Ric Flair Says He Will Be Okay After a Fall Reportedly Sent Him to the Hospital

The Nature Boy says he is still standing. Ric Flair told fans he "will be okay" after a fall outside a Tampa restaurant reportedly sent him to Tampa General Hospital on Friday, according to NBC News, TMZ and ABC Action News.

The 77-year-old WWE Hall of Famer had reportedly revealed only hours earlier that he was dealing with a blood clot in his leg. Per reports, he was taken to the hospital after the fall and has since been recovering, posting updates to reassure fans that he is in good spirits.

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Flair has battled serious health scares before, including a 2017 hospitalization that left him in a medically induced coma, and he came back from that to wrestle one more time in 2022. That history is why wrestling fans hold their breath every time his name pops up next to the word hospital.

Messages of support have reportedly poured in from across the wrestling world. Get well soon to a 16-time world champion. What is your all-time favorite Flair moment?

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Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/sports/ric-flair-recovering-hospitalized-rcna605418; https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/23/ric-flair-hospitalized/; https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/ric-flair-says-he-is-recovering-after-fall-sends-him-to-tampa-general-hospital