Diamonds Are Forever: This And That

The Nature Boy's Profile

Real Name: Richard Morgan Fliehr
Birth Date: February 25, 1949 in Memphis, TN.
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Height/Weight: 6'1'' 243 lbs.
Trained By: Verne Gagne
Pro Debut: 1972 (AWA)
Nicknames: The Nature Boy, The REAL World's Champion, Slick Ric, The Greatest Wrestler Of All Time, The Dirtiest Player in the Game, Naitch, "Slick" Ric
Finishing Move: Figure Four Leglock
Signature Moves: Flair Chops, Low Blows, Chop Block, Knee Drop, Thumb to the Eye, Shinbreaker, Nosedive, Turnbuckle Flip
Trademarks: Bleach Blonde Hair, Ornate Sequined Robes, Custom Made Suits, Shouts WOOOO!!!!, The Nature Boy "Strut," The Four Horsemen, Also Sprach Zarathustra (his theme song and the theme to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey), Limosuines, Jet Airplanes, Big Houses, Donzis, and Fine Women
Championships: 7 NWA World Heavyweight Titles; 10 WCW Heavyweight Titles; 2 WWF Heavyweight Titles; 6 NWA/WCW US Titles; 3 NWA World Tag Team Titles; 3 Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Titles; 3 Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles; 2 Mid-Atlantic Television Titles; 1 Missisouri State Heavyweight Title; 1 WWE Intercontinental Title; 3 WWE World Tag Team Titles

Monday, February 25, 2008

This And That

Here are some interesting tidbits people might not know about Ric Flair:

On April 29, 1995, in North Korea, Ric Flair wrestled Antonio Inoki in a match attended by 190,000 people. The number is believed to be the highest ever to attend a professional wrestling card.

In 1997, (then) Minnesota governor, Arne Carlson declared a one-day 'Ric Flair Day' in the state. A year later, in 1998, Minneapolis mayor Sharon Sayles-Belton proclaimed a one-day 'Ric Flair Day' in the city.

Late in 2003, WWE released a three-DVD retrospective of Flair's career (focusing mainly on his career prior to 1993), The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection. It became WWE's fastest-selling video package up to that time.

Survived a plane crash in Wilmington, N.C., on Oct. 4, 1975. Suffered a broken back as a result and was told by doctors he would never wrestle again.

Flair's autobiography, "To Be The Man," reached #5 on on the New York Times Best Seller List.

Considered a run for Governor of North Carolina but dropped out of the race when Jesse Ventura told Flair, a notorious partier, that the press would have a field day with his personal life.

Roddy Piper was the best man at his wedding.

In 1984 40,000 fans packed Texas Stadium to see him wrestle Kerry Von Erich at the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, the 2nd largest live wrestling audience in U.S. history at the time.

In 2006, Jack Nicholson expressed interest in inducting him into the WWE Hall of Fame, being his all time favorite wrestler.

Ric has appeared in three movies, The Wrestler (1974), Body Slam (1987) and Sting: Moment of Truth (2004).

Ric is sometimes seen attending the Carolina Hurricanes NHL hockey games. At many home games when the Hurricanes score a goal, a trademark Ric Flair "Carolina Goal! Wooo! Wooo Wooo!" is played.

Flair has been active in North Carolina Republican politics and hit the campaign trail with Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to show his support.

Flair is involved as a business partner in Ric Flair Finance; check out the website: http://ricflairfinance.com/