Ric Flair is the most decorated world champion in history. The 16-time world champion is known as the dirtiest player in the game. With his jet-flying, limousine-riding "Nature Boy" persona, he has headlined the sport for over a quarter of a century. His trademarked "Woooo!" can be heard by the fans whenever any wrestler chops another wrestler.

Ric Flair was born in 1949. Unfortunately, his birth name is not known due to a scandal at the Tennessee Children's Home Society in Memphis. His adopted parents named him Richard Fliehr. In 1971, he was trained by Verne Gagne and debuted in the AWA in 1972. He went to wrestle for the Mid-Atlantic (NC) territory in 1974. In 1975, he was involved in a plane crash and broke his back in three places.

Ric Flair returned to the ring a few years later. He was a frequent U.S. title holder. In addition, he won the NWA World Tag Team Championship on a few occasions with both Blackjack Mulligan and Greg Valentine as his partners. In 1981, Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes to become the NWA World Champion. As champion, Ric traveled to all the other territories to fight their best opponents. By the end of the decade, Ted Turner bought the most powerful member of the NWA and later renamed it WCW. Ric left a few years later when Eric Bischoff took over WCW.

When the WCW was sold to the WWE, Flair wasn't the same man anymore. According to his autobiography, he had lost confidence in his abilities due to the constant problems he faced in WCW. He credits Vince McMahon and Triple H with helping him to regain his confidence.

At the end of 2006, Vince McMahon decreed that the next time Ric Flair lost a match that he would be forced to retire. Ric Flair lost his match at WrestleMania XXIV to Shawn Michaels. However, the night before being forced to retire, Ric became the first active wrestler to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

In 2010, Ric Flair joined TNA Wrestling. While his role is mostly as a manager and adviser, he still steps into the ring on occasion. On March 31, 2012, Flair became the first person to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice, the second time as part of the Four Horsemen.

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