In his 40 years of career, he held the title of heavyweight champion for 16th times. You be the judge. Throughout the shows weve heard about some of the most influential moments in wrestling history like the story of Stone Cold getting his 1996 King of the Ring push (and subsequent birth of Austin 3:16) because of Triple H bucking authority and Scott Hall walking through the crowd on WCW Monday Nitro. I was living in Prattville at the time. When I go back and really watch the stuff I grew up on and really love, there's only a handful of things on each show I still like today. He worked in construction as a dry wall finisher for 40-50 years until retiring in 2007. Knowing Ric, I know Ric wants to be there. That didn't impair my enjoyment. That was the first thing I saw, and I fell in love. It tells you things like Flair has an older daughter named Megan, who is married to one, Conrad Thompson. So, I'm not saying that was Becky's intention. Beautiful inside and out, a great mother and wife !! Not only were the Cats without a true point guard, they were also coming off a disappointing loss to Vanderbilt at home on Wednesday night. Most significantly, daughter AshleyFliehr (better known as Charlotte) is well on her way to leveling her fathers 16 world title reigns. Ray would make his WWE television debut 23 years after his father debuted in the then-WWF in 1984 as a member of the Fabulous Freebirds. You better throw the bouquet to me! My sister Megan looks absolutely stunning on her big day. Patricia C. Thompson formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away peacefully at her home on May 15, 2019. This has been the way I've provided for my family for a long time. Once separated by the 2009 brand split, Jesse was repackaged as a solo act, becoming a white, wannabe-thug rapper named Slam Master J. Debuting on Cryme Tymes Word Up internet show, Slam Master J would soon make regular appearances with Jimmy Wang Yang. Successful in every phase of life you venture into. I think it was just the larger than life presentation. (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). Dressed in purple trunks and boots and a purple cutoff T-shirt with Nature Boy on the back, Flair offered up the gold standards including the aforementioned chops, a figure-four leglock on Lethal, comical bumps and, of course, blood on the forehead. Now my daughter, she watches wrestling now like I did as a kid, and she loves it.. Conrads fandom lasted for another ten years until he took another hiatus in 2006. But it does feel like while everything is sort of weird, now would be the perfect time," said Thompson. Wrestling icon Ric Flair announced on Twitter Tuesday that his daughter just got engaged. In 2018, Conrad Thompsom married Rics non-wrestling daughter Megan Fliehr. Toppin and Reeves, the stars of the game with their 58 combined points, Hidden beneath all of the excitement around Kentucky Basketball's impressive road win at Arkansas, there is still the concern about Cason Wallace's injury and how quickly he will return to the lineup. If he feels safe and they feel like they can keep him safe, and clearly they do, then more power to him," stated Thompson. Conrads podcast empire includes podcasts with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Kurt Angle, Eric Bischoff, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, and Jeff Jarrett. EARLY, AD-FREE ACCESS to over a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts! Megans father has been married five times and already had four unsuccessful marriages. Conrad is not the only man Megan has dated. Conrad Channing Thompson (born July 27, 1981) is an American mortgage broker, professional wrestling promoter, [2] and podcast host [3] who presents and co-hosts numerous wrestling oriented podcasts, and promotes the Starrcast wrestling convention. The podcast was not only resonating with wrestling fans, but folks within in the industry as well. The worst is when they call him "The Podfather". Ric Flair is the professional wrestling manager and former pro-wrestler of all time. Robin and Michael are also half-siblings to a much more famous name in the business: Aurelian Smith, who fans remember better as Jake The Snake Roberts. . Eventually I do believe there will be some opportunity that floats down the line for both Tony and Bruce, and theyll ride off into the sunset and do something for professional wrestling. If and when this happens it will be sad for fans (though Id be excited to see either one back in professional wrestling), but I wouldnt expect that to be last we hear from Conrad Thompson. Not only is Conrad Thompson a podcast host, but he's also married to Ric Flair's daughter Megan which makes him Charlotte's brother-in-law. I'm just saying hypothetically, if you were going to sort of take a break and step away for a little bit, now is probably the right time. And then again, it just kind of wore off. The moment Conrad first realized the show was taking off was after Episode 8: The Radicalz jump from WCW to WWE. Despite having similar bleach-blonde hair, it is still surprising for some that these look-a-likes are related. They married in 1971 but got divorced in 1983. Who Is Inty Miller? Conrad represents the fan perspective, and that perspective resonates with the podcast audience. In the team of Jesse and Festus, Jesse Dalton (Ray) was depicted as the handler of the mentally challenged Festus. The clearest example of this is during Episode 50: Austin Walks Out when he challenges Bruces argument about using Scott Hall, who at the time was battling issues with alchol, in a segment where beer is poured on him. On the block from Hogan, Conrad isnt so sure of the reason. Yeah I had a great time. It's like a male soap opera now, but back then it was almost like a live-action cartoon. Conrad wanted to be a part of a podcast which catered to wrestling fans. Ric Flair trolls Alabama fans, but they hit back. She is currently signed with WWE and is doing pretty well in the profession. Jerry Lawler with his son, the late Grandmaster Sexay Brian Christopher. Is Megan Fliehr Married? 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. When the dust settles down You've seen where you've been You're runnin' on empty Broken within When the dust settles down There ain't nothin' left Turn it around Start over again Red Light King I miss you so much. Not many know, but Megan is a successful actress. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. A family name carries a lot of weight in the world of professional wrestling. According to Bruce Prichard on his podcast Something to Wrestle, the original plan was for the behemoth to actually become Sheik Tugboat, an Iraqi sympathizer set to challenge Hogan at WrestleMania for the world title. As close to inside the business as I'll ever be is a podcaster. But I am just because I did.". At what point do you remember wrestling becoming a part of your life? He can be reached by e-mail at GriffinKaye1@hotmail.com, on Twitter @GriffinKaye1, as well as on Instagram at @TheGriffinKaye and @WrestlingInTheYears. I loved it. @StarrcastEvents #RicFlairsLastMatch pic.twitter.com/QlOgFwHcvC, READ: How Alabamas Conrad Thompson created one of the worlds biggest wrestling podcasts. See the below tweet: Ric, 70, first marriage was Leslie Goodman. That's not anything people these days do. They're paying him to work and he's gonna go work. When that show came to an end, I said Ric I think we can do this on our own. [Photo: PWMania.com]Ray isnt the only child of Terry Gordy who has stepped foot into the ring. She made her debut as an actress back in 2000, when she appeared in a TV program named WCW Monday Nitro. In addition to being the host of various podcasts and the promoter of Starrcast, Conrad Thompson is also married to Ric Flair's oldest daughter. He eventually met Megan Fliehr, his eldest daughter. It was a way to set ourselves apart and really offer more valueBefore you know it, we started to have a bigger and bigger audience.. By 2000, both Hogan and Awesome were, for a short period, in the same promotion simultaneously. You look at all the stuff that Trish and certainly Torrie have done in the fitness world. Flair captioned the photo with a sweet birthday text that reads, Happy Birthday Megan! Rics granddaughter is now 16 years old. I cant watch sports now the way I did back then, and I cant watch wrestling now the way I did back thenfor the 36 year old version of me, Ive got to have a little more.. I remember that like it happened yesterday. While the father took to Twitter to announce the wedding of his daughter, Charlotte came up with beautiful lines on her Instagram, wishing her sister on the big day. But the circumstance with Becky Lynch ? In 2018, Conrad Thompsom married Ric's non-wrestling daughter Megan Fliehr. Conrad is one of the best people in the podcast space and Im overjoyed for his personal and professional happiness. My daughter is a huge wrestling fan now. Wrestling greats like Bret Hart, The Undertaker and Mick Foley sat ringside and congratulated Flair at the end of the match before he took to the mic to thank the fans. I just plain dont like conrad thompson. Hes a predatory lending pretentious moneygrubbing twat but hes pretty funny some of the time. In case youre wondering, Conrad is hoping for a Bama-Georgia SEC football championship because Tony has spent the summer talking about how good Georgia is going to be, so itd be nice to see [Alabama] come into that new stadium and do their thing. Hopefully it will be Kentucky there instead of Georgia and hopefully these two podcasts dont slow down anytime soon. Even though the watching wrestling has changed for Conrad, he still sees a bit of his old fandom when he sees his daughters wrestling fandom. All of '90 really sticks out, but '89 is when I first doubled-down and fell in love. No connection was ever made on television between Roberts and Robin, although Jakes wife Cheryl was part of a WWF storyline amidst his feud with Ravishing Rick Rude. According to The Charlotte Observer, Reid died of a drug overdose in 2013. You never really talk about the current product on your podcast. You've got all the big city stuff you need, not too far away from Huntsville. Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) October 26, 2018. So I did middle school and high school there. He shared a picture of his stepdaughter, carrying a dog on his Instagram. I make no bones about that," Thompson says. If he just says yes or no, I get very frustrated. The couple got married on October 13, 2018, in an Intimate Wedding ceremony. Until then, we at least know Over on KSR's YouTube channel, the postgame crew of Drew Franklin, Jack Pilgrim, and Zack Geoghegan were live after Kentucky Basketball's win in Fayetteville with celebratory reactions. Wrestling fans are typically used to most things being part of the show so its hard to cut through what is real and what isnt. Do you ever get genuinely frustrated with Bruce, or is it just heightened for the sake of the podcast?