Ric Flair has taken issue with ESPN and its list of the top 100 athletes in the world.
The media company released the 100 greatest athletes of the 21st century, a list of athletes across sports voted on by “ESPN experts.” The company has a reputation for putting together these types of lists, which usually lead to outrage and people disagreeing with who made it and didn’t, in addition to the ranking of certain athletes.
Pat McAfee even took to his TV show, which airs on ESPN, to criticize the company for putting out a list like this.
Pat McAfee nukes ESPN's recent list of their Top 100 athletes of the 2000s… on ESPN!
"It is the epitome of everything that everybody hates about ESPN… what a shitshow." pic.twitter.com/VfYZjorEo3
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 16, 2024
Ric Flair, one of the biggest names in the history of the wrestling business, also took issue with the list as he did not make the cut.
He wrote, “How In The Hell On God’s Green Earth Is Ric Flair Not Considered To Be One Of The Top 100 Athletes In The World??? I Should Actually Be In The Top 10. 16 World Titles, Actually 22. 1,200 Hour Matches, 15 Years Without A Day Off; A Cultural Icon & Worldwide Sensation. Good Lord, So Many People Have Lost Sight Of What Greatness Truly Is! I Never Pulled Out With A Calf Muscle Strain. Oh How The Times Have Changed! What A Bunch Of Bitches! I Get Tom Brady And All That, But Come On Let’s Get Serious!”
How In The Hell On God’s Green Earth Is Ric Flair Not Considered To Be One Of The Top 100 Athletes In The World??? I Should Actually Be In The Top 10. 16 World Titles, Actually 22. 1,200 Hour Matches, 15 Years Without A Day Off; A Cultural Icon & Worldwide Sensation. Good Lord,… pic.twitter.com/Ebx2bOZHA1
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) July 17, 2024
Who are the 100 greatest athletes of the 21st century? 🤔
Presenting ESPN Top 100, a list of athletes across sports voted on by ESPN experts.
Check out athletes 100 through 76 here: https://t.co/akcJK5nu5J pic.twitter.com/yPuYe3Re6c
— ESPN (@espn) July 15, 2024
