Ric Flair
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Ric Flair The Black Scorpion
Height	6 ft. 1 in. (185 cm)[1]
Weight	230 lb. (105 kg)[1]
Billed height	6 ft. 1 in. (185 cm)[2]
Billed weight	243 lb. (110 kg)[2]
Born	February 25, 1949 (1949-02-25) (age 59)[3] Minneapolis, Minnesota[3]
Resides	Charlotte, North Carolina
Billed from	Charlotte, North Carolina[2]
Trained by	Verne Gagne[2][4] Hiro Matsuda
Debut	December 10, 1972
Retired	March 30, 2008

Richard Morgan Fliehr^[3] (born February 25, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota^[3]) better known by his ring name, Ric Flair, is a retired American professional wrestler. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Verne Gagne (born February 26 1926) is a former American Professional wrestler, football player Pro wrestling Trainer, and Yasuhiro Kojima (July 22 1937 &ndash November 27 1999 was a former professional wrestler and the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Also known as "The Nature Boy," Flair is among the most well known wrestlers in the world, has been one of wrestling's biggest stars since the late 1970s, and is considered by many insiders and fans as the greatest wrestler in history. Flair is recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a 16-time world champion, although his actual tally of world championship reigns varies by source. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he also had two stints as a booker—from 1989-1990 and again in 1994. ^[5]

According to WWE, Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Champion, six-time WCW Champion and two-time WWF/E Champion. He was also the winner of the 1992 Royal Rumble. Royal Rumble (1992 was the fifth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 American Wrestling Association 2.2 National Wrestling Alliance 2.2.1 NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1981–1986) 2.2.2 The Four Horsemen 2.3 World Championship Wrestling (1986–1991) 2.4 World Wrestling Federation (1991–1993) 2.5 World Championship Wrestling (1993–2001) 2.6 World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment 2.6.1 2001–2004 2.6.2 2005–2007 2.6.3 2007-Retirement 3 Legacy 4 Real-life feuds 4.1 Bret Hart 4.2 Shane Douglas 4.3 Mick Foley 5 In wrestling 6 Championships and accomplishments 7 Personal life 7.1 Politics 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links

Early life

Ric Flair was born on February 25, 1949. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Various places have been given for his birthplace; in his autobiography Flair claims he was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. His birth name is not known due to a scandal at the Tennessee Children's Home Society in Memphis. Tennessee Children's Home Society was an Orphanage operated in the state of Tennessee during the first half of the 20th Century and is most often associated with His adopted parents named him Richard Fliehr.

As a teen, Flair took a job as a lifeguard at a local pool, where he received his first exposure to the wrestling business when he met the legendary Vachon brothers. The Vachon family is a French-Canadian family long associated with Professional wrestling in Canada and the United States headed by longtime National Wrestling Alliance In both 1966 and 1968, Flair won the state private school wrestling championship; and he was then recruited to the University of Minnesota on a football scholarship, where he played alongside Greg Gagne, the son of Verne Gagne. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. Greg Gagne (ˈgɑːnjə born July 27, 1948 in Robbinsdale Minnesota) is a former professional wrestler and is the son of the legendary Verne Gagne (born February 26 1926) is a former American Professional wrestler, football player Pro wrestling Trainer, and Flair dropped out of college before receiving his degree, and he then worked as a bouncer at a nearby club, where he met Olympic weightlifter Ken Patera, who was preparing for a ring career at Verne Gagne’s wrestling school. Ken Patera (born November 7[[ 944]] in Portland, Oregon) is a former Professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter Patera introduced Flair to Verne Gagne, who agreed to take him on as a member of what would be perhaps the single greatest training class in wrestling history (in addition to Ric Flair and Ken Patera, the group also included Greg Gagne, the Iron Sheik and Jim Brunzell). Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (born March 15, 1943) Khosrow also was the assistant coach of two US Olympic squads in the 1970s James Brunzell (born August 13, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler better known by his Ring name of "Jumping" Jim Brunzell

Career

American Wrestling Association

Under the tutelage of Verne Gagne^[4] and Billy Robinson, Fliehr made fast progress; and in 1972, he made his debut, battling George Gadaski to a 10-minute draw while adopting the ring name “Ric Flair. Billy Robinson (born 1939 is a British Professional wrestler and Catch Wrestling instructor ”^[4] Then weighing nearly 300 pounds with short brown hair, Flair scarcely resembled his future “Nature Boy” image; but he drew attention with his charismatic personality and ring endurance. During his time in the NWA, Flair had matches with Dusty Rhodes, André the Giant, Larry Hennig, and Wahoo McDaniel. Dusty Rhodes may refer to Dusty Rhodes (wrestler, ring name of Virgil Runnels Jr André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor Larry "The Axe" Hennig (born June 18, 1932) is an American retired Professional wrestler. Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel ( June 19, 1938 - April 18, 2002) was a Choctaw - Chickasaw Native American

National Wrestling Alliance

In 1974, Flair left the AWA for Jim Crockett's Mid-Atlantic region in the National Wrestling Alliance;^[6] and he soon captured his first title when, on February 8, 1975, he beat Paul Jones for the Mid-Atlantic TV Championship. James Allen Crockett (born June 2, 1909 in Bristol Virginia - died April 1, 1973) was a Professional wrestling promoter The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Jones may refer to John Paul Jones, American naval hero John Paul Jones (musician, bassist for the band Led Zeppelin On October 4, 1975, however, Flair’s career nearly ended when he was in a serious plane crash in Wilmington, North Carolina that took the life of the pilot and paralyzed Johnny Valentine (also on board were “Mr. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Johnny Valentine (born John Theodore Wisniski, September 22, 1928 &ndash April 24, 2001) was a Professional Wrestling I” Tim Woods, Bob Bruggers, and promoter David Crockett). George Burrell "Tim" Woodin, (born July 28, 1934 in Utica New York; died November 30, 2002 in Charlotte North Carolina ^[7] Flair broke his back in three places; and at age 26, he was told by doctors that he would never wrestle again. ^[7] Flair conducted a rigorous physical therapy schedule, however, and he returned to the ring just six months later, where he resumed his now-legendary feud with Wahoo McDaniel in February 1976. Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel ( June 19, 1938 - April 18, 2002) was a Choctaw - Chickasaw Native American ^[7] The crash did force Flair to change his wrestling technique away from the power brawling style he had used early on, which led him to adopt the "Nature Boy" style he would use throughout his career.

Groomed by Jim Crockett Jr. as his future top star, Ric Flair won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Bobo Brazil on July 29, 1977; and during the next three years, he held five reigns as U. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Houston Harris International Wrestling IW North American Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays S. Champion while feuding with Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Mr. Wrestling II, Jimmy Snuka, and Greg Valentine (with whom he also formed a championship tag team). Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the John "Johnny" Walker (born in Charleston South Carolina) better known as Mr James Reiher (born May 18 1943 is an American professional wrestler, and Actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka John Anthony Wisniski Jr (born September 20, 1950) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Flair, however, reached elite status when he began referring to himself as “The Nature Boy,” which incited a notorious 1978 feud with the original “Nature Boy,” Buddy Rogers, who put Flair over in a now-famous encounter. "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, born Herman C Rohde Jr, ( February 20 1921 &ndash June 26 1992) was a Professional

NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1981–1986)

Then on September 17, 1981, Flair reached the top of the mountain when he beat Dusty Rhodes for his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance In the following years, Flair eventually established himself as the promotion’s main franchise in the midst of emerging competition from Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, With his outlandish wit and entertaining interview style, Flair embodied the role of the World Champion- sporting bleached blond hair, elegant jewelry, designer suits, and elaborate custom robes while dishing out his trademark chops and feared Figure Four Leglock. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. All the while, Flair taunted his opponents with his famous “Wooo!” shout while boasting and said many famous quotes like “To be 'The Man,' you gotta beat the man!" and "Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, ‘cause it’s the best thing going today!”

In 1982, Jack Veneno and Flair had a series of matches. Jack Veneno (born Rafael Sanchez in San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic) is a famous Dominican wrestler who worked Veneno defeated Flair for the World Title, but the NWA did not recognize this change. Flair also wrestled matches with Ricky Steamboat throughout the year.

Harley Race won the title from Flair in 1983, but Flair regained the title at Starrcade 1983 in Greensboro, North Carolina in a Steel Cage match; afterwards, Race and Flair fought in many different matches in early 1984. Harley Leland Race (born April 11 1943) is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter Starrcade '83 Flare for the Gold was the first annual Starrcade Professional wrestling event Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing

Flair won the NWA title, officially, seven more times. As the NWA champion, he defended his belt around the world. Flair lost the title to Race and won it back in the span of three days in New Zealand in March 1984. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island At the first David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium, Flair was pinned by Kerry Von Erich. David Allen Adkisson ( July 22[[ 958]] – February 10[[ 984]] was an American professional wrestler who competed as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. Kerry Gene Adkisson ( February 3 1960 &ndash February 18, 1993) He is best known for his time with his father's promotion World Class Flair regained the title eighteen days later in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

He then reigned for two years, two months, and two days, losing his title to Dusty Rhodes on July 26 at The Great American Bash 1986; Dusty had been a notable foe in Flair's career, and both men began a famous feud with one another after Flair helped break Dusty's leg on September 29, 1985. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Flair regained the title two weeks later. Flair defended his titles against opponents like Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Kerry Von Erich, Jay Youngblood, Sting, Jimmy Garvin, Magnum T. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the A. , and Dusty Rhodes throughout his career, as well.

The Four Horsemen

Main article: Four Horsemen

In the spring of 1985, the tag team of Ole Anderson & Arn Anderson began aiding Ric Flair (whom they claimed as a “cousin”) in attacks against Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A., and Sam Houston. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Alan Robert Rogowski (born September 22 1942) better known by his Ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired Professional wrestler Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler The Anderson family is a group of Professional wrestlers a fictitious Extended family largely consisting of brothers and cousins Dusty Rhodes may refer to Dusty Rhodes (wrestler, ring name of Virgil Runnels Jr Terry Wayne Allen (born June 11 1959 is a Retired Professional wrestler who became famous under the name of Magnum T Michael Maurice Smith (born October 11 1963) is a second generation Professional wrestler in the 1980s A few weeks later, the Andersons interrupted Houston’s match against Tully Blanchard, and the three heels combined to rough up the youngster while sending a message to the rest of the NWA. Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. Shortly thereafter, Flair, Blanchard, and the Andersons formalized their alliance, calling themselves the Four Horsemen, with Blanchard’s manager J.J. Dillon also coming on board. James J "JJ" Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton New Jersey) is a former Upon the group’s inception, it was clear that the Horsemen were unlike any heel faction that had ever existed. The four rule breakers immediately used their strength in numbers to decimate the NWA’s top fan favorites while controlling the majority of the championship titles; and over the years, there would be various incarnations of the group, including Lex Luger, Barry Windham, Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit, and even Sting. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. Dean Simon (born August 4 1960 World Wrestling Entertainment was previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a

World Championship Wrestling (1986–1991)

By 1986, wrestling promoter Jim Crockett had consolidated the various NWA member promotions he owned into a single entity, running under the banner of the National Wrestling Alliance. Jim Crockett Jr (born 1944 is a former Professional wrestling promoter and the owner of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions Controlling much of the traditional NWA territories in the southeast and Midwestern United States, Crockett looked to expand nationally, and built his promotion around Flair as champion. During this time, Flair's bookings as champion were tightly controlled by Crockett, and a custom championship belt was created for Flair. The Big Gold Belt is a Nickname given to a historic Professional wrestling Championship belt.

In 1987, Flair and Barry Windham had a series of matches for the NWA World Championship. Flair defeated Windham at the Crockett Cup tournament and they fought to a time limit draw in January. Flair lost the NWA World Championship due to his flamboyant ways in Detroit to Ron Garvin on September 25, 1987. Ron Garvin (born Roger Barnes on March 30 1945) is a Canadian former professional wrestler and referee most known for his time in the Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Garvin held the title for two months before losing to Flair on November 26, 1987 at WCW's first pay-per-vew event, Starrcade, in Chicago, Illinois. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Starrcade '87 Chi-Town Heat was the fifth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP under the National Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

In early 1988, rising star Sting had challenged Flair to a match at the first ever Clash of Champions. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Flair accepted, and fought Sting to a 45 minute time-limit. The match is known as the match that made Sting a huge star in the NWA. In late 1988, booker Dusty Rhodes proposed that Flair lose the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to Rick Steiner in a short match at Starrcade '88 when no agreement could be met regarding the finish to the scheduled main event between him and Lex Luger. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Starrcade '88 True Gritt was the sixth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Feeling that Rhodes had always conspired to make him look weak as champion, Flair refused and threatened to leave WCW if Rhodes was not removed as booker. Rhodes was fired for various issues within the company, and former JCP booker George Scott was given his role as a booker.

Scott immediately negotiated to bring in Ricky Steamboat for a series of matches. On February 20, 1989, at Chi-Town Rumble in Chicago, Steamboat pinned Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Chi-Town Rumble was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view from the National Wrestling Alliance through World Championship Wrestling. This prompted a series of rematches, where Steamboat was presented as a "family man" (often accompanied by his wife and young son), while Flair opposed him as an immoral, fast-living "ladies man. " Following a best-of-three falls match with Steamboat that lasted just short of the sixty-minute time limit (and ended with a disputed finish where Steamboat retained the title) at Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun on April 2, Flair regained the title from Steamboat on May 7 at Wrestle War '89. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. This match has been cited by many as one of the greatest wrestling matches in history and was voted 1989's "Match of the Year" by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Flair was attacked by Terry Funk (serving as a judge for the match, as per its stipulations) after the match when Flair refused to grant Funk a title match, telling Funk that he had spent too much time in Hollywood and out of wrestling, and was not a listed title contender. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the The attack reached its conclusion when Funk gave Flair a piledriver onto the judges' table.

Months later, a "recovered" Flair returned to competition in an emotional match against Funk at The Great American Bash. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett The two continued feuding through the summer and eventually Flair reformed the Four Horsemen, with the surprise addition of longtime rival Sting, to combat Funk's J-Tex Corporation. J-Tex Corporation, also known as Gary Hart International, was a heel Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling This led to an "I Quit" match at Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout. An "I Quit" Match is a type of Professional wrestling match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent say the words "I quit" (usually into a The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Before the match, Funk stated that he would shake Flair's hand if he lost, a promise he kept when he shouted, "Yes, I quit!" after being in Flair's Figure-Four Leglock. Flair then kicked Sting out of the Horsemen upon his challenge for the NWA Championship, resulting in a revived feud between the two which had to be delayed due to Sting injuring his knee, forcing WCW to slot Lex Luger as Flair's main challenger until Sting returned. On July 7, 1990, Flair dropped the title to Sting at The Great American Bash. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett

After being unmasked as the Black Scorpion at Starrcade 1990, Flair regained the title from Sting on January 11, 1991, in front of a near empty house due to the blizzard conditions in the New York City area. Starrcade '90 Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Prior to this reign, WCW split their recognition of a World Heavyweight Champion from the NWA, and Flair was subsequently recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion, while still being recognized as NWA World Champion. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion by Ring name. At the Clash of the Champions on January 30, he wrestled Scott Steiner to a draw. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. On March 21, 1991, Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Flair in a controversial match in Tokyo at the WCW/New Japan Supershow. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. is a Japanese Professional wrestler who is famous for his gimmick as "The Dragon. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. WCW/New Japan Supershow was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view jointly promoted by World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling While the NWA recognized Fujinami as their new champion, WCW did not because Fujinami had backdropped Flair over the top rope in a violation of WCW rules. On May 19, 1991, Flair defeated Fujinami at SuperBrawl in St. Petersburg, Florida to reclaim the NWA title and retain the WCW title. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. In doing so, he became an eight time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, breaking Harley Race's record. On June 14, at the Clash of the Champions, he defeated Bobby Eaton in an epic two-out-of-three falls match. Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976

In the summer of 1991, Flair had a contract dispute with WCW president Jim Herd, who wanted him to take a substantial pay cut. Jim Herd born on ( March 24, 1939 in St Louis Missouri) was the Executive Vice President of World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 1992 Herd had removed Flair as head booker in February 1990 and wanted to reduce Flair's role in the promotion even further, despite the fact that Flair was still a top draw. According to Flair, Herd also proposed changes in his appearance (i. e. by shaving his hair, wearing a diamond earring and going by the name "Spartacus") as well as his in-ring name in order to "change with the times,"^[8] a move that Kevin Sullivan equated with "changing Mickey Mantle's (uniform) number" as an example of unnecessarily altering a legend. Spartacus (c 109 BC-71 BC according to Roman historians was a Slave who became the leader (or possibly one of several leaders in the unsuccessful slave Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted Flair disagreed with the proposals, and two weeks before the 1991 Great American Bash, Herd fired him. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Flair's popularity in WCW was proven during his absence, as broadcasts were often punctuated by unignorable chants of "We want Flair!" While Flair had left for the WWF he was still recognized as the WCW World Champion until July 1, 1991, when the title was officially vacated. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Though, the NWA does not recognize this entire run as a whole as Flair had lost an NWA title bout against Tatsumi Fujinami on March 21, 1991 in Japan (in a non-WCW matchup). is a Japanese Professional wrestler who is famous for his gimmick as "The Dragon. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Flair then regained the NWA title from Fujinami on May 19, 1991 on SuperBrawl I (in a title fight according to NWA, but non-title fight according to WCW), but since Fujinami was never recognized by WCW to have beaten Flair before for the Championship title and thus he was never recognized as a WCW Champion, the title was then stripped from Flair on July 1, 1991. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. ^[9]

World Wrestling Federation (1991–1993)

Flair signed with the WWF in August, 1991, and began appearing on television the next month. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Initially, he appeared on WWF shows with the "Big Gold Belt," calling himself "The Real World Heavyweight Champion. The Big Gold Belt is a Nickname given to a historic Professional wrestling Championship belt. " WCW sued Flair in an attempt to reclaim the belt, but Flair claimed that he owned the belt in lieu of the $25,000 deposit paid by NWA champions upon winning the title, which had not been returned to him when he was fired from WCW. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The matter was settled later that year, with Flair's deposit being returned to him along with interest.

Led by his "financial advisor" Bobby Heenan and his "executive consultant" Mr. Perfect, Flair repeatedly issued challenges to WWF notables like Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan, wrestling a team led by Piper at Survivor Series 1991 and helping The Undertaker defeat Hogan for his WWF Title that same night. Raymond Louis Heenan (born November 1, 1944) better known as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, is a former American Professional Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Survivor Series (1991 was the fifth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. ^[10]

At the Royal Rumble 1992, he won the Rumble match to claim the vacant WWF Championship. Royal Rumble (1992 was the fifth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Flair drew number three in the Rumble match and lasted a then-record 59 minutes, last eliminating Sid Justice with help from Hulk Hogan, who had been eliminated by Justice seconds earlier. Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious ^[10] In so doing, Flair joined Buddy Rogers as the only men to win the WWF and NWA World Championships in their careers.

After a planned program with Hogan was scrapped due to Hogan's hiatus following the WWF's steroid scandal, Randy Savage challenged Flair for the WWF title at WrestleMania VIII. Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Flair kayfabe taunted Savage by claiming that he had a prior relationship with Savage's wife, Elizabeth, and that he had the pictures to prove it (which were later revealed to be doctored photos). In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Elizabeth Ann Hulette ( November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U Savage defeated Flair for the title at WrestleMania. ^[10] In July 1992, as Savage prepared to defend the title against The Ultimate Warrior at SummerSlam,^[10] Flair and Mr. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. SummerSlam (1992 was the fifth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Perfect sowed distrust between the two by suggesting that they would back one or the other during their match. They actually attacked both Savage and Warrior and injured Savage's knee sufficiently, an injury that Flair exploited to regain the title in a match with Savage on September 1. Due to an inner ear injury that affected his equilibrium, his second reign would be short-lived, as he lost the title to Bret Hart on October 12, 1992. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor.

Flair teamed with Razor Ramon to take on Savage and Perfect at the Survivor Series 1992. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Survivor Series (1992 was the sixth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ^[11]

After losing a Loser Leaves The WWF match to Mr. Perfect on an episode of Monday Night Raw,^[12], Flair appeared in the 1993 Royal Rumble (although the match with Perfect had been taped six days prior, it did not air until the following night) and then fulfilled his remaining house show commitments, making his last appearance on February 10, 1993, before returning to WCW^[13]. The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE On The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection DVD, Flair described his first stint with the WWF as "the greatest year and a half of my career, outside the time I spent with Arn and The Four Horsemen. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World "

World Championship Wrestling (1993–2001)

Flair returned to WCW in February 1993 and hosted a short-lived talk show in WCW called A Flair for the Gold. Arn Anderson usually appeared at the bar on the show's set, and Flair's maid, Fifi (portrayed by Wendy Barlow), cleaned or bore gifts. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Flair briefly held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for a tenth time before WCW finally left the NWA in September 1993. After WCW's withdrawal, however, the NWA dropped recognition of Flair's tenth reign, leaving him with nine official NWA World Heavyweight Title reigns.

WCW planned to have Sid Vicious win the WCW World title at Starrcade 1993 in a match against Vader, but Sid was fired after a violent real-life altercation with Arn Anderson in London. Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious Starrcade '93 10th Anniversary was the eleventh annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Flair was placed in the match, which was held in his adopted hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. The match was billed that if Flair lost, he would retire from wrestling. The match ended with Flair using a chop block and roll-up on the gigantic Vader to win the title. The match was a huge success and it made Hulk Hogan, who in Flair's book, admitted he cried while watching the match, come to WCW.

In June 1994, Flair defeated Sting in a unification match, merging the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship with the WCW World Championship. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW International World Heavyweight Championship was a championship that took the place of the original NWA World Heavyweight Championship Flair later feuded with Hulk Hogan upon Hogan's arrival in WCW in June 1994, losing the WCW World Championship to him in July; before Hogan's arrival, Flair was planning to feud with Steve Austin. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Flair lost a retirement match to Hogan at Halloween Havoc and took a few months off before returning as a wrestler and part-time manager in 1995 (explained on-air by having Flair nag Hogan for months until Hogan agreed to let Flair come back). Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 He and Randy Savage renewed hostilities when Savage arrived in WCW late in 1994, and their feud continued off-and-on for almost two years with each wrestler winning the WCW World Championship from each other at different times.

Flair defeated Savage in a steel cage at SuperBrawl VI to win the WCW World title, which saw Savage betrayed by Elizabeth in favor of Flair. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Flair also defeated Konnan on July 7 at Bash at the Beach 1996 to win the United States Championship. Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, Bash at the Beach (1996 was the third annual Bash at the Beach Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling He vacated it in November of that year due to an arm injury.

Flair played a major role in the New World Order storyline in late 1996 and throughout 1997. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled He and the Horsemen often took the lead in the war against Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Hulk Hogan. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Flair feuded with Roddy Piper, Syxx, and his old nemesis, Curt Hennig, in 1997 after Hennig was offered a spot in the Four Horsemen only to turn on Flair and the Horsemen at Fall Brawl '97. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Hennig punctuated the act by slamming the cage door onto Flair's head.

In April 1998, Flair became embroiled in a dispute with WCW president Eric Bischoff when he failed to appear at a televised event. Bischoff had placed Flair on the show only three days prior, and Flair had earlier requested time off on the same night to see his son, Reid, wrestle in a Greco-Roman wrestling tournament. Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of Amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world He made a surprise return on September 14, 1998 to ceremoniously reform the Four Horsemen (along with Steve McMichael, Dean Malenko, and Chris Benoit). Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Steven Douglas McMichael (born October 17, 1957 in Houston Texas) is an American former Football Defensive tackle who played for Dean Simon (born August 4 1960 World Wrestling Entertainment was previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a During his return speech, Flair did a shoot on Bischoff, saying that Bischoff did not care about the fans and kept shouting the words "abuse of power" and "Fire me! I'm already fired!" Flair feuded with Bischoff for several months afterward, culminating in a First Blood cage match at Uncensored 1999 against Hulk Hogan where both Bischoff's presidency and Hogan's WCW World Heavyweight Championship were on the line. In Professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event &ndash that is an event that is "real" and not staged This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship. Despite being the first to bleed, Flair won the match by submission thanks to biased referee Charles Robinson, who counted Hogan out. Charles Robinson may refer to Charles Robinson (Canadian politician (1835&ndashc1900 physician and politician in Ontario Canada Charles Robinson Robinson would be nicknamed "Lil' Naitch," idolizing Flair and officiating all of Flair's matches in his favor. As on-air "president," Flair began abusing his power much like Bischoff had, favoring heels over faces and even awarding the WCW United States Championship to his son David and resorting to whatever means necessary to keep David U. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis Minnesota) better known by his Ring name David Flair, is the son of S. Champion. Flair eventually formed a stable of followers which included Roddy Piper, Arn Anderson, and the Jersey Triad to keep things in order. Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler The Jersey Triad was a triumvirate stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW Flair's reign as president came to an end on the July 19 episode of Nitro, facing Sting for the WCW presidency. WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. During the course of the match, Sting had Flair in his Scorpion Death Lock, but with the referee knocked out no decision could be reached. A returning Eric Bischoff came to the ring and began ordering the timekeeper to ring the bell, which he eventually did, awarding the match and the presidency to Sting (who promptly gave it up upon receiving it).

Flair won the WCW World Championship twice during 2000, WCW's last full year of operation. When WCW was purchased by the WWF in March 2001, Flair was the leader of the heel group called the Magnificent Seven. The Magnificent Seven was a Professional wrestling heel group in WCW. During the final episode of Nitro, he gave a speech regarding the company's greatness. Later in the night, Flair lost the final match in Nitro history to Sting on March 26, 2001. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

2001–2004

After a hiatus from pro wrestling, Flair returned to the WWF in November 2001 as the on-camera co-owner of the company. ^[14] Flair reappeared on Raw following the end of the "WCW/ECW Invasion" that culminated in a "Winner Take All" match at Survivor Series 2001 won by the WWF. This article is about the storyline For the pay-per-view see WWF InVasion. Survivor Series (2001 was the fifteenth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ^[15] Flair's new on-screen role was that of the co-owner of the WWF, with the explanation that Shane and Stephanie McMahon had sold him their stock in the company to a consortium (namely Flair) prior to purchasing WCW and ECW. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque She is the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and WWE CEO Linda McMahon, and is the younger sister of Shane McMahon A consortium is an association of two or more individuals companies organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by ^[16] Flair's feud with Vince McMahon led them to a match at the Royal Rumble 2002 in a Street Fight, where Flair defeated McMahon. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Royal Rumble (2002 was the fifteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ^[15] That match was Ric Flair's first match since his return to the WWF. Flair also wrestled The Undertaker at WrestleMania X8 in 2002 where Flair lost a bloody brawl. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF ^[17] From then, the "co-owner" angle culminated in early 2002, when the WWF was split into competing "brands," with Flair taking control of the Raw brand, while Vince controlled SmackDown!. ^[18] After Steve Austin abruptly left WWE while in a program with Flair, a match was hotshotted between Flair and Vince for sole ownership of WWE, which McMahon won, thanks to interference by Brock Lesnar. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Brock Edward Lesnar (born July 12 1977 in Webster South Dakota) is an American mixed martial artist with the UFC as well as a former professional ^[19]

Flair later turned heel (then face, then heel again) over the next two months, before joining Triple H's "Evolution" stable. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Evolution was a Professional wrestling heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainment 's Raw brand consisting of ^[20] Flair won the World Tag Team Championship with Batista twice in 2003-04. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional ^[21][22]

2005–2007

At Unforgiven 2005, Flair defeated Carlito for the Intercontinental Championship,^[23] becoming the thirteenth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history. Unforgiven (2005 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This article deals with the achievement as understood in professional wrestling in the United States. He defended the title in a feud with Triple H before losing it to Shelton Benjamin. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Shelton Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE working ^[24] Flair then took some time off in mid-2006 to rest and marry for the third time; he returned in June to work a program with Mick Foley that played off their legitimate past animosity. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. ^[25] Flair defeated Foley at SummerSlam in an "I Quit" match. SummerSlam (2006 was the nineteenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment An "I Quit" Match is a type of Professional wrestling match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent say the words "I quit" (usually into a ^[26]

Subsequently, he was involved in a rivalry with the Spirit Squad on Raw. The Spirit Squad was a five member stable who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand, as well as in developmental territory This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is On November 5, 2006 at Cyber Sunday, he captured the World Tag Team Championship from the Squad with Roddy Piper. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cyber Sunday (2006 was the third annual Cyber Sunday Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the ^[26] On the November 13 edition of Raw, Flair and Piper lost the Tag Titles to Rated-RKO,^[27] due to a disc problem with Piper and had to be flown immediately back to the USA as soon as Raw was off the air. Rated-RKO was a Professional wrestling Tag team, who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on its Raw brand between October On November 26, 2006 at Survivor Series, Flair was the sole survivor of a match that featured himself, Ron Simmons (replacing an injured Piper), Dusty Rhodes and Sgt. Slaughter versus the Spirit Squad. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Survivor Series (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American This article is about the wrestler Robert Remus For the GI Joe character (based on Remus see Sgt ^[26] Flair then left television due to his divorce hearings. On the December 11, 2006 edition of Raw, Flair returned to team up with DX again. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. They defeated Rated-RKO and Kenny Dykstra. Kenneth George Doane Early career Doane made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the age of fifteen ^[28]

Ric Flair then became a team with Carlito after Flair said that Carlito had no heart. ^[29] Ric Flair defeated Carlito in a match after which Carlito realized that Flair was right. ^[30] Flair then became a mentor of Carlito. The two faced off in a Money in the Bank qualifying match which ended in a no contest after The Great Khali attacked both men. Dalip Singh Rana He is currently signed to WWE on its ''SmackDown'' brand. ^[31] Flair and Carlito got a second chance in a Money In the Bank Triple Threat qualifying match against Randy Orton, who won. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern ^[32] Flair and Carlito got yet another chance when they both competed in a battle royal for Edge's spot, and Flair appeared to have won the battle royal when Edge, who had faked a knee injury earlier in the match, ran into the ring and eliminated Flair. Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler ^[33] Flair and Carlito faced off against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch in a #1 contender's match for the World Tag Team Championship but were defeated. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch were a Professional wrestling Tag team that performed for World Wrestling Entertainment on its After weeks of conflict between Flair and Carlito,^[34][35] the team split up when Carlito attacked Flair during a match. ^[36] At Judgment Day, Ric Flair defeated Carlito with the Figure four leglock. Judgment Day (2007 was the ninth annual Judgment Day Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. ^[37] His career was put at risk following a match with Randy Orton on June 4, 2007. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[38]

On the June 11 edition of Raw, Flair was drafted from Raw to SmackDown! as part of the 2007 WWE Draft. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing The 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Draft took place at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on June 11 ^[39] He briefly feuded against Montel Vontavious Porter^[40][41] and rejoined forces with Batista to feud with The Great Khali. Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad ^[42][43]

2007-Retirement

After a three month absence, Flair returned to WWE programming on the November 26 edition of Raw to announce that he would "never retire. "^[44][45] Mr. McMahon retaliated by announcing that the next match Flair lost would result in a forced retirement. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr ^[44] Later in the night, Flair defeated Orton after a distraction by Chris Jericho. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage ^[44][45] It was revealed on the 15th anniversary of Raw that the win or retire ultimatum only applied in singles matches. Since then, Flair had won many "career threatening" matches, which includes victories over Triple H, Umaga, MVP, Mr. Kennedy, and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr ^[46][47][48]

On March 29, 2008, Flair was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Class of 2008 by Triple H. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of members of The day after, Flair wrestled his final match at WrestleMania XXIV in Orlando, Florida on March 30, 2008, losing to Shawn Michaels after being hit with Sweet Chin Music. WrestleMania XXIV was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on March 30 2008 at Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. A Superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick attack in Professional wrestling, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike ^[49]

On Raw the next day, Flair delivered his farewell address. Afterwards, Triple H brought out many current and retired superstars to thank Flair for all he has done, including Shawn Michaels, some of the Four Horsemen and even The Undertaker. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. This event represented a rare moment in the WWE when kayfabe was broken as both the heels and the faces came out to the ring together. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains

Legacy

Flair became over with the crowd, often due to his in-ring antics, including cheating ways (earning him the distinction of being "the dirtiest player in the game"), his trademark strut and his shouting of "Woooooo!" While his charisma has never been in question, Flair's moveset has become limited in recent years, mainly punches, chops, back body drops and various devious maneuvers (this is due mainly to his age and years of competition taking a toll on his body). Some exceptions where he has stepped outside this small package of moves include a Monday Night Raw contest against Kurt Angle in June 2005,^[50] an Intercontinental Championship match at Unforgiven 2005,^[23] and a match with Triple H in December 2007. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley

In a tradition started by the vocal fans of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and Shane Douglas during a time when the WCW management and Flair was thought to be unjustly holding a large amount of wrestlers down, anytime a wrestler delivered a hard back hand chop to the chest of his opponent, fans yelled "Woooooo!" to mock Flair, whose knife edge chops often made his opponent's chest raw or even bloody. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name This tradition long outlived any controversy and has carried over to WWE and almost all other North American promotions. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional The chant has since become a tribute to Flair. ^[2]

Since the late 1970s, he has worn ornate fur-lined robes of many colors with sequins,^[2] and since the early 1980s, his approach to the ring was usually heralded by the playing of the "Dawn" section of Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra (famous for being used in the motion picture 2001: A Space Odyssey). Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted Also sprach Zarathustra op 30 is a Tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche 's book 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 Science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C Both are signature of the extravagance and grandeur that his trademark character represents.

On May 19, 2003, Triple H defended the World Heavyweight Championship in a match against Flair. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE ^[51] After Raw went off the air, most of the people who were backstage came out to honor Flair, including Vince, Shane, and Stephanie McMahon. ^[51] Triple H then appeared, and after a stare down, he placed the World Heavyweight Championship belt on Flair's shoulder and embraced him. Flair then gave a speech thanking everyone for the tribute. ^[51]

Flair released his autobiography, To Be the Man, in July 2004. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" To Be the Man is an autobiographical book written by Professional wrestler Ric Flair and Keith Elliot Greenberg and edited by Mark Madden ^[52] The title is taken from one of his catchphrases, "To be the man, you gotta beat the man!"

On the February 18, 2008 edition of RAW, Shawn Michaels announced Flair as the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2008. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling The induction ceremony took place on March 29, 2008, with Triple H inducting him. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley This made him the first person to be inducted while still an active competitor. ^[53]

On March 24th, 2008, Mayor Bob Coble, of Columbia, SC, declared March 24th to be Ric Flair Day in Columbia. Flair also received the key to the city. ^[54]

On the March 31st, 2008 edition of Raw, Ric Flair made his farewell speech, which led to Triple H introducing various people from Ric Flair's past, such as The Four Horsemen, Ricky Steamboat, and others who came out to give an emotional farewell. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Afterwards, the entire WWE roster came out to say thank you to Flair. The Undertaker also came out off air and bid him farewell, out of respect. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker.

On April 8th, Flair was on the John Boy and Billy radio show and he announced he is currently writing another book. John Isley and Billy James, known as John Boy & Billy, are American radio hosts based in Charlotte North Carolina.

On June 7th, it was announced that Ric Flair will be inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia, his second straight Hall of Fame induction in four months. However, it has since been announced that he will not be participating in the event.

Real-life feuds

Bret Hart

In 2004, Flair engaged in an off-screen rivalry with Bret Hart, in which both claimed to be the best wrestler of all time and accused each other of performing the same routines in most of their matches. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. In Flair's autobiography, Flair criticizes Hart over exploiting the death of his brother, Owen Hart, and the controversy surrounding the Montreal Screwjob. Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him The Montreal Screwjob was the real life double-crossing of defending WWF Champion Bret Hart by Vince McMahon, the owner of the ^[55] Flair also makes mention in his biography that he personally "never saw dollar signs" on Bret Hart in reference to what he claims as Bret being a poor draw in the United States.

Shane Douglas

Flair has had a long running feud with Shane Douglas. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name Douglas accused Flair of sabotaging his push in the NWA/WCW after getting a solid push and a rub from his tag team partner Ricky Steamboat. ^[56] Flair, in turn, responded that Douglas was always the guy that would blame his shortcomings on others. He called Douglas out as well as accused him of steroid abuse during a broadcast of the Internet radio show WCW Live! in which he said that he would meet him anytime and anywhere if he "took the needle out of his ass. " They were able to come to a working relationship during Douglas' last stint with WCW.

Mick Foley

Flair has also had issues with Mick Foley. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. In his 1999 autobiography Have a Nice Day!, Foley said, "Flair was every bit as bad on the booking side of things as he was great on the wrestling side of it. Have a Nice Day A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks is an autobiography of former WWE and current TNA wrestler Mick Foley. "^[57] This was in reference to how poorly Foley thought he was booked during his WCW career when Flair was on the booking committee. Flair responded in his autobiography, writing, "I do not care how many thumbtacks Mick Foley has fallen on, how many ladders he's fallen off, how many continents he's supposedly bled on, he will always be known as a glorified stuntman. "^[8]

In 2006, the two men got involved in an on-screen feud on WWE television regarding their past, despite Foley's statement on his blog on WWE. com that the two have come to an understanding in real life and are on good terms with each other now.

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Figure four leglock
  • Knife edge chop, usually with Flair shouting "Wooooooooo!"
  • Chop block, usually as a setup for the Figure four leglock
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Belly to back
    • Double arm
    • Vertical
  • Elbow drop
  • Inverted atomic drop
  • Running jumping knee drop
  • Shin breaker, usually as a setup for the Figure four leglock
  • Small package rollup

• Signature illegal moves
  • Various roll-ups while holding tights or with his feet on the ropes
  • Thumb to the eye
  • Low blow
  • Eye rake
  • Testicular claw

• Other signatures
  • Shouting "Woooooooo!". Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Raymond Michael "Mike" Brendli (born March 26, 1983) In wrestling Finishing and signature moves Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw.
  • His confident strut.
  • Throwing an object down (such as his suit jacket or Mick Foley's autobiography, due to their rivalry) and subsequently dropping an elbow onto it. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana.
  • The "Flair Flop," where after being pummeled (usually in the corner), he will confidently stride out and look to have regained his composure, only to flop flat on his face.
  • Offering to shake his opponent's hand before the match begins. Just before his opponent grabs his hand, he'll pull back, strut, & then say, "Woo!"
  • After being floored to the mat, holds his hands up whilst kneeling down submissively and begs his opponent not to strike him (often yelling "Nooo!" in the process); thus catching them off-guard, and usually then resulting in a low blow or a thumb to the eyes.
  • Being caught and thrown off the top turnbuckle whenever he tries a move from there.
  • Being thrown towards the turnbuckle, flipping over the top rope and landing on the apron, followed by one of two things: 1. Flair runs along the apron to the next available corner, climbs to the top rope where, almost always, he will be grabbed by his opponent and body slammed back into the ring; or 2. Flair runs along the apron towards the next corner, but is clotheslined (either by his opponent or an opposing partner in a tag match) before he gets to the corner.
  • Asking the referee to check the time, and low-blowing or otherwise cheating while the referee had his back turned. This back when matches had time limits, something that generally does not occur anymore.

• Nicknames
  • "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
  • Naitch. (Short for "Nature Boy")
  • The Dirtiest Player in the Game.
  • The Man.
  • The Limousine Ridin', Jet Flying, Kiss Stealin', Wheelin' Dealin', Son of a Gun. A limousine (or limo) is a longer than normal Luxury car. The chassis may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coach builder traditionally Business jet, private jet or colloquially bizjet is a term describing a Jet aircraft, usually of smaller size designed for transporting groups of
  • Space Mountain
  • The Sixty-Minute Man - In reference to the numerous times he wrestled to the sixty minute time limit common to World Title matches during his heyday. Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom opened on January 15, 1975.

• Managers
  • Debra
  • Sherri Martel
  • James J. Dillon
  • Hiro Matsuda
  • Woman
  • Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
  • Curt Hennig
  • Miss Elizabeth
  • Jimmy Hart

• Wrestlers managed
  • David Flair
  • Triple H
  • Batista
  • Randy Orton
  • Carlito

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[58]

• Central States Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[59]

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | Jim Crockett Promotions | World Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)^[60]
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1) and Big John Studd (1)^[61]
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1 time)^[62]
  • NWA Television Championship (1 time)^[63]
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 times)^1[64]
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)^2[65]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times) - with Greg Valentine (2) and Blackjack Mulligan (1)^[66]
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^3[67] (Last)
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[68]
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (7 times) ^[69](First)

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^4[70]

• St. Louis Wrestling Club
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[71]
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[72]

• World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[73]
  • WWF Championship (2 times)^[73]
  • World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Batista (2) and Roddy Piper (1)^[73]
  • WWF Royal Rumble (1992)^[73]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)
  • Triple Crown Championship (13th)

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • (Class of 2005)

• St. Louis Wrestling Hall Of Fame
  • (Class of 2007)

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Personal life

Flair does not know his full birth name. In the opening chapter of his autobiography To Be the Man, titled "Black Market Baby," he notes that his birth name is given on different documents as Fred Phillips, Fred Demaree, and Fred Stewart. To Be the Man is an autobiographical book written by Professional wrestler Ric Flair and Keith Elliot Greenberg and edited by Mark Madden The chapter title is a reference to the fact that the Tennessee Children's Home Society, the agency with which he was placed for adoption,^[74] was revealed in 1950 to have fraudulently induced thousands of mothers to give up their children for adoption. Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born The future Ric Flair was adopted when he was six weeks old by a physician (father), Richard Reid Fliehr, and a theater writer (mother), Kathleen Virginia Kinsmiller. At the time of his adoption, his father was completing a residency in gynecology in Detroit. Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) refers to the surgical specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system ( Uterus Shortly afterwards, the family settled in Edina, Minnesota, where the young Richard Fliehr lived throughout his childhood. Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring Suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis He later attended Wayland Academy, a coeducational boarding school in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Wayland Academy is a private coeducational college preparatory boarding high school located in Beaver Dam Wisconsin, USA. Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake (Wisconsin's 16th largest lake and the Beaver Dam River

Flair's son David is a semi-retired professional wrestler. David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis Minnesota) better known by his Ring name David Flair, is the son of Flair's younger son Reid, who signed a developmental contract with WWE near the end of 2007,^[75] is an accomplished high school wrestler and made several appearances on WCW television along with his sister Ashley and half-sister Megan. ^[76]

In December 2005, a magistrate issued arrest warrants for Flair after a road rage incident that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, in which Flair allegedly got out of his car, grabbed a motorist by the neck, and kicked the door of the motorist's sport utility vehicle. A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. Road rage is the behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle which thus causes collisions or incidents on roadways Flair was charged with injury to personal property and simple assault and battery, both misdemeanors. This incident was ridiculed on WWE programming, most notably by the wrestler Edge. Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler ^[77] The charges were dropped after the witnesses failed to show for a scheduled court appearance.

Flair is sometimes seen attending the Carolina Hurricanes NHL ice hockey games at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional Ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article is about the indoor arena in Raleigh NC For the office tower in Toronto Ontario see RBC Centre. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA When the Hurricanes score, one of a couple of videos appears on the scoreboard. One shows Flair in a Hurricanes jersey saying, "That's another Carolina Hurricanes goal! Woooooo!" Flair is also seen in the open segments of every Carolina Panthers home game. The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the He ends his segment with his trademark "Woooooo" in which the crowd usually imitates. Flair is also a big fan of the South Carolina Gamecocks, and has appeared in the pregame video for the Gamecocks. This article is about the University of South Carolina in Columbia The University of South Carolina 's 19 varsity sports teams are known as the Gamecocks, and USC is the only Division I school to use this nickname/mascot

Flair has appeared in several motion pictures including: The Wrestler (1974) and Sting: Moment of Truth (2004). The Wrestler is a 1974 Independent film produced by Professional wrestler Verne Gagne and starring Ed Asner as "Frank

Flair became a grandfather in 2004 when his eldest daughter, Megan Fliehr-Ketzner, gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Morgan Lee Ketzner on May 9. ^[76][78]

On May 27, 2006, Ric married his third wife, fitness competitor Tiffany VanDemark. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[79]

In September 2007, Flair opened a financial business called Ric Flair Finance. ^[80][81]

Politics

Flair has long supported Republican political candidates in North Carolina politics. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States ^[82] In 2000, Flair explored the possibility of running for Governor of North Carolina^[82], but never filed the papers. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government ^[83]

In the 2008 presidential race, Ric Flair declared his support for the Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24 1955 is a former Republican governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and a political Commentator He said of Huckabee, "[Huckabee] is a quality person, self-made, a great family man and he has a great vision for our country. And I'm here to excite the crowd. "^[84]

Notes

References

• Flair, Ric; Keith Elliot Greenberg, Mark Madden (ed. ) (2005). Ric Flair: To Be the Man. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0743491815. OCLC 60523429. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose  
• Mick Foley (2000). Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins. ISBN 0061031011.  
• (2007). Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen. Stamford, Connecticut: WWE Home Video. OCLC 144971907. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose
• Where Flair got the "Nature Boy" name
• Ric Flair at TheSmokingGun.com
• Ric Flair career bio at Wrestleinfo.com
• A record of Flair's title victories

External links

• WWE Profile
• Ric Flair at the Internet Movie Database
• Ric Flair Finance

Persondata
NAME	Flair, Ric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH	1949-2-25
PLACE OF BIRTH	Memphis, Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County.

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