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

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 10, 2026, 9:21 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/former-wcw-boss-jim-herd-who-fired-ric-flair-dead-at-87/>

Former WCW executive Jim Herd, remembered for firing Ric Flair and shaping early Turner-era WCW, has died at 87.

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- Nov 10, 2026, 3:12 PM: [Jim Herd, former WCW boss who famously fired Ric Flair, dies at 87](<https://sports.yahoo.com/wrestling/article/jim-herd-former-wcw-boss-who-famously-fired-ric-flair-dies-at-87-wrestlemania-43-dates-saudi-arabia-211206092.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  In this week's Conrad's Corner, we reflect on the complicated legacy of WCW's first executive vice president. Plus, new details on WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia, Dana White's legal threat over a Power Slap parody, and much more from around the wrestling world.
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:21 PM: [Jim Herd, former head of WCW who famously fired Ric Flair, dead at 87](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/former-wcw-boss-jim-herd-who-fired-ric-flair-dead-at-87/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Former WCW executive Jim Herd, remembered for firing Ric Flair and shaping early Turner-era WCW, has died at 87.