@Lyles music Yep, he said on the Horsemen DVD that he always spent more than he made, no matter the amount. He also said that his credit card was nicknamed Michael Jordan all over the country, because it constantly bounced due to lack of funds. That's Ric for ya. 😂
500k a year doesn't sound like as much today, but back in 1993 but it's the equivalent of over $1 million today. Pretty good pay for the size of the business back then.
@@TheRmm1976 This was a paycut for Flair as he was making around $700,000 per year back in the late 80s for WCW. Of course WCW was in the financial crapper back in 1993.
It still is a lot of money today. Most Americans don't make anywhere near that. The median household income in most states is less than 100k. If you know how to manage your money, you can do really well with 500k. Now imagine that in the early 90s!!
By happenstance kind of, sort of. Sid vs Vader was the originally planned match. Unfortunately, Sid got fired. Ironically, because he got into it with Arn over Flair being too old to be the face of the company 😄
The most interesting part about the interview is how he talks about getting along with Bill Watts and how Bill Watts was fair. Lots of old school wrestlers that felt Bill was cheap. Very interesting.
When Ric talks as a man i can hear and feel the pain in his voice. Ric if u read this, for what its worth there has never been a more influential man or athlete in society than you. I could never dunk like Jordan, hit like Bonds or putt like Tiger. Butt brother u taught me how to be the man. And ive made a good living kickin ass in all that i do and letting everyone around me know! WOOOOOOOO!
@@natureboy1313 He wasn't a natural westler but he learned really well through out the years. I worked in the WCW promotions and events. Sting was the most demanded. His merchandise moved faster than anyone elses. Like the Ultimate Warrior in WWE, Sting was our biggest Baby Face draw.
@@natureboy1313, Sting was great. You are right, he had a great look and his mic skills were ok, but I feel his in ring performances were also great and he was more than mediocre. Look at Luger, Ultimate Warrior, Hogan, and any other big bodybuilder wrestler, none of them were great in the ring. It was there look and mic skills. Sting was much better in the ring than Luger, Hogan, etc.
At that point, Sting was the highest paid Wrestler in WCW. In 1994 Rick Rude demanded to get Sting's spot and make the same money. I think he was at $750K a year in 1993/1994. They referred to such a big contract as "making Sting money". Then Hogan came in and got around 2 million a year plus bonus pay.
Flair is so irresponsible with money that we can expect at least 2 more returns before he kicks the bucket just do he can afford to keep a roof over his head.
I agree with you 100%, he should have been paid 1.5 million dollars from wcw's first year and made close to two and a half million men and it's next three years when he done for the company and put anybody else over he should have he up there but she'll get started he didn't want to brought Hogan over he's the one who brought salvage over important pipe over Roddy Piper and who put them three over Ric flair did who put it down and Antonio Nokia over Ric flair dad and the career and when he didn't get paid for it he should have been paying company for doing that to me and n paid two million dollars from put on Antonio Nokia over cuz Hogan didn't want to do it staying there won't do it Savage didn't want to do it McFly have to do it Ric flair had to do it and they get paid s*** and b**** I got paid for it faster Eric Bayshore school with him over I stuck his nose together and stuck his head out to get air pressure on my job there
John 4:13,14 13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. Only a relationship with Jesus can fill that void in our lives. We are complete in Him.
The WWE should have given Ric one more WrestleMania match. He was in the 1993 Royal Rumble. Ric would have just had a to stick around another month or so. They could have had the WrestleMania match Flair VS Mr. Perfect, loser leaves the WWE.
I don't get Vince's thought process to think guys like Ric Flair and Macho Man were too old in the early 90's. They still had massive appeal to the fans and were still in their prime.
Well it’s not necessarily he thought they were too old to wrestle at all but more that he wanted to begin building younger guys for the future. And that makes sense because eventually you have to do that because you can’t ride the same guys forever. Ric was 44 Maxho was 41. How many years do they reasonably have left to be the top of the company? Eventually you have to begin building the youth to step into those roles as negative as it can feel at the time. That was one of the major issues with WCW at the end. They never worked to elevate younger talents and only focused on the veteran guys which became an issue eventually. It’s not that those guys have no value but eventually the torch has to pass just like how the torch was passed from the older stars to these guys. Harley Race was in his older years and passed the torch to Ric. If you just always rode Harley until he decided to walk away you never have a Ric. It’s the cycle of life.
charlotte flair better stop making me crying alot be texting my phone alot more be driving up to me tm morning if not tonight with my presents stop lying to me hey texas u suck cant believe she did photo signing sat left me here crying n choking to death 😭😭😭😭😭 i was born in 93 by the way i left her voicemail me crying till aint text my phone yet
Flair was a coward as soon as hogan come in. I think he was genuinely scared of anyone that was bigger than him. He was even scared of Bret Hart. What a downright loser.
You should have made from 900, 000 to 1.5 million that's what you should have been paid from Bill Watts then go up to about close to me almost to that following years we have been shopping and everybody show short changed you a hell of a lot of money you should remain a half whenever she love you you should have made 1.5 million dollars a year for another and WCW
As he said, Ric made 500k a year but spent 600k! Woooo! 😀
@Lyles music Yep, he said on the Horsemen DVD that he always spent more than he made, no matter the amount. He also said that his credit card was nicknamed Michael Jordan all over the country, because it constantly bounced due to lack of funds. That's Ric for ya. 😂
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I'm starting to think that you've viewed 500,000 videos in the last year JT!
And that's good is it? He will die a lonely broke old man.
This comment genuinely made me lol 😂
Only a short WWF run back then Ric, but you were the main star of the best Royal Rumble event ever.
Flair only won bc Sid & Hogan eliminated eachother. It was a cheap win.
@@jamesmuller1481 Technically, Ric eliminated Sid, albeit with Hulk's assistance.
@@jamesmuller1481 Really?
@@jamesmuller1481lol Rick only one because Vince said he would. Not because hogan eliminated Sid lmao
500k a year doesn't sound like as much today, but back in 1993 but it's the equivalent of over $1 million today. Pretty good pay for the size of the business back then.
It was 133K a year, it was 500K over 3 years.
@@notsure1135 he just said in the interview it was 500k PER year
More like 1.5 times today, especially now.
@@TheRmm1976 This was a paycut for Flair as he was making around $700,000 per year back in the late 80s for WCW. Of course WCW was in the financial crapper back in 1993.
It still is a lot of money today. Most Americans don't make anywhere near that. The median household income in most states is less than 100k. If you know how to manage your money, you can do really well with 500k. Now imagine that in the early 90s!!
Flair was such a professional...and I say that with a tear in my eye😪 WOOOH!!!
There is no wrestler like ric flair Wooooooo!!
Flair started 1993 losing his WWF career and ended 1993 winning the WCW World title at Starrcade.
By happenstance kind of, sort of. Sid vs Vader was the originally planned match. Unfortunately, Sid got fired. Ironically, because he got into it with Arn over Flair being too old to be the face of the company 😄
@@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi Wow.
Great Video Ric Flair
The most interesting part about the interview is how he talks about getting along with Bill Watts and how Bill Watts was fair. Lots of old school wrestlers that felt Bill was cheap. Very interesting.
Conrad Thompson is awesome. Such a fan, such respect for the business.
“ I like my women with full sweaters and empty heads “ woooo”
When Ric talks as a man i can hear and feel the pain in his voice.
Ric if u read this, for what its worth there has never been a more influential man or athlete in society than you.
I could never dunk like Jordan, hit like Bonds or putt like Tiger.
Butt brother u taught me how to be the man. And ive made a good living kickin ass in all that i do and letting everyone around me know!
WOOOOOOOO!
Ric was worth a Million a year and so was Sting.
Sting was awful. He looked great, but his mic skills were terrible. His in ring performances were boring. Guy was just mediocre.
@@natureboy1313 He wasn't a natural westler but he learned really well through out the years. I worked in the WCW promotions and events. Sting was the most demanded. His merchandise moved faster than anyone elses. Like the Ultimate Warrior in WWE, Sting was our biggest Baby Face draw.
@@natureboy1313, Sting was great. You are right, he had a great look and his mic skills were ok, but I feel his in ring performances were also great and he was more than mediocre. Look at Luger, Ultimate Warrior, Hogan, and any other big bodybuilder wrestler, none of them were great in the ring. It was there look and mic skills. Sting was much better in the ring than Luger, Hogan, etc.
Sting was Willing to Learn !! And that is why he Lasted and is A True Legend and The Ultimate Warrior is a Gimmick and a What If.
At that point, Sting was the highest paid Wrestler in WCW. In 1994 Rick Rude demanded to get Sting's spot and make the same money. I think he was at $750K a year in 1993/1994. They referred to such a big contract as "making Sting money". Then Hogan came in and got around 2 million a year plus bonus pay.
If SWC existed in 90s, ric surely needed it
Flair is so irresponsible with money that we can expect at least 2 more returns before he kicks the bucket just do he can afford to keep a roof over his head.
Should been pay one million dollars first year and second and third 1.5 to 2million year
I agree with you 100%, he should have been paid 1.5 million dollars from wcw's first year and made close to two and a half million men and it's next three years when he done for the company and put anybody else over he should have he up there but she'll get started he didn't want to brought Hogan over he's the one who brought salvage over important pipe over Roddy Piper and who put them three over Ric flair did who put it down and Antonio Nokia over Ric flair dad and the career and when he didn't get paid for it he should have been paying company for doing that to me and n paid two million dollars from put on Antonio Nokia over cuz Hogan didn't want to do it staying there won't do it Savage didn't want to do it McFly have to do it Ric flair had to do it and they get paid s*** and b**** I got paid for it faster Eric Bayshore school with him over I stuck his nose together and stuck his head out to get air pressure on my job there
Wooooooooooooooooooo
Been a long time since I’ve seen a man look less fulfilled. He’s just never found happiness that lasts
John 4:13,14
13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.
Only a relationship with Jesus can fill that void in our lives. We are complete in Him.
The WWE should have given Ric one more WrestleMania match. He was in the 1993 Royal Rumble. Ric would have just had a to stick around another month or so. They could have had the WrestleMania match Flair VS Mr. Perfect, loser leaves the WWE.
What is the reason for 2 watches ?
That was a huge amount of money for 1993. In today's money that would be a little over 1 million a year.
Flair should endorse Ryan Nemeth to be the new Nature Boy.
Beer money
I don't get Vince's thought process to think guys like Ric Flair and Macho Man were too old in the early 90's. They still had massive appeal to the fans and were still in their prime.
Well it’s not necessarily he thought they were too old to wrestle at all but more that he wanted to begin building younger guys for the future. And that makes sense because eventually you have to do that because you can’t ride the same guys forever. Ric was 44 Maxho was 41. How many years do they reasonably have left to be the top of the company? Eventually you have to begin building the youth to step into those roles as negative as it can feel at the time. That was one of the major issues with WCW at the end. They never worked to elevate younger talents and only focused on the veteran guys which became an issue eventually. It’s not that those guys have no value but eventually the torch has to pass just like how the torch was passed from the older stars to these guys. Harley Race was in his older years and passed the torch to Ric. If you just always rode Harley until he decided to walk away you never have a Ric. It’s the cycle of life.
Around this time he wanted to push Brett and Shawn
charlotte flair better stop making me crying alot be texting my phone alot more be driving up to me tm morning if not tonight with my presents stop lying to me hey texas u suck cant believe she did photo signing sat left me here crying n choking to death 😭😭😭😭😭 i was born in 93 by the way i left her voicemail me crying till aint text my phone yet
1993 that was a lot of money
Yet in 2007 he was flat broke and had to borrow money from Hogan to pay his mortgage and the IRS.
Aww fuck, only 500K in 93? Thats still not enough, surely he made nearly 700--800k in 92 during down business in WWF.
$500k in 193 was a lot of money
His memory of small details is pretty amazing for his age, head trauma, and alcohol abuse. Literal genetic marvel lol.
Much different than someone like Ox Baker.
It's probably not 100% true.
He had the out “hang” over? Who’s that?
Natch didn't fit in with the cartoon rasslin of the early 90s wwf
I would love to party with the nature boy and ride space mountain ⛰ 💙 😍 🥳
😕😕😕😕
Make mistake about it. Ric Flair is the man.
Ric has zero enthusiasm for this.
No wonder they hated Hogan he was making 5 million a year
Hulk hogan couldnt wrestler not good seller hbk or hitman ỏ steamboat .hogan overrated ánd over price shpuld been first match open card
because he drew 10 x the dimes Flair did. And Hogan reinvented himself with that NWO gimmick. Flair reinvented nothing.
2 million plus bonus pay and a merchandise cut
Flair was a coward as soon as hogan come in. I think he was genuinely scared of anyone that was bigger than him. He was even scared of Bret Hart. What a downright loser.
He was one of the main forces behind Hogan coming in.
Heck, he spent more than 500k a year in spilt liquor! 😂
You should have made from 900, 000 to 1.5 million that's what you should have been paid from Bill Watts then go up to about close to me almost to that following years we have been shopping and everybody show short changed you a hell of a lot of money you should remain a half whenever she love you you should have made 1.5 million dollars a year for another and WCW