Ric Flair’s Best Promos, Wildest Rants, and Outbursts

November 20, 2018 by

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The king of the mic, the guy with the gift of gab, the creator of some of our favorite promos in wrestling ever, The Nature Boy knows how to talk. Not only was the man a phenom in the ring, but Ric Flair can work the camera and the crowd better than any wrestler… ever. Yeah, we said it. Here are some of his best promos, wildest rants, and most famous outbursts on TV during his career.

Well, our favorites anyway.

That one about “spilt liquor”

It’s iconic. It’s totally brazen. It’s what Ric Flair is all about. The sheer passion behind this one is what makes it so memorable. Flair looks like he’s about to pop a blood vessel in his forehead as he’s hollering our favorite lines. Also, it’s mean as hell – insulting the guy’s paycheck and all – but it’s hilarious at the same time. Did Flair make some of this up on the spot? Did he practice it in front of the mirror? We guess some things are better left unknown. Anyway, this promo is so good it should be a t-shirt. (Okay, it is a t-shirt.) We get to hear not one, but two classic “WOOO!”s from the Nature Boy, and the final line – “I’m havin’ a hard time holdin’ these alligators down!” – is sheer perfection.

He Made $2 million last year and he’s running for president next. Flair trash talks Lex Luger.

We get a brief history of Ric Flair in this promo, voice cracking and all. From college dropout to millionaire, with the casual mention of possibly entering the White House next year. There’s nothin’ like a man who can talk about himself in the third person like a pro. The best part about this promo is when Flair talks about getting with any woman who would have him “since the age of 15.” Hyperbole? Maybe. But it’s probably not far off. And what a great way to talk trash to Lex Luger, who was playin’ football while Flair was kicking butt and taking names.

Space Mountain, obviously.

Flair might be a married man these days, but let’s reflect back on the amusement park ride of a nickname he had for his well, you know, back in the days when he was getting with any and every woman around. How did he come up with it? Who knows, but hey, at least he was forward-thinking enough to wrap up this promo with the serious-sounding caveat of, “If you’re 18 years old and over.”

You know the tagline: Oldest ride, still the longest line.

Ric Flair gets so amped he takes his clothes off.

You can’t fake this kind of excitement, folks. Fresh off a loss to Eric Bischoff (defeat is something The Nature Boy never really got used to), Flair acted like he was done with it all. He gets so worked up that he strips off his fine articles of clothing one by one, breaking down the price points of his “custom-made from head to toe” wardrobe and traveling gear. That includes a $2,000 alligator shoes and a $30,000 Rolex, of course. Showing us all his stuff, he reveals, “That’s me. I live the life of a king because the people have allowed me to.” That line, even if it’s not meant to be, kinda feels heartfelt and honest coming from Naitch. He even rips up hundred dollar bills and throws his Gucci shoes into the audience (a little too forcefully) to make his point.

Then, with a bandage on his forehead and a crazy look in his eye, Flair hits the ropes and elbow drops an invisible opponent… just so we know he’s not playin’ around. As if things couldn’t get any weirder, all this culminates with a challenge to Eric Bischoff – he’ll give him everything he’s got if he loses the rematch. Always one for drama, The Nature Boy handcuffs himself to the ring and threatens to get naked.

“Damaged Goods”

Ohhhh, the Miss Elizabeth promo is one for the ages (RIP, Liz). The feud between Macho Man Randy Savage and The Nature Boy got heated all right. This promo is a classic. Doctored photos, strawberries by the pool, it’s got everything. It’s so personal, so sneaky, and so perfect. Don’t you miss this kind of shady behavior, theatre, and raunchy storyline in the WWE nowadays? Take us back, please.

“Don’t Walk on me. I’m not through gloating!”

After Flair won the WWF Championship for the second time, he went out of his mind with pride during this interview. In an epic sparkly purple robe, The Nature Boy has finally become the ultimate heel and Mr. Perfect (in his not so spectacular but still rhinestone-covered outfit) provides the necessary bad-guy-sidekick-style backup. Not only does Flair drop some of our favorite Nature Boy lines (as the kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, limousine riding, jet flyin’ son of a gun is known to do), but he displays the utmost confidence about how he’ll take on his next opponent: “When I put the Figure Four on the Ultimate Warrior and squeeze that massive body, he’ll be screamin’ for help!” And we love how he says, in that sing-song, mocking voice, “You were wronnnnng!”