Has Ric Flair retired?
American professional wrestler Ric Flair, born Richard Morgan Fliehr on February 25, 1949, is now retired. Flair had a 50-year career and was hailed as the greatest professional wrestler of all time by numerous peers and media. Although he is sometimes listed as Fred Demaree or Fred Stewart on various records, Flair’s birth name is…
American professional wrestler Ric Flair, born Richard Morgan Fliehr on February 25, 1949, is now retired. Flair had a 50-year career and was hailed as the greatest professional wrestler of all time by numerous peers and media.
Although he is sometimes listed as Fred Demaree or Fred Stewart on various records, Flair’s birth name is generally accepted to be Fred Phillips, and his true parents are Luther and Olive Phillips. Richard Reid Fliehr and Kathleen Kinsmiller Fliehr (1918–2003) adopted him.
Flair was a successful amateur wrestler in his adolescent years who studied with Verne Gagne to become a professional wrestler. In the winter of 1971, he joined Greg Gagne, “Jumpin'” Jim Brunzell, The Iron Sheik, and Ken Patera at Gagne’s barn outside of Minneapolis for his first wrestling camp. He debuted on December 10, 1972, at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, when he wrestled under the ring name Ric Flair for a ten-minute draw with George “Scrap Iron” Gadaski. Flair competed in matches against Dusty Rhodes, Chris Taylor, André the Giant, Larry Hennig, and Wahoo McDaniel while he was a member of the American Wrestling Association (AWA).
Has Ric Flair retired?
Yes, As of July 31, 2022, Flair has retired.
