In the world of professional wrestling, everything is debatable. Everything, that is, aside from this one simple fact: Ric Flair is the greatest of all time.

The Rock and CM Punk could talk circles around their opponents if you put a microphone in their hand, but never as absolutely as Ric Flair. And, yes, Shawn Michaels could make even the most dismissive viewer believe that he was taking the beating of his life, but everything he did in the ring came directly from the school of Ric Flair. And, of course, Hulk Hogan and John Cena broke through the mainstream, but neither of those guys have had both their name and catchphrase dropped in the first 15 seconds of a Kanye West song.

No other wrestler has permeated culture in the painlessly cool way in which Ric Flair has. So, it's only fitting that director Rory Karpf set his gaze upon the Nature Boy for ESPN's most recent 30 for 30 offering, dropping today. In the lead up to the film's debut, we caught up with the living legend himself to discuss his recent medical scare, his family, and, of course, how to be stylin' and profilin'.

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GQ: Before we talk about the documentary or anything else, how are you feeling after your recent hospitalization?

Ric Flair: I'm feeling better. I've gained back some weight, which is a big deal for me. I lost 43 pounds. I weighed almost 250 when I went in. I only weighed 206 when I left. I was on life support for 10 days. I had to learn how to walk again. I couldn't walk. I could stand on my legs, but I had no balance. I couldn't twist the cap off a Gatorade bottle or open a Diet Coke. It's funny, though, I don't really remember it. A few weeks of my life just completely gone. I guess that's the good thing.

You definitely had a lot of people scared there for a minute.

Yeah. I was, too. But like I said, I don't remember much of it. As a matter of fact, it took me two weeks to catch up with my fiancé, Wendy, on what was real and what wasn't, because I just dreamed. I remember dreaming about different things, which is probably good because I went through a lot of surgeries.

If it's not too personal and you don't mind me asking, what were some of the things you dreamed about?

I dreamed about my parents. Wrestling. I don't remember dreaming about anything bad. Nothing that I was bothered by. I said my parents name a bunch of times and I dreamed my youngest daughter, Ashley [known by most wrestling fans as Charlotte], got married. Don't know to who yet, but that was a big part of it. I kept dreaming everyone was there at the wedding reception.

I got to watch the 30 for 30 the other day, and I was really impressed with this one. I had some high expectations and I think they did a great job with it. What was your first reaction when you got to sit down and watch it?

I thought it was fair. I think it gave wrestling fans a real perspective on what wrestling was like when I was in my prime, as opposed to the business now.

How so?

The travel. And they travel a lot now, but wrestling an hour every night for 15 years—twice on Saturday, twice on Sunday, never a day off. The kids now are working over 300 days a year, but they don't work 365. They wouldn't be in Sydney one night, St. Louis the next, then back to Tokyo the next night. My schedule was insane. But it was part of the job and I loved it, so I wasn't bothered by it then. I certainly traveled, but I always made a good time out of it the best I could. I always found something to do. [laughs] Not always good, but something to do!