Ric Flair

Ric Flair
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Nama lahir	Richard Morgan Fliehr
Lahir	25 Februari 1949 (umur 77) Memphis, Tennessee, Amerika Serikat
Pasangan	Leslie Goodman ​ (m. 1971⁠–⁠1983)​ Elizabeth Fliehr ​ ​ (m. 1983⁠–⁠2006)​ Tiffany VanDemark ​ ​ (m. 2006⁠–⁠2009)​ Jackie Beems ​ (m. 2009)​
Anak	4, including Reid Flair David Flair Charlotte
Karier gulat profesional
Nama ring	Ric Flair[1] Rick Flair[1] The Black Scorpion[1]
Tinggi	6 ft 1 in (1,85 m)[2]
Berat	243 pon (110 kg)[2]
Asal dari	Charlotte, North Carolina[2]
Dilatih oleh	Verne Gagne[2][3]
Debut	December 10, 1972[4]
Pensiun	December 3, 2012[5]

Richard Morgan "Ric" Fliehr(lahir 25 Februari 1949) adalah Mantan pegulat profesional asal Amerika Serikat. dia terkenal Nama Panggilan di Ring yaitu Ric Flair dan ia berkarier 40 tahun dalam bergulat. Dia terdaftar di National Wrestling Alliance (NWA),World Championship Wrestling (WCW),World Wrestling Federation (WWF) diubah menjadi World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) dan Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Dia Pernah Memegang Sabuk NWA World Heavyweight Champion 8 Kali, WCW World Heavyweight Champion 6 Kali dan WWF Champion 2 Kali ditotal menjadi 16 Kali.

Dalam bergulat

• Gerakan Penyelesain
  • Diving knee drop^[1] – early career
  • Figure-four leglock^[1]
• Gerakan Khas
  • Back body drop^[1]
  • Chop block, usually as a setup for the figure-four leglock^[1]
  • Dropkick – early career
  • Elbow drop^[1]
  • Flop (Dropping face first to the mat, usually after a punch, with theatrics)
  • Knife-edged chop,^[1] usually followed by a "Woooo" from the crowd
  • Low blow^[1]
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Belly to back^[1]
    • Delayed vertical^[1]
    • Double arm^[1]
    • Gutwrench^[1]
  • Piledriver
  • Poking^[6] or raking the opponent eyes^[1]
  • Running jumping knee drop^[1]
  • Shin breaker, usually as a setup for the figure-four leglock^[1]
  • Snapmare^[1]
  • Turnbuckle flip evasion, landing on the apron, with theatrics
  • Testicular claw
• Managers and valets
  • Arn Anderson^[1]
  • Ole Anderson
  • Baby Doll
  • Debra Marshall
  • James J. Dillon
  • Double D
  • Miss Elizabeth
  • Fifi (Wendy Barlow)
  • Jimmy Hart^[7]
  • Bobby Heenan
  • Curt Hennig
  • Sherri Martel
  • Hiro Matsuda
  • Woman/Women
• Manejer
  • Evolution
  • Steve Austin
  • Big Show
  • Snitsky^[8]
  • Carlito
  • David Flair^[1]
  • Reid Flair^[1]
  • Ricky Morton^[1]
  • Fortune
  • Beer Money, Inc.^[1]
  • Desmond Wolfe^[1]
  • Rob Terry^[9]
  • Matt Hardy^[10]
  • Gunner^[11]
  • The Miz
  • Charlotte
• Nama Panggilan
  • "Ramblin'" Ricky Rhodes^[1]
  • "(The) Nature Boy"
  • "Naitch"
  • "Naitcha' Boy"
  • "The Dirtiest Player in the Game"
  • "I Da! BaLoot!"
  • "The Man"
  • "The Alimony Pony"
  • "Limousine Ridin', Jet Flyin', Kiss Stealin', Wheelin' Dealin', Son of a Gun"
  • "Space Mountain"
  • "The Sixty-Minute Man"
  • "Slick Ric"
  • "The Real World Champion"
  • "The Master of the Figure-Four"^[12]
  • "The Golden Stallion"^[13]
  • "Wrestling God"
  • "The Original Party Animal"
• Lagu Tema
  • "Dawn" section of the tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss (WCW/WWE; 1970s–2010; 2012–present)^[14]
  • "Galaxy Express" by Ryoichi Kuniyoshi (AJPW)
  • "The Wanderer" by Dion^[15]
  • "Easy Lover" by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins (NWA; 1986)
  • "Dance Champion" by Kool & The Gang (NWA/CWF)
  • "Dawn" section of the tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra (remix) by Dale Oliver (TNA; 2010–2012)
  • "Evolve" (with Evolution) by Jim Johnston
  • "Line in the Sand" (with Evolution) by Motörhead
  • "Fortune 4" by Dale Oliver (TNA; used while a part of Fortune)^[16]
  • "Immortal" by Dale Oliver (TNA; used while a part of Immortal)^[17]
  • "Recognition" by CFO$ (WWE;2015–present:used while managing Charlotte)

Penghargaan Diraih

• International Wrestling Institute and Museum
  • George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame (2013)^[18]
• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (3 times)^[19]
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (8 times)^2[20]
  • NWA (Mid Atlantic)/NWA Television Championship (2 times)^[21]
  • NWA (Mid Atlantic)/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (6 times)^1[22][23]
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1), and Big John Studd (1)^[24]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times) – with Greg Valentine (2) and Blackjack Mulligan (1)^[25]
  • First WCW Triple Crown Champion
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (9 times)^1[26]
  • NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Feud of the Year (1987) The Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers and The Road Warriors^[27]
  • Feud of the Year (1988, 1990) vs. Lex Luger^[27]
  • Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Terry Funk^[27]
  • Match of the Year (1983) vs. Harley Race (June 10)^[27]
  • Match of the Year (1984) vs. Kerry Von Erich at Parade of Champions 1^[28]
  • Match of the Year (1986) vs. Dusty Rhodes at The Great American Bash in a steel cage match^[28]
  • Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar^[28]
  • 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)^[29]
  • Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2008)
  • Rookie of the Year (1975)^[30]
  • Stanley Weston Award (2008)
  • Wrestler of the Year (1981, 1984–1986, 1989, 1992)^[31]
  • Ranked #3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991, 1992, and 1994^[32][33][34]
  • Ranked #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003^[35]
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2006
• St. Louis Wrestling Club
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[36]
• St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2007
• World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
  • WWF Championship (2 times)^[37]
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[37]
  • World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Batista (2) and Roddy Piper (1)^[37]
  • Royal Rumble (1992)^[37]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (2 times)
    • Class of 2008 for his individual career
    • Class of 2012 as a member of The Four Horsemen
  • Thirteenth Triple Crown Champion
  • Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2008) - vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 5 Star Match (1987) vs. Barry Windham at the Crockett Cup on April 11
  • 5 Star Match (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at Chi-Town Rumble
  • 5 Star Match (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat in a 2-of-out-3 falls match at Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
  • 5 Star Match (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar
  • 5 Star Match (1989) vs. Terry Funk in a "I Quit" match at Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockouts
  • 5 Star Match (1991) with Barry Windham, Larry Zbyszko, and Sid Vicious vs. Brian Pillman, Sting, Rick Steiner, and Scott Steiner in a War Games match at WrestleWar
  • 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 February 14
  • Match of the Year (1988) vs. Sting at Clash of the Champions I
  • Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at Clash of the Champions VI: Rajin' Cajun
  • 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) with Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta, and The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in a Towers of Doom match at Uncensored
  • Wrestler of the Year (1982–1986, 1989, 1990, 1992)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

1 ^ Flair did win the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA United States Championships six times and the six reigns were recognized even after World Championship Wrestling took control over the championship and renamed it the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship in 1991. After WCW's purchase by WWE, the lineage of the championships were kept in the WWE United States Championship. WWE.com has published contradictory information on Flair's reigns - recognizing five reigns in one article, but describing him as a six-time champion in another article.
2 ^ His last four reigns with the championship were after Jim Crockett Jr. sold his promotion to Ted Turner in November 1988, which became World Championship Wrestling. The NWA World Heavyweight Championship was defended exclusively in WCW until WCW's withdrawal from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1993.

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