary for some of those Flair vs. Steamboat matches, reacted to Ric’s rant on his podcast by saying it was “out of place.” Meanwhile, Bischoff had one of the dumbest takes I have ever seen in my life by saying Ospreay vs. Omega was like watching a Nasty Boys match. My brain hurts just typing that sentence out again. The Nature Boy understandably didn’t like being mentioned in the same breath as Eric’s ridiculously stupid take on Ospreay vs. Omega, and he made sure to let everyone know about it a short while ago by clarifying his opinion. Please Don’t Put Me In The Same Category As Eric Bischoff @EBischoff! I Thoroughly Enjoyed The Match. I Know Both Kenny & Will And Have Sung Their Praises To Them Personally. I Have Nothing But Respect For Them. When I Tweeted This Yesterday, It’s Just An Opinion Like Every Other… pic.twitter.com/z8UXZA9wX9 — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) September 3, 2026 “Please Don’t Put Me In The Same Category As Eric Bischoff @EBischoff! I Thoroughly Enjoyed The Match. I Know Both Kenny & Will And Have Sung Their Praises To Them Personally. I Have Nothing But Respect For Them. When I Tweeted This Yesterday, It’s Just An Opinion Like Every Other Sport And Watching Get Up Or First Take On ESPN. Doesn’t Mean It’s Right, Doesn’t Mean It’s Wrong. It’s Just An Opinion. Eric Should Just Focus On His New Amateur Wrestling Project. The Same Applies To Jim Ross @JRsBBQ And His Comments. If You Mention My Name, Of Course I Am Going To Respond.” Good on Ric for doing what he can to separate himself from Bischoff’s stupidity, while reminding everyone that we’re all just assholes with opinions in the pro wrestling discourse. It’s just that nearly every other opinion I’ve seen is easier to defend than whatever garbage Bischoff is spewing about Ospreay vs. Omega. What’s your reaction to Ric Flair distancing himself from Bischoff’s extremely bad take on Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega? Let me know in the comments below, Cagesiders.