Tough news coming out of the wrestling community today. 16-time World Champion, perhaps the greatest wrestler of all time, the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair was hospitalized on Saturday. Today, reports are surfacing that he’s been medically induced into a coma.
Fightful.com owner Jimmy Van is reporting that sources close to the situation are telling him that Flair is in a medically induced coma. That is the word on him as of this morning.
Obviously, when we get further updates we will pass them along. We hope that Flair can kick out of this and we wish him the best.
WWE.com has a story up but it basically cites everything that Flair’s rep has said on Twitter. The only thing we know right now is that he was admitted on Saturday for heart-related issues.
It’s kind of bizarre in the sense that there aren’t a lot of real details surrounding the hospitalization right now, but from those close to the situation, they’re saying it’s bad. Obviously, the family, friends, and colleagues are asking for prayers, so if you’re the type, send one up. We’re certainly thinking of the Nature Boy today.
Flair has been a great influence on a lot of us here at SoBros Network. I don’t want to speak for the entire team, but I grew up watching Flair on Saturday/Sunday mornings. The robes, the watches, the promos – he’s everything I thought a champion was supposed to be.
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