Ric Flair Rushed to Hospital After Tampa Street Fall — "I Will Be Okay" | Latest Update

RIC FLAIR DOWN AT 77 💔 The Nature Boy fell crossing a street in Tampa — hours after cancelling a Seattle appearance over a blood clot in his leg. Here is the full, verified timeline, in his own words and his daughter Charlotte's. Wrestling legend Ric Flair, 77, fell while crossing a street in Tampa, Florida on Friday, October 23, outside a restaurant he had visited that morning. TMZ reported head and eye injuries with heavy bleeding, and TMZ reported he may have suffered a concussion. He was taken by ambulance to Tampa General Hospital, where staff treated him into the early hours. The fall came only hours after Flair had cancelled a Seattle appearance, explaining that doctors had found a blood clot in his leg and limited his travel to 3–4 hours. On October 24, his daughter Charlotte Flair posted on X that "he's going to be ok" — and joked about what he told the doctor. Flair himself then thanked the Tampa General Hospital staff and doctors on Instagram, said "I will be okay", and said he is focused on healing and recovery. He also apologised for posts on a Facebook page he says he no longer controls. In this video: what happened in Tampa, the blood-clot cancellation hours earlier, Charlotte's update, Ric's own recovery words, and the Nature Boy legacy behind the headlines — 16-time world champion as commonly billed, and a two-time WWE Hall of Famer. SOURCES: PEOPLE — WWE Legend Ric Flair, 77, Hospitalized After Falling Outside Restaurant While 'Dealing' with Blood Clot in His Leg: https://people.com/wwe-legend-ric-fla... TMZ — Ric Flair Rushed to Hospital After Falling Outside Restaurant in Florida: https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/23/ric-fl... TMZ — Ric Flair Shares Health Update, Photo Of Him Wearing Eye Patch After Fall: https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/24/ric-fl... TMZ — Charlotte Flair Gives Update On Her Dad Ric Flair's Nasty Fall: https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/23/charlo... Ric Flair's own Instagram updates and Charlotte Flair's post on X (Oct 24), as quoted by PEOPLE and TMZ above. Images: Wikimedia Commons (PD / CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only) — full license log in images_licenses.txt. New celebrity stories every day on StarWire TV — subscribe and turn on the bell so you never miss a farewell, a comeback, or the moments everyone is talking about.