WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was recently hospitalized and reportedly underwent minor surgeries on his stomach, but he is expected to return to WWE television sometime soon.
Flair missed last Thursday's NXT Takeover II: Fatal Four Way event where he was slated to introduce KENTA, who will now go by the name Hideo Itam, and his daughter's NXT Women's Championship defense against Bayley.
Flair also missed this past Tuesday's SmackDown tapings where he was slated to serve as a guest referee and he was slated to attend Sunday's Night of Champions at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, but he will no longer attend due to his health issues.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that people expect Flair to return to WWE television soon after he recovers from his procedures.
It has been rumored that Charlotte may debut on WWE television soon and that Flair will have a full on-screen role as her manager and mentor due to the fact that the WWE has had some trouble finding things for him to do regularly on televison.
WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross took to his blog at Jrsbarbq.com to provide an update on Flair's status.
"Now sources are saying Ric Flair had an appendicitis attack and then the doctors found a hernia which both are considered minor surgeries but my take on that is that no surgery is 'minor' when a guy is 65 years old," Ross wrote. "Details are still unconfirmed but we hope that Flair heals quickly."
While he had a health setback, "The Nature Boy" will likely return to television soon.
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