By Mark LelinwallaOriginal Source: menshealth.comIt’s not easy getting WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair to slow down after all those years of “limousine riding and jet flying." But that’s exactly what the 68-year-old was forced to do following a serious health scare last summer. After feeling strong pain in his abdomen, Flair was hospitalized and admitted to the intensive care unit. His organs failed, and he was placed in a medically-induced coma and put on life support for 10 days.As Flair recounts in his ESPN 30 for 30: Nature Boy documentary, which aired November 7, decades of hardcore drinking helped push him to his deathbed. He was diagnosed with kidney failure and respiratory heart failure, and he ended up having part of his bowel removed and a pacemaker installed. Although Flair says doctors gave him a 20 percent chance to live, he somehow survived to belt out another “Wooo” (albeit a noticeably fainter one than we’re accustomed to). Since then, the wrestling legend formerly known as the “Dirtiest Player in The Game” is living an alcohol-free lifestyle, and he’s waiting on...click here to continue reading
