Reid Flair

Last updated: February 7, 2024

Reid Flair

Title History

  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Heritage title [Awarded] after a match with champion Jeff Lewis (April 11, 2009);

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • Reid Flair is the son of the legendary Ric Flair and the little brother of David Flair..
  • October 4, 1998–WCW Nitro: Reid Flair defeated Eric Bischoff..
  • June 12, 2000–WCW Nitro: David Flair & Vince Russo defeated Ric Flair & Reid Flair..

Reid Flair’s official wrestling debut:

  • December 6, 2008–Highspots presents “The Nature Boy” – Ric Flair gave an emotional speech in the middle of the ring..
  • ~~~Reid Flair (debut) & David Flair w/Ric Flair defeated The Nasty Boys w/Jimmy Hart) with special guest referee Hulk Hogan..
  • ~~~The match ended with all three Flair’s doing figure-4 leglocks on the Nasty Boys & Hart while Hogan “turned his head”..
  • February 21, 2009–MACW: David Flair & Ricky Morton (sub for Reid Flair) w/Ric Flair beat Rikki Nelson & Buff Bagwell..
  • March 4, 2009: Richard Reid Fliehr was arrested for driving while impaired in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina..
  • March 14, 2009–Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling: Ricky Morton & Reid Flair w/Ric Flair beat Buff Bagwell & Rikki Nelson…
  • April 11, 2009–NWA Charlotte: Reid Flair & David Flair & Brad Anderson beat Jeff Lewis & C.W. Anderson & Masked Superstar..
  • ~~~After the match; JD Costello stripped Jeff Lewis of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heritage title, and awarded it to Reid Flair!
  • February 23, 2013–AJPW Live Event: KENSO & Reid Flair defeated SUSHI & Yutaka Yoshie.
  • March 28, 2013–Reid Flair, the youngest son of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, has passed away. He was just 25 years old.
  • June 14, 2013–From TMZ.com: RIC FLAIR’S SON Died From Heroin Overdose Autopsy Shows
    Reid Flair — son of wrestling legend Ric Flair — died from an accidental overdose of heroin and other drugs … this according to an official autopsy report released today.
    As TMZ previously reported … 25-year-old Flair was pronounced dead on March 29 after his father discovered him out cold in a Charlotte, NC hotel room.
    According to the autopsy report … traces of the muscle relaxant clonazepam and Xanax (anti-anxiety medication) were also found in Reid’s system.
    Reid — who had just returned from a wrestling stint in Japan — had struggled with heroin in the past … according to several reports, he overdosed 3 times in 2 years.
    After the report was released this morning, Reid’s mother told the Charlotte Observer … “I loved him … He should have been on top of the world, but he was fighting a battle he couldn’t win.”
birthday: February 26, 1988
hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
height: 5'11"
weight: 210 lbs
trained by: Ric Flair
Harley Race
George South
Terry Taylor
debut: 1998 (WCW Nitro) December 2008 (for real)
finishing move(s): Figure-4 Leglock
notable feuds: Eric Bischoff
Vince Russo
gender: Male
status: Deceased
type: Single
current promotion: Inactive

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