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“The World Can Only Have One” – Triple H, Charlotte Flair, Mick Foley and Many WWE Superstars Wish Ric Flair on His 72nd Birthday

Published 02/26/2021, 6:45 AM EST

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The world of wrestling would not be the same without Ric Flair. The “Nature Boy” revolutionized the business and left a multi-layered impact. To commemorate his birthday on February 25, WWE Superstars came together to honor one of their greatest.

While talking about Ric Flair, we have to start with Charlotte. Despite having a kayfabe fallout on RAW last Monday, “The Queen” extensively wished her legendary father.

She wrote, “Happy Birthday, Dad. I love you as big as the sky. Butterfly kisses,” followed by a series of pictures.

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WWE legend and EVP of Global Talent Strategy and Development, Triple H, wrote, “There is only one (and the world could only handle one) Nature Boy @ricflairnatureboy. Happy birthday to the greatest of all time, my friend, Ric Flair!” on Instagram.

WWE Hall of Famer and Flair’s long-time friend, Iron Sheik wrote, “Happy Birthday to the Real Iron Sheik class brother, the Nature Boy @RicFlairNatrBoy. Bubba, We go back all the way to 1972 Minnesota Verne Gagne Camp. I love you Bubba forever.”

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, Jerry Lawler, DDP, WWE superstar Naomi, and AEW superstar Matt Hardy also wished Ric Flair a fantastic 72nd birthday.

Ric Flair celebrates his birthday in style

Following the countless wishes, Ric Flair shared two posts on his social media accounts. The first one is his picture and in the second one, he thanked his family for “Staying With Me Through Good Times And Bad! My Life Couldn’t Be Better!”

 

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Flair is a record 16-time world champion and a two-time Hall of Famer, with a career spanning almost four decades. Following his in-ring career, he mentored future WWE superstars in his daughter Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Becky Lynch during their NXT days.

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Hence, the four women were deemed as the ‘Four Horsewomen,’ a nod to Flair’s legendary stable ‘Four Horsemen.’

Recently, he tried to ‘groom’ Lacey Evans. However, due to Evans’ pregnancy and Charlotte’s frustration, he ‘went home.‘ But he also said, “Okay, I’m Going Home, But I Can’t Promise That I Won’t Be Back!”

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We wish the legend a very Happy 72nd Birthday and hope to see more of him in the future!

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Angana Roy is a WWE and AEW author for EssentiallySports, having published more than 800 professional wrestling articles. She is currently pursuing higher studies in English language and literature from the University of Calcutta and has over three years of experience in journalism. As a life-long fan of the sports entertainment brand of pro-wrestling, her work consists of live coverage of weekly shows, PPVs, speculating the future course of storylines and everything in between.
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