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how old was ric flair when he retired

Ric Flair was 73 years old for his most recent and heavily promoted “last match” in 2022.

Quick Scoop

  • Ric Flair was born on February 25, 1949.
  • His event billed as “Ric Flair’s Last Match” took place in July 2022, when he was 73.
  • That bout has been widely referred to as his final retirement match from in-ring competition.

A Career of Multiple “Retirements”

Ric Flair’s retirement story is a bit of a running joke among wrestling fans because he has retired more than once.

He first had a famous WWE “retirement” match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24 in 2008, when he was about 59, but later wrestled again in TNA and on the independent scene.

2022: The Latest Final Chapter

In 2022, Flair returned one more time for a special indie event literally titled “Ric Flair’s Last Match.”

He teamed with Andrade El Idolo against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal, with the show built around the idea that this would definitively close his in-ring career at age 73.

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