Ric Flair health update: Wrestling legend home after health scare

Kirstie Chiappelli
May 22, 2019 18:28 MYT
Ric Flair has returned home.

The wrestling legend and WWE personality tweeted an update on his health on Wednesday, saying he will be back to "WOOOOOing" in no time.

The Naitch Is Home!!! Thank You To All The Incredible Staff And Doctors At Gwinnett Medical Center Once Again! I Am So Thankful For All My Family, Friends, And Fans For All The Love. At This Time In My Life, I Never Take It For Granted. I Will Be Back Up And WOOOOOing In No Time! pic.twitter.com/yPKC7AKGoY

— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) May 22, 2019
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Flair's wife, Wendy Barlow, revealed he underwent successful surgery Monday after a reported health scare landed him in the hospital last week in Atlanta.

Details regarding the procedure weren't made public, though Flair's surgery initially had been scheduled for Friday before being pushed back to Monday because of "complications" that were unspecified.

Flair was hospitalized Thursday after suffering a "medical emergency" in the Atlanta area that was initially described as a "very serious" situation.

However, Flair’s son-in-law Conrad Thompson later clarified that things were “not as grave or serious” as initially reported.

Still, the incident forced Flair to back out of a Friday appearance as the guest of honor at his own "celebrity roast" in Las Vegas.

Flair, 70, was hospitalized in August 2017 with "multiple failing organs," resulting in what was described as a 20 percent chance of survival. He initially was brought in for "severe abdominal pain" and had surgery to clear out an intestinal blockage after he was placed in a medically induced coma.

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