{
  "id": 16391389,
  "title": "Charlotte Flair Says Dad Ric Will Be Okay After Hospitalization—And Shares His Ultimate Warrior Joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/charlotte-flair-says-dad-ric-will-be-okay-after-hospitalization-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T23:30:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/charlotte-flair-says-dad-ric-233048138.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Charlotte Flair revealed her father, the wrestling legend Ric Flair, is recovering well after a fall sent him to a hospital in Florida. In an X post on October 24, she shared her father's light-hearted account of what he told his doctor. Earlier, Ric had mentioned a blood clot in his leg. Photographs showed emergency personnel tending to the 77-year-old.\n\nRic invoked The Ultimate Warrior while explaining the accident to his doctor, referencing his former wrestling rival. The Ultimate Warrior, who died in 2014, was a prominent performer during Ric's early WWE run in the 1990s. Ric spoke about vertigo associated with working with Warrior in a May 2022 video.\n\nThe cause of Friday's fall has not been confirmed. TMZ reported that Ric fell after leaving a Tampa restaurant called Wagamama on Friday morning. He had been at the bar, leaving his phone and drink behind, when he stumbled and hit his face, causing cuts, bleeding, and substantial injury to his face.\n\nDoctors have limited Ric's travel to three or four hours, which prevented him from attending the Washington State Horror Con. He also had to cancel his scheduled appearance at the con due to the health concern. Ric stated he would undergo a procedure to strip the affected vein, which would allow him to return to longer trips. He had previously missed an August award ceremony in Las Vegas due to the same issue, appearing by video instead.\n\nRic expressed gratitude for his fans' support and limited his travel due to health considerations.",
  "summary": "Charlotte Flair says her father, Ric Flair, is going to be okay after a fall sent the wrestling legend to a hospital in Florida. The ... Read More",
  "key_points": [
    "Charlotte Flair says dad Ric Flair is recovering well after hospitalization",
    "Ric invoked Ultimate Warrior while explaining fall to doctor",
    "Ric will undergo vein stripping procedure to resume longer travel"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}