10 Wrestling Reboots More Famous Than The Original

In defence of Ric Flair, his incorporating many of Buddy Rogers' famous signatures into his own act was less a case of theft than it was paying homage.

In addition the nickname "The Nature Boy" - which Rogers was using before his successor was out of high school - Flair also took from him the Figure Four Leg Lock and his arrogant in-ring strut, without which his performances wouldn't have been half as memorable.

There's no debate about which one is better known to wrestling fans in 2018. While Rogers became the inaugural WWF Champion in 1963 via a fictional tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Flair has firmly eclipsed him by racking up a record 16 world title reigns in the years since.

If anything, the fact that the former helped inspire one of the biggest wrestling stars of all-time has ensured that his legacy lives on. He's far more famous than many of his early era contemporaries, and will remain so for as long as people are curious about The Nature Boy's origins.