{"id":31289,"date":"2025-06-18T16:21:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=31289"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:22:20","slug":"meeting-ric-flair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/18\/meeting-ric-flair\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Ric Flair"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31289\" class=\"elementor elementor-31289\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1691a49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1691a49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4039cd5\" data-id=\"4039cd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e271731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e271731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!<\/p><p>I met two time WWE Hall Of Famer and 16 Time (Really 21 Time) World Champion &#8220;The Nature Boy&#8221; Ric Flair on April 18 of 2009 at the Charleston Town Center Mall.<\/p><p>He was there doing a signing.<\/p><p>I was able to be one of the first in line and had him sign his book for me.<\/p><p>Like most of these events, it was brief but I got to thank him and he thanked me back, which was all I 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I met two time WWE Hall Of Famer and 16 Time (Really 21 Time) World Champion &#8220;The Nature Boy&#8221; Ric Flair on April 18 of 2009 at the Charleston Town Center Mall. He was there doing a signing. I was able to be one of the first in line and had him sign his book for me. Like most of these events, it was brief but I got to thank him and he thanked me back, which was all I needed. And I love the picture I got with him. He&#8217;ll always be one of the greatest wrestlers ever and I&#8217;m glad I got to meet him. 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