RIC FLAIR’S USED CAR COMMERCIALS ARE THE FUNNIEST THING YOU WILL SEE ‘WOOOOO!’
Ric Flair might be too old and flabby to run around the squared circle these days, but the wrestling legend can still run his mouth (WITH CLAIMS HE HAD SEX WITH HALLE BERRY). And as great a wrestler as Flair was in his prime, he was even better at talking smack.
That’s why it’s no stretch to imagine him as used car salesman named Papa Flair, the character he plays in a series of commercials for Atlanta-based US Auto Sales.
The set-up in these three sports is the same—Papa Flair is a slick-talking, head-locking huckster with a young woman forever on his arm. For those in the market for an old Camry, US Auto Sales is the better option.
It’s hard to watch these and not see some similarities to the great Terry Tate, Reeboks’ office linebacker who first appeared in a brilliant set of ads in 2000. There’s also a clear nod to some real-life car lot commercials shot by Dusty Rhodes way back in the day.
But if we’re guessing for the true inspiration of these, we’re going with Will Ferrell’s Ashley Schaeffer from Eastbound and Down, a flaxen-haired car salesman who was so inspired by Flair, he even works in some “woos” in this immortal clip:
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Earlier this week, wrestling legend Ric Flair made the impossible-to-believe claim that he once bedded the gorgeous Halle Berry. On his radio show, Flair was asked for the names of celebrities who’ve ridden “Space Mountain,” the Disney-friendly name he has given his dong. He only named Berry, who he said he hooked up with just after her divorce from former Yankee, Brave, Indian and Athletic David Justice.
On Tuesday, Berry’s rep issued a denial that didn’t just shoot down Flair’s story, but attempted to damage the 67-year-old in a man’s most vulnerable place—his ego. “There is NO truth to this! Halle has literally never even heard of him let alone met him!!!” her rep told TMZ.
Damn. Not only has she never met the man, she doesn’t even know who he is.
Clearly, someone is lying here and it’s up to the people to decide who they believe. Is it the dude who made his name getting dropped on his head? Or the woman who was a 30-year-old at the top of her career when Flair says she slummed it with a fading wrestler nearing 50?
