Ric Flair

Ric Flair
Ric Flair in 2008.
Born	(1949-02-25) 25 Februar 1949 (age 75)[1] Memphis, Tennessee[2]
Residence	Charlotte, North Carolina[3]
Professional wrestlin career
Ring name(s)	Ric Flair[4] The Black Scorpion[4] "Ramblin" Ricky Rhodes[4]
Billed hicht	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Billed wicht	243 lb (110 kg)[3]
Billed frae	Charlotte, North Carolina[3]
Trained bi	Verne Gagne[3][5]
Debut	December 10, 1972

Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949) is an American profeesional warstler, better kent bi his ring name Ric Flair. Also kent as "The Nature Boy", Flair is ane o the maist well kent profeesional warstlers in the warld.

Ric Flair is offeecially recognized bi WWE, PWI an TNA as a 16-time Warld Champion (aicht-time NWA Champion, sax-time WCW Champion an twa-time WWF Champion) although his actual tally o World Championship reigns varies bi source — Flair considers hissel a 21-time warld champion. In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he an aa haed twa stints as a booker— in 1989-1990 an 1994. Flair an aa wan the 1992 Royal Rumble an wis inducted intae the WWE Hall o Fame in 2008. Flair retired frae the WWE in 2008 followin WrestleMania XXIV. He returned tae the ring in 2009 for the Australian "Hulkamania" tour, facin Hulk Hogan, an is currently signed wi Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

• Finishing moves
  • Diving knee drop^[4] – early career
  • Figure four leglock^[4] – adopted from "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
  • Testicular claw

• Signatur muives
  • Atomic drop, sometimes inverted
  • Back body drop
  • Crossbody
  • Chop block, uisually as a setup for the figure four leglock^[4]
  • Elbow drop^[4]
  • Inside cradle
  • Knife-edged chop, uisually wi Flair or the croud shoutin "Wooooooooo!"^[4]
  • Low blow^[4]
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Belly to back^[4]
    • Delayed vertical^[4]
    • Double arm^[4]
  • Poking^[6] or raking the opponent eyes^[4]
  • Roll-up while hauldin the opponent's tichts or placin his feet on the ropes for extra leverage
  • Running jumping knee drop^[4]
  • Shin breaker, usually as a setup for the figure four leglock^[4]
  • Snapmare^[4]

• Nicknames
  • "Ramblin'" Ricky Rhodes^[4]
  • "(The) Nature Boy"
  • "Naitch (Short for "Nature Boy")"
  • "The Dirtiest Player in the Game"
  • "Stylin' and Profilin'"
  • "The Man"
  • "The Limousine Ridin', Jet Flying, Kiss Stealin', Wheelin' Dealin', Son of a Gun"
  • "Space Mountain"
  • "The Sixty-Minute Man"
  • "Slick Ric"
  • "The Master of the Figure Four"^[7]
  • "The Golden Stallion"^[8]
  • "Wrestling God"

• All Star Pro Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9]

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9]

• Central States Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9]
• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)^[10]
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1) and Big John Studd (1)^[11]
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1 time)^[12]
  • NWA Television Championship (1 time)^[12]
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 times)^1[13]
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (7 times)^2[9]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times) – with Greg Valentine (2) and Blackjack Mulligan (1)^[14]
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^3[15]
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[13]
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (8 times)^[16]

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003^[17]
  • PWI ranked him #3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991, 1992, and 1994^[18][19][20]
  • Feud of the Year (1987) Four Horsemen vs. Super Powers and Road Warriors^[21]
  • Feud of the Year (1988, 1990) vs. Leslie Moon^[21]
  • Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Terry Funk^[21]
  • Match of the Year (1983) vs. Harley Race (June 10)^[21]
  • Match of the Year (1984) vs. Kerry Von Erich at Parade of Champions 1^[22]
  • Match of the Year (1986) vs. Dusty Rhodes at The Great American Bash in a steel cage match^[22]
  • Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar^[22]
  • Match of the Year (2008) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV
  • Match of the Decade (2000–2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXIV
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1978, 1987)^[23]
  • Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2008)
  • Rookie of the Year (1975)^[24]
  • Stanley Weston Award (2008)
  • Wrestler of the Year (1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992)^[25]
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2006

• Pro Wrestling Report
  • Match of the Year (2008) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24^[26]
  • Most Memorable Moment - retirement^[26]
• St. Louis Wrestling Club
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[27]

• St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2007

• World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWF Championship (2 times)^[28]
  • World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Batista (2) and Roddy Piper (1)^[28]
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[28]
  • Royal Rumble (1992)^[28]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)
  • Thirteenth Triple Crown Champion
  • Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2008) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Heel (1990)
  • Best Interviews (1991, 1992, 1994)
  • Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Terry Funk
  • Match of the Year (1983) vs. Harley Race in a steel cage match at Starrcade
  • Match of the Year (1986) vs. Barry Windham at Battle of the Belts II on February 14
  • Match of the Year (1988) vs. Sting at Clash of the Champions I
  • Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar
  • Most Charismatic (1980, 1982–1984, 1993)
  • Most Outstanding (1986, 1987, 1989)
  • Readers' Favorite Wrestler (1984–1993, 1996)
  • Worst Feud of the Year (1990) vs. The Junkyard Dog
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (1996) with Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in a Towers of Doom match at Uncensored
  • Wrestler of the Year (1982–1986, 1989, 1990, 1992)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

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