Ric Flair
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Richard Morgan Fliehr (born Februar 25, 1949) is an American professional warstler, better kent bi his ring name Ric Flair. Kent as "The Nature Boy" an aw, Flair is ane o the maist weel kent professional warstlers in the warld.
| Ric Flair | |
|---|---|
 Ric Flair in 2008. | |
| Born | 25 Februar 1949[1] Memphis, Tennessee[2] |
| Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina[3] |
| Spoose(s) | Leslie Goodman (m. 1971; div. 1983) Elizabeth Flair (m. 1983; div. 2006) Tiffany VanDemark (m. 2006; div. 2009) |
| Childer | 4 |
| 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 |
Ric Flair is offeecially recognised bi WWE, PWI an TNA as a 16-time Warld Champion (aicht-time NWA Champion, sax-time WCW Champion an twa-time WWF Champion) awtho his actual tally o World Championship reigns varies bi soorce — Flair considers hissel a 21-time warld champion. In World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he haed twa stints as a booker an aw — in 1989-1990 an 1994. Flair wan the 1992 Royal Rumble an wis inductit intae the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008 an aw.
Championships an accomplishments eedit
- All Star Pro Wrestling
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- Central States Wrestling
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[7]
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) – wi Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1) and Big John Studd (1)[8]
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1 time)[9]
- NWA Television Championship (1 time)[9]
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 times)1[10]
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (7 times)2[6]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times) – wi Greg Valentine (2) and Blackjack Mulligan (1)[11]
- WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)3[12]
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (8 times)[13]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Hall of Fame (Cless of 2008)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003[14]
- PWI ranked him #3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991, 1992, an 1994[15][16][17]
- Feud of the Year (1987) Four Horsemen vs. Super Powers and Road Warriors[18]
- Feud of the Year (1988, 1990) vs. Leslie Moon[18]
- Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Terry Funk[18]
- Match of the Year (1983) vs. Harley Race (Juin 10)[18]
- Match of the Year (1984) vs. Kerry Von Erich at Parade of Champions 1[19]
- Match of the Year (1986) vs. Dusty Rhodes at The Great American Bash in a steel cage match[19]
- Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar[19]
- 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)[20]
- Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2008)
- Rookie of the Year (1975)[21]
- Stanley Weston Award (2008)
- Wrestler of the Year (1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992)[22]
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- Pro Wrestling Report
- St. Louis Wrestling Club
- St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
- World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWF Championship (2 times)[25]
- World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – wi Batista (2) and Roddy Piper (1)[25]
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[25]
- Royal Rumble (1992)[25]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Cless of 2008)
- Thirteent 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 Februar 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) wi Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in a Touers of Doom match at Uncensored
- Wrestler of the Year (1982–1986, 1989, 1990, 1992)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Cless of 1996)
Notes eedit
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- ↑ NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ a b NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ a b 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. Archived frae the original on 27 Februar 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1991". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1992". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1994". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 22 Mey 2011. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ a b c d "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Feud of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 16 Juin 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ a b c "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Match of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 16 Juin 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 16 Juin 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Rookie of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 16 Juin 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived frae the original on 19 Juin 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ a b "Pro Wrestling Reports 2008 Honors". Pro Wrestling Report. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ↑ NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ a b c d "Title history: Ric Flair". WWE. Archived frae the original on 11 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 12 Mairch 2008.
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