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Who is Ric Flair?
Ric Flair is a former professional wrestler and manager from the United States who retired from the sport in 2012. Ric Flair has won numerous championships in WCW, WWF/WWE, JCP, and TNA wrestling.
Throughout his career, the perennial WWE Hall of Fame inductee has amassed a large following.
Many of them, however, are still uninformed of his personal life as well as key events and milestones in his 48-year career.
Education, Family, and Childhood
Ric Flair was born on February 25, 1949, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Richard Reid Fliehr and Kathleen Kinsmiller Fliehr adopted Fred Philips when he was a baby.
Kathleen worked for the Star Tribune newspaper, and Richard was an obstetrics and gynecology physician.
Flair was born and raised in Edina, Minnesota.
After four years at Wayland Academy in Wisconsin, he attended the University of Minnesota for a time.
Facts of Ric Flair
| Full Name | Richard Morgan Fliehr |
| Birth Date | February 25, 1949 |
| Birth Place | Memphis, Tennessee, US |
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| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | White |
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| Zodiac | Pisces |
| Father’s Name | Dr, Richard Reid Fliehr |
| Mother’s Name | Kathleen Fliehr |
| Siblings | Unknown |
| Age | 73 Years Old |
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lbs.) |
| Build | Athletic |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
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| Active years | 1972-present |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/ Spouse’s Name | Wendy Barlow (m. 2019) |
| Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Salary | $35000 monthly |
| Social Media | Twitter, Facebook, Instagram |
| Merch | Funko Pop, T-Shirt, Costume |
| Last Update | April 2022 |
Net Worth and Salary
Ric Flair’s net worth is $3 million as of 2022. Flair lost a lot of fortunes to tax fraud and medical emergencies.
In 2019, he had a bill of $1.8 million for his heart surgery. The reports suggest his last salary was $35000 a month.
He has owned many luxury cars like Bentley Arnage T, and Mercedes Benz, and frequently drives a black Chevrolet SS. The Charlotte NC mansion worth $1 million is his current residence.
Wrestling Career of Ric Flair
The American Wrestling Association is a professional wrestling organization.
The ring moniker Flair was born when he made his debut against George Gadaski in December 1972. There, he was trained by Verne Gagne.
Tours in Japan
He began competing in Japan for International Wrestling Enterprise in 1973.
Flair defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in All Japan Pro Wrestling throughout the 1980s.
His tour of Japan continued even after he left World Championship Wrestling for the WWF.
He defended his WWF World Heavyweight Championship against Generichiro Tenryu in September 1992.
Between 2002 and 2008, the WWE continued to promote the Japan tour.
Flair made many appearances in Japan, including a Raw show from Japan in 2005 and his return to AJPW in 2013.
Wrestling at the World Championships
In 1974, Flair joined the National Wrestling Alliance. After a horrific plane crash in 1975, the blossoming name was on the point of disappearing from wrestling forever.
He returned after eight months, despite having his back shattered in three places.
After the accident, he modified his wrestling technique and became known as “Nature Boy.”
He held the NWA United States Heavyweight Champion belt for five reigns until July 1997.
After defeating Dusty Rhodes in September 1981, he won his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
In January 1991, Flair became the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
However, due to contract disagreements, the WCW president sacked him. As a result, the Heavyweight Championship was vacated.
The Year 1993 Is Back
Flair returned to hosting the A Flair for the Gold chat program in February 1993.
Later, he defeated Barry Windham for the tenth time to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
In 1993, the veteran won his second WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade.
At Clash of the Champions XXVII in June 1994, Ric won the united WCW International World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
With Arn Anderson, Brian Pillman, and Chris Benoit, the undisputed WCW champion headed the tag team Four Horsemen.
Ric was embroiled in many feuds with the likes of Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, and the New World Order faction, which included Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Hollywood Hulk Hogan, throughout his stint at WCW.
In February 1997, a new member, Jeff Jarret, joined the Four Horsemen. However, he was disliked by the other members, and Ric was forced to expel him.
By removing Arn and Brian, the stable was reconstituted in September 1998 to include Steve McMichael and Dean Malenko.
WCW reigns for the last time
Ric was elected president of WCW. He abused his power by handing the WCW US Heavyweight Championship to his son.
The presidency, however, was terminated in July 1999. Ric won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice in 2000 before the WWF bought WCW in 2001.
A career in the WWF
In August 1991, Flair joined the WWF. There, Bobby Heenan became his agent. He challenged Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan on several occasions.
He became the new WWF Champion after winning the 1992 Royal Rumble event.
Randy Savage took the title from him before handing it back to him at SummerSlam. In November 2001, Ric returned to WWF when WCW was shut down.
Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and Chris Jericho were among his opponents.
He was unable to win the World Championship, losing to Triple H in a match at Raw in September.
Stable evolution
Flair was a member of the ‘Evolution’ stable, which was led by Triple H and included Batista.
At Raw, they dominated every male championship.
Flair won the World Tag Team Championship with Batista and successfully defended it against the same opponents, the Dudley Boyz.
In October 2005, after partnering with Flair in a victory over Carlito and Chris Masters, Triple H betrayed him by assaulting him with a sledgehammer.
Following Flair’s farewell speech, Triple H brought in numerous renowned fighters such as Shawn Michaels, Harley Race, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, and Vince McMahon to salute him.
He also played a role in The Undertaker’s retirement in 2020.
WWE’s Final Days
Flair teamed up with Roddy Piper and Carlito on separate occasions, but both times they lost the World Tag Team Championship.
During his farewell address at Raw in March 2008, he earned a standing ovation from the audience.
Ric continued to appear on Raw following his retirement.
Days of TNA
Ric joined Total Nonstop Acting Wrestling after receiving no contract offers from WWE since June 2009.
On his debut on January 4, 2010, he arrived in a limo.
Team Flair and Team Hogan were always fighting and feuding. Flair has to deal with a lot of setbacks.
Flair’s Hall of Fame ring was in Hogan’s possession, which he gifted to wrestler Jay Lethal.
However, out of respect for Ric, Lethal returned it to him.
Despite this, the Hall of Famer was so dissatisfied with Jay’s return of his rings that he attacked Team Flair members and attacked Lethal. When the two met at Victory Road, Jay came out on top.
In September 2012, he had the final match of his career, which was against Sting at Impact Wrestling. TNA fired Flair, and in a December 2012 interview, he stated that he would never wrestle again.
WWE’s non-wrestling career
At WWE, the two-time Hall of Fame inductee began making non-wrestling appearances.
During the 2013-2014 NXT season, he was seen with his daughter Charlotte. Until May 2016, when his daughter turned on him, the retired wrestler appeared at WWE with his daughter.
Ric’s 70th birthday was celebrated in February 2019 by WWE. In 2020, he supported Randy Orton at Raw until Orton kicked him on the head on August 10.
Legacy and Criticisms
His “Wooooooo!” yell is still a tribute from his fans. Fans love him because of his ring antics and rule-breaking plays.
Singers Pusha T and Killer Mike have given tribute to him in their songs. Most professional wrestling experts, analysts, and stars call him the most outstanding wrestler of all time.
However, some of them have called him money greed because of continuing in the ring even after losing the age and ability to do so. His TNA career has widely received criticism.
Other Media
Flair appeared in a Baywatch episode as himself with other WCW wrestlers. In the episode “History of Wrestling” in Uncle Grandpa’s animated series and episode “BFFs” in The Cleveland Show series, he voiced himself.
To Be the Man was his autobiography released in 2004.
Wife and Children
Ric Flair had his first marriage with Leslie Goodman in 1971. The couple shares two children; daughter Megan and son David though they divorced in 1983.
Then, he married Elizabeth Harrell. Ashley and Reid were their sons. After 23 years of marriage, they divorced.
In 2006, he tied up the marriage relationship with Tiffany VanDemark. Again, in 2009 the divorce with her was finalized.
Later, in 2009 Jacqueline Beems became his fourth wife. The relationship also ended with a divorce in 2014.
Flair is currently married to Wendy Barlow since 2018. Flair’s first son David is also a professional wrestler.
Reid was a high school wrestler and also appeared on WCW television on multiple occasions. He died of a drug overdose in 2013. Ashley signed with the ring name Charlotte for WWE in 2012.
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Social Media Presence
Flair is pretty much active on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Cameo, and Twitter.
His Twitter has 1 million followers, his Instagram has 2 million followers, and his Facebook has 1 million followers.
