10 Forgotten Ric Flair World Title Reigns
The Official 16
Before we look at the forgotten championship reigns of the 'Nature Boy', let’s take a quick look back over Flair’s 'official' title victories, and recap the title tenures currently recognised by the WWE.
1. 17 September 1981: Defeats Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at a house show in Kansas City, Missouri.
2. 24 November 1983: Defeats Harley Race for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade ’83 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
3. 24 May 1984: Defeats Kerry Von Erich for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at a house show in Yokosuka, Japan.
4. 9 August 1986: Defeats Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at a house show in St Louis, Missouri.
5. 27 November 1987: Defeats Ronnie Garvin for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade ‘87 in Chicago, Illinois.
6. 7 May 1989: Defeats Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleWar ’89 in Nashville, Tennessee.
7. 11 January 1991: Defeats Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at a house show in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
8. 19 January 1992: Wins the 1992 Royal Rumble match to claim the vacant WWF Championship in Albany, New York.
9. 1 September 1992: Defeats Randy Savage for the WWF Championship at a house show in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
10. 18 July 1993: Defeats Barry Windham for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Beach Blast ’93 in Biloxi, Mississippi.
11. 27 December 1993: Defeats Big Van Vader for the WCW Championship at Starrcade ‘93 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
12. 27 December 1995: Defeats Randy Savage for the WCW Championship at Starrcade ‘95 in Nashville, Tennessee.
13. 11 February 1996: Defeats Randy Savage for the WCW Championship at SuperBrawl VI in St Petersburg, Florida.
14. 14 March 1999: Defeats Hulk Hogan for the WCW Championship at Uncensored ’99 in Louisville, Kentucky.
15. 15 May 2000: Defeats Jeff Jarrett for the WCW Championship on Nitro in Biloxi, Mississippi.
16. 29 May 2000: Awarded the WCW Championship by Kevin Nash on Nitro in Salt Lake City, Utah.
With the above title wins firmly etched in stone at Titan Towers, let’s get down to business and turn our attention towards the main event. Get ready to style and profile like never before as we unearth the forgotten footnotes of Ric Flair’s golden legacy.