Personally, I always sort of imagine Ric Flair as a loafers guy. Or maybe wingtips, or a pair of topsiders if he’s out yachting. But apparently the guy is a bit of a sneakerhead. Not to Hulk Hogan levels or anything (and certainly not to Enzo Amore or Shane McMahon levels), but he enjoys him some kicks.
Anyway, like both Shane and Enzo before him, the WWE Hall of Famer got a chance to go sneaker shopping with Complex, and as is customary, the shoe buying was surrounded by a general interview.
Flair, you see, is actually friends with both LeBron James AND Michael Jordan, but even though the Nature Boy has partied with MJ, he refuses to tell tales out of school.
Some fun tidbits to come out of all of this:
- Ric Flair has dropped a WHOLE lot of money on Jordans for his kids over the past 40 years
- $695 for sneakers is NOTHING to Ric Flair
- He’s always liked jewelry
- Rappers are much better partiers than athletes (unless you’re talking about Charles Barkley)
- In Flair’s estimation, LeBron is the greatest athlete of all time
- … But LeBron’s shoes can’t touch Jordan sneakers (this is undeniable)
- Flair once owned 46 pairs of $2,200 a pair lizard shoes
- He regularly walks around with over $150,000 in jewelry on him
- And $3 million in alimony
Ric Flair: never dull for a single instant.
