Reid Flair

Reid Flair

Reid Flair in 2009.
Ring name(s) Reid Flair[1]
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Billed weight 215 lb (98 kg)[1]
Born February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26) (age 23)[2]
Charlotte, North Carolina[2]
Resides Charlotte, North Carolina[3]
Billed from Charlotte, North Carolina
Trained by Ric Flair[2]
Harley Race[1]
George South[4]
Terry Taylor[2]
Debut December 2008[2]

Richard Reid Fliehr[3] (born February 26, 1988)[2] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Reid Flair. He is the youngest son of legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair and also younger half-brother of wrestler David Flair. He is currently signed with MTV2's Lucha Libre USA.

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Amateur wrestling career

During his high school days, Flair was an accomplished amateur wrestler achieving numerous awards. He also took on Richard Blood Jr. The Son Of Reid's Dad Former Rival Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. During a tournament, Fliehr attacked another competitor after he taunted Fliehr by mocking his father.[5] In April 1998, Fliehr won the AAU National Wrestling Tournament.[6]

Professional wrestling career

Debut

Fliehr wrestled two matches in the now defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In the first, on October 5, 1998, he defeated Eric Bischoff and on June 12, 2000, he teamed with his father Ric in a loss to David Flair and Vince Russo in a tag team match.[2][7][8]

Training and beginning

Fliehr made an appearance on March 29, 2008 during the WWE Hall of Fame. The next night, he made his first WrestleMania appearance with his family representing Ric Flair in the Hall of Fame. He also sat at ring side during the WrestleMania XXIV event.[1] He appeared on Raw the following night with his family to honor his father's final match.[9]

Throughout 2008, Fleihr was trained by Harley Race.[1] Fliehr made his debut on December 6, 2008, under the name "Reid Flair", teaming with his elder brother David to defeat The Nasty Boys in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Hulk Hogan as the special guest referee.[1][10]

On April 11, 2009, Flair, his brother David, and Brad Anderson beat Jeff Lewis, C.W. Anderson and Masked Superstar at an NWA Charlotte show. The match ended controversially with a double pin, when Flair pinned Lewis while CW Anderson pinned Brad Anderson. At the end of the match, Flair was awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heritage Championship belt.[11] At NWA Charlotte's next show on May 25, however, Lewis was announced as the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heritage Champion, with no explanation given.[12]

He is currently signed with MTV2's Lucha Libre USA.

Personal life

Fliehr was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and raised by parents, former professional wrestler Ric Flair and Elizabeth Fliehr. He is the youngest of four siblings; he has an older half-sister Megan, and older half-brother, David, who is also a professional wrestler, and an older sister, Ashley.

Fliehr was arrested on June 23, 2007, for assault and battery, and was released after posting bail.[3] On March 4, 2009, Fliehr was arrested for driving while impaired in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and was released after posting $1000 in bail.[13][14] Fliehr was arrested again on April 26, 2009. After crashing his car, police found black tar heroin inside it, and he now faces felony charges.[15] He was also charged with driving while impaired, driving with a revoked license, and possession of drug paraphernalia, and was released after posting $15,000 in bail.[16][17]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Footnotes

1 At the conclusion of a match on April 11, 2009, Flair was handed the championship.[11] At the following show, the former champion Jeff Lewis was announced as the current champion, with no explanation given.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Andrews, Kenai (2008-12-05). "Reid Flair about to strut into the spotlight; Charlotte supershow has big names, young and old". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/12/05/7645426.html. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Reid Flair". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/reid-flair.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
  3. ^ a b c "Arrest and Charges Summary". Office of the Sheriff - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. http://arrestinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/ArrestAndCharges.aspx?FirstName=RICHARD&MiddleName=REID&LastName=FLIEHR&PID=304168&ArrestNumber=1326178&BrowseLastName=fliehr&BrowseFirstName=richard&BrowseArrest=&BrowseArrestDate=&BrowseLastDayArrests=. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  4. ^ "PRESS ROOM - WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER". GeorgeSouth.com (originally Wrestling Observer Newsletter). 2008-08-25. http://www.georgesouth.com/press/080825_wrestlingobserver_southcamp.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  5. ^ "To Be the Man, You Have to Beat the Man's . . . Son". BadJocks.com. http://www.badjocks.com/archive/2005/may0105.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-27. 
  6. ^ "Ric Flair Profile". Accelerator. http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/flair.html. Retrieved 2008-05-03. "in April '98, Flair's son, Reid, qualified for the AAU National Wrestling Tournament (he went on to win)." 
  7. ^ "1998 Nitro Results". Online World of Wrestling. October 4, 1998. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/nitro/1998.html. Retrieved 2008-02-05. "Reid Flair b Eric Bischoff" 
  8. ^ "2000 Nitro Results". Online World of Wrestling. June 12, 2000. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/nitro/2000.html. Retrieved 2008-02-05. "David Flair and Vince Russo b Ric Flair and Reid Flair." 
  9. ^ Kapur, Bob (2008-04-01). "Orlando fans as emotional as Flair". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/04/01/5161331.html. Retrieved 2008-12-08. 
  10. ^ "Full Reid Flair debut show results with Nature Boy and Hulkster doing spots in the match". WrestlingObserver/Figure Four Online. 2008-12-08. http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/7674/. Retrieved 2008-12-08. 
  11. ^ a b "Final Destination". Georgia Wrestling History. April 11, 2009. http://georgiawrestlinghistory.com/showreports/2009/048.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  12. ^ a b Goodman, Larry (2009-05-23). "May 23, 2009". Georgia Wrestling History. http://georgiawrestlinghistory.com/showreports/2009/070.html. Retrieved 2010-07-22. 
  13. ^ "Arrest and Charges Summary Page - Fliehr, Richard Reid". Office of the Sheriff, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. 2009-03-04. http://arrestinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/ArrestAndCharges.aspx?FirstName=RICHARD&MiddleName=REID&LastName=FLIEHR&PID=304168&ArrestNumber=1402174&BrowseLastName=FLIEHR&BrowseFirstName=RICHARD&BrowseArrest=&BrowseArrestDate=&BrowseLastDayArrests=. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  14. ^ Aldren, Mike; Rothstein, Simon (2008-03-19). "Ric Flair's son on driving rap". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/article2329318.ece. Retrieved 2009-03-20. 
  15. ^ "Investigators Warn Of New Type Of Heroin In Charlotte". WSOCTV.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. http://www.webcitation.org/5gZCFtHLW. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
  16. ^ "Wrestler Ric Flair's Son Arrested By CMPD". WSOCTV.com. 2009-04-27. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5gMe6Biu6. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  17. ^ "Arrest and Charges Summary Page - Fliehr, Richard Reid". Office of the Sheriff, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. 2009-04-26. http://arrestinquiryweb.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/ArrestAndCharges.aspx?FirstName=RICHARD&MiddleName=REID&LastName=FLIEHR&PID=304168&ArrestNumber=1409163&BrowseLastName=FLIEHR&BrowseFirstName=&BrowseArrest=&BrowseArrestDate=&BrowseLastDayArrests. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 

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