The Nature Boy turned 66 today. 66 years of Rolex wearin, jet flyin, kiss stealin’ and having his head busted open during bloody bouts from the 1970s to the 21st century. It’s called blading in the wrestling industry. Blading the forehead leads to massive amounts of blood and heals nicely. Wrestling fans know that the Nature Boy was a pro’s pro.
You can even buy a framed autographed photo of a barely recognizable Flair covered in blood. It’s yours for $98.94.
If you thought @RicFlairNatrBoy would start to slow down when he could start collecting Medicare, you’d be wrong. He just finished a weekend of signing autographs and taking photos in nowhere West Virginia and Tennessee.
Why stay on the road at 66? Flair talked about life on, of all places ABC’s Wife Swap, about how he’d “rather die wrestling in the business than stay alive by sitting at home.” In other words, there’s probably more blood to shed.