Ric Flair
Biography
Known as the Nature Boy, Ric Flair is an American wrestler who retired after a career spanning five decades. Born in Memphis and raised in Minnesota, he trained with Verne Gagne and made his debut in 1972 for the American Wrestling Association. He spent most of his career in Jim Crockett Promotions under the National Wrestling Alliance and in World Championship Wrestling, and later wrestled for the WWF, later WWE, and TNA. He headlined Starrcade ten times and co-headlined WrestleMania in 1992, the year he won the Royal Rumble. Pro Wrestling Illustrated voted him its Wrestler of the Year a record six times, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave him eight. WWE counts him as a 16-time world champion and the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He entered the WWE Hall of Fame twice, in 2008 on his own and in 2012 with The Four Horsemen.
77years old
Turns 78 on February 25in 106 days
- Born Memphis
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Richard Morgan Fliehr, Richard Fliehr, Fred Phillips, Fred Demaree and Fred Stewart
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 11 years2012 to 2023
Genres
- Documentary71%, 5 films
- Sport57%, 4 films
- Action29%, 2 films
- Biography29%, 2 films
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Early training
In the winter of 1971, Flair attended Verne Gagne's first wrestling camp at Gagne's barn outside Minneapolis, training as a professional wrestler with Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, Iron Sheik and Ken Patera.
First role
Ric Flair debuted on December 10, 1972, for the American Wrestling Association in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He wrestled George "Scrap Iron" Gadaski to a 10-minute draw and took the ring name Ric Flair.
A first
Flair was the first wrestler to hold both the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, and he was also the last to hold the second of those titles.
A first
Ric Flair was the first to complete the WCW Triple Crown. He had already held the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and the WCW World Tag Team Championship when he became the inaugural WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
A first
Ric Flair won the 1992 Royal Rumble to claim the vacant WWF Championship, entering at number three and lasting 60 minutes before last eliminating Sid Justice.
Ric Flair movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Rory Karpf directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Rory KarpfDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2017
All films by Rory Karpf
Also two films together1 more actor
- Steve BordenAEW Full Gear (2023) and Nature Boy (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1996 to 2012.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2012 | WWE Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 1996 | Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.