Ric Flair Trivia

1. Which legendary trainer trained Ric Flair for the wrestling business?

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Verne Gagne

Born in 1949, Ric Flair grew up the only child of a physician and attended college on a football scholarship. Flair was also a longtime wrestling fan and after dropping out of college had a chance meeting with Olympian Ken Patera. Patera who was training in the famed camp of Verne Gagne, eventually was able to get him to take Flair into the program. Believe it or not "Slick Ric" entered that camp weighing in at over 300 pounds! He gutted it out and eventually made his debut in which he fought longtime AWA jobber the late George Gadaski to a draw.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Charlotte, North Carolina

Flair was born on February 25, 1949 and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Flair has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina for most of his live.

From Quiz Ric Flair: The Classic Opponents

Answer: Paul Jones

Though never a singles world champion, Paul Jones was an excellent tag-team competitor, winning the NWA World Tag-Team Championship six times. His partners included The Masked Superstar, Baron Von Raschke (both of whom he would win the straps with twice), Ricky Steamboat, and Wahoo McDaniel. He would later go on to success as a manager, overseeing the careers of the embryonic Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord), Rick Rude, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and Ivan Koloff.

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Johnny Valentine

On October 4, 1975, Flair, along with five other men, boarded a private plane which crashed just moments after take off. The accident claimed the life of the pilot and paralyzed Johnny Valentine, father of Greg Valentine, from the waist down. Flair suffered a broken neck and was told that his budding career was over. Never one to back down from a challenge, Flair returned in just six months time proving his determination to be a success in the industry.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Figure Four Leglock

Flair has used the "Figure Four Leglock" to defeat many opponents, however that isn't his only trademark move. He also uses the "Low Blow" and the "Chop Block" to defeat opponents.

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Bobo Brazil

On July 29, 1977, Flair defeated the legendary Bobo Brazil, one of the premiere stars from the 1950s through the 1970s, for the NWA United States Title. Just three months later Ric lost the title to another young star by the name of Ricky Steamboat. For over a dozen years the rivalry of Flair and Steamboat topped cards across the country and sold out many arenas. The two had a natural chemistry and a great love for the industry which made for absolutely fantastic matches. The feud climaxed in 1989 when the two battled for the WCW Heavyweight Title in a thrilling series of matches.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Sid Justice

Sid Justice eliminated Hulk Hogan, which left Flair and Justice as the last two men in the ring. Hogan however wouldn't leave ringside and started to grab Justice from the outside. Flair took this opportunity to grab Justice's legs and eliminate him. Flair was then crowned WWE Champion as a result of winning the "Royal Rumble".

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Dusty Rhodes

On September 17, 1981, Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes to win his very first NWA Heavyweight Title. This event literally skyrocketed Flair's career to superstar status and also sowed the seeds for the legendary Flair/Rhodes feud of the 1980s. Flair and Dusty also had great chemistry but another treat was the fact that both men came from opposite upbringings. Flair was the "Custom Made Man" wearing expensive clothes, eating in upscale restaurants and dating different women. Rhodes was never shy to say he was "The Son of a Plumber", wore cowboy boots and sympathized with "The Common Man". The series of promos cut by each on the other in 1985-1986 was some of the best television I have ever seen.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: "Macho Man" Randy Savage

Savage defeated Flair via pinfall to capture the WWE Championship. Mr. Perfect accompanied Ric Flair to ringside for the match. Flair did however defeat Savage five months later to win the WWE Championship for a second time.

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Lex Luger

On May 6, 1984 at the very first WCCW "Parade of Champions" the late Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA Heavyweight Title, an honor that was meant for his older brother David. Flair regained his prized "ten pounds of gold" just three weeks later in Japan. In July 1986 at "The Great American Bash" Dusty Rhodes defeated his longtime nemesis in a "Steel Cage Match". Unfortunately tenacity is Flair's middle name and he regained the title just several weeks later. In September 1987 Ron Garvin defeated Flair to win the NWA Heavyweight Title only to have Ric regain it at "Starrcade '87".

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Mr. Perfect

Flair left WWE in February 1993 after losing the match to Mr. Perfect. Flair wouldn't appear on WWE television again until 2001.

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Doom

In the fall of 1990, the reigning WCW Tag Team Champions, Butch Reed and Ron Simmons, aka Doom began a short feud with the legendary "Four Horsemen". The angle began when Flair and his cohorts refused to share a dressing room with Reed and Simmons. The storyline was that Reed and Simmons took this not only as a professional insult but also a racial one. At "Halloween Havoc '90" Simmons and Reed battled Arn Anderson and Ric Flair to a double disqualification. This was a brief period during which Flair wasn't WCW Heavyweight Champion, he had lost the belt in July 1990 to Sting.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Street Fight

Flair defeated McMahon after he made McMahon submit to the "Figure Four Leglock". This was Flair's first WWE Pay Per View match since the 1993 "Royal Rumble".

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Bret Hart

After The Crockett Family sold the NWA to Ted Turner in late 1988, it was renamed WCW and the infamous Jim Herd was hired to run the company. Right from the onset Herd had no idea how to handle the wrestling end of the business which resulted in many top talents, including Flair, leaving for the rival WWF. On October 1, 1992 in Canada, Flair, now in his second reign as WWF Heavyweight Champion, lost the belt to Bret Hart. This was the catalyst that jumped started Hart's major singles run as a premiere star in the WWF during the mid 1990s.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Batista

Flair and Batista won a Tag Team Turmoil Match at "Armageddon" 2003. Flair and Batista eliminated the Dudley Boyz last to win the titles. They only held the titles for two months before being defeated by Booker T and Rob Van Dam.

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Carlito

At "Unforgiven" on September 18, 2005 Ric Flair defeated the outspoken and arrogant star Carlito to win the WWF Intercontinental Title for the very first time in his storied career. Flair held the title for five months before he lost it in a February 2006 segment of "Raw" to Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin had some considerable assistance from his Mama who never went anywhere without her tank of oxygen.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Carlito

Flair defeated Carlito at "Unforgiven" in September 2005. This was Flair's one and only WWE Intercontinental Title reign. He held the title for five months before being defeated by Shelton Benjamin.

From Quiz "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Answer: Melina

The war of words between Ric Flair and Mick Foley goes way back to the early 1990s when Foley had his first stint as Cactus Jack in WCW. Flair often regarded the out of shape Foley as nothing more than a "glorified stuntman" who couldn't wrestle to save his life. On the other hand Foley has constantly berated Flair as being an ego maniac who refused to share the limelight and did not know when to hang it up and let a new generation have a turn. On August 20, 2006 at "Summerslam'06" the two clashed in Foley's style of match: "An I Quit Match". This one has to be seen to be believed as both men literally beat the other to a bloody pulp with Flair winning.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Team WWE Legends

Team WWE Legends (Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes & Ron Simmons) defeated Team Spirit Squad (Kenny, Johnny, Nicky & Mikey). Flair was the sole survivor of the match.

From Quiz Ric Flair: The Classic Opponents

Answer: Carlito

Carlito's trademark of spitting a chewed-up apple into the face of his foe backfired in this match, with Flair chopping the younger man in mid-expectoration. While Carlito choked, Flair applied his trademark "Figure-Four Leglock" and got the submission victory. Carlito is the son of Carlos Colon, the preeminent Carribean wrestler of the 1970s and 1980s. Colon defeated Flair in 1983 while Flair held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, thus "unifying" the Puerto Rico-based Universal Heavyweight Championship; this loss is not generally recognized in the United States. During this series, Flair became so scared of the violent Puerto Rico crowds that he enlisted friend Roddy Piper as a bodyguard of sorts. Of course, Piper proceeded to work the crowd up even more, and the two mainlanders barely escaped major injury.

From Quiz Ric Flair - The Nature Boy

Answer: Shawn Michaels

On an episode of "RAW" in November 2007, Vince McMahon said to Ric Flair that if he ever lost another match then his WWE career would be over. Flair had won every match he competed in up until "Wrestlemania XXIV" where he lost to Shawn Michaels. This brought an end to one of the greatest careers in wrestling history. Flair was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before "Wrestlemania XXIV".

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