How much is Ric Flair worth right now? Photo/ Sport.de.
Ric Flair is generally considered to be one of the best, if not the best professional wrestler of all time
He is often popular with the crowd due to his in-ring antics, which include rulebreaking and shouting “Wooooo!”
Ric Flair has a net worth of $500,000 as of February 2023
Ric Flair is generally considered to be one of the best, if not the best professional wrestler of all time, but what is his net worth?
Born on February 25, 1949, Ric Flair has been a professional wrestler since 1972. The American has had a career spanning over 50 years, wrestling for various promotions such as Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later known as WWE).
Ric Flair. Photo/ Sport.de.
Flair has also worked with Total Nonstop Action (TNA) and achieved great success. He is often popular with the crowd due to his in-ring antics, which include rulebreaking and shouting “Wooooo!”.
Ric Flair, who has the nickname “the Nature Boy”, is officially recognized by WWE as a 16-time world champion. The 73-year-old has held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship eight times, WCW World Heavyweight Championship six times and the WWF Championship twice.
He boasts of being the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. He was the first person to complete WCW’s Triple Crown.
Having already held the WWF Championship and the World Tag Team Championship, Ric Flair became WWE’s Triple Crown champion after winning the Intercontinental Championship.
The 73-year-old WWE superstar is still full of courage and continues to make regular appearances in the ring. His enthusiasm shows how tough he is as a person. He became a WWE Hall of Famer for the first time in February 2008 after being inducted by Shawn Michaels.
In January 2012, Flair became the first person to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice when the promotion announced that the Four Horsemen were going to be inductees. The legend is also an NWA Hall of Famer.
Ric Flair is the father of four, including current SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and the late Reid Flair.
Ric Flair and his daughter Charlotte Flair. Photo/ Entertainment Tonight.
What is Ric Flair’s Net Worth?
Ric Flair, also known to some wrestling fans as the Nature Boy, has been in the wrestling business for decades. And as a result, he has managed to accumulate a lot of wealth. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ric Flair has a net worth of $500,000.
Besides his earning as a wrestler, Ric Flair also makes money through his businesses. The legendary wrestler launched a virtual restaurant chain named Wooooo! Wings in July 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. As of August 2022, the chain had expanded to six American cities.
Ric Flair’s Financial Problems
Despite having a significant net worth, Ric Flair has had a number of run-ins with the IRS dating back to the early 1990s. He was hit with a lien in 2000 of over $870,000 worth of unpaid taxes.
The IRS reportedly began garnishing the legend’s WWE earnings in 2005. He reportedly failed to pay his full tax amounts for his earnings between 2016 and 2018, as per legal filings released in 2019. Ric Flair owed the state of Georgia $40,000 and the Federal Government a whopping $240,000.
In 2010, Ric Flair’s former employer, Ring of Honor, filed a lawsuit alleging that the wrestler owed them more than $40,000. The lawsuit has never been resolved to date.
According to reports, Flair was left with a medical bill of around $1.8 million in 2019 after experiencing a medical emergency that required heart surgery. The bill was not covered by insurance.
Ric Flair net worth. Photo/ Wrestle Talk.
FAQs
How much is Ric Flair worth?
Ric Flair has an estimated net worth of $500,000.
How old is Ric Flair?
Ric Flair was born on February 25, 1949. He is 73 years old at the time of writing this article but will soon turn 74.
How many wives has Ric Flair had?
Ric Flair has been married a total of five times throughout his life, and every single one of them has ended in divorce. However, he reconciled with his fifth wife, Wendy Barlow, in January 2022 after initially parting ways in September 2018.
How tall is Ric Flair?
Ric Flair’s height is 6 ft 1 in, which is equal to 1.85 metres.
Abraham Odhiambo is an avid sports fan who loves to write about football, boxing and wrestling. He's a big supporter of Manchester United. He's pursuing a bachelor's degree in Communication and Media at Egerton University.
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