Flair v. El Dandy: David has his doubts

I know how hard it can be to not live up to the same expectations as your father. We're both in the same line of work and I use to cringe sometimes when a coworker would tell me that they've worked with my dad before, it's one reason why I'm in college and looking to change professions, and like me, David Flair didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps.

David Richard Fliehr is the second child of 21 time World Champion Ric Flair, which are some pretty big shoes to fill, shoes that David had no intention of filling. Instead, he wanted to pursue his lifelong dream of wanting to be a state trooper.

One way or another though,David would step through the ropes and into a WCW ring. His career was more soap opera drama than actual wrestling, thanks to the writings of Vince Russo. He started off helping his father, turned on Ric, eventually reuniting, then going crazy and introducing Daffney and Crowbar, turning on Ric again, patching things up...again, and finally, getting powerbombed out of the company.

He had some brief stops on the indies, OVW, and TNA, his wrestling career can be best summed up in his infamous titantron.

David lives a regular life now, he's married and runs the Seal Wire Company in Shelby, North Carolina. So if you need a big spool of copper or steel wire, David Flair is your man!


Today I'll be watching Flair's 5-24-1999 Nitro match against the man, the myth, the one who allegedly banged Lita in Mexico. Former member of the Latino World Order, winner of the Lou Ferigno lookalike contest, he's a jam up guy and a serious professional, he is El Dandy!

Flair is accompanied by Ric, Torrie Wilson, and Arn Anderson, he looks apathetic as his dad hotdogs down the aisle with Torrie, combined with his choice of wrestling in pants and dress shoes, and he really looks like he doesn't want to be there.

Wilson booty. Just cuz

Match starts and Flair pushes Dandy down to the mat, he has a little flurry of offense, nearly falling down upon delivering a shoulder tackle.

Then IT happens. Flair take a drop-toe hold like a tree falling down and bumps on his knees like Kane. The most basic of exchanges keep the match going until the finish.

Ric distracts the ref while Arn spinebusters El Dandy and then David applies a sloppy figure four for the win.

Then Ric thrusts his crotch towards the crowd and the camera zooms in to get it out of frame.