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{{quote| [[Botchamania|*blades like a motherfucker*]]}}
** [[Bloody Hilarious|"I'M ALL OUT OF MILK!" *blades* *eats cereal*]]
* [[But You Screw One Goat!]]: On one episode of TNA iMPACT!, [[Ric Flair]] claimed to have engaged in carnal relations with Zenyatta. Zenyatta is a race-horse.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Flair would often telegraph his figure-four leglock by exclaiming, "Now, we go to school!" Some of his best opponents, such as [[Bret Hart]], were [[Genre Savvy]] enough to reverse when he did that, though.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: A ton. Being in the business for four decades tends to allow you that luxury. Among his most famous:
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** And, of course, "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: Flair turned on Sting more times than almost humanly ''possible.'' He turned on [[Vader]], [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]], [[Randy Orton]], [[Batista]], and even turned on fellow Horsemen [[Chris Benoit]] and Dean Malenko, in a way, with his David-centric behavior. Perhaps the most triumphant example of this trope, though, was during the 1992 Royal Rumble, when he gave The Barbarian a high-five, circled around in front of him and ''immediately'' gave him a knife-edge chop.
** Also, Fortune. He formed them specifically to be his future expy of the Horsemen [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|motivated by taking back prominence in the company they helped build]], but then as soon as that purpose turned them against [[Hulk Hogan]]'s blatant new-generation nWo ripoff, he would show that for him it's all about the power.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: As [[Fighting Dirty|"The Dirtiest Player in the Game"]] as well as an avid fan of [[Groin Attack|nut-shots]], this trope fits him to a T.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
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* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|When Ric Flair whips his jacket off, that's when shit gets real]].
** [[The Coats Are Off]]
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* [[Lovable Rogue]]
* [[Mad Eye]]: Oh my god, Naitch's crazy-eyes must be seen to be believed.
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** Also, the Horsemen's gimmick. According to Arn Anderson, it became a "full-blown shoot".
** The plane crash that broke his back caused him to alter his style in-ring. To the end, he never took another drop directly on his back (its slightly to the side).
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Flair [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hunVTAbsUg dismantles] Carlito in one of the greatest examples in professional wrestling history.
* [[Red Baron]]: The Nature Boy (though [[Older Than You Think|not the first one]]), Naitch, The Dirtiest Player in the Game, Slick Ric.
* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Serious Business]]: Over half of Flair's career was during the days of kayfabe being unbroken.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"|Spell my catchphrase without an H]] His catchphrase is often misspelled as "Whooooo!"
* [[Ten Minute Retirement]]: Played straight a few times, and ''sort-of'' averted after his retirement following ''WrestleMania 24''; while he has yet to wrestle another match in America, he wrestled against [[Hulk Hogan]] during Hogan's 2009 tour of Australia. He has also wrestled on Impact! now and while this, especially coupled with his absolute [[Tear Jerker]] of a sendoff at [[WWE]], naturally created a [[Broken Base]], he definitely showed everyone that he's still got what it takes to work the match and the crowd.
* [[Theatrics of Pain]]: If Flair wanted you to believe he was in pain, he would make you believe it.
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