WWE legend Ric Flair addresses viral restaurant confrontation, denies being drunk

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Ric Flair went viral earlier this week as a video of a verbal confrontation he was in at a Gainesville, Florida, restaurant surfaced online.

The WWE legend was at Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza last week when he was "Disrespected More Than I Ever Have In My Entire Life," per a post on X.

Flair was heard using expletives and asking a bartender to take their discussion into the parking lot.

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Ric Flair attends the 23rd annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton on Aug. 18, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

The 75-year-old wrote on X that the incident began "Because Of An Issue I Had With The Kitchen Manager Taking Too Long In The Bathroom."

Flair addressed the argument on the "MJ Morning Show" in Tampa.

"It just escalated, and I was wrong for getting mad, but I kind of felt like I was defending my position," Flair said. "I was wrong for losing my temper. When I feel like I’m put in that area where I’m uncomfortable and all of a sudden everything just fell apart, I got upset."

"I was wrong for getting upset. I probably just should have just walked out the door, but it caught me so off-guard because we were having a wonderful time," he added. "Then all of a sudden… someone in their kitchen said I did something wrong in the bathroom and there’s no one there except me and him."

Nashville Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood and American wrestler Ric Flair attend a press conference where July 31 is declared "Ric Flair Day" in Music City at Nashville Fairgrounds on June 23, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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