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Andrade says he learned months later that Ric Flair had a heart attack in his last match
Ric Flair suffered a heart attack during his last wrestling match on July 31, 2022.
He teamed with Andrade against Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett in Nashville, Tennessee.
Andrade thought Flair was selling, a wrestling term for acting hurt as part of a match, and asked if he was okay.
Andrade said he learned months later, after Flair went to a doctor, that Flair had suffered a heart attack.
The pair won the match, and Andrade said Flair appeared fine in the locker room afterward.
Flair has not returned to the ring since that match.
Andrade said he learned months later that Ric Flair had suffered a heart attack during Flair’s final wrestling match.
At the time, Andrade thought Flair was selling the effects of the match and did not know he was having a heart attack.
Flair and Andrade faced Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett in a tag team match on July 31, 2022.
Andrade recalled the match while speaking with Chris Jericho on Talk Is Jericho.
Flair and Andrade won the match, and Flair has not returned to the ring.
- Who
- Ric Flair and Andrade teamed up against Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.
- What
- Andrade said he did not know Flair had suffered a heart attack during the match until months later.
- When
- July 31, 2022. Andrade said he learned about the heart attack a couple of months later.
- Where
- Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Why
- Andrade initially thought Flair was selling during the match; he later learned a doctor told Flair he had suffered a heart attack.
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Flair and Andrade wrestled Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett in Flair’s final match.
Flair passed out, and Andrade thought he was selling.
Andrade said he learned Flair had suffered a heart attack during the match.
- Match date
- July 31, 2022
- Venue
- Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Teams
- Ric Flair and Andrade versus Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett
- Event
- Starrcast V
- Outcome
- Flair and Andrade won the match
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What people are saying
At the time, I thought he was selling.
I said, ‘Sir, are you okay?’ ‘Let’s go. Let’s go.’
I’m happy that nothing happened.
‘You had a heart attack two months ago’. That’s when I knew.