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Ric Flair has called himself the stylin, profilin, limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin n dealin son of a gun throughout much of his 40-plus year professional wrestling career.But he can probably add death cheating to that catchphrase.Two-time WWE Hall of Famer told the Dan Le Batard Show on ESPN Radio Thursday afternoon that he once survived getting hit by lightning.Flair said the incident occurred at an airport in Richmond, Virginia, back in the 1970s, where he was in town to have a match with Ricky Steamboat at the Richmond Coliseum.?I got off the plane and was walking, he said. I didnt go 10, 15 feet when all of a sudden I felt this pressure boom, and man, my umbrella shot 50 feet in the air.I thought, What the hell? Lightning hit the top of my umbrella, bounced off and hit the guy in the eye five feet behind me and killed him. Right there. I just stood there looking at the guy and froze, it scared me to death. People were running out the door to get the guy.Flair was then jokingly asked by Le Batard how he was was still alive.I dont know, Flair replied. Ive always wondered what kind of a lawsuit that was, because it was really a big deal, hence probably the steel tips coming off umbrellas at that point.Flair, 67, said that his body is in no pain despite the wear and tear of a career that saw him compete in just about every major U.S. promotion.Im blessed guys, all my friends are banged up, and Im having a good time, he added.But it was a trip to work for a Japanese wrestling promotion that Flair told Le Batard spawned the best drinking story of all time.Flair said he had been working in the Florida wrestling territory for a week in the 1980s, on barely six hours combined sleep for the entire stay, before he had to fly out from Tampa to Chicago, and then on to Tokyo.I started saying I wasnt gonna do it, because I had to land in Tokyo and wrestle three consecutive one-hour matches, Flair said. So all the way over, I drank bloody marys, booze, beer, everything, for thirteen-and-a-half hours.When I got there, and I had talked myself out of this, I could hear them calling me down in baggage claim. I said screw this. I walked over across to the next gate and said, Im going back to the States, whens your next flight? They said, Wheres your bags? I said, I dont care, Im just leaving them here. And then he boarded me, Tokyo to Seattle, Seattle to Chicago, then back to Charlotte.Well I was so flipped when I got down on the plane, I started drinking again. I was looking around for someone to talk to. I said, Hey, you mind if I talk to you? The guy said no. For eight hours we drank and talked. I got him hammered. I said, I think Im having a nervous breakdown. He said, I think maybe you are. And anyway, he sent me a Christmas card for five years making sure I was OK!I got all the way back to Charlotte -- and youre not gonna believe this -- I hadnt slept yet, right? And I got off the plane and there was my wife, and they said youve got to go all the way back. I had to go all the way back, Charlotte to Chicago to Tokyo, and wrestle an hour that day. I still made it back!But Flair, who has been divorced three times and separated from his fourth wife in 2012, credited his current fiancé Wendy Barlow with helping him put his party lifestyle behind him, saying the turbulence in his life has all been self-inflicted.Im not gonna lie to you. The worst thing ... wrestling was easy, its what I did to myself from 11 to 3 or 4 [a.m.] depending what city I was in, he said. But that was my coping mechanism. I just got exhausted.I found one that can put up with me, he added of his fiancé. Yes, Im very happy. I do get lonely. Im not a guy that will sit home and drink. I never drink when Im at home. I like the action. I like to be in the action, and a lot of women dont like that. Wendy, I call her two-drink Louie, but shell at least stay with me. 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Be careful what you wish for, Paul Green.Years of campaigning by Green for Gavin Cooper have finally paid off after the Cowboys backrower earned a State of Origin debut for Queensland.But it has also ensured North Queensland coach Green must cope with the NRL reigning premiers biggest Origin exodus - five players - ahead of Monday nights clash in Canberra.Green admitted in April that he felt sorry for Cooper every representative season because the veteran backrower was always overlooked by selectors.Cooper, 30, finally ended his drought when he replaced injured Maroons backrower Josh Papalii for July 13s Origin III clash in Sydney.Hes been thereabouts for a long time but never really got a crack, Green said of the 225 NRL game veteran.I am proud of the way he handled himself over that period - he never dropped his bundle.Now another wait looms for Cooper.The 11 NRL season veteran is not expected at Queenslands Gold Coast camp until at least Thursday - six days before Origin III - as he sweats on the birth of his second child in Townsville.Green backed Cooper to keep his head during what would be a hectic week.Hes pretty good at staying focused on what he needs to, he said.Hes got a big week Coops, plenty happening but its all good stuff.Cooper joins co-captains Johnatthan Thurston and Matt Scott, centre Justin ONeill (Queensland) and James Tamou (NSW) on Origin duty.dddddddddddd.As a result, Green named a Cowboys team captained by Rory Kostjasyn and featuring debutant Josh Chudleigh while Ben Spina and Tautau Moga play their first NRL game of 2016.Green said the experienced Ben Hannant, Antonio Winterstein and Lachlan Coote would need to show leadership.But he would also be leaning on Ethan Lowe and Kyle Feldt after they experienced Queenslands game two Origin camp as development players.They have had a taste of what it is like in camp - I would like those guys leading the way as well, Green said.Thats the trade off, you lose those guys (to Origin) and disrupts what you are doing but they have the experience of being around the best players.You hope what they learn they implement back here.Meanwhile, veteran Maroons prop Nate Myles also championed Coopers Origin call-up on Tuesday.Its a very overdue reward, said Myles who must overcome a knee complaint to play his 31st Origin on July 13.He probably snuck under the radar for a few years.But I think everyone realises now how good he is.Its well deserved. 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