{"product_id":"ric-flair-signed-nature-boy-white-wrestling-boot-jsa-authenticated","title":"Ric Flair Signed Nature Boy White Wrestling Boot JSA Authenticated","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd the most iconic garment in professional wrestling history — \nsigned by the man who made it — to your collection with this \n\u003cstrong\u003eRic Flair Autographed \"Nature Boy\" Black Wrestling Full \nLength Robe — James Spence Authentication (JSA) Certified\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nNo athlete in the history of sport is more personally identified \nwith a single piece of clothing than Ric Flair is with his robe. \nThe floor-length, sequined entrance robe — worn as \"The Nature Boy\" \ndescended to the ring for five decades of championship matches, \ntitle defenses, and arena events across six continents — \nis as much a credential of Flair's career \nas any championship belt he carried. \n\u003cstrong\u003eHis WrestleMania XXIV robe is permanently exhibited \nat the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History \nin Washington, D.C.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe black robe signed by Flair is the most personally associated \navailable format for a Nature Boy collectible — \nnot a jersey that connects him to a team, \nnot a helmet that connects him to a franchise, \nbut the garment that IS the character: \nthe entrance piece of the 16-time World Heavyweight Champion, \nthe \"dirtiest player in the game,\" \nthe man whose \"WOOOOO!\" has been shouted \nby arenas around the world for fifty years, \ncertified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA) \nwith a tamper-evident numbered sticker and Certificate of Authenticity \nverifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eNature Boy Black Wrestling Full Length Robe\u003c\/strong\u003e \nhas been \u003cstrong\u003ehand-signed by Ric Flair\u003c\/strong\u003e with a bold, \nclean autograph. The autograph has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eJames Spence Authentication (JSA)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe tamper-evident numbered sticker and Certificate of Authenticity \nare included and verifiable online through JSA's official database.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-signed by \u003cstrong\u003eRic Flair\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"The Nature Boy\"; \n\u003cstrong\u003e16-time World Heavyweight Champion\u003c\/strong\u003e; \ntwo-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee (2008, 2012); \nPro Wrestling Illustrated Wrestler of the Year record 6 times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNature Boy Black Wrestling Full Length Robe\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe most personally iconic garment in professional wrestling; \nthe entrance piece worn by Flair for five decades \nacross NWA, WCW, and WWE; signed by the man \nwho made the robe synonymous with championship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJSA Certified\u003c\/strong\u003e — James Spence Authentication \ntamper-evident numbered sticker and Certificate of Authenticity \nincluded; verifiable online through JSA's official database\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16 world championship reigns\u003c\/strong\u003e (WWE's official count; \nFlair himself claims 21) — the most in mainstream wrestling history; \nacross NWA, WCW, and WWF\/WWE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Smithsonian's National Museum of American History \npermanently exhibits \u003cstrong\u003eFlair's WrestleMania XXIV robe\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe specific garment class that a signed Flair robe represents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Four Horsemen\u003c\/strong\u003e (founded 1985) — \none of wrestling's most dominant and influential factions; \nFlair inducted into WWE Hall of Fame a second time \nas a Horsemen member in 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestler of the Year — \n\u003cstrong\u003erecord 8 times\u003c\/strong\u003e (award named after Flair and Lou Thesz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacked by our \u003cstrong\u003eLifetime Authenticity Guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Robe — The Most Iconic Garment in Wrestling History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn professional sports and entertainment, \ncertain pieces of clothing transcend the athlete who wears them \nand become credential objects in their own right — \nthe garment so specific to a performer \nthat it carries the entire character within it. \nFor Ric Flair, that garment is the robe. \nFrom his transformation into \"The Nature Boy\" in the mid-1970s \nthrough his final professional appearance in 2022, \nthe entrance robe was the first thing audiences saw \nwhen Ric Flair walked toward the ring — \nsequined, floor-length, theatrical, \nthe specific visual announcement \nthat something important was about to happen. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe United States' most prominent cultural institution \nrecognized this: the Smithsonian's National Museum \nof American History in Washington, D.C. \npermanently exhibits the robe Flair wore \nat WrestleMania XXIV, placing it alongside \nthe pop culture objects the museum considers \nmost worthy of permanent preservation.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nA signed Ric Flair robe is therefore a categorically distinct \ncollectible from any other signed Flair piece — \nnot a promotional photograph, not a replica championship belt, \nbut the class of garment the Smithsonian chose \nto represent his career in its permanent collection. \nThe black Nature Boy robe signed by Flair \ncarries his autograph on the most specifically \nand most personally associated available format \nin the signed Ric Flair collectible market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e16 Championships — The Most Decorated Champion in the Sport's History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWWE officially recognizes Ric Flair as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion — \n8 NWA World Heavyweight Championships, 6 WCW World Heavyweight Championships, \nand 2 WWF\/WWE World Heavyweight Championships. \nFlair himself has claimed 21 world championship reigns, \nand some sources count as many as 25 across different territories. \nRegardless of the precise number, the consensus is identical: \n\u003cstrong\u003eno performer in the history of mainstream professional wrestling \nhas held the world championship more times than Ric Flair, \nacross more promotions, against more celebrated opponents, \nover a longer career.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe championships came against Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, \nHarley Race, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Shawn Michaels — \nevery significant opponent the sport produced \nacross four decades stood across the ring from Flair \nin a world title match. \nThe Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestler of the Year award — \ncreated in honor of Flair and Lou Thesz — \nwas won by Flair a record eight times. \nPro Wrestling Illustrated's equivalent award \nwent to Flair a record six times. \nThe black Nature Boy robe signed by Flair \ncarries the autograph that represents all sixteen \n(or twenty-one, depending on whom you ask) \nof those championships — \nsigned on the garment most specifically associated \nwith the persona that won them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Comeback — What \"Nature Boy\" Required\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the robes, before the championships, \nbefore \"WOOOOO!\" became the most recognized \nsingle expression in wrestling's history, \nRic Flair was a 26-year-old wrestler \nin a plane crash in North Carolina on October 4, 1975. \nThe pilot died in the crash. \nFlair broke his back in three places. \nDoctors told him he would never wrestle again. \n\u003cstrong\u003e\"I wish I could say that the plane crash humbled me,\" \nFlair later 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