wwe hall of famer : 2008
Nwa Hall of famer :2008

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The Black Scorpion
Height 6 ft. 0 in. (185 cm)
Weight 230 lb. (105 kg)
Billed height 6 ft. 1 in. (185 cm)
Billed weight 243 lb. (110 kg)
Born February 25, 1949 (age 59)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Resides Charlotte, North Carolina
Billed from Charlotte, North Carolina
Trained by Verne Gagne
Hiro Matsuda
Debut December 10, 1972
Retired March 30, 2008 

Richard Morgan Fliehr[3] (born February 25, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota[3]) better known by his ring name, Ric Flair, is a retired American professional wrestler. Also known as "The Nature Boy,

Flair is very famous for several heel storylines apart from involvements in several formations like EVOLUTION.Flair is a 16 time World Heavyweight champion, the record still unbroken.Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Champion, six-time WCW Champion and two-time WWF/E Champion. Flair also won the 1992 Royal Rumble.

National Wrestling Alliance

captured his first title when, on February 8, 1975, he beat Paul Jones for the Mid-Atlantic TV Championship.

Ric Flair won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Bobo Brazil on July 29, 1977; and during the next three years, he held five reigns as U.S. Champion while feuding with Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Mr. Wrestling II, Jimmy Snuka, and Greg Valentine (with whom he also formed a championship tag team). Flair, however, reached elite status when he began referring to himself as "The Nature Boy," which incited a notorious 1978 feud with the original "Nature Boy," Buddy Rogers, who put Flair over in a now-famous encounter.

Then on September 17, 1981, Flair reached the top of the mountain when he beat Dusty Rhodes for his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship. 

Flair taunted his opponents with his famous "Wooo!" shout (for which, Flair claims to have drawn inspiration from Jerry Lee Lewis' song "Great Balls of Fire.

Harley Race won the title from Flair in 1983, but Flair regained the title at Starrcade 1983 in Greensboro, North Carolina in a Steel Cage match; afterwards, Race and Flair fought in many different matches in early 1984.

He then reigned for two years, two months, and two days, losing his title to Dusty Rhodes on July 26 at The Great American Bash 1986; Dusty had been a notable foe in Flair's career, and both men began a famous feud with one another after Flair helped break Dusty's leg on September 29, 1985. Flair regained the title two weeks later. Flair defended his titles against opponents like Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Kerry Von Erich, Jay Youngblood, Sting, Ronnie Garvin, Magnum T.A., and Dusty Rhodes throughout his career, as well.

Contracted to WCW - World Championship Wrestling from 1986 to 1991

Flair lost the NWA World Championship due to his flamboyant ways in Detroit to Ron Garvin on September 25, 1987.

In early 1988, rising star Sting had challenged Flair to a match at the first ever Clash of Champions. Flair accepted, and fought Sting to a 45 minute time-limit. The match is known as the match that made Sting a huge star in the NWA.

Flair regained the title from Sting on January 11, 1991, in front of a near empty house due to the blizzard conditions in the New York City area.

WCW split their recognition of a World Heavyweight Champion from the NWA, and Flair was subsequently recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion, while still being recognized as NWA World Champion.

At the Clash of the Champions on January 30, he wrestled Scott Steiner to a draw. 

On March 21, 1991, Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Flair in a controversial match in Tokyo at the WCW/New Japan Supershow. While the NWA recognized Fujinami as their new champion, WCW did not because Fujinami had backdropped Flair over the top rope in a violation of WCW rules.

On May 19, 1991, Flair defeated Fujinami at SuperBrawl in St. Petersburg, Florida to reclaim the NWA title and retain the WCW title. In doing so, he became an eight time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, breaking Harley Race's record. On June 14, at the Clash of the Champions, he defeated Bobby Eaton in an epic two-out-of-three falls match.

Contracted to WWF -World Wrestling Federation from 1991 to 1999

At the Royal Rumble 1992, he won the Rumble match to claim the vacant WWF Championship.In so doing, Flair joined Buddy Rogers as the only men to win the WWF and NWA World Championships in their careers.

Flair lost Loser leaves WWF match to Mr.Perfect and left the company to join WCW.

Contracted to WCW - World Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 2001

In June 1994, Flair defeated Sting in a unification match, merging the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship with the WCW World Championship.

Flair later feuded with Hulk Hogan upon Hogan's arrival in WCW in June 1994, losing the WCW World Championship to him in July at Bash at the Beach. Flair lost a retirement match to Hogan at Halloween Havoc and took a few months off before returning as a wrestler and part-time manager in 1995.

Flair defeated Savage in a steel cage at SuperBrawl VI to win the WCW World title.

Flair won the WCW World Championship twice during 2000

Contracted to WWE- World wrestling entertainment from 2001 onwards

Flair reappeared on Raw following the end of the "WCW/ECW Invasion" that culminated in a "Winner Take All" match at Survivor Series 2001 won by the WWF.

At Unforgiven 2005, Flair defeated Carlito for the Intercontinental Championship, becoming the thirteenth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history .

On March 31 2008 Flair announced his retirement from all forms of wrestling.

Finishing and signature moves 
Diving knee drop - Early career
Figure four leglock[63]
Chop block, usually as a setup for the Figure four leglock
Elbow drop
Inverted atomic drop
Knife edge chop, usually with Flair shouting "Wooooooooo!"
Multiple suplex variations 
Belly to back
Double arm
Stalling vertical
Running jumping knee drop
Shin breaker, usually as a setup for the Figure four leglock
Small package rollup
Snapmare[63]
Signature illegal moves 
Thumb to the eye
Eye rake
Low blow
Testicular claw
Various roll-ups while holding tights or with his feet on the ropes.

Championships

NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)2
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1) and Big John Studd (1)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1 time)
NWA Television Championship (1 time)
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 times)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times) - with Greg Valentine (2) and Blackjack Mulligan (1)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (7 times)(First) (Most Reigns)
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) (Last)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time).

NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

WWF Championship (2 times)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Batista (2) and Roddy Piper (1)
WWF Royal Rumble (1992)
Triple Crown Championship (13th)