The Self-Destruction Of Ric Flair
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Explore the turbulent and compelling journey of wrestling icon Ric Flair in this detailed documentary. Known as "The Nature Boy," Flair is celebrated for his flamboyant style, charisma, and incredible in-ring performances, but his career has also faced significant challenges and controversies. This video delves into the highs and lows of his professional life, including financial struggles, legal issues, and personal battles that have impacted his legacy. Through interviews with wrestling historians, peers, and analysis of key moments in his career, we uncover the complexities of fame and the pressures it brings. This in-depth look at Ric Flair's downfall provides a nuanced understanding of his impact on wrestling and the personal costs of living in the spotlight. Join us as we uncover the story behind the glittering robes and championship belts to reveal the human side of a wrestling legend.
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Ric Flair is still beloved to most of the wrestling world
Me included
Nah.
You can love someone's work and be repulsed by other degenerate aspects of their personality. Crazy, right?
drug dealer
@@WrestlePodclearly not if you made this video. So disrespectful.
Ric Flair is a legend. Ric Flair is an icon. But Ric Flair, like so many men terrified of aging, clutches immaturity throughout his life.
Sexual assault is not “immaturity”, it’s a deliberate violent crime.
So what
@@bigmacc523 the average wrestling fans' intellect right here lmfao
imagine unironically looking up to this psychopath
"I needed the money"
-Ric Flair in every era of his career
And when he had he money he pissed it all away by spending beyond his means
@@derek-64 and now he donates to Trump.
@@NintendoPsychowhy wouldn’t you give money to a billionaire 😂😂😂
@@darthsebio1726 I don't have money to burn?
@@NintendoPsychoI believe they were being sarcastic
Bret hart has talked about people becoming wrestling tragedies. More often than not it was because they didn't know when to stop being their on screen character and just be the every day person
In a case of soft irony it's funny Bret would say that because it kind of seemed he was being himself the entire time. And don't get me wrong, I love Bret Hart. But I suppose his bitter output about the business sometimes makes me think if he ought to make more of a distinction between his ideal version of wrestling and what is actually going on.
@@Yriel129 Bret has one of the most tragic stories in the history of the business. Gets screwed on live TV (and a lot of it was his fault, don't care what anyone says, not getting into it), Vince then kllls his brother on live TV, and then gets kicked in the head by Goldberg at the height of the Monday night wars and ends his career at 43, when a guy like Bret easily had another decade near the top. He then had a stroke and lost all contact with his brother's widow and has spent the last decade and a half bashing guys who deserve it like Goldberg, to petty backstage politics issues he should've let go long ago with guys like Hogan and Michaels. I don't believe he's truly ever forgiven Shawn Michaels and he's still going on and on about Hogan for a political stunt he pulled 31 years ago that Bret rebounded from a year later at WM 10. Let it go Bret. You have every right to hate Vince and Goldberg, but the rest is water under the bridge.
@@crispycruiser4654As you've stated yourself, sir, Bret did bring nuch, not all of it of course, on himself💯
@@michaelvaughn8864How did he deserves getting screwed in front of his family?
Bret was great in the ring. He had the personality of a wet towel, but still great in the ring. His biggest problem, it seems anyway, is that he honestly views himself as a legit hero of the Canadian people. It's like dude, to Canadian wrestling fans, yes. But to just everyday people who aren't wrestling fans? C'mon bret.
Flair was just the guy from the 70's party that never grew up. It's not a good look when youre older.
Agree. Some alcohol-related stories might be humorous amongst your friends but it eventually becomes not so much to not at all.
I think Ric Flair's problem is he cannot separate himself from his character, just like Hulk Hogan.
Most of those guys didn’t sexually assault women.
@@dewilew2137 that we know of.
Typical boomer🤣🤣
I had the weirdest dream the other night that Ric came to my house to party but he was broke and kept trying to steal stuff LMAO
Don’t eat cheese before bed
Bro, I had that same freaking dream, except it was Little Tokyo. 😮
That was actually me and it wasn’t a dream
Rick Flair is his own man; the only thing he did wrong. is believe his PR. IT'S A WORK RICK..LOVE.U MAN
He's a wheelin and dealin, laptop stealin, son of a gun, WOOOO!
“Whoever made this video, I’ll meet you outside in the parking lot of the pizza parlor!” -Ric Flair
🤣🤣
RF: What's your name?
"Nicholas"
RF: Nicholas DICKHEAD!!
He was just trying to put the place over
@@_BigTimer85🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I imagined Ric Flair going outside and immediately start blading before the other guy even steps outside
@@BIadelores omg hahahahahahahhahaha!!!! He’s going to make it an hour broadway but first taking flat face bumps in the parking lot
People will always love Ric Flair, the gimmick, but Richard Fleir is a man haunted by his mistakes, the death of his son and his need to continually live the gimmick until it ultimately results in his death.
Which it will.
What person doesnt make mistakes?
Im sorry but this just sounds so dumb to me because you said his lifestyle will result in his death as if he's not already 100 years old and been living that way for damn near all 100 of them lmao
I'm sorry but this just sounds so crazy to me because you said his lifestyle will result in his death as if he's not already 100 years old and been living that way for damn near all 100 of them lmao.
What was revealed in _Dark Side of the Ring: Plane Ride From Hell_ has heavily tarnished Ric Flair’s reputation.
and owing money to everyone
Hearing Teddy Long talk about his experiences with Ric Flair on multiple occasions tarnished his rep for me.
Always funny considering he’s been telling stories of the robe thing for years and years. People always laughed about it until there was public anger from this doc. Sure, the argument about the change will focus on how he cornere the flight attendant but would there really be argument that over years of exposing himself unsolicited like that didn’t include events like this occurring multiple times? Who he is and what he’s done has never been a secret culture and what is seen as accepted behavior has simply changed in the years since then.
@@Matt-cr4vvbro he was like 55 years old when that happened and he had kids the same age as that flight attendant. Dude knew better but was literally a sex offender
The gal making those claims in that episode had recently robbed a jewelry store with her partner and has a long criminal record of identity theft and fraud
To me it seems quite simple, the wrestling character is more fun to them than their real life, so they just become that character 24/7 instead
It’s not them. I think this really only applies to rich flair and hulk hogan. The majority of old school wrestlers hated it and only did it because they didn’t have other options. Like Roddy piper for example.
@ethanporto1745 scott hall was also another that fell into becoming his character.
@@averagejackmedia609I think Scott Hall seemed to move past that in his interviews. But it seems like Flair never did.
That’s part of it I’m sure but also consider back in the day they HAD to be the character 24/7. If they were ever spotted in public they had to portray the exact same character that was in the ring. I gotta imagine that has to take some sort of mental toll after all those years
@@johnalddrumph456or they have become sociopaths
More people love Ric Flair than hate him... that's just a FACT!
At least Ric Flair doesn't tell grandiose lies on an epic scale like Terry Bollea
Perhaps not but they're both doing these things for the same reason, and that's ego.
Sure he does.
I don't believe a damn thing those industry gatekeepers say
Never put another man on a pedestal. Idc what they do. Especially these entertainers. They are not to be idolized.
You say that and the first person that comes to mind is Donald Trump. He's got little old church ladies wearing his shirts and waving his flag when we all know he is morally corrupt. Never excuse bad behavior from an adult. We all know right from wrong.
That’s why we have mythological/fictional characters and personas: Robin Hood, Ric Flair, Superman, Wonder Woman, Barbie, Luke Skywalker, Mad Max, Harry Potter, Cody Rhodes… all are perfect in what they represent because they are fictional constructs built for that purpose. People are just people, praying to false idols remains a grave mistake
Bingo
I had three aunts named Barbara when I was growing up. One of them always reminded me of Ric Flair.
Lol
Flair, vince, hogan, 3 guys who have done more or as much for wrestling as anyone are probably 3 of the scummiest people in wrestling 😢
So sad to think about it that way, but might be true
How do you not let success corrupt you
Don’t even know these people lmao
Are there any humans on earth who are not scummy?????????????
Ric Flair tried to live his gimmick 24/7, and it caught up with him after a while. But I wouldn't call him a scumbag like Buck Zumhoffe or Invader 1.
The irony of at least the road rage incident alone, is we could have been deprived of one of Edge’s finest moments
Edge sucks.
Part of this is Naitch CANNOT STAND to be alone. When you're Ric Flair it's not hard to find companionship, if you will.
Rick flair will never be a disgrace and there is no downfall! Shitty name for his biography. He's the nature boy! He's had ups and downs but has enjoyed his life to the fullest. We love you Nature Boy!!! WHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!
An obviously talented, high strung, large ego boy that never grew up. A staple of the alcoholic. Love the man but it’s tough to watch.
Wooo!
Actors , entertainers , wrestlers , singers ... They are also human beings . We tend to judge people , but we sometimes forget we too do make mistakes .
I don't make mistakes......I am one 😂
Nah, a vast number of them are actually raging narcissists
@@marcoosorio3705
This. It became blatantly obvious when the pandemic hit.
Theres a difference between mistakes and criminal acts though. Being late to work is a mistake. Masterbating in public hundreds of times isn't a mistake. Its a choice.
💙‼️
Nobody's perfect. But Ric Flair is or was the blueprint of dudes like Rock and Roman. Downfall? What downfall? He had his ups and downs😮 like all the rest of us.
In 1998 in wcw he was battling the comoany in.wcw from.eric bichoff his marriagebwss falling apart politics
Ric flair has endured hardship in his life, nearly died and he triumphed. He was an example of what you could accomplish if you pushed yourself to make it. His reputation in and out of the ring is well known. Ric flair the wrestler is one of the greatest in ring performers of all time, a pop culture icon. Even if you didnt watch wrestling you knew
" wooooo!" Was ric flair. I even got to meet flair in 2018. He was a class act. I hope he gets his life together before its really too late.
He has to get right with God. His earthly time is running out.
The truth is, many - if not a majority - go through as much or more hardship than did flair, and with a tiny fraction of the resources and opportunities. Ric made bad, silly, selfish, immature choices - daily - for decades. Fanboys can romanticize it all they like - but that is the truth.
Hard to respect a guy who drank, groped, and divorced his fortune away
I watch wrestling to be entertained. Flair was always entertaining, particularly his mic work. When I look for saints I don't think I'll start looking for them in professional wrestling.....🤔
💯
I've watched since I was a kid in the late 80s, and even then people talked about guys who just couldn't let go. He lived his life 24/7 in character. Then he never wanted to let go. Now you can do social media, but constantly being that person leads to alot of the things wrestlers go through.
I knew there was something special about Flair back in 1975 when I was 6 years old. I watched wrestling and then I'd put a white t-shirt over my head like it was blond hair and act like him screaming WOOOO! This was before he had ever played a good guy.
My list of 5 Star Flair Matches
1. Chi town Rumble vs Steamboat
2. Two out of Three falls match vs steamboat Clash of the Champions
3. Wreslewar 89 vs steamboat
4. Flair vs Funk Troy NY 89
5. Flair vs Vader Starrcade
6. Flair vs Vader battledome
7. 92 Royal Rumble
8. Flair vs HBK Wrestlemania
9 Flair vs Ronnie Garvin Detroit MI 87
10. Flair vs Taker Wrestlemania
Those are the ones off the top of my head. I am sure there are more. I am not sure if Flair vs Savage at WM8 is a 5 star or not, I can see both sides of the argument.
Flair vs Funk I QUIT MATCH Pittsburgh Pa 1989
Flair vs funk they went Broadway can't remember 89 I think
Ric Flair VS Harley Race Starcade 1983.
Top man
dont care what he has done we all human he still the nature boy whooooooooooooo
the most ridiculous things about this is he did that all the time it wasn't just on that plane ride he did it every time he was on a plane watch old interviews before this happened they talk about it freely especially JJ Dillon
It’s all so gross
So that makes it right?
You can say whatever you want about the man and what he's done, god knows he's screwed up and done some terrible things, but personally I've always been really uncomfortable with people using his son's death as content for videos. I feel like you could have been a little more tasteful about the subject, starting from not adding in the 911 call. As a man who's been in a similar situation, hearing a father distraught and in immense pain from seeing his son dying in front of him doesn't fucking track for me. You've done amazing documentaries before and I've watched a bunch of em but I can't help but draw the line here. I'm not about to tell you what to do with your content, it's your thing and you'll do it in whichever way you want and I pray you don't take such criticism at face value.
Please explain how you make a documentary about Ric Flair's downfall without bringing up his son. And I didn't hear any 911 call
@@bajorekjonits in the first minute of the video
Yeah idk I thought u were kinda over reacting a bit but I rewatched the intro and transitioning Ric Flairs phone call for his dead son to the opening title is pretty gross man
@@jeus_cnt i have to agree with you actually. I didn't think I would but after rewatching it, yeah, I have to agree with you
As someone who has lost a child, I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy and I only knew the child I lost for about 30 minutes. She passed away shortly after birth, and it wrecked me. I can't imagine what Ric went through. It was no secret that he absolutely adored Reid and saw him as a chance at redemption for his failings as a father to his older children. And Ric was Reids idol. By no means am I saying that Reid should not have been included in this video. But I do agree with the original commenter, this is an absolutely phenomenal video, but playing the 911 call was, in my opinion a bit too much.
Flair financial problem
Flair acc balance : $2millions
My financial problem
My acc Balance : $0.16
I love how some of these comments are people like picking you apart for just stating facts about a person. You weren’t excuse me you are never hurtful derogatory nasty in any of these videos. Were you talking about destruction of wrestlers or how you feel about this or the other I mean, you’re just giving us information that’s already out into the world. Thank you for what you do. Keep it up.
This is very kind. It is hard to not let my personal opinions natural seep into these videos but I do try to present facts
@@WrestlePod well keep it up obviously all of your videos are gonna have a little a self opinion in them and I think that’s why we love you because even if you feel this way or that way about you still present fax and anyone can appreciate that!
Very true
Except the title is "The Self Destruction of Ric Flair" which is alluding that his life is in shambles and nobody cares about him, which isn't accurate.
@@karlepaul6632 No, that's not at all what it alludes to.
What it alludes to is that as his career has moved forward, he reached a peak and then his reputation and career has declined over his own decisions.
Rick does three things better than anyone on earth: alcoholism, crying and blowing money, woo!
He put those three things over
Wrestlers are still dying
No addiction problems just drinking.wow gonna end in a horrible way
I was so thrilled to see you take on this heavy task. Your writing and info digging is too tier stuff. You have the moxie to take on some controversial topics and i love it.
Soon as i seen the length of this, i stopped and got a drink, my vape pen and watched this. Great job. I really mean that. Keep them coming.
So nice to have someone who likes my content so much! Appreciate it
I love this channel buddy. Really do. I watch and look forward to all your videos. I hope this channel never changes 🤞🏻🤞🏻
I appreciate that!
After what happened last week, this video aged so perfectly 👌 well... 😅😅😅 The Nature Boy is a Legend Amongst Us All, but his personal life.... 😔
Just an FYI, that portion at about 9:00 where you were reading off the locations he went through, for L.A. you said Louisiana. I am pretty sure he was referencing Los Angeles. Simply based off the fact everything else in that list was also a city and not a state.
I loved Ric Flair as a child. His energy was contagious. Someone in these comments said he was the Duane Rock Johnson of his day. No way. Incomparable. Flamboyant yet ALL MAN. Anyhoo Peace Ric.
If Brennan Schlaub has your t-shirts, I'd rethink what you're doing B
Dont ever change my heros of 80s wrestling..
.i wanna world that stays same
The man survived a plane crash, became a superstar. Lived the life that some would dream about. And we expect him to be a saint this is a man that has lived on the razor's Edge his entire life there is no shame in his game but he has had that run.
No, but we *do* expect him to fucking grow up at some point. Sexually assaulting women when you're over 50 is something else. Come on man, be better
Way to turn your head. Lucky he's not in jail. Just ask Shane Douglas.
Kinda weird to just wave off a dude committing sexual assault.
@@epicwinnington8602 if you look at what all those guys did back in the day they're pretty horrendous people but at the same time he's one of the few Lucky Ones Still Alive to actually remember some of it.
Love your narrations on these wrestling videos.
Very well orchestrated and brings back so much nostalgia.
Thank you for your uploads.
Glad you like them!
He was adopted, it makes you wonder if alcoholism runs in his family. Obviously he was an unplanned pregnancy.
Yeah no. He was stolen. Then sold for adoption
That weird AI voice intro of JR is cursed
🤣 I need a new one I agree
I had the brief pleasure of knowing Reid while in Arizona right after he got sober while we were in rehab. I even remember meeting Charlotte and his mom. His happiness and smile were infectutious. I cant ever get through hearing Ric's 911 call.
Funny story tho, after we got out we were both independently looking at the same halfway house in Colorado and i mentioned were i just was in rehab and when the rehab mailed me the info they had written Ric's phone number AND CC number randomly on the back of the sheets. I just remember the oh shit moment when i put two and two together after seeing "Rick Fliehr" written on the back of one of the papers in blue ink. 😂
I still see Reid's face in Ric's every time i see him.
Ric Flair - the Hulk Hogan of wrestling.
Ric Flair is a 1,000 times better than that steroid using bigot Hogan
Not even three weeks and it's already out of date to Ric making his legacy worse.
Brutal
Let's be honest, Ric Flair would either have to kill someone or do something nasty with a child to get his fans to stop liking him.
Not that my opinion matters in the least, but I will always love what Flair did in the ring. I don't think I'd have any use for the man outside of it. That's why it's usually not a good thing to meet those you admire in the entertainment field. Most aren't particularly good people.
The gal making those claims in that episode had recently robbed a jewelry store with her partner and has a long criminal record of identity theft and fraud
so that automatically means what ric did was okay??????????
@@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn No, that automatically calls anything she claims into question. Keep up, it's not difficult.
I love Ric Flair, man. He has the best "oh shyte im dazed" and face slams into the deck lol hes so animated when he does it, i love it.
Classic Flair Flop
I started watching wrestling in 1983 when we got cable for a very first time where I lived in Ohio. It was on the superstation WTBS by first saw Ric Flair. The character drew me in to Wrestling along with the American Dream Dusty Rhodes, then in 1985 with Jim Cornett. Growing up as a teenager I always wanted to be these three characters rolled up in the one. Mind you I was in my early teens. I looked up to these people. I think everybody that watch Pro Wrestling at my age, back then, wanted to be a pro wrestler. Larger than life. Decades later, as I grew up and started the pill back the layers of the onion that’s Ric Flair. I saw a man that was desperately seeking this still be relevant in a changing age of professional wrestling. The exploits that he did on the “ Plane ride from Hell “ Now in our set of values in this generation is repulsive. But when it happened in the early 2000s it was just “ Ric being Ric” none of us thinking about how the other people on the plane and the crew felt about it. I feel sorry for him and honor him in the same sentence. His achievements in professional wrestling and pulp culture is iconic. I hope now in 2024. He has learned lessons of his past and his leaving a productive life. He has a Storage career and he has touched a lot of professional wrestling fans and the general public. I want him to be remembered for the man he was and is, instead of all the exploits he has done in the past. As long as he’s learned his lessons and he can share his stories with other professional wrestlers, and people in life in general then he is great in my book. We all make mistakes. Sometimes costly mistakes that hurt people but nonetheless, we are only human.
WOOOOOOOOOO!
At the start saw some clips of booker t. Can't believe I forgot about him. He always put on a good show
He’s a legend
One thing about ric flair is, he can never be part away from wrestling and clearly he seeking "death doing what his loved" but by risking ruining his images on fans and other wrestlers work with him at this time. He's still stuck in his past glory. and clearly shown he still pushed to have last match that nobody want to see/do anymore especially after we witness how scary the last match he does. His will is amazing but his body can't do it anymore.
I just wish he know when to stop before he hurt himself, really he has more glory than most golden age wrestlers and have nothing left to proof. Time to be the wise one than the reckless one.
No one today understands what this man put his body through. All the work he did before there was cable TV. He's seen more than you can imagine. I'm not defending him or his actions but like Hogan and many others, they try to control their legacy even after their prime. I blame the industry but like life every man has choices to make. RIP TO ALL THE LEGENDS AND JOBBERS WHO DID THEIR BEST TO ENTERTAIN. Hence, not WWF but now WWE
He didnt change. Everything and everyone around him did. Rick Flair stayed true to himself. And we all loved that man before society wanted a change.
NOBODYS PERFECT INCLUDING RIC FLAIR,GOD BLESS YOU # HE IS A LEGEND!YALL OVER USE THAT WORD BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LEGEND💯💯💯💯
I don't care what he did or didn't he is the fukin goat he gets a pass for entertaining me and millions of others
He wrestled the same match over and over and over
I guess I had to be alive in the 70s and 80s cause what I saw 95-09 almost the same thing constantly
Every mark says the same shit. "He wrestled the same match all the time". Get a life Jabroni.
The Ric Flair that we knew and loved died after his 2008 retirement match against Shawn Michaels
And what an ending that would have been!!!
@@WrestlePod I choose to believe that the Ric Flair we have left is the result of CTE, senility, and decades of alcoholism catching up to him. I'm pretending it's not even the same guy.
the t-nuc that runs this channel, what tf has he ever accomplished? survive a plane crash? wrestle after the doctors said "never again"? wrestle over 1,000 "broadways"? (which are 60min time limit draws) conquer japan? travel over 250,000 miles by car across the u.s over a 15yr period? make 30,000$ over 4 days in 1980's texas?
ric flair pulls out his favorite move the wiener helicopter!
Woooooo!
I don’t see this downfall you speak of. Ric Flair can walk into any arena and the fans will still go nuts.
Every time I hear that 911 call I either have to turn off the video or skip it it makes me almost sick to my stomach thinking that somebody would leak something like that even or be it available to the public which is a whole other level of messed up but some things are best left to privacy and hearing a man broken because his son's dead in front of him just isn't something I want to hear nor should anyone else I don't fault you for using it though nor am I shaming you the creator considering the material and context of the video, I'm mostly commenting on the fact we even have access to it. What a World it is these days....
I definitely worry that Ric is going to be make headlines soon for bad reasons. Doesn't seem like he's on a very good path and he's seems to be quite erratic and unfortunately there's a line of people ready to put a microphone and video camera in front of him to record his struggles. Some might say that's karma but I still don't enjoy watching anyone suffer with mental health and addiction issues. I hope he gets help before it's too late.
Most alcoholics die in their 40s and 50s
Flair is a medical anomaly 😂😂😂
Most healthy people won't make his age
Lil Naitch made his presence known on The Plane Ride From Hell, too😂😂hehe
Ric Flair's "Nature Boy" "character" from about 85-89 is still the blueprint for the ideal champion in Pro Wrestling. But, it is very hard to look at the blueprint of Richard Fliehr, the human, and say any aspect is ideal. Back in the 90's a young lady was telling me that her and a group of friends hung out with Flair for an eventful and interesting evening at a club in Atlanta. I was immediately envious and excited to hear that story until the the story started with the word "Scumbag". I actually got offended and told her there was no way, that she just did not understand "Pro Wrestlers". She insisted that there was no misunderstanding and continued with descriptions such as "Creepy" and "Disgusting". I thought she was just ribbing me and she said I was free to ask her friends and they would surely verify. So, I did just that and every one of them did confirm her story. I still thought, well, they are probably over reacting. However, it is not a hard stretch to believe when listening to him on the RUclips channel he had with Conrad. Along with everything else that has surfaced with Flair it is hard to describe him as only, an "average human that makes mistakes", the common defense most offered. I'm not so sure that Flair did not pass that marker long ago. I am, now, not even sure that Flair was ever at the marker of "average human that makes mistakes" He just may be the human, the man, that those ladies summed up as "trash".
Ric Flair is undoubtedly one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. His private life is none of our business.
* Los Angeles, not Louisiana (Flair's story about renting out suites for women between 18-28)
Rics biggest problem was that he could never admit the fact that his wrestling career was over
Meanwhile, Jesse Ventura has been married for FORTY-NINE years.
I stopped buying tickets to wrestling matches when the AWA fell apart in the mid-80s. I couldn't take the looney-tooney crap of the WWE. It sounds like the wrestlers weren't just acting like cartoon characters.
For some reason I read that all caps part in Jesse Ventura's voice like he was talking about being in the Navy Seals
Jesse is the most unique person in wrestling history. So different from everyone else outside the ring
"ahead of his time"
Mike Tyson has CTE
Flair doesn't need to be on tv anymore he is passed his prime
@@Rowdy_2469he was passed his prime in 1999. He could have retired after his run in the WWE in the early 90’s and that would have probably been better.
@@brian_b_musicI been telling everyone that. WCW was his final frontier and even then he shouldn't of been there doin what he was doin. Love flairs character but it was hard watching him cut promos. I thought he for real was going to have a heart attack
@@NoelCo-yd1gu Oh yeah you compare his work in the late 90’s to his work in the 80’s and early 90’s. He hurt his own legacy, it was embarrassing to watch. Even as a young kid I could see he needed to hang it up.
@@NoelCo-yd1gu I need all the attention - WOOOO!
Ric might've paid the price? But his character pays the ultimate price for wanting to hang on. Ric? I'll say it honestly man. Retire. And moderate your former life. You're paying the extreme results of your extreme lies you're trying to hold onto brother. We still love you. And there's no shame in letting it go. Love you Ric.
My dad met him at a beach in NC like in the 70s or 80s....he actually played Frisbee with my dad for a couple hours.....
Ric 40 year career. The GOAT. Age beats every one
The sad part is there's another video this week you could include in this.
So sad
I did the living like there's no tomorrow, just like Fast Freddie Filllups (@ Billups) but tomorrow always came bebopping along
Great quote
Negative videos show what kind if person you are
Get off your high horse. Just because you have a "positive" attitude dosnt make you a better person.
@@Tucj-zh1dy Such an angry reply, I think you must have been touched as a child
@@JustRifffjust like you you fruit
Look at his time at Kill Tony, this guy is a shell of himself
What do money problems have to do with someone's greatness???
Love Ric Flair. Always will.
You love a serial sexual abuser ?
Life long fan, autographed photos of him on my wall i do think hes a ego maniac and self centered .
Doesnt change the fact that he was and is the greatest performer ever
And the money hes no different than any other sports or movie star that cant manage ultra money
Self destruction? Bruh, please! You act like the man isn't in his seventies, hasn't lived one hell of a life, and isn't STILL ingratiated by millions upon millions of fans to this very day!! Time waits for no man, but Flair has been cheating death since his twenties. Sure, there are some dark spots on his life (as if you or I don't have any ourselves) but he's lived a very successful life, made a lasting impact in a business he loved more than anything, and has more memories and conquests than you or I will ever dare to achieve.
Your video is quality in terms of content and production, but the rundown of what we were going to be seeing, in great detail, before we even get to any of the story is annoying and unnecessary. That entire monologue should have been cut, removed from this documentary, and used as a trailer for it on your channel, instead. Don't bury the lead; get right into things, and other than your transitional comments when moving from one period/topic/example to the next, cut out the filler talk or rundowns of what's to come. Doing this will help your narration flow in context. Your audience is smart enough to go off of segment title screens or a 1-2 sentence transition when moving from one topic to the next. Keep it up, though.
I read your reply (that I can't find on here) via my email notification. I think you're taking what I said a little too personally. All I was saying is, it's not really a case of self-destruction, it's a case of a complex individual with a complex life who, through ups and downs, has lived a pretty incredible life. It's sad to see what he's become, but what he was is incredible in his prime. I do agree that your title is bad; it should maybe be an updated retrospective.
You shouldn't be telling your viewing audience that if they don't like the video, then they shouldn't have clicked on it. Insulting your audience, when they are offering you a fair critique, is pretty off-putting and thin-skinned. Like I said, take my feedback for the constructive criticism it is; don't get offended, upset and try and run off your audience. I'm clearly not the only person to take umbrage with your title. Again, YOUR TITLE, not the context of the video. I never once said anything about your covering of his many pitfalls, now did I?
Ric Flair is one of those guys that has the "gimmick", but can you understand a goddamn word out of his mouth, really?
This is such a disgusting hit piece.
ric flair will always be my favourite
I'm confused. So was it an allegation that on the plane he made a woman touch him or was that proven?
Yet he's still a better Human Being than Hulk Hogan on his worst day! Never forget that Flair was not selfish. He put guys over that deserved it. He made stars and brought out the best in anyone who faced him.
You can make all your documentaries and say all your words but you remember this to be the man you got to beat the man
Oof that 911 call is heart-wrenching.
I may not like a lot of the stuff Ric has done over the years, but I wouldn't wish losing a child on anyone. And it does make me wonder how much of the self-destructive behavior that's increasingly gotten out of control over the past decade or so stems from what happened on that fateful day in 2013. At times it honestly feels like Ric WANTS to die. I hope he finds some measure of peace in THIS life, and is able to enjoy his children and grandchildren in spite of the pain. That is my wish for Ric Flair.
Saying "son of a gun" is so lame. Censored phrases are never cool.
Why did you do things out of chronological order? For example, you covered Evolution before discussing Flair's role in the Invasion angle that happened a couple of years before Evolution. It kinda made it hard for me to follow.
We will be seated.
Ric Flair is the Hugh Hefner of Professional Wrestling. Wooo!!
Do you huff on helium regularly?
A guy with this voice could never be ric flair or understand a guy like ric flair
@@usernameluis305 what a drunk old man who used to be a pretend fighter
You seem crazy dumb
@@usernameluis305 Its AI
Dumb
Is it male or female?
One thing I know for sure is that dutch mantell is a real one 💯
His Name is Rick Blair,Wrestled in Aus years ago and that was the name they announced
The belt Flair wore tonhus last match was THE REAL BELT! Tue one they uaed in Nwa and Wcw, you can tell by the bent top. Thats awesome
Flair is only 74 now. He was in his early 50s when the Plane Ride from Hell happened.