WWE: 12 Shocking Real-Life Incidents Wrestlers Want You To Forget
5. Ric Flair Gets Road Rage
On November 23rd 2005, Robert Steele was on the highway out of Charlotte, North Carolina trying to get home for the holidays (for the non-American readers, that probably means Thanksgiving) and the traffic was slow. In his rearview mirror, he noticed the car behind flashing its headlights, so he pulled over, and when the car pulls up next to him, he immediately recognises the driver as Ric Flair. I sincerely hope he wasn't a fan beforehand, because he probably wasn't after Flair was through. The Nature Boy is reported to have got out of his car, crossed over to Steele's driverside window and grabbed him by the neck, as well as kicking a dent into his Toyota Prius. He then said "I've got your tag number, and I should knock the s**t out of you" before driving off. Flair would face charges of simple assault and damage to personal property and basically got off with a slap on the wrist. But we can only imagine the terror the poor motorist must have felt that day. Helpfully, however, Edge re-enacted the incident for us. Lets watch below. That poor man...
Stephen Maher has been a rock star, a bouncer, a banker and a busker on various streets in various countries. He's hung out with Robert Plant, he was at Nelson Mandela's birthday and he's swapped stories with prostitutes and crack addicts. He once performed at a Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras by accident. These days, he passes the time by writing about music, wrestling, games and other forms of nerdery. And he rarely drinks the blood of the innocent.
