Ric Flair says he is recovering after fall and overnight hospital stay in Tampa
The retired wrestler said Saturday he would be okay after a reported fall outside a Tampa restaurant. He had separately canceled travel because of a blood clot in his leg.
Ric Flair said Saturday, October 24, that he was recovering after spending the night in a Tampa, Florida, hospital following a reported fall outside a restaurant there on Friday. The retired professional wrestler told followers he would be okay, while a separate blood clot diagnosis had already forced him to cancel travel to a scheduled appearance in Seattle.
TMZ reported that Flair fell outside a Wagamama restaurant in Tampa on October 23 and cut his head and eye. NBC News cited TMZ for the location and circumstances of the fall. Flair's Saturday social media update included a photograph of him wearing an eye patch; he did not give a detailed account of his injuries in the update reported by E! News.
What Ric Flair said about his recovery
Flair thanked fans for their messages and thanked the staff and doctors at Tampa General Hospital, saying they had looked after him until 4:30 a.m. He wrote that he was focused on healing and recovery and added, ‘I will be okay!’ His statement described his outlook, rather than providing a medical assessment of the injuries from the fall.
His daughter, WWE wrestler Charlotte Flair, also told followers on X that her father was going to be okay, according to NBC News and TMZ. She joked about the explanation he had given a doctor for the fall. Neither her post nor Flair's recovery message established what caused it.
Blood clot had already disrupted Seattle appearance
Hours before the fall, Flair said he could not travel to a scheduled appearance in Seattle because of a blood clot in his leg, Fox News/OutKick reported. According to that report, he said doctors had limited his travel to three or four hours. The blood clot was his stated reason for canceling the trip; it has not been established as a cause of the fall.
E! News reported that Flair said he was scheduled to have a procedure to strip the affected vein. He did not give a date for that procedure in the reported statement. He also said he looked forward to getting healthy and seeing fans again, but gave no timetable for returning to appearances.
In a separate message reported by E! News and Yahoo Sports, Flair said he no longer owned his Facebook page and apologized for what he called reckless posts made during his hospital stay. He described the posting as inappropriate; his message did not identify who had made the posts.
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Sources and context
- WWE legend Ric Flair recovering after being hospitalized for fallNBC News
- Ric Flair shows off eyepatch in update after fall left him hospitalized: 'I will be okay'Fox News / OutKick
- WWE Icon Ric Flair Hospitalized for Fall Hours After Canceling Appearance Due to Blood Clot in His LegE! News
- Ric Flair showcases eye patch at hospital after fall at Florida restaurant, distances self from recent Facebook postsYahoo Sports / Uncrowned
- Ric Flair Shares Health Update, Photo Of Him Wearing Eye Patch After FallTMZ
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