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Ric Flair makes first statement after scary fall that left him hospitalized

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Pro wrestling legend Ric Flair posted on social media Saturday, showing a photo of himself after being hospitalized following a fall Friday morning in Tampa. The 77-year-old thanked fans for their support and praised the hospital staff who treated him until early Saturday morning. Flair cut his head and injured his eye during the incident but is focusing on recovery from both his injuries and blood clots that have limited his travel recently. His daughter, Charlotte Flair, confirmed he was doing okay shortly after the fall.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-24, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Ric Flair, a 77-year-old WWE Hall of Famer, was hospitalized in Tampa on Friday after falling outside a restaurant and injuring himself. The fall occurred just hours after he announced via social media that he had been diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg and canceled an appearance at Washington State Horror Con in Seattle due to medical limitations on travel distance. Flair suffered cuts to his head and eye, which required him to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Flair's daughter, Charlotte, who is also a WWE wrestler, assured fans that her father was "going to be okay" in an X post late Friday night. On Saturday, Ric Flair himself posted on social media from his hospital bed at Tampa General Hospital, showing support for the medical staff and expressing optimism about his recovery. He thanked everyone for their messages and prayers, stating he would respond individually as he gets stronger.

The fall and subsequent hospitalization occurred while Flair was dealing with serious health issues, including blood clots that limit his travel to 3–4 hours due to medical advice.

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“Both articles describe Ric Flair's hospitalization and subsequent fall in Tampa on the same day he announced a health issue.”

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“Both articles refer to Ric Flair's fall and hospitalization in Tampa on the same day.”

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“Both articles describe Ric Flair's statements and condition after falling and being hospitalized, including his social media post with an eyepatch and thanking medical staff.”

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“Both articles describe Ric Flair's fall outside a Florida restaurant which led to hospitalization and his subsequent statement on social media.”

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The pro wrestling legend posted a photo on his social media accounts Saturday afternoon, as he sat in a chair with a circular bandage over his right eye and thanked fans for their support. asserted

he → post → support

“Thank you all for the messages and prayers!” the 77-year-old Flair wrote. asserted

Flair → thank → messages

“I will get back to you all individually as I get stronger. asserted

I → get → you

Thank you to Tampa General Hospital staff and doctors that put up with me until 4:30 a.m.. asserted

that → thank → a.m

I appreciate you all and thank you for everything you did. asserted

you → appreciate → everything

” Flair, who is dealing with blood clots, “suddenly fell and injured his face,” after walking out of the restaurant and across the street without his phone or drink Friday morning, according to a TMZ report that also said he cut open his head and eye in the fall before being taken off in an ambulance. uncertain

he → deal → ambulance

His daughter, WWE superstar Charlotte Flair, gave the first indication that Flair was alright, posting to X on Friday night that “he’s going to be ok,” also joking that the 16-time world champion was telling the doctor he fell because “[Ultimate] warrior dropped him on his head.” asserted

warrior → give → head

Ric Flair’s son-in-law and wrestling podcast Conrad Thompson also posted earlier that the Nature Boy was home. asserted

Boy → post → law

The two-time WWE Hall of Famer’s fall came hours after he posted that he regretted missing a signing at Washington State Horror Con in Seattle because of blood clots in his legs, and doctors limited his travel to three to four hours. asserted

doctors → come → hours

“I have to put my health and recovery first. asserted

I → have → health

Blood clots are serious and can be life-threatening,” Flair said. asserted

Flair → threaten → ?

“We have seen this recently with Jalen Hurts [and] complications involving blood clots in his lungs.” asserted

We → see → lungs

Flair, who is currently under contract with AEW, noted that he is scheduled to have a procedure to “strip the affected vein” that will hopefully allow him to travel more. asserted

him → note → vein

It’s unknown how his fall will affect his blood clot treatment. asserted

fall → ’ → treatment

Ric Flair makes first statement after scary fall that left him hospitalized

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