WWE to Send Ric Flair to Las Vegas - Sinister Motives Suspected

The International Licensing Expo is the meeting place for the global licensing industry, where any multinational conglomerate worth it's salt will showcase it's wares to the world in an effort to sell even more shite to the gullible public, and as usual, the WWE plans to have a major presence at this years event.

The worlds leading wrestling sports entertainment promotion usually sends it's biggest stars to the prestigious event to try and persuade companies to makes and sell novelty products bearing the likeness of John Cena, The Undertaker, and for the discount bins, Roman Reigns.

Usually, the company sends the cream of it's roster to dazzle the attendees. In the past it has sent Bret Hart (pre-Montreal), Kevin 'Diesel'  Nash (pre-torpedoing the WWE's live attendance into the crapper) Hulk Hogan (pre-racist, homophobic rant filled sex tape) and Randy Savage (pre-erm- death). But this year they are sending an unusual emissary - 68 year old former champion 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair.

It is unclear why the WWE would send Flair when it has a wide selection of alternatives who would be far more likely to dazzle the likes of Hasbro and Jakks.  Seth Rollins, with his outstanding mic skills and papier mache knees, Dean Ambrose, with his floppy hair or Nikki Bella, with her....cans, would all make far better representatives than an insane geriatric alcoholic.

Observers have suggested that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has begun to regret giving Flair a legends contract and is looking for a way out of it without  Flair ending up in TNA (again).  This has led many to the only logical conclusion - that he hopes Flair will party himself to death, or at least behave in a way that will result in so many violations of his contract that he can suspend him without pay until the year 2075.

"There can be no other reason to send Flair, of all people, to Las Vegas - the bad choices capital of the weestern world" said Bryan Winklestein, head writer for WrasslinDirt.com.  "But the one thing Vince hasn't taken into account is Flairs inability to be killed by human weapons". "Ric's ability to survicve plane crashes, gallons of vodka, hookers and the booking of Dusty Rhodes means he must have 'The Gene'"

We're a combined 48 years old

What Bryan refers to is the fabled 'Richards Gene' named after the guitarist for the Rolling Stones, a man who has taken all of the drugs known to man - twice - and remains healthier than the average Olympic gold medallist.  The trade off for immortality is the rapid and grotesque deterioration of ones exterior appearance.  If Flair does indeed have the gene, sending him to Las Vegas will only make him stronger and even more dangerous to the world.