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Ric Flair Misses AEW Blood & Guts Broadcast After Reported Shoulder Flare-Up

Reports attribute his absence to a painful rotator cuff issue that forced an early exit, triggering last-minute changes to AEW’s plans.

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Overview

  • AEW promoted Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat for the Nov. 12 Dynamite special, but only Steamboat appeared on television in a segment with FTR.
  • Flair, 76, addressed the live crowd before the show yet was never shown on the broadcast, according to multiple reports.
  • Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio reports Flair left because a recent rotator cuff tear flared up and he was in significant pain.
  • Meltzer and colleagues say AEW adjusted the planned segment, with on-air references suggesting Flair was originally slated to be involved with Steamboat and FTR.
  • There is no further medical update from Flair, who announced in July he was cancer-free, and reports differ on the venue name even as coverage aligns on the injury-related exit.