Ric Flair Allegedly Drunk Half the Time While Recording Cameos

Ric Flair’s Cameo controversy may have fans fuming, but Jay Lethal isn’t surprised — because according to him, Flair being drunk during videos is just business as usual.

On the January 14, 2026 episode of the What Happened When podcast, Lethal addressed the situation head-on and confirmed that Flair is often intoxicated while recording personal messages — and no, he doesn’t think that’s a problem.

“I’ve been with Flair sometimes where, you know, we’re all hanging, blah blah blah, and then he just goes off in the corner and starts recording, trying to get a Cameo in there — and he’s drunk for half of them.”

This comes after weeks of backlash against The Nature Boy, sparked by multiple one-star reviews from furious customers who accused him of slurring names, misreading notes, and acting “blasted” during their expensive video shoutouts. One fan claimed they paid $600 for a message to their dad “Buff,” but Flair called him “Barf” instead. Another said Flair told a groom not to get married — in a wedding Cameo that cost nearly a grand.

"After spending nearly a GRAND to have someone my brother admired enough to have tattooed on him, wish him luck on his wedding. I would have expected Ric to at least browse through the notes ahead of time not read it word for word the first time and MOST definitely NOT tell him he’s making a mistake and to remain a 'gf' because he was so f*cked up he could barely speak right. What would’ve be a great gift ended up being 'the worst thing he’s ever been gifted.' Unbelievable!"

Lethal, however, brushed off the criticism, arguing that fans who hire Ric Flair should know exactly what they’re getting and made it clear that he actually liked Ric Flair’s response in that cameo.

“The person who had a problem with Ric Flair’s Cameo — yeah, I mean, it’s Ric Flair. What? I don’t really know what you were expecting. I thought it was right on brand and right in line with what he would normally say. If I get a Cameo congratulating myself or my friend on getting married, I want Ric Flair to do it. I pay him. Of course he’s gonna say, ‘Don’t get married,’ blah blah blah. That, to me, was cool. Yeah, I guess they didn’t like it.”

Lethal’s comments followed Ric Flair’s January 12 tweet responding to the backlash, in which he offered a refund through his legal team for at least one disappointed customer:

“I wouldn’t want anyone to have a bad experience… Please reach out to my law firm in Boston — Hartman Law.”

So far, it’s unclear if additional refunds will be issued — or if Flair will continue offering videos with his signature unpredictability. But if you ask Jay Lethal, that unpredictability is the selling point.

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