Post by #HEEL Dark Lord on Oct 16, 2007 21:34:19 GMT -5
Attributes
Strength: 7
Submission: 9.5
Durability: 7.5
Technique: 9.5
Speed: 6.5
Charisma: 9
Hardcore: 8
Stamina: 7.5
Overall: 88
HEIGHT:
6'1"
WEIGHT:
243 lbs.
HOMETOWN:
Charlotte, N.C.
Ric Flair has always known who he is — "a kiss-stealing, wheeling, dealing, jet-flying, limousine-riding son-of-a-gun" — despite never knowing for certain where he came from. Born in Memphis, he was less than a month old when a loving couple from Edina, Minnesota, adopted him from the Tennessee Children's Home Society (an agency that became mired in scandal in the fifties for stealing infants from mothers on public assistance). Also born with a fondness for "going out and being the party," it's no surprise that Flair would leave a promising career as an insurance salesman (his first job after dropping out of the University of Minnesota) to train as a wrestler under the hard-hitting guidance of American Wrestling Association promoter Verne Gagne.
Even before inheriting the "Nature Boy" moniker from WWE Hall of Famer Buddy Rogers, Flair made his name on wrestling hour-long marathon matches, his cocky interview style, and his knack for shouting "Woooooo!" into microphones (a talent he developed after listening to Jerry Lee Lewis sing "Great Balls of Fire" on the car radio). Yet incredibly, he almost didn't become the most celebrated champion in sports-entertainment history. On October 4, 1975, he was among five passengers injured after an improperly fueled Cessna 310Q twin-engine plane suffered mechanical failure and crashed down in Wilmington, North Carolina. Doctors insisted that Flair, who had broken his back in three places, would never wrestle again. So he did the only thing he could do: ignore the doctors, rehab, and become a ring legend with a "flair" for championship gold. "I wish I could say that the plane crash humbled me," he says, "but I just started living the life of the 'Nature Boy' and didn't look back. I took my insurance settlement and bought my first new Cadillac."
Despite experiencing his share of the business' ups (he describes running with the Four Horsemen as "more fun than people could experience in five lifetimes") and downs (he still refuses to forgive Eric Bischoff's treatment of him during his final years at WCW), "Slick Ric" maintains that the party he started four decades ago is far from over. ("I'm having too much fun," he says.) While at times he has been the dirtiest player in the game, Flair has never strayed from being "The Man" who most young sports-entertainers—WWE Superstars included—idolize. Even those unfamiliar with his storied career, the "styling and profiling" in custom-tailored sequined ring robes, or his "Nature Boy" strut know one thing when they hear "Woooooo!" shouted at a WWE live event, a craps table in a Las Vegas casino, or on the scoreboard at the RBC Center, home of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes: they're in "Ric Flair Country."
Source: WWE.com
FINISHERS
Grapefruit Claw
SS Figure 4 Leglock 1
