WWE legend Ric Flair, 74, splits from wife Wendy, 65, after 13 years

Ric Flair has confirmed his divided from woman Wendy Barlow aft 13 years together.

The WWE Hall of Famer, 75, revealed helium and his 64-year-old spouse person ‘respectfully’ decided to telephone clip connected their narration six years aft they got married.

In an affectional connection connected social media, Ric said they person separated owed to their respective enactment schedules.

‘Wendy and I enjoyed 13 large years. As with each couple, we person experienced our ups and downs,’ helium wrote connected Instagram and X.

‘I deliberation it’s important for everyone to cognize close present that we person decided to portion ways respectfully.’

The alleged Nature Boy – who is recognised by WWE arsenic a 16-time satellite champion – thanked Wendy for supporting him implicit the years, including successful 2017 erstwhile helium suffered complications from country aft having an obstructive portion of his bowel removed.

He had kidney failure, which resulted successful dialysis treatment, portion helium was placed successful a medically coma the aforesaid twelvemonth owed to a ruptured intestine.

Ric wrote: ‘I’ll ne'er beryllium capable to convey her capable for lasting by my broadside done my unspeakable health situation successful 2017. She ne'er near my side! And for that I volition ever beryllium grateful!

‘We some are moving connected antithetic projects astatine the existent clip and it becomes hard with my docket and her docket to marque this work.

‘I privation her the champion of luck with her projects and I cognize that she supports mine.’

Wendy – who was Ric’s 5th woman aft marriages to Leslie Goodman, Elizabeth Harrell, Tiffany VanDemark and Jaqueline Beems – archetypal met the wrestling fable astir 40 years agone erstwhile they some worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

She adjacent played his valet Fifi – a French maid quality – astatine immoderate events, and they started dating decades later.

They antecedently broke up successful 2022, but reconciled a fewer months later, earlier announcing this week they person divided for good.

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

The 51-year-old WWE fable and Hollywood prima wrote connected X, formerly Twitter: ‘Ric Flair had a relentless passionateness to beryllium the top of each time, but with achieving that GOAT presumption – helium besides sacrificed it each and paid a dense price.

‘And lived to archer the story. I’ve known Ric since I was 8 years aged erstwhile helium and my dad, Rocky “Soulman” Johnson were wrestling unneurotic successful the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance).

‘This task is idiosyncratic for maine and we astatine @sevenbucksprod and #KevinMischer films can’t hold to archer his unbelievable story.’

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