WWE legend Rick Flair was hospitalized after falling outside a Florida restaurant while dealing with a blood clot in his leg.
The 77-year-old retired professional wrestler, whose real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr, posted on Instagram on Saturday that he spent the night in a Tampa hospital.
According to TMZ, Flair fell outside a Wagamama restaurant in Tampa on Friday and suffered cuts to his head and eyes.
“Thank you all for your messages and prayers! I will respond to you individually when I get stronger,” Flair wrote in a post on Saturday. “Thank you to all the staff and doctors at Tampa General Hospital who put up with me until 4:30 in the morning. I thank you all for everything you have done for me!”
The wrestling icon says he’s on the mend.
“I’m focused on my treatment and recovery now,” he said, adding, “I’m going to be fine!”
He shared a photo of himself smiling, covering one eye with an eye patch.
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Just hours before his fall, Flair told his fans that he would have to cancel a show at the Washington State Horror Convention in Seattle due to a blood clot in his leg.
“Unfortunately, I developed a blood clot in my leg and my doctors limited my trip to 3-4 hours. Seattle is beyond that and while I’m disappointed, I have to put my health and recovery first,” he posted on Instagram on Friday.
Fryer warned that the blood clot was “extremely serious and potentially life-threatening” and that he planned to have surgery “to strip the affected vein.”
“I look forward to getting well and seeing you on the road. Thank you for your love and support,” he said Friday.