In a recent episode of The Steve Austin Show, the Texas Rattlesnake declared that Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots.
When you look at the body of work, when you look at the promos, when you look at the in-ring activity, everybody knows that Ric Flair is the man.
According to ComicBook.com, Stone Cold says that his wrestling foundation was based on The Nature Boy.