Could you imagine pulling up to the plane crash expecting the absolute worst, and ric flair stands up out of the debris with crazy burnt hair going Woooooooooo! 😂
Crashed my cessna 185 I'd rate it as bad as a motorbike crash at the same speed. If you nose dive into the ground though you'd be toast at about 35-40mph no joke
Believe it or not you can walk about with a broken back and neck after a few days. I did. It depends what ones you break/fracture and how bad you do it. I had fractured the worst bits but they hadn't lost their shape so didn't collapse. If mine collapsed and could not keep their overall length then I would be dead now as it was the ones that shut your lungs and heart down when they get badly blown out or broken
@@bigduphusaj162 I had a bad accident in 2020 and it never stopped me from walking but every couple months after that it would act up bad until it slowly started getting better took about 2 years before it started feeling normal. Honestly if it was any worse I probably would have considered surgery
That plane crash completely changed Ric Flair as a wrestler. Before it happened, he was a really burly grappler and was at his heaviest in weight. After the crash, he couldn't carry all that weight anymore due to his broken back and had to slim down and rely more on his personality instead of sheer strength.
Rick Flair will always have a special place in my heart. When I was a kid me and a friend were hanging out with my Dad and some of his friends in the garage playing darts. They were hammered and this one guy out of nowhere starts going "Wooooooooo!" and does Rick's signature strut then jumps up and elbow drops the floor breaking his elbow. It was a beautiful moment.
The most incredible part of this story is that it took place when kayfabe was considered sacred to the business. Kayfabe means that behind the scenes they can be friends but for the show and the crowd some guys were sworn enemies and it was not an option to break character. One of the other surviors, can't recall right now, but after the plane crashed and he was taking it all in his first thought was "omg if news gets out that i was on a plane with Ric Flair, my career is over." Because Flair was the villian and this other guy was the babyface, it was forbidden for them to be seen in public together. Imagine surviving something like that and coming to that realization. Crazy world we live in!
The stories about how seriously keeping the fact that wrestling was scripted back in the day are fucking wild to think about in todays age where it’s been a known fact for decades. The big fire storm when Dugan and Iron Sheik got arrested together for possession because they were in a feud on TV at the time. One of my favorite stories of those days is that one of the old territory owners had a rule that if a wrestler got in a fight in public and lost the fight then he was fired because it exposed the wrestlers as not being legitimately tough.
articulate? He seems a cool guy with some great stories but he's a 73 year old man who gets hit in the head with chairs for a living and has done waaaaaaaay too much cocaine lmao his speech is slurred af like Rick James
Grew up watching this guy in a country Ric might not actually know. Zimbabwe. Happy memories. Thank you Ric for the entertainment. One of the greats for sure. Peace and blessings to you, your family and fans.
Repent. Believe in Jesus Christ and become a new person in this life. John 3:16 KJV For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Matthew 4:17 KJV From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
I’m from Wilmington and met Ric at the Azalea Festival when I was 13 back in like 2009. Great guy! Saw him wrestle years earlier with my dad when he did his run with Shawn Michaels. Legend
I remember him always landing on his side and thinking why is he taking the bump? This answers so many questions. As a 40 yr old who remembers the iron sheik and ultimate warrior, yokozuna, the undertaker. God this hits my nostalgia respect old man.
@@indigomontoya8376 I have a confession. Tugboat was and still is my favorite he was like 1989-92 or something. Loved him. And the 2 chunky guys in red with the spikes on thier football pads .... Ohhhh bushwhackers? Noo nasty boys? Noo doom? Ohh it's been too long my friend.
It's crazy to hear Ric say I can't take a back drop because of what happened.. on the other hand.. the mental fortitude of this man to not only wrestle again, become of the greatest (16 time champ???) and also one of the greatest talkers on the mic, ever. Incredibly inspiring human being man. Legend of the craft. Legend human being.
A lot of younger fans don’t know. It was horrendous. When I was a kid (during one of his few big baby face runs I think against Vader) they brought it up on WCW. That’s why he did the face bump and landed on his side. They call it the Flair bump.
One of the most resilient, tough, determined men ever to live. Born in another century, Ric would've been some kind of warrior or gladiator that just can't be killed.
Here's the thing. When Ric started out in the business, he was more built and was a more high-impact wrestler, more intense so to speak. But after the plane crash where he broke his back, Ric had to adopt a softer style, but he was a genius for turning his matches into more psychological, slower paced matches. And he would rarely take bumps onto his bad back, a lot less than guys like Koloff or Rhodes or Steamboat, but he made those bumps he took in the ring matter more.
The Pilot, Johnny Valentine, Ric Flair, David Crockett and Mr Wrestling( Tim Woods) were all in the plane. The plane was overloaded because of the weight of the wrestlers ,so the pilot did not fill the has tanks to save weight. That's was the story that was reported at the time. Wahoo was to wrestle Flair that night and herd of the plane crash . He shows up at the hospital to check up on the guys and the nurses thought Wahoo was there to fight. That's the story I herd.
Such a nice man. Met him in 79 in Houston when he was working Austin, San Antonio and Houston. My husband was 6'8" and about 340lbs but he would never have gone up against Ric. Lol.
It is very important to listen to old folks. They have stories to tell. My grandpa did work in Baikonur Kazakhstan from where all the soviet sattelites and best rockets where launched. Crazy times as He did describe. He was not an engineer, just a soldier there, but the stories He could recall about the times there are jaw dropping. As of now He is goin crazy and hard to talk sense with Him. But when I was 16 and We had first beer together. He told me so much...
Nature Boy!! Anyone else remember Mid Atlantic Wrestling on Saturday TV in the 70s?? I think it came on after American Bandstand and Soul Train. Great time to be a kid.
Never missed it. We moved from New Jersey, where I was used to WWWF, IWA and the Wednesday night Lucha Libre from the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on a UHF station. Living in Georgia, I never missed Mid Atlantic and Georgia Championship. I was blown away by the “southern style” and immediately hooked by the likes of Flair and Valentine and The Andersons. Always ringside at the shows in Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, over to Augusta, Atlanta, Gainesville. The audience left covered in sweat.
@@ithinkaboutthings9052 Haha that's awesome. I grew up in central Virginia. I was a little kid so I just assumed anyone on TV was world famous but these guys were just as grassroots as it gets back then like old school NASCAR.
I'm 53 and remember watching Ric Flair matches with my grandpa. Good times and great memories. My grandpa absolutely loved pro wrestling. Ric Flair is and always will be the man.👍
Joe, I love every interview you do. You are very honest, thoughtful and acute! You have inspired me to start a channel that focuses on incredible things. Called Mindblown!
I've never been a fan of Ric Flair. Not that I don't see his greatness, just that it wasn't where my attention went while being a wrestling fan in the late 90s. With that said, just because a product isn't your taste, doesn't mean you have to be blind to what made it great. While I'm not an expert at all on Ric Flair one of the things I've noticed is he was always in his element and always in command of his persona. It's hard for me to muster up the energy to make a speech at work, let alone stand in front of that much pressure week in and week out like Flair, who never flinched. In my opinion that is at the core of what made his peers so respectful towards him. It didn't matter what, where, when, or why; Flair was on the top of his game. He would've been great at anything in life, fans are lucky he chose to entertain them.
I never used to listen to some of the good music in the 90's. Now Im listening to some and appreciating it more than I ever would back then. Kind of how I look at a lot of things nowadays. Was never a Ric Flair fan as well but gosh damn, gotta appreciate this man and other like him for their contribution to the culture/heartbeat of America. Love seeing him with Migos doing dances and little clips of him out with fans or out in the town being candid. Love it!
He was a pretty heavy bruiser type worker then. After breaking his back he lost a lot of weight so he would be able to move around easier and The Nature Boy was born!
I first saw Flair after the crash and when he became The Nature Boy. Years later, I saw some photos from the time he first broke in. He was built like The Bruiser and The Crusher.
I grew up in Dayton Ohio as a young teenager in the '70s and my favorite matches were always Ric flair versus Tommy wildfire Rich seen him at her arena many times. My mother would drop me and my little cousin off at the arena would go in and watch get as close as we could and every time they came to town. Great fucking memories Ric Flair! THANK YOU!!
I went sideways from about 63mph to O mph instantaneously (the light pole didn't budge). Wrapped a Dodge Aspen station wagon around the pole at about dead center, drivers side. The bumpers were about 4 inches apart on the other side of the pole. Compression fracture T12 (almost flat) and a broken wrist, which I did in shock opening the passenger door. I refused all surgery attempts even though it hurt like hell for months. Eventually my mid back muscles built up around the area and the vertebrae actually grew back. I still had occasional pain (no fucking narcotics since I hated the feeling) until I visited an Osteopathic Doctor, a true healer. He did some very gentle playing around with my spine and I have been pain free ever since, 23 years now. The human body is incredible and will heal itself given time and the will to let it happen. That Doctor was amazing. Talked to me for an hour about my life, then smiled and said he could cure my pain in 2 or 3 visits....it only took that one. 🤗
Love this man! Well, I've always LOVED to HATE this man, which is a testament to his performances! Met him in Georgia at a bar downtown. One of my best memories.
I'll never forget Ric flair my dad took me to see him fight Chief wahoo McDaniel in the late seventies sometime Charlotte coliseum there was fake blood everywhere
What an incredible story of resilience! Ric Flair's survival of that horrific plane crash and his comeback to wrestling just a few months later shows the true fighting spirit of a legend. Hearing him share this harrowing experience and how he overcame the physical and psychological barriers to continue his wrestling career is truly inspiring. This man is a testament to never giving up, even when the odds are stacked against you. #RicFlair #Survivor #WrestlingLegend
@@navtektv That actually makes more sense, Vince is probably stuck in the past, Triple H is more in touch and probably still remembers attitude era and ruthless aggression stuff
I'd heard this story before and it's crazy he lived. He also had a guy die standing next to him from lightning but it struck his umbrella. It's a crazy story as well.
Flair probably should have died many times. Heaven doesn’t want him and hell is afraid he’d take over. Imagine ol’ slew foot trying to hang against Space Mountain, the 60 Minute Man. WOOOOOOOO!
Ric passed my dad in an airport maybe 10 yrs ago. My dad is 5’9. He said Ric was was much shorter than him. I doubt he was ever 6’2 but maybe in those wrestling boots
If you look up legend in the dictionary, this man should be the picture next to it. He is literally an icon that I’m lucky to have been able to witness watch growing up.
Man, Rick, me and my brother used to love watching. You come out with that glittery robot. And 2 dime piece 80s chicks on your side. You're the man, Rick God bless you may you live a long life and prosper. Thank you for all the entertainment over the years I. Appreciate it
I just noticed, I've been subscribed to this Channel on TH-cam for years and can't remember the last time a video from here was suggested. Makes ya wonder
I live in Wilmington and remember hearing that Ric Flair was in town occasionally back during the 80's. I literally live one mile from the house where Michael Jordan grew up in on Gordon Rd.
Could you imagine pulling up to the plane crash expecting the absolute worst, and ric flair stands up out of the debris with crazy burnt hair going Woooooooooo! 😂
Crashed my cessna 185 I'd rate it as bad as a motorbike crash at the same speed. If you nose dive into the ground though you'd be toast at about 35-40mph no joke
I ....ahhh .. Seriously was there....🐕🐾✌️
Then chest slaps the s*it out of you.
Hi I wished you would do a video about
*Former Georgia*
*Senator Nancy Schaefer*
Alex Jones knows about her
Plus Tim Dillon.
Peace 🙏🕊️🙏
4-25-20 23ok
💀💀
The man had this back broke in 75 and still wrestled 40 years!! Nobody can ever tak anything away from ric flair
Besides all his ex wives in divorces
@@ApexZer0 no he said tak not take Ex Wives can't tak men.
Believe it or not you can walk about with a broken back and neck after a few days. I did. It depends what ones you break/fracture and how bad you do it. I had fractured the worst bits but they hadn't lost their shape so didn't collapse. If mine collapsed and could not keep their overall length then I would be dead now as it was the ones that shut your lungs and heart down when they get badly blown out or broken
@@bigduphusaj162 I had a bad accident in 2020 and it never stopped me from walking but every couple months after that it would act up bad until it slowly started getting better took about 2 years before it started feeling normal. Honestly if it was any worse I probably would have considered surgery
wow --- tough man
I'm so happy that more people are learning about Ric Flair. I've loved this dude ever since I was a kid in the 80's.
😂Him vs the vonerichs was the best
Lies again? Ares Ars All Anal
That plane crash completely changed Ric Flair as a wrestler. Before it happened, he was a really burly grappler and was at his heaviest in weight. After the crash, he couldn't carry all that weight anymore due to his broken back and had to slim down and rely more on his personality instead of sheer strength.
Some might say it was a blessing
He's Ric Flair! The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun! WOOOO!!!
Ric Flair drip, go “woo” on a bitch
And I’m having trouble keepin these gators down!
Legend!
Wooooooo
Woooooo!!!!!
Rick Flair will always have a special place in my heart. When I was a kid me and a friend were hanging out with my Dad and some of his friends in the garage playing darts. They were hammered and this one guy out of nowhere starts going "Wooooooooo!" and does Rick's signature strut then jumps up and elbow drops the floor breaking his elbow.
It was a beautiful moment.
Lol
How can you not spell his name right?
@@notoriousyoutuber Where was it spelt wrong?
@@bash8997its ric
The most incredible part of this story is that it took place when kayfabe was considered sacred to the business. Kayfabe means that behind the scenes they can be friends but for the show and the crowd some guys were sworn enemies and it was not an option to break character. One of the other surviors, can't recall right now, but after the plane crashed and he was taking it all in his first thought was "omg if news gets out that i was on a plane with Ric Flair, my career is over." Because Flair was the villian and this other guy was the babyface, it was forbidden for them to be seen in public together. Imagine surviving something like that and coming to that realization. Crazy world we live in!
I believe you are referring to Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods. If memory serves, he actually made a token appearance at a show that night or the next.
The stories about how seriously keeping the fact that wrestling was scripted back in the day are fucking wild to think about in todays age where it’s been a known fact for decades. The big fire storm when Dugan and Iron Sheik got arrested together for possession because they were in a feud on TV at the time. One of my favorite stories of those days is that one of the old territory owners had a rule that if a wrestler got in a fight in public and lost the fight then he was fired because it exposed the wrestlers as not being legitimately tough.
@@Matt-cr4vv scripted? What are you talking about? It's 100% Real!
@@ithinkaboutthings9052 he wrestled the following night to make sure nobody asked any questions, it's a crazy story.
So sad l. Very skewed look on the world
It's amazing how articulate those guys are. One of the All Time greats
articulate? He seems a cool guy with some great stories but he's a 73 year old man who gets hit in the head with chairs for a living and has done waaaaaaaay too much cocaine lmao his speech is slurred af like Rick James
Grew up watching this guy in a country Ric might not actually know. Zimbabwe. Happy memories. Thank you Ric for the entertainment. One of the greats for sure. Peace and blessings to you, your family and fans.
Ric flair is a legend
FOREVER
@@chrisnewera1992 Batman forever hold tight George cloony
The parties he must've had. Sheesh! Wasn't he part of the Four Horsemen? My brain fails me but I heard they had a ton of wild parties!
@@joee95 Yes! legendary at its finest/highest caliber
Repent. Believe in Jesus Christ and become a new person in this life.
John 3:16 KJV For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Matthew 4:17 KJV From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
One of Joe's best guests ever!! Such a nice, humble guy!!
Who is this guy ? Was he the host of one of the game shows back on the 90s?
@michaelnguyen7445 He was a big time wrestler. You should be able to find his stuff on TH-cam if you search Rick Flair
@@michaelnguyen7445 You really should learn how to troll.
@@spacequack5470do you mean “learn how to be a troll?”
I’m from Wilmington and met Ric at the Azalea Festival when I was 13 back in like 2009. Great guy! Saw him wrestle years earlier with my dad when he did his run with Shawn Michaels. Legend
I remember him always landing on his side and thinking why is he taking the bump? This answers so many questions. As a 40 yr old who remembers the iron sheik and ultimate warrior, yokozuna, the undertaker. God this hits my nostalgia respect old man.
@@indigomontoya8376 damn straight :)
@@indigomontoya8376 I have a confession. Tugboat was and still is my favorite he was like 1989-92 or something. Loved him. And the 2 chunky guys in red with the spikes on thier football pads .... Ohhhh bushwhackers? Noo nasty boys? Noo doom? Ohh it's been too long my friend.
@@indigomontoya8376 ohhh yea tears of nostalgia.
It's crazy to hear Ric say I can't take a back drop because of what happened.. on the other hand.. the mental fortitude of this man to not only wrestle again, become of the greatest (16 time champ???) and also one of the greatest talkers on the mic, ever. Incredibly inspiring human being man. Legend of the craft. Legend human being.
"I'm Ric Flair! The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!" - Ric Flair
This was a fantastic interview and I have never been a huge flair fan. Amazing intertwine
I have to do it sorry,, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Even here in the UK this bloke is a legend for us watching him in the 80`s
don't be sorry bro.
Everyone's doin the wooooo
Ric Flair drip, go “woo” on a bitch
Man I love Ric Flair, WOOOO
If he was my grandfather I'd see him everyday listening to his stories.
Never knew that happened to him.
He was also struck by lightening lol. Bounced off his umbrella and killed the guy behind him.
A lot of younger fans don’t know. It was horrendous. When I was a kid (during one of his few big baby face runs I think against Vader) they brought it up on WCW. That’s why he did the face bump and landed on his side. They call it the Flair bump.
@@Jrd387 This isn't real is it? Lol
@@funtimes8296 100% real. Look it up
@@funtimes8296 100% real it is googleable!
Ric Flair is the best. Motivated many people who had absolutely nothing.
One of the most resilient, tough, determined men ever to live. Born in another century, Ric would've been some kind of warrior or gladiator that just can't be killed.
.....that's a quote from Sin City....Merv
Sin City lol wtf!!!!
Achilles
you.... mean .... he isn't?
Here's the thing. When Ric started out in the business, he was more built and was a more high-impact wrestler, more intense so to speak. But after the plane crash where he broke his back, Ric had to adopt a softer style, but he was a genius for turning his matches into more psychological, slower paced matches. And he would rarely take bumps onto his bad back, a lot less than guys like Koloff or Rhodes or Steamboat, but he made those bumps he took in the ring matter more.
I was born in the 80's and was introduced to the WWF at 5-6. On and off fan, but I somehow never heard this story. Absolute repect for a true legend.
The Pilot, Johnny Valentine, Ric Flair, David Crockett and Mr Wrestling( Tim Woods) were all in the plane. The plane was overloaded because of the weight of the wrestlers ,so the pilot did not fill the has tanks to save weight. That's was the story that was reported at the time.
Wahoo was to wrestle Flair that night and herd of the plane crash . He shows up at the hospital to check up on the guys and the nurses thought Wahoo was there to fight. That's the story I herd.
He is truly the greatest to ever do it.
What a legend.
Such a nice man. Met him in 79 in Houston when he was working Austin, San Antonio and Houston. My husband was 6'8" and about 340lbs but he would never have gone up against Ric. Lol.
Damn. Missionary must be like hell!😅
@@souryabanik0907 😂😂😂😂😂
It is very important to listen to old folks. They have stories to tell. My grandpa did work in Baikonur Kazakhstan from where all the soviet sattelites and best rockets where launched. Crazy times as He did describe. He was not an engineer, just a soldier there, but the stories He could recall about the times there are jaw dropping. As of now He is goin crazy and hard to talk sense with Him. But when I was 16 and We had first beer together. He told me so much...
I love listening to old timers, the stuff they saw and experienced.
Nature Boy!! Anyone else remember Mid Atlantic Wrestling on Saturday TV in the 70s?? I think it came on after American Bandstand and Soul Train. Great time to be a kid.
Never missed it. We moved from New Jersey, where I was used to WWWF, IWA and the Wednesday night Lucha Libre from the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on a UHF station. Living in Georgia, I never missed Mid Atlantic and Georgia Championship. I was blown away by the “southern style” and immediately hooked by the likes of Flair and Valentine and The Andersons. Always ringside at the shows in Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, over to Augusta, Atlanta, Gainesville. The audience left covered in sweat.
@@ithinkaboutthings9052 Haha that's awesome. I grew up in central Virginia. I was a little kid so I just assumed anyone on TV was world famous but these guys were just as grassroots as it gets back then like old school NASCAR.
Best guest ever !!!!
I was just on a plane from ATL to Tampa with Rick! Cool dude 😎
I live in wilmington. Ric is a legend here.
I bet when Rics plane was going down he was screaming WOOOOO!!
Yeah his anus was screaming that 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Wooooo once in a lifetime ride baby
Ric Flair drip, go “woo” on a bitch
To see him talk calm and not in character is crazzzzzy lol hats off to you flair one of my all time favorite wrestlers!
He’s got his own podcast If you enjoy hearing him speak.
Not crazy at all. He has his own podcast. Try to pay attention
@Fantasy Frontier didn't know he had a podcast until now. I work full time and have 2 kids. I have more things to PAY ATTENTION TOO..but thanks👍
Going straight to Spotify, just stopped by to say...WOOOOOO!!!😀😊😎
Wooooo!! 👍
Ric Flair drip, go “woo” on a bitch
I'm 53 and remember watching Ric Flair matches with my grandpa. Good times and great memories. My grandpa absolutely loved pro wrestling. Ric Flair is and always will be the man.👍
This is the calmest I’ve ever seen him talk! That man has lived 5 normal man’s life’s experiences already
It’s truly great to see how much love this man has from everyone in the comments he really deserves it !
Can't wait to watch this one
Woooo!! The Nature Boy! Ric Flair is a living legend. The parties he must've had!
Exellent pod cast. Flair has some incredible stories
Nature boy was an OG to me he knew how to crowd work man him and Shawn Michaels 🔥
Shawn Michaels was awesome, ric flair was before our time, watched him in his later years though
Well us down yonder on Charlotte NC love this guy..the stories of him and the four horsemen .....legend
Imagine this guy's parties back in the day
Mad coke and bush, I'll assume.
Not really a wrestling fan but i could listen to RF all day
You don’t have to like it but you better learn to love it cause it’s the best thing going
Joe, I love every interview you do. You are very honest, thoughtful and acute! You have inspired me to start a channel that focuses on incredible things. Called Mindblown!
This is calmest most well spoken I have ever heard him. He’s actually very enjoyable to listen to when the gimmick is completely dropped.
My mom and cousin met Ric flair on the lake one July 4th and said he was down to earth and the nicest guy.
Your mom rode space mountain wooooo
I love Ric flair
I'm an Independent Latino. Thank you Rogan!! ... Please invite guest Esoteric Eddie and Paul Wallis.
Let's goooo with that hitter Joe!!!
'To be the man, you gotta beat the man'
I started watching Flair in 1977. Mid Atlantic Wrestling. Great times.
I've never been a fan of Ric Flair. Not that I don't see his greatness, just that it wasn't where my attention went while being a wrestling fan in the late 90s. With that said, just because a product isn't your taste, doesn't mean you have to be blind to what made it great. While I'm not an expert at all on Ric Flair one of the things I've noticed is he was always in his element and always in command of his persona. It's hard for me to muster up the energy to make a speech at work, let alone stand in front of that much pressure week in and week out like Flair, who never flinched. In my opinion that is at the core of what made his peers so respectful towards him. It didn't matter what, where, when, or why; Flair was on the top of his game. He would've been great at anything in life, fans are lucky he chose to entertain them.
I never used to listen to some of the good music in the 90's. Now Im listening to some and appreciating it more than I ever would back then. Kind of how I look at a lot of things nowadays. Was never a Ric Flair fan as well but gosh damn, gotta appreciate this man and other like him for their contribution to the culture/heartbeat of America. Love seeing him with Migos doing dances and little clips of him out with fans or out in the town being candid. Love it!
This was an awesome podcast !!! Rick Flair stories !!
He was a pretty heavy bruiser type worker then. After breaking his back he lost a lot of weight so he would be able to move around easier and The Nature Boy was born!
I first saw Flair after the crash and when he became The Nature Boy. Years later, I saw some photos from the time he first broke in. He was built like The Bruiser and The Crusher.
I grew up in Dayton Ohio as a young teenager in the '70s and my favorite matches were always Ric flair versus Tommy wildfire Rich seen him at her arena many times. My mother would drop me and my little cousin off at the arena would go in and watch get as close as we could and every time they came to town. Great fucking memories Ric Flair!
THANK YOU!!
Rolex wearing, limousine riding, jet flying, kiss stealing, wheeling dealing son of a gun.
I thought it was kid stealing?
With those $500 alligator shoes that he’d pull off and elbow drop in the ring. I loved that stuff.
We love you Ric Flair !! ❤️
*He would survive anything*
I went sideways from about 63mph to O mph instantaneously (the light pole didn't budge). Wrapped a Dodge Aspen station wagon around the pole at about dead center, drivers side. The bumpers were about 4 inches apart on the other side of the pole. Compression fracture T12 (almost flat) and a broken wrist, which I did in shock opening the passenger door. I refused all surgery attempts even though it hurt like hell for months. Eventually my mid back muscles built up around the area and the vertebrae actually grew back. I still had occasional pain (no fucking narcotics since I hated the feeling) until I visited an Osteopathic Doctor, a true healer. He did some very gentle playing around with my spine and I have been pain free ever since, 23 years now. The human body is incredible and will heal itself given time and the will to let it happen. That Doctor was amazing. Talked to me for an hour about my life, then smiled and said he could cure my pain in 2 or 3 visits....it only took that one. 🤗
I never knew this, but it makes perfect sense..If anyone was gonna survive a plane crash its Rick Flair!! WOOOOOOO!
Ric Flair drip, go “woo” on a bitch
Love this man! Well, I've always LOVED to HATE this man, which is a testament to his performances! Met him in Georgia at a bar downtown. One of my best memories.
Woah Ric Flair, haven't heard his name in years, wrestling game on the PS2 😂
Haven't heard his name in years??? What rock do you live under?
I'll never forget Ric flair my dad took me to see him fight Chief wahoo McDaniel in the late seventies sometime Charlotte coliseum there was fake blood everywhere
@@stevenjm12 haha the rock that isn't the States 😂
I could listen to him tell stories all day ☺️👍👍😜
He just proved the impossible is “I-M-Possible” 🙌💯❤️💪😎
I just came by to say Ric Flair you’re a fucking legend and we all love you!!
What an incredible story of resilience! Ric Flair's survival of that horrific plane crash and his comeback to wrestling just a few months later shows the true fighting spirit of a legend. Hearing him share this harrowing experience and how he overcame the physical and psychological barriers to continue his wrestling career is truly inspiring. This man is a testament to never giving up, even when the odds are stacked against you. #RicFlair #Survivor #WrestlingLegend
Diamonds are forever, and so is Ric Flair.
WOOOOOOOO! (Drops an elbow on a silk tie).
Was NOT expecting this... have Vince on dammit
Who wants to see Vince McMahon with Stone Cold Steve Austin on JRE give me a HELL YEAH!?
Crowd: "HELL YEAH"
Triple H.
Vince is too busy. But maybe he could send his mustache.
@@navtektv That actually makes more sense, Vince is probably stuck in the past, Triple H is more in touch and probably still remembers attitude era and ruthless aggression stuff
This has to be one of the best podcast guests you've had on, seriously. I find Ric Flair's life so interesting.
Ric Flair is awesome.
Say what you will about professional wrestling. It's an incredible physical grind that takes its toll. Ric is only 42.
The more older people are active we get this!!!!! I love how Intact his memory is. Wooooooooooooo!!
I'd heard this story before and it's crazy he lived. He also had a guy die standing next to him from lightning but it struck his umbrella. It's a crazy story as well.
Flair probably should have died many times. Heaven doesn’t want him and hell is afraid he’d take over. Imagine ol’ slew foot trying to hang against Space Mountain, the 60 Minute Man. WOOOOOOOO!
When I was a kid I remember going to see Ric Flare, Arn and Olie Anderson and Telly Blanchard. The Four Horsemen.
I am not a big fan of Flair. But when he sits down chills out and tells a story it's awesome
Really articulate humble man.
They should start making planes out of Ric Flair
Fly Ric Flair Air
It's amazing Ric memory. He can tell you dates from the 70s. Amazing
Ric Flair Drip...
No way nature boy is on Rogan
My dad pulled up beside Ric in Charlotte in the 80s lol
Ric passed my dad in an airport maybe 10 yrs ago. My dad is 5’9. He said Ric was was much shorter than him. I doubt he was ever 6’2 but maybe in those wrestling boots
Back in the 80s ric was noticeably bigger like 6’0-6’1. Age and injuries took a toll
Woooooo!!! My favorite "woo!" Is the one he would do in between sentences lol the short just "WOO!" 😂
Ric Flare drip, go “woo” on a bitch
Joe I would love to do a 5 minute interview with you. I have some wild untold stories
Okay 😂😂 I’m sure he’s right on it
Give me the elevator pitch on the topics you'd discuss.
Let hear em?
@tyler hadden that story when u were born with autism was a good one
Lol nobody cares
U gotta be worth listening to before you try getting on the biggest platform on earth to talk
Ham and Eggers my favorite line. Love some nature boy.
This episode is #1974. One year after Ric started his career, amazing timing Joe is a genius
he said he had his first match in 73 started training in 72
Hmmm no
Think it was just a coincidence pal
@@Yusuf-zw6il nope it wasn't
Greatest of all time... Ric Flair.
Woooooo!!!!!!
Ric Flare drip, go “woo” on a bitch
If you look up legend in the dictionary, this man should be the picture next to it. He is literally an icon that I’m lucky to have been able to witness watch growing up.
Man, Rick, me and my brother used to love watching. You come out with that glittery robot. And 2 dime piece 80s chicks on your side. You're the man, Rick God bless you may you live a long life and prosper. Thank you for all the entertainment over the years I. Appreciate it
Woooooooooooooooo
Ric Flare drip, go “woo” on a bitch
Just when I thought JRE was getting a little stale… he drops Joey Diaz and Rick Flair in the same week! Awesome!!
Ric flair's still alive??
I just noticed, I've been subscribed to this Channel on TH-cam for years and can't remember the last time a video from here was suggested. Makes ya wonder
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I saw you in Greensboro out on the town long ago Ric❤
First
You are first
You’ve been waiting like me, well played sir, well played!
@@DavidRichmond no I was on TH-cam and got the notification
@@thisguy7227 you put that “first” up like you knew it, hints why I said well played but awesome guy have a good Saturday!
You said first, don’t act like you weren’t trying guy with no face.
I live in Wilmington and remember hearing that Ric Flair was in town occasionally back during the 80's. I literally live one mile from the house where Michael Jordan grew up in on Gordon Rd.