Ric Flair in Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling 1976-1978 Part 1 #ricflair #nwa #jcp #prowrestling

Ric Flair’s legendary career began in 1972, but as we’ll see, it was in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling that he began transforming into the world-class performer nicknamed “The Nature Boy.” @wrestlingsgreatestmoments looks at Ric Flair: The Mid-Atlantic Years: 1976-1978: Part 1." We'll look at: 1. "The Nature Boy's" return from his airplane accident. 2. Ric Flair's renewed feud with Wahoo McDaniel 3. Ric Flair's epic early match with Dusty Rhodes 4. Ric Flair's trip to the WWWF. 5. Ric Flair's team with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and more! Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All images and photographs used under fair dealing doctrine of Section 29(1) of the Copyright, Designs, and Patents 1988 Act and fair usage doctrine of the Copyright Act of 1976.Under Section 29(1) of the 1988 Act, fair dealing is a valid defense when dealing with copyright infringement for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study. Works Cited Anderson, Ole and Scott Teal. Inside Out: How Corporate America Destroyed Professional Wrestling. Crowbar Press, 2003. Bourne, Dick. The Mid-Atlantic Championship Paperback. CreateSpace. 2019. Chappell, David. “Ric Flair and Greg Valentine: The Mid-Atlantic "Dream Team” (Part 1).” The Mid-Atlantic Gateway Archive. 2 July 2016. https://www.midatlanticgateway.com/20... Accessed 16 Sept. 2024. Chappell, David. “Dream Team: Flair and Valentine (Part 2).” The Mid-Atlantic Gateway Archive. 9 July 2016. https://www.midatlanticgateway.com/20.... Accessed 16 Sept. 2024. Flair, Ric. Mark Madden et al. Ric Flair: To Be the Man. World Wrestling Entertainment, 2004. Hornbaker, Tim. The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. ECW Press, 2023. Work Referenced Assael, Shaun and Mike Mooneyham. Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. Three Rivers Press, 2004. James, Mark. Wrestling Record Book: Jim Crockett Promotions: 1971-1979. CreateSpace, 2014. Molinaro, John. “THE PLANE CRASH THAT CHANGED WRESTLING.” Slamwrestling.net. 28 Dec. 2000. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2.... Accessed 12 Jan. 2022. Rhodes, Dusty, Howard Brody et al. Dusty: Reflections of Wrestling's American Dream. Sports Publishing. 2012. Photo Credits Mid-Atlantic Gateway https://www.midatlanticgateway.com/ Pro Wrestling Illustrated WWE.com