At NWA 73, Flair thanked the NWA and WWE for several memorable moments and noted the importance of having several companies in the industry. [173] On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Flair would wrestle his final match on July 31 in Nashville, called Ric Flair's Last Match, finally retiring after nearly five decades in the ring. [174]

Ric Flair holds the record for most reigns with 9. The youngest champion is Chris Candido who won the title at the age of 22, while the oldest champion is Tim Storm, who won it at the age of 51. Thom Latimer is the current champion in his first reign.

Tony Schiavone interviews Ric Flair in this NWA classic. No one can rock it like the 'Nature Boy'. From NWA 8/17/85. #wweclassics

The main event saw champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against long time rival "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, with boxer Joe Frazier acting as the special guest referee for the match.

Flair has worked for the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Jim Crockett Promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and many others. He was the leader of the Four Horsemen in WCW and a member of Evolution in WWE.

Jun 5, 2024 · In 1974, Flair left the AWA to join Jim Crockett’s Mid-Atlantic region of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he would defeat Paul Jones to win his first singles title a year later in 1975; the NWA Mid-Atlantic TV Championship.

Ric Flair (Richard Morgan Fliehr – born February 25, 1949) is widely considered as one of (if not THE) best overall professional wrestler in the history of the sport. Below is the title history for this legend!

Flair was the first ever WCW World Champion, having been awarded the title following WCW's succession from the NWA in 1991. With that, he also became the first WCW Triple Crown Champion upon being awarded the title, having already held …

Between 1981 and 2000, the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair has won a combined 20 World Heavyweight Titles in the NWA, WWF and WCW and has been arguably, the most influential wrestler of all-time.

Flair quit AWA and joined the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1974. He bagged his first singles title on February 8, 1975 after he beat Paul Jones for the NWA Mid-Atlantic TV Championship.