5 WWE Superstars who survived major accidents

#1 Ric Flair survived a plane crash

WWE legend Ric Flair

Ric Flair is regarded by many as the greatest professional wrestler of all time. He is a 16-time World Champion and his reign-count is only matched by WWE legend John Cena. Back in October 1975, Flair and several other pro-wrestlers boarded a flight that was scheduled to travel from Charlotte to Wilmington, NC.

The pilot decided to release some fuel to reduce the plane's load since he couldn't get the overstuffed plane off the ground. It suddenly began spinning and crashed to the ground at a speed of 85-100 miles per hour. Flair suffered a broken back in three separate places, while the other wrestlers sustained major injuries as well. The pilot, Joseph Michael Farkas, had to have surgery on his head following the crash and passed away two months later.

Flair went into recovery mode over the next few months and came back better than ever. Over the next three decades or so, he turned into one of the best wrestlers this industry had ever seen. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008.