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Ric Flair is back home after a scary fall outside a Tampa restaurant Friday that left him hospitalized.
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.
“Thank you all for the messages and prayers!” the 77-year-old Flair wrote. “I will get back to you all individually as I get stronger. Thank you to Tampa General Hospital staff and doctors that put up with me until 4:30 a.m.. I appreciate you all and thank you for everything you did. I am focused on my healing and recovery right now, and I will be okay. ”
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.
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.”
Ric Flair’s son-in-law and wrestling podcast Conrad Thompson also posted earlier that the Nature Boy was home.
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.
“I have to put my health and recovery first. Blood clots are serious and can be life-threatening,” Flair said. “We have seen this recently with Jalen Hurts [and] complications involving blood clots in his 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.
It’s unknown how his fall will affect his blood clot treatment.