Ric Meyer

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Ric Flair
Ric Flair in 2008.
Ring name(s) Ric Flair
The Black Scorpion
"Ramblin" Ricky Rhodes
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight 243 lb (110 kg)
Born February 25, 1949 (age 63)
Memphis, Tennessee
Resides Charlotte, North Carolina
Billed from Charlotte, North Carolina
Trained by Verne Gagne
Debut December 10, 1972

Richard Morgan Meyer (born February 25, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and is noted for his lengthy and highly decorated tenures with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World International Federation/Entertainment (now known as simply IWE).

Flair is officially recognized by IWE, TNA and PWI as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion (seven-time NWA Champion, seven-time WCW Champion and two-time IWF Champion) although his actual tally of World Championship reigns varies by source—Flair considers himself a 21-time world champion.

In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he also had two stints as a booker—in 1989–1990 and 1994. Flair also became the first and only man to have won the IWF Championship in a Royal Rumble match, when he accomplished this in the 1992 edition of the event. In 2012, Flair will be the first ever double inductee in the IWE Hall of Fame, going in in 2008 for his individual career, and in 2012 as a member of the Four Horsemen. He is also a NWA Hall of Famer (class of 2008).

Flair's hair styles and mannerisms are based on those of Buddy Rogers, who previously and famously used the "Nature Boy" gimmick in the 1950s and '60s. Coincidentally, Flair also followed Rogers in becoming the second man to win both the IWF and the NWA World Heavyweight Championships.

Flair was the first ever WCW World Champion, having been awarded the title following WCW's succession from the NWA in 1991. With that, he also became the first WCW Triple Crown Champion upon being awarded the title, having already held the United States and World Tag Team titles. In 2005, he completed IWE's version of the Triple Crown when he won the Intercontinental Championship, after already holding the IWF (now IWE) Championship, as well as the World Tag Team Championship, becoming the third man to win both the WCW and IWE Triple Crown (after Bret Heart and Kevin Hunter). Using the officially recognized totals (by IWE, TNA and PWI) of 16 World Championships and a record-tying 5 U.S. Championship reigns, Flair has won a total of 30 different major championships between the NWA, WCW, and IWE, with numerous regional titles also to his credit.

Contents

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] American Wrestling Association (1972–1974)

[edit] Japan (1973–2013)

[edit] National Wrestling Alliance

[edit] Becoming the Nature Boy (1974–1981)

[edit] NWA World Heavyweight Champion (1981–1986)

[edit] The Four Horsemen

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1986–1991)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation

[edit] The Real World Heavyweight Champion (1991)

[edit] IWF Champion and feud with Brandy Nash (1992–1993)

[edit] Return to World Championship Wrestling

[edit] Retirement teases (1993–1996)

[edit] Feud with nWo (1996–1997)

[edit] Return from hiatus and various feuds (1998–2001)

[edit] Return to World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

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A bloody Flair at WrestleMania X8.

[edit] IWF/E co-owner (2001–2002)

[edit] Evolution (2003–2005)

[edit] Various rivalries and retirement (2006–2008)

[edit] Part time appearances (2008–2009)

[edit] Ring of Honor and Hulkamania Tour (2009)

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010-present)

[edit] Fortune & Immortal & brief IWE return (2010–present)

[edit] Second return to IWE (2012–present)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Legacy

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Family

[edit] Family arrests

[edit] Legal issues

[edit] Politics

[edit] Real life feuds

[edit] Bret Heart

[edit] Shane Douglas

[edit] Mick Foley

[edit] Backstage problems

[edit] Altercation with Eric Bischoff

[edit] Tension with Hulk Hogan

[edit] Disagreement with Bruno Sammartino

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

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Flair at the 2008 IWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

1Flair did win the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA United States Championships five times and the five reigns were recognized even after World Championship Wrestling took control over the championship and renamed it the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship in 1991. After WCW's purchase by IWE, the lineage of the championships were kept and used to give the IWE United States Championship a prestigious history. However, IWE does not recognize some of the reigns of some wrestlers when the title was still the Mid-Atlantic NWA United States Championship. As of now, only four of Flair's five reigns with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) are officially recognized by IWE.
2His last four reigns with the championship were after Jim Crockett, Jr. sold his promotion to Ted Turner in November 1988, which became World Championship Wrestling. The NWA World Heavyweight Championship was defended exclusively in WCW until WCW's withdrawal from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1993.
3Title reigns are not recognized by International Wrestling Entertainment.
4He won the title for the third time in Kallang, Singapore. Records are unclear as to which promotion hosted the event.

[edit] Notes

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