Oh, celebrities: they suck, yet we can't stop thinking about them. But who is truly the world's most worthless celebrity? Here at Heavy, we use science to answer these questions. Using a complex series of algorithms that monitor blog mentions, videos, and other Internet and media traffic, we have distilled the world's celebrities into an orderly list of 100 attention-seeking douchebags. Every day, we'll debut another entry on the list, counting down to the ultimate celebrity trainwreck.
Professional wrestling has the sad ability to turn heroes into losers at the drop of the hat. The siren song of the squared circle keeps sports entertainers coming back long after their body has given up on them, and the high-flying painkillers and prostitutes lifestyle doesn’t leave a lot of room for a savings account. The most cautionary tale? Today’s trainwreck, who is arguably one of the best and highest-drawing wrestlers of all time. After being forced into retirement, his life has spiraled into a vortex of lawsuits, failed businesses and embarrassment. And then: out of retirement.
Today, meet the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. Getting his start in the American Wrestling Association in the early 70s, young Flair became one of the sport's most charismatic performers. His in-ring legacy stretches for nearly forty years, but it's his off-hours pecadilloes that we're most interested in. Like his road rage incident in 2005 where he got out of his running car, attacked another motorist and tried to drag them out of their window by the neck. Or how about the "domestic disturbance" earlier this year where he got his 4th wife arrested for beating him? And,of course, there was his post-wrestling business, Ric Flair Finance, which went bankrupt after less than 10 months. So now Flair is working in TNA at the ripe old age of 61, vainly clutching to the only thing he knows how to do. Here's a fine clip of Ric doing what he does best: tearing other people down to cover up for his own inadequacies.
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