# Jim Herd, former head of WCW who famously fired Ric Flair, dead at 87

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jim-herd-former-head-of-wcw-who-famously-fired-ric-flair-dead-at-87/
- Published: 2026-11-11T03:21:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T04:25:53+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/former-wcw-boss-jim-herd-who-fired-ric-flair-dead-at-87/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Former WCW chief Jim Herd has died aged 87.
- He led WCW from 1988 to 1992.
- His firing of Ric Flair defined his legacy.

## Summary

Jim Herd, the former executive vice-president of World Championship Wrestling, has died aged 87. His death occurred in October and was reported by Conrad Thompson. Herd led WCW from 1988 until resigning in 1992, leaving a mixed legacy in the wrestling business.

Herd was criticised for some creative ideas but helped secure commercial deals, including a Coors sponsorship, action figures and trading cards. He is closely associated with his dispute with Ric Flair, whom he fired during a contract dispute in 1991; Flair then joined the rival WWF, won its 1992 Royal Rumble and returned to WCW in 1993. Herd also oversaw acclaimed Flair and Ricky Steamboat matches and Sting’s first world title win, while the company faced financial difficulties.

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