WWE legend Ric Flair breaks silence on stepson Sebastian Kidder's suicide in emotional post

Wrestling icon Ric Flair shared an affectional connection pursuing the decease of his stepson Sebastian Kidder Sunday. 

Sebastian took his ain beingness implicit the play astatine the property of 24 with his parent Wendy confirming his heartbreaking decease Sunday. 

Following the tragic news, the 75-year-old WWE Hall of Famer broke his soundlessness Sunday nighttime successful a saddening statement. 

'I Have Spent Hours Wondering What To Say. After Hearing The News Of Sebastian's Passing, I Can Only Imagine What Wendy & Paul Are Going Through Having Lost A Son Approximately The Same Age In 2013,' Flair wrote successful portion of a post. 

'I'm So Thankful For The Time I Had With Sebastian. I Have So Many Great Memories & Bonding Time With Him As He Grew Up!' helium aboriginal wrote. 'He Stood Tall By His Mother Along With The Whole Family- Sophia, Paris, And Summer, While I Was Dying. He Was So Unselfish Sharing His Mother With Me As I Was Dying. And Also, At The Passing Of My Son Reid. He Was Multi-Talented & In Everybody's Eyes A Huge Success And Will Always Be Remembered That Way.'

Flair added a touching connection to Sebastian' parent Wendy arsenic helium continued to wage tribute to his stepson.

''I’m So Sorry! Wendy, Please Stay Strong & Don’t Let Anything Deter You From All Your Successful Endeavors You Have In Place In The Future. God Bless You Both! Rest In Peace Sebastian,' helium wrote. 

Wendy had confirmed Sebastian's decease to TMZ Sports , saying: 'I americium devastated and shocked. This is an epidemic with your young men. And intelligence health.'

Sebastian was discovered connected Saturday day successful Georgia with a gunshot wound, with constabulary investigating, according to TMZ. 

He posed connected his Instagram connected Saturday, sharing a selfie and a representation of himself posing with his guitar.

'There are nary words to explicit the symptom I americium feeling from the nonaccomplishment of my Baby @sebastianonthemic,' his mom, Wendy shared to Instagram Sunday afternoon. 'Mommy Loves you.'

Last month, Flair and Wendy announced they had divided up aft six years of marriage.

Sebastian was a instrumentalist and earlier this twelvemonth released his archetypal medium titled 'Under The Moon'.

Flair himself tweeted of his pridefulness astatine Sebastian's archetypal large release, penning connected X: 'Congratulations On The Release Of Your First Album- Under The Moon! I Am So Proud Of You! WOOOOO! Available On All Streaming Platforms!'

Sebastian appeared connected Fox5 Atlanta earlier this twelvemonth to beforehand his record, saying: 'It's really precise romance filled, the halfway of the album. Very relatable.'

He explained that his ma was down his euphony vocation aft proceeding him sing a opus for a miss helium wanted to impress.

'I recorded the screen and didn't deliberation thing of it but my ma got ahold of it and started sending it astir to people. You get traction and rotation with it,' helium said.

As for his narration with Ric, Sebastian said: 'A batch of proposal for definite (on handling fame). That's the absorbing thing, increasing up with Ric arsenic a stepdad was precise different, precise unique.

'You spell retired to a household repast and you are conscionable surrounded by fans, radical coming up and wanting pictures. You are already exposed to it from an aboriginal age.

'What kid has Post Malone coming implicit and having meal with the family? Darius Rucker pulled up with his large circuit autobus 1 time. It was crazy.'

Flair 1 of the astir iconic wrestlers of each time, and Wendy, a retired All-American-ranked nonrecreational tennis player, divided erstwhile earlier successful 2022, lone to reconcile a fewer months later.

'Wendy and I enjoyed 13 large years,' Flair wrote successful a statement. 'As with each couple, we person experienced our ups and downs. [But] I deliberation it's important for everyone to cognize close present that we person decided to portion ways respectfully.

'I'll ne'er beryllium capable to convey her capable for lasting by my broadside done my unspeakable wellness situation successful 2018. 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 was Flair's 5th woman aft his erstwhile marriages to Leslie Goodman, Elizabeth Harrell, Tiffany VanDemark and Jaqueline Beems.