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Pro Wrestling Legendary Rick Flair is fighting skin cancer for the first time in three years, the Hall of Fame revealed this week.
former WWE The 76-year-old star revealed the diagnosis in an interview with people after previously rejecting a report last month.
Professional wrestler Rick Flare attended before the 2018 CFP National Championship College Football Game held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018. (Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)
“It’s been three years since I’ve dealt with skin cancer,” he said. Outlet. “I’ll be receiving treatment next week.”
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Last month, Flair tackled the rumors in an X post.
“I’m sorry, people are misled by social media, but I don’t have one. cancer He wrote on May 5th. I’m absolutely fine and unfortunately you have to live with me for another 25 years and put up with it! ”
Later in the match between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, held at Rocket Mortgage Field House on March 8, 2024, wrestler Rick Flair struck the crowd. (Ken Blaze-Usa Today Sports)
Pro Wrestling legend Rick Flair, 75 years old, split from his fifth wife
Flair announced a split from his fifth wife, Wendy Barlow in September. In a post announcing the couple’s divorce, he thanked Barlow for her support during a serious health complication in 2017.
“I can’t thank you enough for standing by my side in 2017 through my terrible health crisis. She will not leave my side! And I am always grateful for that,” he said. “We are working on a variety of projects at this time, and my schedule and her schedule make this work difficult.
“I wish her good luck with her projects. I know she supports mine.”
File – Former professional wrestler Rick Flair prepares to dump the ritual first pitch before a match between the Houston Astros and the Detroit Tigers at Minute Maid Park on August 21, 2019. (Troy Taormina-Usa Today Sports)
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Flair was admitted to a hospital in Georgia in 2017. Sports Illustrated’s Reported at the time, he had surgery to remove a part of his intestine. The doctors also reported that he was in the early stages of kidney failure and was on the crisis of congestive heart failure, a result of alcohol abuse.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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