Widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time, he won 16 World Championships during his time competing in the NWA, WCW, and WWF. His professional career spanned from 1972 to 2012.

Before Fame

He was introduced to the wrestling business when he met the Vachon brothers while working as a lifeguard as a teenager.

Trivia

He was also known by his ringname The Nature Boy.

Family Life

He was adopted by Richard Reid Fliehr and Kathleen Virginia Kinsmiller. He has four children: David, Reid, Megan and Charlotte. His daughter Charlotte became the WWE's SmackDown Women's Champion in her first reign. 

Associated With

He had an ongoing rivalry with fellow wrestling legend Sting.