'Nature Boy' Ric Flair has 'successful heart surgery' days after being ...

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Former wrestling legend Ric Flair underwent successful heart surgery on Monday.

His wife, Wendy Barlow, said Flair was in an Atlanta recovery room.

‘Doctors said the procedure was a success,’ she told TMZ on Monday.

Flair had been hospitalized in Atlanta because of an unspecified medical issue. 

According to TMZ, Flair, 70, was taken to the emergency room due to a 'very serious' medical emergency. 

Flair was reportedly scheduled to undergo the operation on Friday, but 'complications' arose, forcing doctors to postpone the surgery until Monday. 

However, his son-in-law Conrad Thompson told https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1129070551048380416 that Flair underwent a planned procedure and his situation 'is not as grave or serious' as the TMZ report makes it seem. 

'This was not a last-minute surprise surgery,' said Thompson, who is married to Flair's daughter Megan.