Karpf says that he got to know Flair pretty well during the making of this film, and he went out to eat with Flair on many occasions. While Flair was often in the ‘Nature Boy’ character during those outings, Karpf was able to see the real Flair while visiting him in hospital during his recent health scare. He held Flair’s hand and they watched football and that’s something he’ll never forget.
Ross points out that the documentary will air on ESPN on November 7th and he urges everyone to watch it. Ross saw an advance copy of the film and he really enjoyed it, but he mentions that Flair texted him one night after seeing the film, angry at him over something he said during his interview for the film. Ross is unsure what he could of said that upset Flair but Karpf points out that it was difficult for Flair to watch some parts of the film, specifically the parts about his drinking and his family.
Karpf informs that he had a pleasure interviewing several wrestling icons for this film. He thought Hulk Hogan came off very genuine during his interview and he’d love to do a documentary on Hogan at some point in the future. He also says that The Undertaker is one of the nicest people he has ever met, and ‘Taker was legitimately interested in how this film was going to be put together which was very cool.
That sums up this week’s episode of The Ross Report. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
