Reid Flair Richard Fliehr ( February 26 , 1988 - March 29 , 2013 ) was an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name Reid Flair . He was the youngest son of legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair and also younger half - brother of wrestler David Flair . Amateur wrestling career . During his high school days , Flair was an accomplished amateur wrestler achieving numerous awards . He also took on Richard Blood Jr . The Son Of Reid ' s Dad Former Rival Ricky " The Dragon " Steamboat . During a tournament , Fliehr attacked another competitor after he taunted Fliehr by mocking his father . In April 1998 , Fliehr won the AAU National Wrestling Tournament . Professional wrestling career . World Championship Wrestling . Fliehr wrestled two matches in the now defunct World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . In the first , on October 4 , 1998 , he was ten years old when he defeated Eric Bischoff and on June 12 , 2000 , he teamed with his father Ric in a loss to David Flair and Vince Russo in a tag team match . Independent circuit and All Japan Pro Wrestling ( 2008 - 2013 ) . Fliehr made an appearance on March 29 , 2008 during the WWE Hall of Fame . The next night , he made his first WrestleMania appearance with his family representing Ric Flair in the Hall of Fame . He also sat at ringside during the WrestleMania XXIV event . He appeared on " Raw " the following night with his family to honor his father ' s final match . Throughout 2008 , Fliehr was trained by Harley Race . Fliehr made his debut on December 6 , 2008 , under the name " Reid Flair " , teaming with his elder brother David to defeat The Nasty Boys in Charlotte , North Carolina , with Hulk Hogan as the special guest referee . Since then he has wrestled for many independent promotions such as Big Time Wrestling and Northeast Wrestling to name only two . On April 11 , 2009 , Flair , his brother David , and Brad Anderson beat Jeff Lewis , C . W . Anderson and Masked Superstar at an NWA Charlotte show . The match ended controversially with a double pin , when Flair pinned Lewis while CW Anderson pinned Brad Anderson . At the end of the match , Flair was awarded the NWA Mid - Atlantic Heritage Championship belt . At NWA Charlotte ' s next show on May 25 , however , Lewis was announced as the NWA Mid - Atlantic Heritage Champion , with no explanation given . On May 2 , he and David took on Buff Bagwell and Rikki Nelson and would lose . After the match the former champion Jeff Lewis was announced as the current champion , with no explanation given . In June 2010 , Reid teamed up with George South Jr . to take part in The Anderson Brothers Classic 4 Tournament where they defeated Caleb Konley and Cedric Alexander in the semi finals and Charlie Dreamer and Jake Manning in the final . In August he made his debut for Lucha Libre USA . In the same month next year he participated in NWA Future Legends Tournament and lost to John Skyler in the semi final . In late 2012 it was reported that Flair had started training with All Japan Pro Wrestling . Flair made his in - ring debut for All Japan on January 26 , 2013 , when he replaced his sick father in a tag team match , where he and Keiji Mutoh were defeated by Seiya Sanada and Tatsumi Fujinami , with Sanada pinning him for the win . During February , Flair worked All Japan ' s " Excite Series " tour , wrestling undercard tag team matches . On March 15 , Flair wrestled his first singles match in All Japan , submitting Yasufumi Nakanoue with the Figure Four Leglock . < Flair returned to the United States following All Japan ' s March 17 event . Personal life . Fliehr was born in Charlotte , North Carolina , and raised by parents , former professional wrestler Ric Flair and Elizabeth Fliehr . He was the youngest of four siblings ; he had a half - sister Megan , a half - brother David , and a sister Ashley ; the latter two are both professional wrestlers . Reid Fliehr attended and graduated from Providence High School ( North Carolina ) in 2007 . Fliehr was arrested on June 23 , 2007 , for assault and battery , and was released after posting bail . On March 4 , 2009 , Fliehr was arrested for driving while impaired in Mecklenburg County , North Carolina , and was released after posting $ 1000 in bail . Fliehr was arrested again on April 26 , 2009 . After crashing his car , police found black tar heroin inside it , and he faced felony charges . He was also charged with driving while impaired , driving with a revoked license , and possession of drug paraphernalia , and was released after posting $ 15 , 000 in bail . Death . On March 29 , 2013 , Fliehr was found dead in bed at a Residence Inn in the SouthPark hotel room in Charlotte , North Carolina . In June 2013 , Fliehr ' s autopsy revealed he had died from an accidental overdose of heroin and the prescription drugs clonazepam and alprazolam .