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Wooooo! NC lawmakers name-check famous pro wrestler Ric Flair in new bill
WRAL ^ | March 24, 2025 | Laura Leslie

Posted on 03/26/2025 6:03:08 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain

A bipartisan bill filed in the North Carolina Senate Monday would earmark $500,000 to study the feasibility of creating a professional wrestling hall of fame museum in the state. They're calling it the "RIC FLAIR" Act.

Flair, also known as "Nature Boy," has had a 50-year career in professional wrestling, including bouts at WRAL when the station hosted live wrestling matches in the 1970s. Flair claimed the world title multiple times over the years as he moved between wrestling organizations.

With his trademark shock of blond hair, his big gold belt and his signature "Wooooo!," Flair became a local celebrity in North Carolina. He lived in Charlotte for many years.

Senate Bill 404, the "RIC FLAIR" Act, is titled, "An Act to Remember Iconic Combatants through Fostering Learning Awareness and Interest In Rassling. " It directs $500,000 to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to study the matter. The agency would be expected to deliver a report to state lawmakers by the summer of 2026.

The sponsors of the bill are Sens. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, Danny Britt, R-Robeson, and Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell.

(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...


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To: LegendHasIt

500,000$?
Give me fifty for my study.
Study: Put the wrestling hall of fame in Asheville.
The hippies will love the influx of wrestling fans to the noble village.
Fans can two fer and hit the Biltmore estate while in the area.


21 posted on 03/27/2025 4:55:36 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships)
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To: Adder
Three years ago I moved to a very small, rural town in TN. One Friday every month (except during the coldest monts) they set up a pro wrestling ring at the firestation at the end of the street I live on.

I've been tempted to pay them a visit.

22 posted on 03/27/2025 5:35:25 PM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident.)
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To: GranTorino

Fans can two fer and hit the Biltmore estate...

I can see an exhibition ring set up on the lawn just across the driveway...

It’ll be great...


23 posted on 03/27/2025 6:10:18 PM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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