Dave Meltzer has posted an update on Ric Flair in the Wrestling Observer forum. Here is what he wrote:
He’s out of surgery.
It’s good that he’s out of surgery.
It’s still real bad. I had it just told to me in some detail, not exactly identical, but very similar to what happened to my dad. However, his kidneys are functioning which is the main difference and no cancer issues.
Again, Flair has been hospitalized since Saturday with heart-related issues.
Fightful.com owner Jimmy Van reported that Flair has been dealing with a bacterial infection and alcohol related issues. Flair’s heart issues have been well-known for years. In his 2014 autobiography, he wrote:
Through my many years of partying, I also developed something called “alcoholic cardiomyopathy,” a weakening of heart muscles.” He added, I first detected that there was something wrong when my heart began skipping beats. I went to a cardiologist friend who told me that when your heart pumps, it expands to a rubber band. But mine was doing it too much. Initially, I thought that steroids might be responsible, but the doctor dismissed this theory. My heart was fluttering from thirty-five years of hitting it hard.
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UPDATE: TMZ confirmed Dave Meltzer’s report and said that his family is by his side as they wait to meet with doctors.
