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{{Infobox Wrestler|name=David Flair |
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|names=David Flair |
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|height=6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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|weight=204 lb (93 kg) |
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|birth_date = [[March 6]], [[1979]] |
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|birth_place = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
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|resides=[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
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|trainer= [[Ric Flair]] |
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|debut=[[1999]] |
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|retired=[[2006]] |
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'''David Flair''' (born '''David Fliehr''' on [[March 6]], [[1979]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]), is the son of [[Ric Flair]] and is a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. |
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==Career== |
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===Early days=== |
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David Flair never wanted to become a wrestler; he always wanted to be a [[state police|State Trooper]]. He first appeared on camera backstage with his father at ''[[Starrcade#1993|StarrCade '93]]'' in [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]. His father was going to have to "retire" if he lost his match, so his family appeared as to offer greater emotion to the [[angle (professional wrestling)|angle]]. |
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In late [[1998]], David was back on WCW TV sitting front row and getting involved in some skirmishes with [[Eric Bischoff]] and the [[nWo]]. He eventually decided to become a wrestler and teamed with his father in his debut match at ''[[Souled Out#1999|WCW/nWo Souled Out]]'' in [[Charleston, West Virginia]] on [[January 17]], [[1999]]. They wrestled [[Curt Hennig]] and [[Barry Windham]] and won the match. After the match, the entire nWo came out, and [[Hulk Hogan]] lashed David with his belt until David's back was full of welts. |
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===Heel turn=== |
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On [[February 21]], 1999 at ''[[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl IX|SuperBrawl IX]]'', David [[turn (professional wrestling)|turned]] on his father and joined the [[nWo|nWo WolfPac]]. He had [[Torrie Wilson]] by his side and used a [[Electroshock weapon|taser]] on his father to help Hogan win their WCW World Title match. He didn't wrestle for a while but did appear in vignettes with Torrie while he was training at the [[WCW Power Plant]]. |
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David started to wrestle a regular schedule in May 1999. He made up with his father who then had the [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|Four Horsemen]] help David win matches. Ric, being the (onscreen) WCW President, stripped [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States]] Champion [[Scott Rechsteiner|Scott Steiner]] of his title and awarded it to David. On [[July 11]], 1999, David defeated [[Dean Simon|Dean Malenko]] - with the help of Ric and [[Arn Anderson]] - to keep the title in his first defense on [[pay-per-view]]. |
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===David goes insane=== |
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In August, Ric had problems with Eric Bischoff backstage and was removed from [[television|TV]] along with Arn Anderson. David was left on his own and lost his US Title to [[Chris Benoit]] on [[August 9]], 1999. In September, Torrie left David for [[Peter Gruner|Billy Kidman]]. Ric and Arn returned to TV and tried to help David. In October, [[Page Falkenberg|Diamond Dallas Page]] and his wife [[Kimberly Falkenberg|Kimberly]] started a [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with the Flairs. Kimberly kept David distracted while Page "injured" Ric. David went nuts after seeing his injured father. |
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David injured DDP in the WCW World Title Tournament that was being held on ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''. He used the crowbar and only stopped when Kimberly got in between him and her husband. This lead to David stalking Kimberly. She got one of her husband's teammates [[Scott Bigelow|Bam Bam Bigelow]] to help her, but David used the crowbar on him too. He was a madman now. |
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[[Vince Russo]] finally scheduled a match between David and Kimberly for ''WCW [[Mayhem (WCW)|Mayhem]]'' on [[November 21]]. Kimberly tried to seduce David and then "hit him low," but he had a cup on. DDP and his friend [[Chris Klucsaritis|Chris Kanyon]] came to her rescue and laid David out. Arn arrived again but got laid out by David, who ran off into the fans. |
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===David and Crowbar=== |
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David was joined by [[Shannon Spruill|Daffney]] at ''[[StarrCade]] 1999''. He was joined a little later by [[Chris Ford (wrestler)|Crowbar]]. They formed a team called the '''New Hardcore Revolution''' and ended up winning the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles in a tournament final on [[January 3]], [[2000]] over [[Kevin Nash]] and Scott Steiner with Arn as the special referee. They lost the titles to [[Big Vito]] and [[Johnny Stambolli|Johnny the Bull]], "[[The Mamalukes]]," on [[January 19]]. |
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David soon split with Crowbar and in [[May 2000]], joined Vince Russo's [[New Blood]]. He dumped Daffney and took Miss Hancock ([[Stacy Keibler]]) as his valet. He also turned on his father again which led to a match against him at ''[[The Great American Bash]]'' PPV. David lost, but the next night, he won a match against his father to retire him and shave his father's head. |
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===David and Stacy's baby=== |
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Near the end of 2000, David and Stacy were going to have an on-air wedding. Before that could happen though, it was revealed that Stacy was pregnant and that David was not the father. This led to David trying to figure out who the father was with the help of Ric, whom he had made up with, and Arn. He even had a match with [[Marcus Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]] to get Bagwell's [[DNA]]. This [[angle (professional wrestling)|storyline]] ended abruptly and David left WCW without it ever being revealed who the father was. |
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===NWA and WWE=== |
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David toured in the [[independent circuit]] for the first part of [[2001]]. He teamed with Don Factor to win the NWA Tag Team Titles on [[March 21]], 2001. They lost them on [[March 23]]. He then teamed with Romeo Bliss to win the NWA-Georgia Tag Team Titles on [[March 24]]. They lost them on [[April 21]]. |
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In May 2001, the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] picked up David's WCW contract and sent him to [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]. He stayed there and feuded with [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]] and had a brief [[tag team]] with [[Mark Jindrak]] until late [[2002]], when they dropped his development contract. He did make two appearances on WWE TV as he was beat up by [[The Undertaker]] on [[March 4]], 2002 and to wrestle Undertaker on [[March 14]], 2002. |
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===TNA and beyond=== |
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Flair joined [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] in [[December 2002]]. He joined Vince Russo's [[Sports Entertainment Extreme|S.E.X.]] group. He had a brief feud with [[Curt Hennig]] and then left S.E.X. to form [[Next Generation]] with [[Brian Lawler]] and [[Erik Watts]]. Together, they feuded with [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]] and mocked him with an old NWA World Title belt. |
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David left TNA in early [[2003]] and toured the independent circuit, winning the IWA Intercontinental Title from [[Ray Gonzalez]] on [[November 28]], 2003. He lost it back to Gonzalez two days later. David Flair quit IWA after problems with IWA promoter [[Victor Quinones]]. |
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David became semi-retired after that to work for a medical supplies company. He occasionally returns to the ring for independent shows on weekends. He did do a tour for [[All Japan Pro Wrestling|AJPW]] in [[2004]]. |
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David was in a [[dark match]] before an episode of ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|WWE Smackdown!]]'' in the spring of [[2006]] in which he lost to [[William Regal]]. He also competes for the Hermie Sadler owned organization, based primarily in the Carolinas and Virginia. In June 2007, he is scheduled to compete in a first blood match against Dustin Rhodes. |
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==In wrestling== |
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*'''Finishing and signature moves''' |
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:*'''[[Professional wrestling holds#Figure Four Leglock|Figure four leglock]]''' |
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:*'''''Daredevil''''' ([[Brainbuster]]) |
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:*'''[[Professional wrestling throws#DDT|Diving DDT]]''' |
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:*[[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|Sleeper hold]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling throws#Mat slam|Mat slam]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Low blow|Low blow]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling throws#Bulldog|Bulldog]] |
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:*[[Moonsault]] from any place. |
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*'''Managers''' |
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:*[[Torrie Wilson]] |
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:*[[Arn Anderson]] |
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:*[[Vince Russo]] |
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:*[[Ric Flair]] |
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:*[[Christie Wolf|Asya]] |
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:*[[Shannon Spruill|Daffney]] |
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:*[[Stacy Keibler]] |
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:*[[Nitro Girl]] Fire |
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==Championships and accomplishments== |
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'''[[International Wrestling Association]]''' |
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:*[[IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] ([[IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time]]) |
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'''[[National Wrestling Alliance]]''' |
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*'''World''' |
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:*[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) - with Dan Factor |
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*'''Regional''' |
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:*NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Romeo Bliss |
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*'''Other''' |
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:*NWA Tojo Yamamoto Memorial Cup Winner in 2002 |
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'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]''' |
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:*[[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WWE United States Champions|1 time]]) |
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:*[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) - with [[Chris Ford (wrestler)|Crowbar]] |
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'''Other Titles''' |
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:*AFE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) |
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==Personal life== |
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David dated Stacy Keibler from 1999 until late 2000. |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb name|id=0282308|name=David Flair}} |
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*[http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/dflair.html Biography] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Flair, David}} |
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[[Category:1979 births]] |
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[[Category:American professional wrestlers]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Minnesota]] |
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[[Category:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni]] |
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[[Category:World Championship Wrestling alumni]] |
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[[Category:New World Order wrestlers]] |
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[[da:David Flair]] |
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Revision as of 21:28, 29 June 2007
| David Flair | |
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| Born | March 6, 1979 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | David Flair |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Trained by | Ric Flair |
| Debut | 1999 |
| Retired | 2006 |
David Flair (born David Fliehr on March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is the son of Ric Flair and is a professional wrestler.
Career
Early days
David Flair never wanted to become a wrestler; he always wanted to be a State Trooper. He first appeared on camera backstage with his father at StarrCade '93 in WCW. His father was going to have to "retire" if he lost his match, so his family appeared as to offer greater emotion to the angle.
In late 1998, David was back on WCW TV sitting front row and getting involved in some skirmishes with Eric Bischoff and the nWo. He eventually decided to become a wrestler and teamed with his father in his debut match at WCW/nWo Souled Out in Charleston, West Virginia on January 17, 1999. They wrestled Curt Hennig and Barry Windham and won the match. After the match, the entire nWo came out, and Hulk Hogan lashed David with his belt until David's back was full of welts.
Heel turn
On February 21, 1999 at SuperBrawl IX, David turned on his father and joined the nWo WolfPac. He had Torrie Wilson by his side and used a taser on his father to help Hogan win their WCW World Title match. He didn't wrestle for a while but did appear in vignettes with Torrie while he was training at the WCW Power Plant.
David started to wrestle a regular schedule in May 1999. He made up with his father who then had the Four Horsemen help David win matches. Ric, being the (onscreen) WCW President, stripped WCW United States Champion Scott Steiner of his title and awarded it to David. On July 11, 1999, David defeated Dean Malenko - with the help of Ric and Arn Anderson - to keep the title in his first defense on pay-per-view.
David goes insane
In August, Ric had problems with Eric Bischoff backstage and was removed from TV along with Arn Anderson. David was left on his own and lost his US Title to Chris Benoit on August 9, 1999. In September, Torrie left David for Billy Kidman. Ric and Arn returned to TV and tried to help David. In October, Diamond Dallas Page and his wife Kimberly started a feud with the Flairs. Kimberly kept David distracted while Page "injured" Ric. David went nuts after seeing his injured father.
David injured DDP in the WCW World Title Tournament that was being held on WCW Monday Nitro. He used the crowbar and only stopped when Kimberly got in between him and her husband. This lead to David stalking Kimberly. She got one of her husband's teammates Bam Bam Bigelow to help her, but David used the crowbar on him too. He was a madman now.
Vince Russo finally scheduled a match between David and Kimberly for WCW Mayhem on November 21. Kimberly tried to seduce David and then "hit him low," but he had a cup on. DDP and his friend Chris Kanyon came to her rescue and laid David out. Arn arrived again but got laid out by David, who ran off into the fans.
David and Crowbar
David was joined by Daffney at StarrCade 1999. He was joined a little later by Crowbar. They formed a team called the New Hardcore Revolution and ended up winning the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles in a tournament final on January 3, 2000 over Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner with Arn as the special referee. They lost the titles to Big Vito and Johnny the Bull, "The Mamalukes," on January 19.
David soon split with Crowbar and in May 2000, joined Vince Russo's New Blood. He dumped Daffney and took Miss Hancock (Stacy Keibler) as his valet. He also turned on his father again which led to a match against him at The Great American Bash PPV. David lost, but the next night, he won a match against his father to retire him and shave his father's head.
David and Stacy's baby
Near the end of 2000, David and Stacy were going to have an on-air wedding. Before that could happen though, it was revealed that Stacy was pregnant and that David was not the father. This led to David trying to figure out who the father was with the help of Ric, whom he had made up with, and Arn. He even had a match with Buff Bagwell to get Bagwell's DNA. This storyline ended abruptly and David left WCW without it ever being revealed who the father was.
NWA and WWE
David toured in the independent circuit for the first part of 2001. He teamed with Don Factor to win the NWA Tag Team Titles on March 21, 2001. They lost them on March 23. He then teamed with Romeo Bliss to win the NWA-Georgia Tag Team Titles on March 24. They lost them on April 21.
In May 2001, the WWF picked up David's WCW contract and sent him to Ohio Valley Wrestling. He stayed there and feuded with Val Venis and had a brief tag team with Mark Jindrak until late 2002, when they dropped his development contract. He did make two appearances on WWE TV as he was beat up by The Undertaker on March 4, 2002 and to wrestle Undertaker on March 14, 2002.
TNA and beyond
Flair joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in December 2002. He joined Vince Russo's S.E.X. group. He had a brief feud with Curt Hennig and then left S.E.X. to form Next Generation with Brian Lawler and Erik Watts. Together, they feuded with Dusty Rhodes and mocked him with an old NWA World Title belt.
David left TNA in early 2003 and toured the independent circuit, winning the IWA Intercontinental Title from Ray Gonzalez on November 28, 2003. He lost it back to Gonzalez two days later. David Flair quit IWA after problems with IWA promoter Victor Quinones.
David became semi-retired after that to work for a medical supplies company. He occasionally returns to the ring for independent shows on weekends. He did do a tour for AJPW in 2004.
David was in a dark match before an episode of WWE Smackdown! in the spring of 2006 in which he lost to William Regal. He also competes for the Hermie Sadler owned organization, based primarily in the Carolinas and Virginia. In June 2007, he is scheduled to compete in a first blood match against Dustin Rhodes.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Figure four leglock
- Daredevil (Brainbuster)
- Diving DDT
- Sleeper hold
- Mat slam
- Low blow
- Bulldog
- Moonsault from any place.
- Managers
Championships and accomplishments
International Wrestling Association
- World
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dan Factor
- Regional
- NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Romeo Bliss
- Other
- NWA Tojo Yamamoto Memorial Cup Winner in 2002
Other Titles
- AFE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Personal life
David dated Stacy Keibler from 1999 until late 2000.