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Charlotte Flair Reassures Fans After Ric Flair’s Fall

Published 24 October 2026

Charlotte Flair said her father, professional wrestling legend Ric Flair, would be okay after he was hospitalized following a fall in Florida. The update came in a post on X after Ric Flair cut his head and eye in the incident. Charlotte joked that her father had told a doctor he fell because The Ultimate Warrior had once dropped him on his head. Her reference recalled the wrestlers’ past rivalry. The lighthearted remark accompanied her reassurance, but it was not a medical assessment of his injuries. Ric Flair was taken to a hospital after falling outside a restaurant, according to reports based on an account by TMZ. The reports said he sustained cuts to his head and eye. They did not provide a diagnosis or describe treatment following his arrival at the hospital. The fall was reported on Friday, October 23. Earlier that day, Ric Flair said on social media that a blood clot in his leg had led him to cancel a scheduled appearance at Washington State Horror Con in Seattle. He said his doctors had restricted his travel and that Seattle was beyond the distance he was permitted to travel. Flair also said he was scheduled to undergo a procedure to strip the affected vein. He said...

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