Ric Flair Wife


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Ric Flair & His Wife


Richard Morgan Fliehr, also professionally known as ‘The Nature Boy Ric Flair is a retired American Professional Wrestler. He is popularly known for his extravagant lifestyle with an addiction to women and alcohol. He has one of the longest in-ring wrestling careers, spanning almost 40 years. With 4 decades of in-ring career, The Nature Boy has broken several records and created new records. He is the first-ever WCW World Heavyweight Champion and the WCW International World Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer and holds the record for the highest number of World Championship wins 16 times, along with John Cena.


Who is Ric Flair’s Wife, Wendy Barlow?

Wendy Barlow is a retired All-American-ranked professional tennis player. Wendy Barlow is a Canadian- American former tennis player, coach, and instructor from Lawrenceville, Georgia. Wendy started playing tennis at the age of 10 and won the Canadian Junior Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles for multiple years. She even participated in Wimbledon and also received a place in the Great Victorian Sports Hall of Fame.


How old is Wendy Barlow?

Wendy Barlow was born on 7th March 1960 and is currently aged 63 (as of 2023). Wendy first met Flair at the age of 25, when both worked at World Championship Wrestling (WCW). After knowing each other for over 30 years, she married Ric Flair (69) at the age of 58.


What is Wendy Barlow’s Net Worth?

Wendy Barlow’s net worth is expected to be approximately around $3 million dollars as of 2023. She is one of the wealthiest members of the family. Wendy got the attention of the media, after started dating Ric Flair. Wendy’s “On The Way Yoga” sells products related to yoga such as yoga mats, t-shirts, candles, etc.


What does Wendy Barlow do for a living?

Wendy Barlow is a Canadian-American former tennis player, coach, and instructor. She has worked at the World Championship Federation (WCW) for a year. Wendy had worked as a tennis coach for a few years. Wendy has started an initiative to promote yoga worldwide with her organization “On The Go Yoga”. The Website officially promotes yoga and sells products related to yoga online.


How long have Ric Flair and Wendy Barlow been married?

Ric Flair married Wendy Barlow on September 12, 2018, at Pearl Hotel in Rosemary Beach, Florida. The couple have a long history and had known each other for over 30 years since they both worked at World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993. Barlow appeared alongside Ric Flair with the ring name Fifi, The French Maid as Flair’s valet. Wendy stood with Flair during multiple interviews and promos and even escorted him to the ring. They started to date each other after Flair’s divorce from Jackie Beems in 2014. After dating for years, they got engaged in 2016 and eventually got married in 2018.



After four years of marriage, Ric Flair announced on social media that he and Wendy have mutually decided to split paths and live individually, in January 2022.



Barlow also confirmed in an interview, that their marriage in Florida was never official, and the marriage certificate was never applied. However, both claimed their split on their non-official marriage, the two were spotted spending some quality time together in Los Angeles in March 2023.



Rick Flair shared a photo of him and Wendy enjoying a beer and cocktail together with the caption “Heading To LA Tomorrow! Some Would Say Looking As Only We Can Look! WOOOOO!”

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Ric Flair with his wife (Courtesy Instagram)


Multiple rumours and the picture of both together confirmed that they reconciled their problems. However, there is no official information on the marriage being legally certified.


Ric Flair’s Ex-Spouses


Leslie Goodman (1971-1983)

Ric Flair married Leslie Goodman in 1971 before he found fame and fortune in the wrestling business. They enjoyed their married life for 12 long years and got divorced in 1983. Flair and Leslie have 2 children, and both of them are somewhere associated with wrestling. Flair’s oldest daughter, Megan married wrestling podcaster, Conrad Thompson. Flair’s oldest son David was a wrestler and had an infamous run-in WCW during the late 1990s. Leslie has then remarried and now is known in the name of Leslie Jacobs.


Elizabeth Harrell (1983-2006)

After divorcing Leslie Goodman, Ric Flair married Elizabeth Harrell in the same year (1983). The Nature Boy had the longest married life with Elizabeth Harrell for 23 years. Hazel gave birth to two children, Ashley and Reid. Reid was an aspiring wrestler who worked for independent wrestling companies over the years. Unfortunately, due to a drug overdose, he passed away in 2013 at the age of 25. Ashley is one of the favourite children of Flair, who is signed by WWE by the ring name Charlotte Flair. Her accomplishments in the company are worth a Hall of Fame career. She has the most championship reigns in the women's division. Elizabeth had appeared in both WCW and WWE occasionally on Flair’s storyline, before being divorced in 2006. The married life ended very bitterly, as Ric Flair was accused of multiple physical, emotional and sexual accusations.


Tiffany VanDemark (2006-2009)

Flair married Tiffany VanDemark in 2006, the same year he got a divorce from Elizabeth. This relationship lasted only for three years. In 2009, Ric Flair filed a case against Tiffany for hitting him in the face with a phone charger. At this time, Flair suffered from financial debt of millions and this led him to divorce Tiffany in 2009.


Jakie Beems (2009-2014)

Flair married Jakie Beems in 2009, the same year as he divorced Tiffany. This marriage lasted only for three years and was tainted with abuse allegations. Jakie left Flair bloodied and bruised on the floor. As a result, Beams was charged with a misdemeanour, and the cops left her due to lack of evidence.


Wendy Barlow (2018- till date)

Ric Flair married Wendy Barlow in 2018 at a resort in Florida. Flair and Barlow have known each other for a long time since 1993. Their friendship boomed into love after Flair’s divorce from Beems. As reported by People Magazine, The Wendy-Flair marriage was not official and was never legally registered. After 4 years, they announced the split decision in 2022. But, had spotted spending time with each other in Jan 2023. However, the unofficial marriage status is still not clear.


FAQs

Q. Who is Charlotte Flair’s Parent?

A. Charlotte Flair (Real Name: Ashley) is the youngest daughter of Ric Flair. She was born to Ric Flair and Elizabeth Harrel on April 5, 1986.

Q. How many times has Ric Flair been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame?

A. Ric Flair was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame two times. First inducted for his individual career in 2008 and then inducted as a member of The Four Horseman in 2012.

Q. Is Ric Flair the Co-Owner of WWE?

A. No, It was an on-screen role of Ric Flair to co-own WWF, stating that Shane and Steph had sold their stock to him.

Q. Who is Ric Flair’s greatest rival?

A. Ricky Steamboat is considered the greatest rival of Ric Flair. They both fought for months for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1989 and 1994.

Q. How many companies does Ric Flair had worked for?

A. Over the years, Ric Flair has worked for multiple wrestling companies such as Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Federation/ Entertainment (WWF, later WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), All Elite Wrestling (AEW)