After finally doing so, Flair, who he said was “as happy as could be” claims to have been accosted by a female staff member, who accused Flair of being a “peeping tom” for spying on the other staff member. Flair took offense to these remarks, leading to the confrontation seen on video between Flair and the Piesanos manager. Contrary to his claims in the video, Flair did admit to cussing out the kitchen staff member earlier, while also confirming he did tip a female bartender $1,000, even though she didn’t oblige his request to tell the manager to “kiss his ass.”

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Piesanos co-owner Jerry Roberts also spoke with “The Sun,” revealing the tip was rejected, and the restaurant instead paid the employee the $1,000. As he had in earlier statements, Roberts commended his staff for their professionalism and said the leaked video “speaks for itself.” That still may be enough for Flair, who revealed he was considering filing a lawsuit against the establishment, even joking that he could buy the restaurant and rename it “Ric Flair’s Italian Bistro” if he felt so inclined. The “Nature Boy” also apologized to anyone who was offended by the incident.