WWE legend Ric Flair, 76, gives concerning update on skin cancer diagnosis

Daily Mail​

17-06-2025

WWE Hall of Famer and wrestling icon Ric Flair will miss a scheduled meet-and-greet event at a Mississippi wellness clinic on Tuesday a s he continues to undergo treatment for skin cancer.
This is the second time Flair has postponed the event.
'To All My Dear Friends And Fans- I Am So Sorry, That I Will Not Be Able To See You Tuesday,' Flair wrote on X, capitalizing the first letter of each word. 'I Have Health Issues, That I Need To Attend To. As I Have Procrastinated Putting My Health First In The Past. Melanoma, I Have Found Out, Is Nothing To Play With. I Promise To See You ASAP. Please Continue To Love Ric Flair Drip, As @_RicFlairDrip Loves You.'
The 76-year-old Flair had denied his diagnosis in recent weeks before acknowledging his situation in an interview with People.
'It's the second time in three years that I've been dealing with skin cancer,' he told People. 'I will be undergoing treatment next week.'
The 'Nature Boy' is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers with his daughter, Charlotte, following in his footsteps.
He first declared that he would be retiring in 2008 after losing to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24 but has continuously returned to WWE in rare appearances.
In the years since, Flair has tragically suffered with a number of significant health issues.
In 2017, he was in a coma for 11 days and reportedly near death after his intestine ruptured.
Flair had been hospitalized with stomach pains and just a few hours later suffered early stages of kidney failure. He also came close to congestive heart failure as a result of alcohol abuse.
Despite his family being told he only had a 20 percent chance of surviving, Flair eventually recovered after being placed into a medically induced coma and having an obstructed piece of bowel surgically removed.
In 2019, he was rushed to the emergency room after reportedly suffering a 'very serious' medical emergency. He later underwent successful heart surgery at the Atlanta hospital.
In his book, 'Ric Flair: To Be the Man,' he admitted to suffering from alcoholic cardiomyopathy, which is a heart problem caused by prolonged alcohol abuse.
'I had one vice,' Flair told Sports Illustrated in 2017. 'I'm not going to point my finger at anybody else. My vice was drinking. I didn't have any pain issues, addiction problems, marijuana, cocaine, nothing like that. It's a fact that I kept myself up all night and always had a good time.'
Flair married his fifth wife Wendy Barlow in 2018, however the couple split in September 2024. When announcing their separation, Flair thanked his longtime partner for being by his side throughout his health crises.
Boasting 16 WWE world championship titles, Flair cemented himself as one of the greatest icons of the ring. He is also the only WWE Superstar to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice.
As a high schooler in Wisconsin in the late 1960s Flair participated in interscholastic wrestling, football, and track, but by 1972 he was trying to make a name for himself in theatrical wrestling.
Known as 'Nature Boy,' Flair rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s with the WCW and the WWF (now the WWE), and he ultimately headlined Wrestlemania VIII in 1992.
Flair continued to wrestle well into his 60s and recently made an appearance at 2019's Wrestlemania 35.
Flair has periodically made appearances at wrestling events, many times performing alongside his daughter Charlotte, who is now a major WWE star.
His son Reid died of a drug overdose in 2013.