Say It Ain’t So, Nature Boy!

December 1st, 2005 at 2:04 pm by Preston Taylor Holmes

(Mug shot courtesy of The Smoking Gun)

“Nature Boy” Ric Flair surrenders to North Carolina authorities after a road-rage incident with a fellow motorist.

Pro wrestler Ric Flair was free Wednesday on $1,000 bond after being charged with a pair of misdemeanors in an altercation with a motorist last week.

Flair surrendered to police and posted the bond Tuesday. He is charged with injury to personal property and simple assault and battery.

According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report, a 29-year-old driver said Flair left bruises when the wrestler grabbed the man by the neck. The complainant also said Flair kicked the side of his sport utility vehicle, leaving a large dent.

WCNC Television dug a little deeper for info about the accuser:

A man named Robert Steel alleges Flair became upset with him while they were driving on I-485 the day before Thanksgiving.

Steele said Flair stopped in the middle of the interstate, grabbed him by the neck, left two red marks, kicked a dent in the side of Steel’s Forerunner and made a threat that can’t be repeated in good company.

6NEWS tried to talk to Steele, but he wasn’t home. We did uncover however, nine speeding tickets in his name.

So was habitual law-breaker Robert Steele just looking to score when he spotted the Nature Boy? Did Flair yell “Whooooooooooo!!!!!” just before he kicked in the SUV’s driver’s-side door? Did anyone come off the top rope a la “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka during the incident?

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

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6 Responses to “Say It Ain’t So, Nature Boy!”

1. Yiddish Steel Says:
   December 1st, 2005 at 4:25 pm

   FYI… Uhh.. Robert Steele bears no relation to yours truly!

   Preston, I think your questions would be better suited in the hands of someone with impecable ringside demeanor, such as “Mean” Gene Aukerlund.

2. Preston Taylor Holmes Says:
   December 1st, 2005 at 4:29 pm

   Or better yet, LANCE “Banana Nose” RUSSELL or GORDON SOLIE.

3. Rob Says:
   December 1st, 2005 at 5:01 pm

   I read somewhere that Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake was called in to sedate Flair long enough for the mug shot with his patented sleeper hold move.

   Seriously though, Flair looks bad.

4. BIRD Says:
   December 1st, 2005 at 7:49 pm

   “PROJECTE QUEL DOMMAGE”

   From Six Meet Buffet, another funny photo album, PROJECT QUEL DOMMAGE. Send your images to Gordon or Preston….

5. froggy Says:
   December 2nd, 2005 at 1:37 am

   Don’t tri to get bi. You better back off, before you get trapped. Whooooooooo

6. MacStansbury Says:
   December 2nd, 2005 at 11:06 am

   I can’t believe WHOOOOOO you all missed the opportunity WHOOOO to lace all you comments WHOOOOO with frequent WHOOOO “WHOOOOO” as I have done.

   SPACE MOUNTAIN WHOOO BABY WHOOOOOOOO

   (God help me, I loves a knife-edge chop)