WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair paid tribute to rapper Takeoff, who died at the age of 28 this week. In the photo above, Takeoff is standing next to Randy Orton.
Over the last few years, The Nature Boy has developed a close relationship with the Migos hip-hop group, particularly with Offset. Flair captioned a photo of the group, which included him and Charlotte Flair, “Rest In Peace @1YoungTakeoff! [folded hands emoji]”
Zelina Vega paid tribute to the rapper as well, writing, “RIP Takeoff [sad face emoji] [folded hands emoji]”
RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and Naomi also paid tribute by posting a backstage photo from WWE Day 1 with the Migos.
Belair captioned her photo, “R.I.P. Unbelievable.”
Naomi captioned the same photo, “[folded hands emoji] [sad face emoji]”
Migos performed at WWE Day 1 in Atlanta earlier this year as the event’s official theme song, “Straightenin.” They later escorted RK-Bro to the ring for their victory over The Street Profits, and afterwards, they celebrated with the then-RAW Tag Team Champions. Migos received a standing ovation from the hometown crowd and met many WWE Superstars backstage.
Takeoff appeared on the Drink Champs podcast earlier this month and discussed how he and fellow Migos member and uncle Quavo grew up as pro wrestling fans.
“He would be The Rock, and I would be Stone Cold [Steve Austin], or he might be The Rock, and I would be The Undertaker — and that’s one of my favorite wrestlers,” he said. “And it would be funny because he might want to do the Rock Bottom on me, and I would be like, ‘Nah, it ain’t time for it for your finisher right now. I gotta do mine.’ And when he is pinning me, I might kick out. And he will be like, ‘Bruh, I just hit the Rock Bottom on you; you’re down.’ And I’m like, ‘Nah, I’m still kicking out.’ So it used to be funny.”
According to TMZ, the real-life Kirshnik Khari Ball was shot “in or near the head” early Tuesday morning in Houston, TX after an altercation broke out during a dice game at a bowling alley, 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston. He was there with Quavo. The accident happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. local time, and Takeoff died at the scene.
The following are the aforementioned social media posts, as well as video footage of Migos from WWE Day 1 earlier this year:
Rest In Peace @1YoungTakeoff! ?? pic.twitter.com/aWL6jSks4w
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) November 1, 2022
RIP Takeoff ??? https://t.co/0QPgIablzE
— ? QUEEN ZELINA ? (@ZelinaVegaWWE) November 1, 2022
