Deadspin | A Ric Flair biopic better show the bad with the good

Ric Flair will be the subject of a new biopic developed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s new studio. According to a report from TheWrap, Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Hiram Garcia will produce the film alongside Fighting with My Family producer Kevin Misher. Deadspin | A Ric Flair biopic better show the bad with the good

“As a kid who grew up in professional wrestling, I idolized, ‘The Nature Boy’ Ric Flair,” Johnson said in a statement to TheWrap. “He was a hero to me. And once I broke into the wrestling business and began to spill my own sweat and blood – my reverence for Ric turned to respect. Because I realized just how rare and impossible it is to disrupt the wrestling business, culture and truly change the game – and that’s exactly what Ric Flair did. This project is personal, and we can’t wait to tell his unbelievable story. As always, thank you for the house, Ric.”Deadspin | A Ric Flair biopic better show the bad with the good

Flair is one of wrestling’s most iconic personas, with a career spanning over 50 years. The flamboyant “Nature Boy” persona dominated storylines from the 1970s and 1980s — a career that was nearly cut short by a plane crash in 1978. Flair also wrestled in a match in North Korea in 1995, drawing the largest crowd in professional wrestling history. Deadspin | A Ric Flair biopic better show the bad with the good

Flair also has a deeply complicated history. He was one of the wrestlers on the 2002 “Plane Ride from Hell,” where Flair was accused of forcing a female flight attendant to touch his exposed penis. The flight attendant later sued the WWE over the incident; the matter was settled out of court. Flair has also dealt with a deep amount of financial trouble, at one point putting his NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt up as collateral on a loan.