Ric Flair
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| Ric Flair | |
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 Ric Flair in 2008. |
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| Ring name(s) | Ric Flair[1] The Black Scorpion[1] "Ramblin" Ricky Rhodes[1] |
| Billed hicht | 6 in ({{rnd/cExpression error: Unexpected < operator.dec1|Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".|(6*12+1)*0.0254}} m)[2] |
| Billed wicht | 243 lb (110 kg)[2] |
| Born | Februar 25, 1949 [3] Memphis, Tennessee[4] |
| Resides | Charlotte, North Carolina[2] |
| Billed frae | Charlotte, North Carolina[2] |
| Trained bi | Verne Gagne[2][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.
In warstlin [edit]
- Finishing moves
- Diving knee drop[1] – early career
- Figure four leglock[1] – 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[1]
- Elbow drop[1]
- Inside cradle
- Knife-edged chop, uisually wi Flair or the croud shoutin "Wooooooooo!"[1]
- Low blow[1]
- Multiple suplex variations
- Poking[6] or raking the opponent eyes[1]
- Roll-up while hauldin the opponent's tichts or placin his feet on the ropes for extra leverage
- Running jumping knee drop[1]
- Shin breaker, usually as a setup for the figure four leglock[1]
- Snapmare[1]
- Nicknames
- "Ramblin'" Ricky Rhodes[1]
- "(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"
Championships an accomplishments [edit]
- All Star Pro Wrestling
- Central States Wrestling
- 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
- Pro Wrestling Report
- St. Louis Wrestling Club
- 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)
Notes [edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 OWOW profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 29 August 2008. .
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedslam - ↑ World Championship Wrestling (1999-01-17). "Ric & David Flair /w Arn Anderson Vs. Barry Windham & Curt Hennig". WCW Souled Out.
- ↑ Dailymotion - Hogan v. Flair Superbrawl 99. Dailymotion. Retrieved on 1 November 2009. .
- ↑ Riddick, Robert (1988). Ric Flair's Back Where He Belongs
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 NWA World Heavyweight Title history[1] At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic/WCW) history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WCW International World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ WCW World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 5 August 2008. .
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1991. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 22 Mairch 2009. .
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1992. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 22 Mairch 2009. .
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1994. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 22 Mairch 2009. .
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Feud of the Year. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 5 August 2008. .
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Match of the Year. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 5 August 2008. .
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 5 August 2008. .
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Rookie of the Year. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 5 August 2008. .
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Wrestler of the Year. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 5 August 2008. .
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Pro Wrestling Reports 2008 Honors. Pro Wrestling Report. Retrieved on 31 October 2009. .
- ↑ NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Title history: Ric Flair. WWE. Archived from the original on 11 Apryle 2008. . Retrieved on 12 Mairch 2008. .
