{"id":4828,"date":"2025-06-16T16:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2025-06-17T06:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:45:44","slug":"wwe-icon-76-flooded-with-support-from-fans-after-revealing-cancer-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/wwe-icon-76-flooded-with-support-from-fans-after-revealing-cancer-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE icon, 76, flooded with support from fans after revealing cancer update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ric Flair has had to cancel a meet-up as he continues to undergo cancer treatment (Picture: Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WWE<\/a> legend Ric Flair has informed fans that he must scrap a scheduled meet and greet due to ‘health<\/a> issues’.<\/p>\n

The 76-year-old retired wrestler was inundated with supportive messages after sharing the update, having announced earlier this month that he had skin cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Flair, whose real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr<\/a>, said at the time that this is his second skin cancer diagnosis in three years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He started undergoing treatment last week.<\/p>\n

Now, the Memphis-born star has explained that his poor health means he cannot meet his supporters as planned tomorrow.<\/p>\n

He was due to host the meet-and-greet event at a Mississippi wellness clinic.<\/p>\n

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Taking to Instagram, where he boasts 2.5million followers, he wrote: ‘To All My Dear Friends And Fans- I Am So Sorry, That I Will Not Be Able To See You Tuesday. I Have Health Issues, That I Need To Attend To. As I Have Procrastinated Putting My Health First In The Past. Melanoma, I Have Found Out, Is Nothing To Play With. I Promise To See You ASAP. Please Continue To Love Ric Flair Drip, As @ricflairdrip Loves You [sic]’.<\/p>\n

The WWE Hall of Famer soon had his fans wishing him well in the comments, assuring him that they understand his ‘health comes first’.<\/p>\n

‘God bless you Ric. We love you. \u2764\ufe0f’, commented @elainahubble.<\/p>\n

@chrisbeepz added: ‘take it easy legend \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd’.<\/p>\n

‘We love you Ric health comes first \u2764\ufe0f’, wrote @mayne_dan.<\/p>\n

The 16-time WWE champ initially denied his cancer diagnosis on X in a bid to keep it private.<\/p>\n

However, once he felt ready, he confirmed it to People<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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He is widely regarded as one of the greatest-ever wrestlers (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Flair has also been open about his health battles (Picture: Adam Pantozzi\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘It’s the second time in three years that I’ve been dealing with skin cancer,’ he told the outlet. ‘I will be undergoing treatment next week.’<\/p>\n

He also thanked people for their well wishes, adding: ‘Appreciate the concerns!’<\/p>\n

Flair’s health woes have been well documented in recent years.<\/p>\n

In August 2017, he was hospitalised with stomach pains. A few hours later, he was in the early stages of kidney failure.<\/p>\n

Widely regarded as one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, Flair was also close to congestive heart failure.<\/p>\n

His loved ones were prepared for the worst, as doctors informed them he only had a 20% likelihood of survival, having put him into a medically induced coma, where he remained for 11 days.<\/p>\n

Flair had a pacemaker fitted and part of his bowel removed.<\/p>\n

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Flair’s heart problems have been caused by alcohol abuse (Picture: Jacob Langston\/Orlando Sentinel\/MCT via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The 76-year-old was in a coma for 11 days in 2017 (Picture: Tiffany Rose\/Getty Images for Harold & Carole Pump Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking to People a month after the ordeal, he admitted just how bad it got.<\/p>\n

‘I crashed in an aeroplane and broke my back; I\u2019ve been hit by lightning, but this is totally different,’ he confessed. ‘Anything I\u2019ve been through before is nothing like this.’<\/p>\n

Throughout it all was his partner, Wendy Barlow<\/a>. They were together for 13 years before parting ways in September 2024.<\/p>\n

However, Flair still cherishes how she cared for him, writing in a social media statement at the time their split became public: ‘I\u2019ll Never Ever Be Able To Thank Her Enough For Standing By My Side Through My Terrible Health Crisis In 2017.’<\/p>\n

‘She Never Left My Side! And For That I Will Always Be Grateful! [sic]’, he added.<\/p>\n

Alas, his battles continued in 2019 when Flair was rushed to the Atlanta hospital emergency room after suffering a ‘very serious’ medical emergency. He went on to have heart surgery once again.<\/p>\n

Flair’s heart problems can be attributed to alcohol abuse, which he discussed in his book, Ric Flair: To Be the Man.<\/p>\n

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Fans are rallying around him following his second skin cancer diagnosis in three years (Picture: Don Arnold\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The WWE icon retired in 2022 (Picture: Mark Dadswell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He shared that he suffered from alcoholic cardiomyopathy, which is a cardiac disease caused by chronic alcohol consumption<\/p>\n

‘I had one vice,’ Flair told Sports Illustrated in 2017. ‘I’m not going to point my finger at anybody else. My vice was drinking. <\/p>\n

‘I didn’t have any pain issues, addiction problems, marijuana, cocaine, nothing like that. It’s a fact that I kept myself up all night and always had a good time.’<\/p>\n

Flair’s wrestling career spanned 50 years before he retired in 2022.<\/p>\n

The ‘Nature Boy’ won numerous titles and was named Wrestler of the Year on several occasions.<\/p>\n

In his 2022 Peacock documentary Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair, then-wife Barlow said that Flair seemed to rely on his WWE persona to help him through tough times.<\/p>\n

‘I don’t know how he survived,’ she said. ‘What he did was go back into Ric Flair, to be a character so he didn’t have to feel.’<\/p>\n

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If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Macmillan can offer support and information.<\/p>\n

You can contact their helpline on 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week from 8am to 8pm), use their webchat service<\/a>, or visit their site<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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