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Grantland artcle on Ric Flair
Posted on 8/25/11 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 8/25/11 at 4:46 pm
Pretty startling summary of a guy who is a "hero" to many on this board. I love him but this is beyond sad.
WHOOOOO!!!
WHOOOOO!!!
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Posted on 8/25/11 at 4:49 pm to lpgreat1
People like him because of his wrestling persona and charisma. Nobody has ever touted him as a humanitarian or master of interpersonal relations.
One of the coolest things about Flair when he cuts promos is that he isn't afraid to self-deprecate and refer to his failed marriages. It's part of how he conveys this idea that he's really only ever at home on a wrestling mat.
One of the coolest things about Flair when he cuts promos is that he isn't afraid to self-deprecate and refer to his failed marriages. It's part of how he conveys this idea that he's really only ever at home on a wrestling mat.
Posted on 8/25/11 at 4:52 pm to Muppet
And I guess I should edit my post to say that his character is a hero to many. Difficult to justify most of his actions out of the ring.
It goes to show how it's possible that a persona, be it a wrestler, actor, or whatever, can actually cloud a person's sense of reality. He became the Nature Boy and that brought a lot of destruction with it.
It goes to show how it's possible that a persona, be it a wrestler, actor, or whatever, can actually cloud a person's sense of reality. He became the Nature Boy and that brought a lot of destruction with it.
Posted on 8/25/11 at 4:55 pm to lpgreat1
Didn't read. Too long.
Posted on 8/25/11 at 4:57 pm to Chazz Reinhold
Posted on 8/25/11 at 4:58 pm to TU Rob
God, I hated the "icing" angle. They repeated that unfunny joke like 3 times as if repetition would force people to laugh at it.
Posted on 8/25/11 at 5:00 pm to lpgreat1
Interesting article...grantland is becoming one if my favorite sports sites.
Posted on 8/25/11 at 5:12 pm to TigerAlumni2010
He wore nothing but a jeweled cape, the flight attendants said, and "flashed his nakedness, spinning his penis around"
WHOOOOOOOOOO
WHOOOOOOOOOO
Posted on 8/25/11 at 5:14 pm to lpgreat1
my buddies brother is marrying his daughter, when he came to town he was throwing money around like it was going out of style. he even wore a feather boa out to galletes 
:csb:
:csb:
This post was edited on 8/25/11 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 8/25/11 at 7:59 pm to lpgreat1
wow. what an idiot.
Posted on 8/25/11 at 9:27 pm to lpgreat1
quote:
2000: A judgment against Fliehr showed $15,000 in back taxes, interest, and late penalties to the state of North Carolina from 1989.
Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) received a default judgment in March for the more than $20,000 Fliehr and Elizabeth owed on a loan. Again, Fliehr chose not to make any plea or defense after the suit was filed. Matters would soon become more critical, and he could no longer afford to stay above the legal fray.
2001: Back in 1999, Fliehr and Elizabeth purchased $19,871.21 worth of furniture and financed it through Household Bank, operating in North Carolina. Fliehr left the repayment to his wife, as he did with most financial matters, and the family suffered the consequences. Elizabeth was tricked by the bank into paying more than $26,000 on the principle, and they didn't sue until it became clear that Household still showed a balance of $7,921.07 plus interest accruing on the account. In September, bank representatives called Fliehr at 1:30 a.m., threatening his wrestling earnings. The bank asked if Fliehr thought he deserved special treatment. In a different phone call, Elizabeth heard a voice in the background say, "Tell him you're Steve Austin." Austin was a popular wrestler at the time.
Posted on 8/25/11 at 9:28 pm to Tiger Ryno
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2002: In May, Fliehr and a group of other wrestlers, including Scott Hall ("Razor Ramon") and Virgil Runnels III ("Dustin Rhodes a.k.a. Goldust") were on a chartered flight back to the United States after a series of shows in Europe. They began drinking, and the situation quickly deteriorated. Two flight attendants, Taralyn Cappellano and Heidi Doyle, would compile their allegations into a 2004 lawsuit. Chief among the chronicled misdeeds was Fliehr's sexual aggression. He wore nothing but a jeweled cape, the flight attendants said, and "[i]flashed his nakedness, spinning his penis around[/i]."
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This post was edited on 8/25/11 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 8/26/11 at 12:33 am to Will Cover
Fascinating article. I had no idea. No doubt he had no trouble getting credit. He transcended wrestling into mainstream to the point where those that lent him money that he really was "The Nature Boy" in real life. Sad...
Posted on 8/26/11 at 9:03 am to lpgreat1
I read something about him last night. Apparently the dude is broke as a joke and even owes WWE some money.
Posted on 8/26/11 at 9:21 am to lpgreat1
Posted on 8/26/11 at 10:06 am to jw5587
there is really n othing funny about this story. the man is a pathetic human being by all accounts. he entertained people, but he is apathetic human.
Posted on 8/26/11 at 1:53 pm to Tiger Ryno
The dude still tortures himself in the ring because he owes so much money. He will die in the ring!
Posted on 8/26/11 at 2:06 pm to lpgreat1
how did he get all of these loans? i know he's ric flair but damn his credit must be shite.
on a side not i've heard in the past he's an a-hole.
still love his character of the Nature Boy though.
on a side not i've heard in the past he's an a-hole.
still love his character of the Nature Boy though.
This post was edited on 8/26/11 at 2:07 pm
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