Kerry Morton: Ric Flair Said I'd Be His Top Draft Pick

Kerry Morton, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton, recently received a compliment from Ric Flair that changed his perspective about his career.

In an interview with WrestleZone, Morton looked back on being part of the “Ric Flair’s Last Match” event, where he teamed up with his father to face Brock Anderson and Brian Pillman Jr., who were representing the Four Horsemen. He noted that the atmosphere was surreal because he grew up watching the Four Horsemen and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, among other great teams. He also described how Ric Flair went out of his way to talk to him, “The Nature Boy” told the young star that he’d probably be his top pick if there was a draft in professional wrestling right now.

“It was truly kind of surreal seeing the atmosphere of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express versus the Four Horsemen,” said Morton. “As I grew up in the wrestling business, I went back and I watched tales and I watched tapes of the Four Horsemen and I watched tapes of my father and Robert [Gibson], I watched tapes of all these tremendous tag teams from back then. It’s kind of surreal when the moment happens and you’re thinking wow, I’m taking part of the next generation. I’m taking part of the next step in this business. It was really cool, especially when you talk about Ric Flair’s last match, I got the opportunity to talk to Ric Flair, and not only did I have to go out of my my way to talk to him, Ric Flair went out of his way to talk to me, which was truly incredible.

“He [said], ‘Kerry, I hope you’re doing well. I keep up to date with you at NWA’. He said something that really really stuck out to me, and word-for-word, he said, ‘Kerry, if there were a draft pick in professional wrestling, you would probably might be my number one right now.’ That made me change my whole perspective of what I’ve been doing recently in the professional wrestling business and by all means, that was the greatest compliment any professional wrestler in this business could ever receive. So truly a humbling moment for myself and a historic moment.”

Morton went on to describe how hearing Flair’s message helped him see that he must be doing something right at this stage in his career, and it helped motivate him to keep striving for more.

“I think in any business, especially the entertainment business, we all have self-doubt,” said Morton. “We all think that we’re not capable of doing something until that opportunity excels. That’s something that I’ve been dealing with recently is you know, I want to take these leaps and bounds too quickly and I’m not taking in the moment, which I should be. I should take in the moment more often, and so that’s something that really changed my perspective is, Kerry, whatever you’re doing so far, you’re doing something right, to hear someone say something like that.

“So it just makes me think, okay, what can I do in this business next to make a step, to make a loud noise, to appeal to wrestling fans. So it really kinda gets your gears turning, gets the rotors going on that car. So it’s truly interesting. It’s interesting to think like, I sat back yesterday when I got home and I just thought to myself, man, what did you did so far is pretty damn good for 21 years of age, but now, now you gotta do more. Now you gotta go and get more, and that’s what I’m gonna do here soon at NWA.”

Morton continues to shine in the NWA, and he will aim to win some gold when he challenges Homicide for the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship at NWA 74. You can check out the card here.