David Flair
David Flair | |
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Birth name | David Richard Fliehr |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States | March 6, 1979
Spouse(s) |
Robin Haskell (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Ric Flair (father) |
Relatives |
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | David Flair[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 177 lb (80 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States[1] |
Trained by | |
Debut | January 17, 1999 |
Retired | May 15, 2009 |
David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979), better known by the
Professional wrestling career
World Championship Wrestling (1993, 1998–2001)
Growing up, Fliehr did not want to become a wrestler, like his father; he always wanted to be a state trooper. He appeared on camera backstage with his father at
He eventually decided to become a wrestler and teamed with his father in his debut match at WCW/nWo Souled Out on January 17, 1999. Flair wrestled under his father's altered surname of "Fliehr". They wrestled Curt Hennig and Barry Windham and won the match.[2][3]
On February 21, 1999 at SuperBrawl IX, David turned on his father and joined the nWo Elite. He used a taser on his father to help Hogan win their WCW World Title match. He did not wrestle for a while but did appear in vignettes with Samantha (Torrie Wilson) while he was training at the WCW Power Plant.[1]
Flair started to wrestle a regular schedule in May 1999. He made up with his father who then had the
Flair was joined by
Independent circuit (2001)
Flair toured in the independent circuit for the first part of 2001. He teamed with Don Factor to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship on March 21. They lost them on March 23. He then teamed with Romeo Bliss to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship on March 24. They lost them on April 21.
World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (2001–2002, 2003, 2006)
In May 2001, the
In May 2003, Flair did a series of dark matches for
In January 2006, Flair lost to William Regal in a dark match.
NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002–2003)
Flair joined
Late career (2003–2009)
After NWA TNA, David toured the independent circuit, winning the IWA Intercontinental Championship from
In January 2005, Flair appeared in Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling.
On December 6, 2008, he wrestled a match with his half-brother, Reid, who was making his professional wrestling debut, defeating The Nasty Boys via submission in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Hulk Hogan as the special guest referee.[4][5]
Personal life
Flair dated Stacy Keibler in 2000, when they both worked in WCW.[6] Flair married Robin Haskell in 2004, and they reside in Shelby, North Carolina.[7][8] They have two children, Pyper and Carter. Pyper is a national ranked gymnast.[9][10]
Championships and accomplishments
- AFE Championship Wrestling
- AFE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- International Wrestling Association
- 1 time)[1]
- Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Reid Flair
- NWA Charlotte
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heritage Championship (1 time)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dan Factor[1]
- NWA Wildside
- NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Romeo Bliss[1]
- Tojo Yamamoto Memorial Cup (2002)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Crowbar[1]
- WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament (January 2000)- with Crowbar
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "David Flair profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ "Souled Out 1999". World Championship Wrestling. January 17, 1999. Archived from the original on November 25, 1999. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Powell, John (January 18, 1999). "Hall zapped at Souled Out". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Andrews, Kenai (December 5, 2008). "Reid Flair about to strut into the spotlight; Charlotte supershow has big names, young and old". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Full Reid Flair debut show results with Nature Boy and Hulkster doing spots in the match". WrestlingObserver/Figure Four Online. December 8, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
- ^ "Revealing Stacy Keibler interview". Gamespot. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham. "Flairs fall in defeat at wrestling fundraiser". The Star. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ WWE: Superstars > Hall of Fame > Articles > Flair of emotion
- ^ "How many children does Ric Flair have?". www.msn.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern/Western Championships begin Friday". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2002". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "WWE United States Championship". Retrieved May 25, 2020.
External links
- David Fliehr at IMDb
- David Flair's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database