RIC FLAIR is an A**HOLE - Jim Ross & "Consent" Tweets

Two things you can say about wrestling legend Ric Flair that are equally true - (1) that he is one of the most legendary wrestlers in the world and (2) that h'es the kind of asshole attention whore who makes regular-grade attention whores look like upstanding people.

He's also one of the reasons the National Wrestling Alliance lost a lot of its' authority back in the 1980's as the old territory era of pro wrestling waned and disappeared; quoting TV Tropes..."The treatment of the NWA World Heavyweight title, particularly in the late 80s throughout Ric Flair's various reigns. The NWA presidency was becoming declawed while various member promotions were stretching just how much they could get away with. Specifically, NWA bookers wanted their own top stars to go over the champion. In the past, the champ was the champ, and while the champion's job was to make local stars look good, he would still almost always come out on top. But more and more, regional members wanted special exemptions made: Dusty Rhodes did not want to lose in Florida, the von Erichs did not want to lose in Texas, and so on. More and more, the front office gave in, leading to more and more time limit draws meant to keep their members happy. The overall perception, then, to the casual wrestling fan, was that perennial WWF champion Hulk Hogan was an unstoppable juggernaut who had a solid hold on his belt, while Ric Flair was more lucky than good by taking a beating in every match from almost everyone and just barely escaping. A lack of solid high-profile victories over anyone of status by the NWA champion eventually began to erode the importance of the NWA title."

In other words, while Vince McMcMahon, for all of his numerous faults, kept his top dog Hulk Hogan as an unstoppable force w/in the then-WWF while the 80's NWA, in an effort to appease their declining territorial power, played wag-the-director w/local promoters, thus making Flair look like he LCS'ed (LIed-Cheated-Stole) his way through championship title matches, thus weakening the overall brand.