Ric Flair The Black Scorpion Ricky Rhodes Nature Boy Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Billed weight 243 lb (110 kg) Born February 25, 1949 (1949-02-25) (age 62) Memphis, Tennessee Billed from Charlotte, North Carolina Trained by Verne Gagne Debut December 10, 1972 Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well known professional wrestlers in the world. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)..