Ric Flair is an American professional wrestler. He has been in the industry for almost 50 years and is widely regarded by his peers, analysts and fans as the greatest professional wrestler of all time. His persona as “The Nature Boy” and the elegance that he brings every night is a fitting testament as he is considered to be professional wrestling royalty. In this article, however, we will be talking about Rick Flair’s net worth in 2022.

Ric Flair’s Net Worth in 2022 (estimate): $500,000

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Ric Flair’s net worth in 2022 is estimated to be $500,000. This is agreed upon by multiple reputable sources such as Celebrity Net Worth.

Before we dig deep into his illustrious career, let us find out where it all started and how Ric Flair became who he is today.

Richard Morgan Fliehr was born on February 25th, 1949, in Memphis, Tennessee. His parents were Luther and Olive Phillips but he was adopted by Kathleen Kinsmiller Fliehr and Richard Reid Fliehr. The Fliehrs adopted him because Kathleen was unable to get pregnant after she gave birth to a daughter who died shortly after.

His adoptive father, Richard, was completing a residency in obstetrics and gynecology in Detroit, Michigan, during the time of Ric Flair’s adoption. His adoptive mother, Kathleen, worked for the Star Tribune. Afterward, the family settled in Edina, Minnesota, where he grew up and lived throughout his childhood.

He then attended Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, for four years where he participated in interscholastic wrestling, football and track. After high school, Fliehr attended the University of Minnesota.

Ric Flair was a successful amateur wrestler when he was a teenager. He eventually trained as a professional wrestler with Verne Gagne. He attended his first wrestling camp with Greg Gagne, “Jumpin” Jim Brunzell and The Iron Sheik at Verne’s barn outside Minneapolis during the winter of 1971.

He made his debut on December 10th, 1972, when he adopted the ring name “Ric Flair.” He had matches with the likes of Dusty Rhodes, Andre the Giant and Chris Taylor during his time at American Wrestling Association (AWA).

Ric Flair wrestled in Japan in 1973 with the International Wrestling Enterprise (IWE) promotion as part of the working agreement between the IWE and AWA.

The following year, he left the AWA and joined Jim Crockett’s National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in the mid-Atlantic region. However, on October 4th, 1975, Ric Flair was aboard an airplane that crashed in Wilmington, North Carolina, which nearly ended his career. He broke his back due to the incident and was told by doctors that he would never wrestle again.

Fortunately, he stuck to a rigorous physical therapy schedule that allowed him to return to the ring just three months after the incident. However, he was forced to change his wrestling style from the power brawling approach he used early on to one more focused on grappling. This led him to adopt “The Nature Boy” gimmick that he used throughout his career.

On September 17th, 1981, Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes to win his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He established himself as NWA’s marquee name in following years, the same time Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation was coming up as the promotion’s main competition.

In August 1991, Ric Flair signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and began appearing with the Big Gold Belt while calling himself “The Real World’s Champion.” He had his first match with the promotion on September 29th, when he defeated Jim Powers in an episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge.

At the 1992 Royal Rumble, Flair won the Rumble match to claim the vacant WWF Championship. He entered as the No. 3 participant and lasted 60 minutes in the ring, lastly eliminating Sid Justice with the help of Hulk Hogan.

Ric Flair had a verbal agreement with Vince McMahon that if he was not going to be used as a main event wrestler and had an offer to go somewhere else, he would be released from his contract. He eventually decided to leave the WWF as he was offered a return to World Champion Wrestling. Flair fulfilled his remaining show commitments with the promotion and made his last WWF appearance on February 11th, 1993.

The WWF acquired the WCW in March 2001, and Ric Flair made his WWF return on November 19th, 2001. His new on-screen role was the co-owner of the WWF, with the explanation that Shane and Stephanie McMahon sold their stock to Flair prior to purchasing the WCW.

In September 2002, Ric Flair formed an alliance with Triple H and accompanied him to the ring as his manager. Shortly thereafter, Batista moved from SmackDown! to Raw and he also became his manager. Eventually, Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H and Ric Flair formed the heel stable called Evolution.

Ric Flair said “I will never retire” during an episode of Raw. Vince McMahon retaliated and give him an ultimatum claiming that the next match that he lost would result in forced retirement. Flair then won multiple “career-threatening” matches.

On March 29th, 2008, Ric Flair was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Triple H. The following day, Flair wrestled Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXIV where he lost, forcing him to retire.

In an episode of Raw following Wrestlemania XXIV, Ric Flair delivered his retirement address and Triple H brought out current and retired superstars to pay respect to “The Nature Boy.” The likes of John Cena, Chris Jericho, The Four Horsemen and The Undertaker came out to pay respects in a rare professional wrestling moment where the faces and heels broke character and came in the ring together to salute a legend.

On January 4th, 2010, Ric Flair made his debut appearance with Total Nonstop Action (TNA) after it was reported that he signed a one-year deal with the promotion. He made his return to the ring on July 11th at TNA’s Victory Road.

On March 31st, 2012, Ric Flair became the first person to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice — this time, as part of the Four Horsemen with the class of 2012. He then made multiple appearances from 2012 to 2021. On August 2nd, 2021, he asked to be released by the WWE and the promotion granted his request. A few days later, he made his first return to the NWA since 2008.

On May 16th, 2022, it was announced that Ric Flair will wrestle his final match on July 31 — finally retiring after almost five decades in the industry.

Ric Flair’s legacy will surely be remembered forever as he gave his whole life entertaining people as arguably the best professional wrestler of all time.

With all of that being said, were you surprised about Ric Flair’s net worth in 2022?