1976
12/26 - w/Greg Valentine beat Ole & Gene Anderson to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
1977
5/8 - w/Greg Valentine lost the NWA Tag Team Titles to Ole & Gene Anderson
7/29 - won the U.S. Title from Bobo Brazil
10/23 - lost the U.S. Title to Ricky Steamboat
10/30 - w/Greg Valentine regained the NWA Tag Team Titles from Ole & Gene Anderson
1978
4/?? – Flair and Valentine are stripped of the NWA World Tag Team Titles
4/9 - won the U.S. Title from Mr. Wrestling
12/18 - lost the U.S. Title to Ricky Steamboat
1979
4/1 - regained the U.S. Title from Ricky Steamboat
8/8 - w/ Blackjack Mulligan won the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones
8/12 – vacated the U.S. Title
8/22 - w/ Blackjack Mulligan lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones
1980
4/19 - won the U.S. Title from Jimmy Snuka
7/26 - lost the U.S. Title to Greg Valentine
11/24 - regained the U.S. Title from Greg Valentine
1981
1/27 - lost the U.S. Title to Roddy Piper
9/17 - beat Dusty Rhodes to win the NWA World Championship
1982
??? - during a tour of Puerto Rico he allowed himself to be pinned by Jack Veveno to avoid a riot. The title was given back to Flair after the match and the title change is not recognized in his 16-World Championship Count.
7/14 - fought to a double DQ against WWF Champion Bob Backlund
12/25 Christmas Star Wars - beat Kerry Von Erich in a steel cage match due to the actions of referee Michael Hayes. This event started the classic Von Eric-Freebird feud.
1983
1/6 - lost the title to Carlos Colon, the loss is not recognized
1/10 - regained the title from Carlos Colon (not counted towards his 16 wins)
2/9 - lost the title to the Midnight Rider (the suspended Dusty Rhodes under a mask) but when he refused to unmask Flair was given back the title
6/10 - lost the NWA World Title to Harley Race
11/24 Starrcade – regained the NWA Championship from Harley Race in a steel cage match
12/25 Christmas Star Wars – lost via DQ to David Von Erich
1984
3/21 - lost the title to Harley Race on a foreign tour (not recognized)
3/23 - regained the title from Harley Race (not counted towards his 16 wins)
5/6 Parade of Champions – lost the NWA World Championship to Kerry Von Erich
5/24 – regained the title from Kerry Von Erich
11/29 Starrcade - NWA Title and $1 million: Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes when special guest ref Joe Frazier stopped the match due to excessive bleeding.
12/25 Christmas Star Wars – lost by DQ to Kerry Von Erich
1985
5/5 Parade of Champions – fought Kevin Von Erich to a double count out
7/6 Great American Bash – beat Nikita Koloff
9/29 - beat Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match. After the match, Ric and the Andersons broke Dusty Rhodes ankle.
10/2 - fought to a double count out against AWA World Champion Rick Martel
11/28 Starrcade – lost to Dusty Rhodes by DQ
1986
4/19 Crockett Cup – beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ
7/26 Great American Bash – lost the title to Dusty Rhodes in a steel cage match
8/9 – regained the title from Dusty Rhodes
11/27 Starrcade – beat Nikita Koloff by DQ
1987
4/11 Crockett Cup – beat Barry Windham
7/4 Great American Bash - Wargames 1: The Super Powers, The Road Warriors, & Paul Ellering beat The Four Horsemen & JJ Dillon
7/11 Great American Bash – beat Jimmy Garvin a cage match to earn a date with Precious
9/25 – lost the NWA World Championship to Ronnie Garvin in a steel cage match
11/26 Starrcade – regained the title from Ronnie Garvin in a steel cage match
1988
1/24 Bunkhouse Stampede – lost to Road Warrior Hawk by DQ
3/27 Clash of Champions – fought to a draw with Sting
4/23 Crockett Cup – lost to Nikita Koloff by DQ
7/10 GAB – beat Lex Luger when the match was stopped due to excessive bleeding
12/7 COC - Ric Flair & Barry Windham defeated The Midnight Express
12/26 Starrcade – beat Lex Luger
1989
2/20 Chi-Town Rumble – lost the NWA World Champion ship to Ricky Steamboat
4/2 COC – lost a best-of-3 falls match to Ricky Steamboat 2-1
5/7 Music City Showdown – regained the title from Ricky Steamboat. After the match, he was attacked and injured by Terry Funk.
7/23 GAB – beat Terry Funk
9/12 COC - Sting & Ric Flair beat Dick Slater & Great Muta by DQ. After the match, Terry Funk put a plastic bag over Ric Flair's head.
10/28 Halloween Havoc - Thunderdome Cage Match: Sting & Ric Flair beat Terry Funk & The Gret Muta. Bruno Sammartino was special guest ref.
11/15 COC – beat Terry Funk in an I-Quit match
12/23 Starrcade – beat the Great Muta
12/23 Starrcade – battled Lex Luger to a draw
12/23 Starrcade – lost to Sting
1990 - 1997 are on the following page, 1998 - present are on page 3
