• Old School WCW Veteran Celebrates His Birthday
Old School WCW Veteran “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright celebrates his 44th birthday today.
After being trained by his father, British Pro Wrestling Veteran Steve Wright, Alex joined Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling in 1994 and immediately became a fan favorite.
In 1999 Alex Wright Was repackaged as “Berlyn”, a gimmick that only lasted for several months, before he switched back to his real name again.
Wright stayed with the promotion until it was sold to the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, but he did remain under AOL Time Warner contract afterwards, till his contract ended.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX WRIGHT!
• Ric Flair Undergoing Serious Surgery Today
As we noted earlier, TMZ Sports reported that two time WWE Hall of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair was rushed to a hospital earlier today due to a serious medical emergency.
During a Starrcast media call, Conrad Thompson revealed that Flair went to the hospital for a planned procedure and that the report TMZ put out was blown way out of proportion.
Conrad noted that Flair’s family knew about the procedure and that Flair wanted to get it done before Starrcast II (where a Ric Flair Roast will take place).
Flair’s wife, Wendy Barlow, said the following regarding this:
“Due to ongoing health complications, Ric was taken to the hospital and is expected to undergo a procedure tomorrow morning, after which he expects to fully recover.”
FOX 5 is reporting that even though Flair’s family knew he was scheduled to get this procedure done, it’s still serious. The procedure is related to a heart condition that has been troubling Ric for years and it takes place today.
Friends and family are praying for #RicFlair . He faces surgery just hours from now. Here is the very latest: pic.twitter.com/66pM4ubbNs
— Will Nunley FOX 5 (@willnunleyfox5) May 17, 2019
