WWE legend Ric Flair takes another shot at Paul Finebaum over Georgia

WWE legend Ric Flair and Paul Finebaum have been involved in a recent war of words. Finebaum hasn’t been shy about his disdain for Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and the sign-stealing scandal in Ann Arbor.

Flair loves Michigan and he hasn’t been afraid about verbally punching back with Finebaum on social media the past few days, especially after the Wolverines took down the Buckeyes, 30-24.

On Sunday evening, the Nature Boy once again took another shot at Finebaum:

“Hey @finebaum, I Spent More Money on Spilt Liquor From One Side of The World To Another Than You Made Last Year. Stop Kissing Georgia’s A@@! I’ll See You on January 6th in Charlotte–FLAIR COUNTRY (Which You’re Lucky To Live In) For Collision & I’ll Reserve You 2 Front Row Tickets Because God Knows You Can’t Afford To Buy Them! When You Had Me On Your Show, I Was “The Great Ric Flair.” I Still Am & I’m Bigger and Better Than Ever at 74! Let’s Compare W2s Sir! And Also, Your 800k Followers Is Nothing Compared To My 10 Million! FYI-Don’t Ever Joust With The Dirtiest Player In The Game! WOOOO!”

Finebaum vs. The Nature Boy

Forget Randy Savage. Paul Finebaum is Ric Flair’s new archenemy. After Michigan’s 30-24 win over Ohio State on Saturday, the WWE legend called out Finebaum on social media.

“The Michigan Wolverines, Denied Your Coach, The Great [Jim Harbaugh], You Still Prevailed! HaHa, Big 10, NCAA, And Especially You [Finebaum]! Quit Being A Hater And Start Being A Believer!” Flair said on X, formally known as Twitter. “Quit Snubbing The Big 10! WOOOOO!”

Finebaum hasn’t been shy in voicing his disregard for head coach Jim Harbaugh and Michigan football during the NCAA’s investigation into the program for stealing opposing teams’ signals. He didn’t hesitate to attack Flair, either.

“Ric Flair, let’s be honest, is done,” Finebaum said. “The guy used to be at the epicenter of his sport, and now he’s in his seventies and washed up and basically scraping for dollars. He was a friend of our show. He’d call in occasionally. He was a Georgia fan. We liked that.

“He was on the sidelines two years ago in Athens. I don’t know exactly what happened, but he tries to shake hands with with Kirby Smart and he blows him off. The next thing you know, Ric Flair is in Ann Arbor in Harbaugh’s office and Georgia’s playing Michigan down in the Orange Bowl a couple years ago in the playoffs. Since then, he’s all in on Michigan.”

Ric Flair’s love for the Wolverines

Flair’s love for the Wolverines has seemingly only grown since the team’s cheating scandal began. When the Big Ten handed Harbaugh a three-game suspension, Flair wrote Harbaugh is “More Man Than All Of You COMBINED.”

After Michigan defeated Purdue without Harbaugh on the sidelines, Flair visited the team to congratulate them. Flair’s latest outburst on social media is just another mark in his extensive history of Michigan support. Despite Flair’s outspoken fandom, Finebaum isn’t convinced he’s supporting Michigan for the right reasons.

“Ric Flair is trying to make a name for himself off of this,” Finebaum said. “He’s trying to stay relevant. He’s trying to stay in that 15 minutes of relevancy, and it’s sad. We all watch our heroes get older and fade away and show up at pro-ams and do things that they normally wouldn’t do — appear on Social Security advertisements at 3 a.m. in the morning — unfortunately, that’s Ric Flair right now.”

At this rate, Flair will have plenty more to celebrate. On Saturday, Michigan will square off against Iowa at 8 p.m. ET in the Big Ten Championship. The game will be broadcast on FOX.

On3’s Grant Grubbs also contributed to this article.