If ever there was a son who couldn't live up to the career of his father, it was David Flair. Being fair to the man, following in the footsteps of the 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair wouldn't be easy for anyone, but David wasn't exactly the most athletic of performers to begin with, instead being pretty awkward, uncoordinated and pretty darn bland overall. Leave it to WCW then to try and push the man as the second coming of a genuine wrestling legend. After turning on his father at SuperBrawl IX, during a match between Ric and Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Title, David would depart for more training down at the WCW Powerplant, something which didn't really seem to have done him much good once he returned. Reappearing in May, Ric - as WCW President - would later strip Scott Steiner of the United States Title and award it to David. Incredibly, the younger Flair would defeat Dean Malenko and defend the gold at Bash At The Beach 1999. Even though he had great help from Arn Anderson and his father, it was still pretty inconceivable to have the un-athletic David holding such a prestigious title. There's no doubt about it, had David not been the son of Ric Flair, he would have never come close to holding any belt.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
