WWE legend Ric Flair, 74, splits from wife Wendy, 65, after 13 years --[Reported by Umva mag]

The couple got married in 2018.

Sep 24, 2024 - 06:39
WWE legend Ric Flair, 74, splits from wife Wendy, 65, after 13 years --[Reported by Umva mag]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 25: Wendy Barlow and Ric Flair attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans at Staples Center on February 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
Ric Flair and Wendy Barlow have called time on their relationship (Picture: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

Ric Flair has confirmed his split from wife Wendy Barlow after 13 years together.

The WWE Hall of Famer, 75, revealed he and his 64-year-old partner have ‘respectfully’ decided to call time on their relationship six years after they got married.

In an emotional statement on social media, Ric said they have separated due to their respective work schedules.

‘Wendy and I enjoyed 13 great years. As with every couple, we have experienced our ups and downs,’ he wrote on Instagram and X.

‘I think it’s important for everyone to know right now that we have decided to part ways respectfully.’

The so-called Nature Boy – who is recognised by WWE as a 16-time world champion – thanked Wendy for supporting him over the years, including in 2017 when he suffered complications from surgery after having an obstructive piece of his bowel removed.

WWE legend Ric Flair and his wife Wendy Barlow smile for a selfie
Ric and Wendy Barlow got married in 2018 (Picture: Instagram)
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair shouts in the ring during WrestleMania XX at Madison Square Garden in New York City
Ric is a WWE Hall of Famer (Picture: Djamilla Rosa Cochran/WireImage)

He had kidney failure, which resulted in dialysis treatment, while he was placed in a medically coma the same year due to a ruptured intestine.

Ric wrote: ‘I’ll never be able to thank her enough for standing by my side through my terrible health crisis in 2017. She never left my side! And for that I will always be grateful!

‘We both are working on different projects at the current time and it becomes difficult with my schedule and her schedule to make this work.

‘I wish her the best of luck with her projects and I know that she supports mine.’

Wendy – who was Ric’s fifth wife after marriages to Leslie Goodman, Elizabeth Harrell, Tiffany VanDemark and Jaqueline Beems – first met the wrestling legend around 40 years ago when they both worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

She even played his valet Fifi – a French maid character – at some events, and they started dating decades later.

They previously broke up in 2022, but reconciled a few months later, before announcing this week they have split for good.

Ric Flair is greeted by the crowd during Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania Tour in Australia
The Nature Boy’s wrestling career spanned several decades (Picture: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
Dwayne Johnson, AKA The Rock, at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California
Dwayne Johnson is producing a film based on Ric Flair’s life (Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Disney)

Earlier this year, it was announced that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is developed a film based on Ric’s flamboyant life.

The 51-year-old WWE legend and Hollywood star wrote on X, formerly Twitter: ‘Ric Flair had a relentless passion to be the greatest of all time, but with achieving that GOAT status – he also sacrificed it all and paid a heavy price.

‘And lived to tell the story. I’ve known Ric since I was 8 years old when he and my dad, Rocky “Soulman” Johnson were wrestling together in the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance).

‘This project is personal for me and we at @sevenbucksprod and #KevinMischer films can’t wait to tell his unbelievable story.’

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