6 secrets WWE Superstars never told us

#2 Ric Flair doesn't even know his true birth name

A young Ric Flair

Keeping the world of WWE in mind it is no surprise that Ric Flair isn't the Nature Boy's real name, but what is surprising is that Richard Fliehr isn't his given name either. His adopted parents gave him the name of Richard Flieher.

Ric was adopted from the Tennessee Children's Home Society, a notorious orphanage run by Georgia Tann. It was a front for a black-market adoption ring, and the owner destroyed paperwork related to children placement. Hence, there was no authenticity of the records it had of Flair.

Flair said that he never really bothered knowing about his birth parents because he never felt anything but love from his adopted parents and they treated him as their only child and he was never interested in it before writing his autobiography.

His birth name is believed to be Fred Phillips, even though the names on different records suggest that his name could also be Fred Demaree of Stewart, while his biological parents could be Luther and Olive Phillips. He believes his birth-mother though that he was stillborn and hence left him at the hospital.