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Reid Flair

Reid Flair

Title History

  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Heritage title [Awarded] after a match with champion Jeff Lewis (April 11, 2009);

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • Reid Flair is the son of the legendary Ric Flair and the little brother of David Flair..
  • October 4, 1998–WCW Nitro: Reid Flair defeated Eric Bischoff..
  • June 12, 2000–WCW Nitro: David Flair & Vince Russo defeated Ric Flair & Reid Flair..

Reid Flair’s official wrestling debut:

  • December 6, 2008–Highspots presents “The Nature Boy” – Ric Flair gave an emotional speech in the middle of the ring..
  • ~~~Reid Flair (debut) & David Flair w/Ric Flair defeated The Nasty Boys w/Jimmy Hart) with special guest referee Hulk Hogan..
  • ~~~The match ended with all three Flair’s doing figure-4 leglocks on the Nasty Boys & Hart while Hogan “turned his head”..
  • February 21, 2009–MACW: David Flair & Ricky Morton (sub for Reid Flair) w/Ric Flair beat Rikki Nelson & Buff Bagwell..
  • March 4, 2009: Richard Reid Fliehr was arrested for driving while impaired in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina..
  • March 14, 2009–Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling: Ricky Morton & Reid Flair w/Ric Flair beat Buff Bagwell & Rikki Nelson…
  • April 11, 2009–NWA Charlotte: Reid Flair & David Flair & Brad Anderson beat Jeff Lewis & C.W. Anderson & Masked Superstar..
  • ~~~After the match; JD Costello stripped Jeff Lewis of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heritage title, and awarded it to Reid Flair!
  • February 23, 2013–AJPW Live Event: KENSO & Reid Flair defeated SUSHI & Yutaka Yoshie.
  • March 28, 2013–Reid Flair, the youngest son of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, has passed away. He was just 25 years old.
  • June 14, 2013–From TMZ.com: RIC FLAIR’S SON Died From Heroin Overdose Autopsy Shows
    Reid Flair — son of wrestling legend Ric Flair — died from an accidental overdose of heroin and other drugs … this according to an official autopsy report released today.
    As TMZ previously reported … 25-year-old Flair was pronounced dead on March 29 after his father discovered him out cold in a Charlotte, NC hotel room.
    According to the autopsy report … traces of the muscle relaxant clonazepam and Xanax (anti-anxiety medication) were also found in Reid’s system.
    Reid — who had just returned from a wrestling stint in Japan — had struggled with heroin in the past … according to several reports, he overdosed 3 times in 2 years.
    After the report was released this morning, Reid’s mother told the Charlotte Observer … “I loved him … He should have been on top of the world, but he was fighting a battle he couldn’t win.”
Updated: February 7, 2024 @ 3:46 pm

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Trained By

Ric Flair
Harley Race
George South
Terry Taylor

Debut

1998 (WCW Nitro) December 2008 (for real)

Birthday

February 26, 1988

Hometown

Charlotte, North Carolina

Gender

Male

Height

5'11"

Weight

210 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Figure-4 Leglock

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Eric Bischoff
Vince Russo

Status

Deceased