Cape, worn by Ric Flair
date: label: date made
content: 2008
name: label: user
content: Fliehr, Richard M.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This cape was worn at Wrestlemania 24 (2008) by professional wrestler Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair, before the presumed final match of his 36 year career. Flair, born Richard Morgan Fliehr (1949,) began wrestling professionally in 1970 as part of the American Wrestling Association. He survived a broken back in 1975 to star in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA,) and later spent time as a top attraction for both the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW.) Flair finished his career with the industry powerhouse WWF, now known as the WWE, or World Wrestling Federation/ Entertainment, returning to the league in 2001. One of professional wrestling's most charismatic and talented performers, Flair played both hero and villain, and was awarded dozens of championship belts over the course of his career.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: wrestling
label: level of sport
content: Professional
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Richard M. (Ric Flair) Fliehr
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2008.0072.01
label: accession number
content: 2008.0072
label: catalog number
content: 2008.0072.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cape
label: Object Name
content: cape, wrestling
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: velvet (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: satin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic sequins (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: feathers (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 63 in x 27 in; 160.02 cm x 68.58 cm