However, he later had an ill-advised tenure with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2010 to 2012. Ranked by multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, Flair had a career that spanned almost 40 years. He's played hype man for college sports and professional teams alike, appeared in rap videos and commercials, and was even featured in an ESPN 30 for 30 film, "Nature Boy". To Be The ManYou gotta beat the man!2007-07-30T14:35:39.000Z, Another famous catchphrase he had was “To be the man, you gotta beat the man!” In his book, he wrote that he once told a fellow wrestler, “You have to go to bed every night saying to yourself, ‘To be the man, you’ve got to beat the man.’ And, pal, to beat Ric Flair is a whole different world than you know!”, Ric Flair’s Kids: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Ric Flair’s ‘Woo’ Catchphrase: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Reid Flair, Ric’s Son: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Ric Flair On Life Of WrestlingCBS News' Jeff Glor speaks with veteran wrestling star Ric Flair, who intimately reveals some of his most memorable, rewarding, and painful memories while competing in the ring.2009-02-22T00:41:09.000Z. Getty I loved listening to Jerry Lee Lewis when I was on the road at night. I was broken. Best of TNA: Woo Off Between Ric Flair and Jay LethalA Countdown to the Best Moments in TNA History. Flair retired from WWE in 2008, although he would later appear in several episodes and events. Do you know what I mean? "We didn't have contracts back then, I just had a deposit on the belt. One of Flair’s signature moves was the knife-edge chop. Here’s a look at Flair’s famous “Woo!” catchphrase. In May 2012, Flair tried to get his contract terminated, and that led to a court battle between TNA and the WWE over contract tampering. The ESPN Daily delivers the biggest sports news and moments every weekday. Korderas even said there were “no chops!” signs posted at the gorilla position. I was not ready for it. There goes the big boss man,” I declared (unaware that some fifteen years later, Ray Taylor would be using that name in the World Wrestling Federation).”. I like Kurt Angle very much and I like [James] Storm and [Bobby] Roode. A move that would have included a potential WWF championship match against "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Episodes of the show are still available at Stitcher.com. The Nature Boy one limosine ridin jet flyin son of a gun WHOO on 70389148, his fiance, Wendy Barlow, posted on Facebook. Flair continued to wrestle all the way up until his retirement match at WrestleMania 24. pic.twitter.com/v9YbIEykt9, — Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) August 29, 2017. He was also a “limousine ridin’, jet flyin’ son of a gun!”.