{"id":7074,"date":"2017-08-14T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=7074"},"modified":"2017-08-14T17:52:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T21:52:20","slug":"ric-flair-heart-situation-goes-from-routine-to-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/08\/14\/ric-flair-heart-situation-goes-from-routine-to-serious\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Ric Flair Heart Situation Goes From Routine To Serious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UPDATE (3pm August 14): <a href=\"http:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/111598\/ric-flair-medical-updates.html?p=1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PWInsider has confirmed <\/a><\/strong>the induced coma story and state he is being prepped for surgery tonight. His daughter, WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair, is currently in Athens, Georgia to be with her father.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE (5:45pm August 14)<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-news\/ric-flair-out-surgery-situation-remains-extremely-serious-240961\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wrestling Observer reporting<\/a> that Flair has had his surgery and is now out, but that the situation is still &#8220;extremely serious&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <strong>Ryan Satin<\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingsheet.com\/ric-flair-hospitalized\/#.WZHM0JX6uUk\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Wrestling Sheet reported <\/a>that WWE Hall of Famer <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong> was admitted to hospital for what his representatives claimed as &#8220;routine monitoring&#8221;. Considering the 16 time World Champion is 68 years old, regular health check-ups, especially for heart issues, the news was taken lightly.<\/p>\n<p>But later on Saturday night, Flair&#8217;s manager, Melinda Morris Zanoni updated the situation, but this time expressed genuine concern after his check-up was completed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Are u a Fan\/Friend of Ric Flair?If so, we need prayers &amp; positive energy 4 our Living Legend as he is dealing w\/some tough medical issues\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MelindaMorrisZanoni (@MelindaMorrisZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelindaMorrisZ\/status\/896947433061699584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The sentiment was shared half an hour later by ESPN&#8217;s Rory Karpf, who recently directed the ESPN 30 for 30 on the Nature Boy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please pray for my friend Ric Flair and keep him in your thoughts<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rory Karpf (@RoryKarpf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoryKarpf\/status\/896955612134866944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clearly it appears that following his routine monitoring on Saturday morning the hospital must have found some other issues, possibly connected to his heart condition. In his 2004 autobiography,<strong> <em>To Be The Man<\/em><\/strong>, Flair noted that he suffered from Alcoholic cardiomyopathy, a chronic weakening of the heart due to alcoholic abuse that could result in heart failure. It has not be confirmed by medical staff yet if the serious issues currently being dealt with are related to his prior condition. Early this morning, Jimmy Van, owner of Fightful.com, stated that he had been informed that Flair was currently in a medically induced coma.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@FightfulOnline I&#39;m told from sources close to the situation, as of this morning Ric Flair was in a medically induced coma.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jimmy Van | Founder of Fightful.com @StorySalesman (@jimmyvan74) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmyvan74\/status\/897121769970118657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/wwe-hall-of-famer-ric-flair-hospitalized\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE confirmed the situation <\/a>today through their official website, and peers around the wrestling industry chimed in their support to the wrestling legend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> Hall of Famer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a> was hospitalized over the weekend with &quot;tough medical issues.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F66OhyI98n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/F66OhyI98n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/897111483770966016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealMickFoley\/status\/896999375326650368<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/EBischoff\/status\/897063196992733184<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think every wrestling fan in the world shud say a prayer for the Nature Boy Ric Flair to make a speedy recovery &#8230;\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rip Rogers (@Hustler2754) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hustler2754\/status\/897075396906233856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JESnowden\/status\/897076408513695746<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/alphafemale1\/status\/897094386420469761<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ONLY 1 RIC FLAIR ONLY 1 IRON SHEIK. WE BREAK THE EARTHS BACK. THE EARTH NEVER BREAK US <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h0JLEqrnlI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/h0JLEqrnlI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_ironsheik\/status\/897107998199435265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Having hard time getting my mind off Ric Flair today. The respect he&#39;s always shown me is something that has always stayed w\/me. 100% CLASS.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vince Russo (@THEVinceRusso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEVinceRusso\/status\/897105791030788097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I saw <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a> before I flew to Boston yesterday <br \/>I can assure that he needs everyone&#39;s prayers and positive vibes. Thx in advance!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael PS Hayes (@MichaelPSHayes1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelPSHayes1\/status\/897108522315505664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thinking of my good friend, one of my best opponents, and truly a great human being right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CAQMaFM0dW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CAQMaFM0dW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harley Race (@8XNWAChampion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/8XNWAChampion\/status\/897135117713514497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just hearing all this news about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a> sending every ounce energy to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheMan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TheMan<\/a> and asking that all of you do the same <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverGiveUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NeverGiveUp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/897165635599421441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealXPac\/status\/897139056542326784<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My thoughts and prayers are with Ric Flair and his family during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe\/status\/897138806444486656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sending lots of love to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a> and his family today. We&#39;re thinking of you Naitch \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReneePaquette\/status\/897134264751357952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SCOTTHALLNWO\/status\/897166008762466305<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My thoughts &amp; prayers go out to the GOAT, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#39;re all thinking about ya &amp; pulling for ya, my friend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ATuSaSfjoG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ATuSaSfjoG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/897167007413612548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please keep Ric Flair and his family in your thoughts and prayers today! No matter what he will always simply be &quot;Champ&quot; to me!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bruce Prichard (@bruceprichard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bruceprichard\/status\/897135548602691584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAliWWE\/status\/897148582247239680<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saying so many prayers for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a> right now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MsCharlotteWWE<\/a> you are in our thoughts &amp; prayers too\ud83d\udc9bPraying for a speedy recover B&amp;N<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nikki &amp; Brie (@NikkiAndBrie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiAndBrie\/status\/897170975803953152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prayers for &quot;The Man&quot; Ric Flair! Thinking &amp; praying for you Natch! ricflairnatureboy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aHZa2ZCw4L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/aHZa2ZCw4L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chavo Guerrero jr. (@mexwarrior) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mexwarrior\/status\/897173269287018496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE (3pm August 14): PWInsider has confirmed the induced coma story and state he is being prepped for surgery tonight. His daughter, WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair, is currently in Athens, Georgia to be with her father. UPDATE (5:45pm August 14): Wrestling Observer reporting that Flair has had his surgery and is now out, but that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":7077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[469],"class_list":["post-7074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-wwe-universe","tag-ric-flair"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}