Ric Flair

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	(1949-02-25) 25 Februar 1949 (age 76)[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

Flair at the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

• All Star Pro Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]
• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]
• Central States Wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]
• 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
  • Cless of 2006
• Pro Wrestling Report
  • Match of the Year (2008) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24^[23]
  • Most Memorable Moment - retirement^[23]
• St. Louis Wrestling Club
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[24]
• St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Cless of 2007
• 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)