10 Ways Wrestlers Proved Their Gimmicks Outside WWE

10. Ric Flair Lives The Gimmick

This guy wrote the book on it.

Stories about Ric Flair's wild ways have become stuff of legend, but the man himself now seems to regret his carefree, largely selfish lifestyle. Ric's partying personality was the real deal though - it wasn't so much a gimmick as an excuse to get leathered and live it up.

Anyone who went out drinking with the 'Nature Boy' either called it a night because they couldn't hang, or can barely remember much beyond the first few cocktails. The parties were bonkers, the drinks flowed and the nights blurred into one. That was just how Flair lived life on the road in his prime (and even well after it).

Partying and excess were key parts of his wrestling gimmick for generations too. WWE laughed off Flair's overindulgence as "Ric being Ric" in later years, and didn't shy away from encouraging his champagne-soaked celebrations on TV.