A man who spent decades making rings tremble has, by one outlet's account, ended up on a Tampa sidewalk and then in an ambulance, his face cut and his head possibly struck. The story arrives only hours after he stepped back from a Seattle appearance because a clot in his leg left his doctors unwilling to let him travel far, and it reaches us through a single report, since the fire crews who answered the call will not name the patient. What remains is a familiar human reckoning: an aging performer whose body keeps asking for attention, and a public still waiting to learn how the night, and the
Ric Flair, 77, Taken to Tampa Hospital After Fall Outside Bar; Reports Cite Head Injuries
Ric Flair, 77, was reportedly taken to hospital with facial cuts and a possible concussion after a fall outside a bar.
Blood clots are extremely serious and can be life-threatening.
Mark
So what actually happened in Tampa?
Mimi
According to TMZ, Flair walked out of a bar, fell, and hurt his face. The report says he cut his head and eye and may have a concussion, and that he went to the hospital by ambulance.
Luke
Worth being clear that's one outlet. Tampa Fire Rescue confirmed a fall and an adult male taken to a hospital, but they didn't name him.
Mark
Why not?
Mimi
They cited HIPAA and said they couldn't give patient particulars. So the identity rests on TMZ.
Mark
And the blood clot announcement the same day?
Mimi
That part is from Flair himself on X. He said his doctors limited his travel to three or four hours, so he canceled Seattle, and that he's slated for surgery on the vein.
Luke
Those two things are connected only by timing. Nothing in the reporting says the clot caused the fall, or that the fall relates to it at all.
Mark
Is the concussion confirmed?
Luke
No. It's described as possible, and the severity of the cuts and his current condition aren't established.
Mimi
What we know is the surgery plan, the canceled appearance, and a reported hospital trip. An official update is the thing to watch for.
Der Puls
- A fall outside a Tampa bar sent 77-year-old Ric Flair by ambulance to a local hospital, with facial cuts and a possible concussion.
- The fall came hours after Flair pulled out of a Seattle appearance, his doctors having capped his travel because of a leg blood clot.
- Tampa Fire Rescue will not confirm the patient's name, citing HIPAA, so the identification rests on TMZ's reporting alone.
- Flair is slated for vein surgery that doctors hope will clear him to travel again, and an official update on his condition is still awaited.
A man who spent decades making rings tremble has, by one outlet's account, ended up on a Tampa sidewalk and then in an ambulance, his face cut and his head possibly struck. The story arrives only hours after he stepped back from a Seattle appearance because a clot in his leg left his doctors unwilling to let him travel far, and it reaches us through a single report, since the fire crews who answered the call will not name the patient. What remains is a familiar human reckoning: an aging performer whose body keeps asking for attention, and a public still waiting to learn how the night, and the surgery that follows, will turn out.
Ric Flair, the 77-year-old wrestling champion, was reportedly loaded into an ambulance in Tampa after falling outside a bar. TMZ says he walked out of the establishment, fell, cut his head and his bleeding eye, and may have suffered a concussion before being taken to hospital.
The account rests on that single report. Tampa Fire Rescue confirmed it answered a fall outside the bar and transported an adult male, but it did not name him, citing HIPAA, so the link to Flair comes only from TMZ.
The fall followed hours after Flair announced on X that a blood clot in his leg forced him to cancel a Seattle appearance. His doctors had limited his travel to three or four hours, and Seattle lay beyond that. He spoke of blood clots as serious and potentially life-threatening, pointing to Jalen Hurts's lung clots as a reminder, and said he must follow medical advice.
He is slated for surgery on the affected vein, which he hopes will let him travel again. He apologized to fans, thanked them for their patience, and said he looks forward to getting healthy.
Flair has long struggled with health and alcohol, and his career has come in fits since his so-called Last Match in 2022, when he later admitted passing out twice. What remains unknown is his official condition and whether the surgery proceeds as planned.
Ric Flair, the 77-year-old wrestling champion, was reportedly loaded into an ambulance in Tampa after a fall outside a bar. According to TMZ, he walked out of the establishment and fell, injuring his face and possibly suffering a concussion. The outlet says he cut his head and his eye, which was bleeding, before he was taken to a hospital.
The account rests on that single report. Tampa Fire Rescue told OutKick and Fox News Digital that it responded to a fall outside the establishment and that an adult male was taken to a local hospital. The department did not name Flair. It said it could not provide any patient particulars, citing HIPAA guidelines, so the link between the call and Flair comes from TMZ's reporting alone.
The reported fall came only hours after Flair announced on X that he would miss a scheduled appearance in Seattle because of a blood clot in his leg. He wrote that his doctors had limited his travel to three or four hours, and that Seattle fell outside that range. He said he had to put his health and recovery first, and that blood clots are extremely serious and can be life-threatening.
Flair pointed to a recent public example: Jalen Hurts and the complications involving blood clots in his lungs. He called it a reminder that the condition is not something to take lightly, and said he must follow medical advice.
He also said he is slated to have surgery on the affected vein, which his doctors expect will allow him to be cleared for more travel afterward. He apologized for the inconvenience and disappointment, said the decision was not made lightly, and thanked fans for their patience, understanding, and support. He closed by saying he looks forward to getting healthy and seeing them down the road.
Flair has battled health and alcohol issues over the years, and he has been in and out of wrestling for the last few years. His so-called Last Match took place in 2022, a tag-team bout in which he teamed with his then-son-in-law, the wrestler known as Andrade, against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal. He later revealed that he passed out twice during that match.
He made his All Elite Wrestling debut in 2023 and was briefly part of Sting's final professional match at AEW Revolution, where Sting and Darby Allin faced the Young Bucks.
Over his career Flair was an eight-time World Championship Wrestling world heavyweight champion, a nine-time National Wrestling Alliance world heavyweight champion, and a two-time WWE champion. WWE inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2008 as a singles wrestler and again in 2012 as a member of the Four Horsemen.
What remains to be seen is an official word on his condition, and whether the vein surgery he described goes ahead as planned.
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My doctors have limited my travel to 3–4 hours. Seattle falls outside that range, and as disappointed as I am, I have to put my health and recovery first.— Ric Flair, on X
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