Ric Flair calls for Bears legend Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, to enter Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Looking ahead to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024, 60 semifinalists were named in the senior and coach/contributor categories. 

One of them was Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael, who played 13 of his 15 pro years in the Windy City. He was a two-time Pro Bowler, two-time first-team All-Pro and helped the Bears to a Super Bowl XX title. 

While McMichael has the accolades to get in, he has not gotten the nod to have a bust made to go into the Hall. It is something two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, a good friend of McMichael, does not understand. 

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Chicago Bears defensive lineman Steve McMichael looks on during a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Bears won the game, 10-6. (Jonathan Daniel  /Allsport)

"July 27 is the last day. If he don’t get into the Hall of Fame – He’s got better numbers than Warren Sapp. I don’t get it," Flair told Fox News Digital while promoting his new Wooooo! Energy Drink. 

"He’s laying there with ALS. What the hell is wrong with these guys?"

McMichael announced he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig Disease, on April 23, 2021, at which point all his public appearances would come to an end. 

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Following his NFL career, McMichael got into professional wrestling first in the then-World Wrestling Federation at WrestleMania XI, then transitioned to a color commentator for World Championship Wrestling before becoming an in-ring competetor. 

McMichael went by many nicknames, but Flair calls him "Mongo" to