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My Take
Ric Flair is, to me, the clearest proof that professional wrestling is a storytelling art before it is a sport. Plenty of athletes were stronger or quicker, but nobody made an entire arena hang on a strut, a robe, and a single howl the way he did. What I admire most is the longevity of the persona: across five decades the Nature Boy never lost his grip on a crowd, and even past retirement he keeps the act alive through books and podcasts. He understood earlier than almost anyone that the character outlasts the body, and that self-awareness is exactly why his peers still call him the greatest.
Overview
Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American retired professional wrestler. As of November 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in a legends role for special appearances. Regarded by multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, Flair's career spanned fifty years.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ric Flair
- Name (Japanese)
- リック・フレアー
- Reading
- りっく・ふれあー
- Born
- February 25, 1949 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / writer / podcaster / manager / amateur wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Minnesota
Awards & achievements
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Professional wrestler — see all → · Writer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.