WWE legend Ric Flair married his longtime fiancee Wendy Barlow in Florida, just hours after the couple hinted at their nuptials on their Instagram accounts.
Ric Flair and Wendy Barlow were joined by the wrestler’s daughter Charlotte Flair, iconic stalwart The Undertaker and fellow star Dolph Ziggler, who walked Wendy down the aisle.
In the caption, Flair wrote: ‘It’s Going To Be A Wonderful WOOOOO Wednesday,’ while his new bride said: ‘My Best Buddy From Cali is in town …Something must be going on.’ But who is Wendy Barlow?
WWE legend Ric Flair married his longtime fiancee Wendy Barlow in Florida
Who is Wendy Barlow?
A proud mom-of-four Barlow previously worked with Flair as his WCW valet ‘Fifi the French Maid’ in 1993.
The couple got engaged in 2016 and dated for several years with the romance blossoming in 2013.
That same year the pair appeared on an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap along with now deceased wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper and his wife kitty.
Barlow also managed Flair’s sons on the independent wrestling circuit.
Ric Flair with fiancée Wendy Barlow prior to the 101st Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Ric Flair
As reported by The Sun, this is not the first time that Ric has tied the knot and despite being close to death a year ago, the ‘Nature Boy’ has decided to marry for the fifth time, to Wendy Barlow.
Ric’s first marriage was to Leslie Goodman in 1971 and the couple spent 12 years together before the WWE wrestler moved on to Elizabeth Harrell, who he was wedded to for a staggering 23 years, his longest marriage.
However, just months after their divorce, Ric was married to Tiffany VanDemark, but was her husband for only three years before he was linked to Jacqueline Beams in 2009, with their divorce being finalised within five years.
Ric only had children with his first two wives: Megan and David who were born to Leslie and Ashley and Reid, with Elizabeth. Ashley went on to join the WWE herself under the name Charlotte, but Reid died after a heroin overdose in 2013.
Ric Flair and Wendy Barlow wed on the rooftop of The Pearl Hotel in Rosemary Beach, Florida
His eldest daughter Megan gave birth to a baby girl called Morgan, which means Ric is already a grandfather. Ric started out as an WCW wrestler and went on to be an eight-time World Heavyweight champion.
After signing with WWE’s predecessor, the World Wrestling Federation, he earned another two heavyweight titles in addition to three Tag Team championships. Ric has also been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice and won titles in the WCW and National Wrestling Alliance promotion.
Ric Flair Wendy Barlow
Ric Flair married Wendy Barlow at a Florida resort in September 2018, hours before they hinted at their wedding on their Instagram accounts.
In the caption, Flair wrote: ‘It’s Going To Be A Wonderful WOOOOO Wednesday,’ while Wendy said: ‘My Best Buddy From Cali is in town …Something must be going on.’
The new couple were joined by the wrestler’s daughter Charlotte Flair, The Undertaker and fellow star Dolph Ziggler, who walked Wendy down the aisle.
WWE legend was joined by Dennis Rodman, The Undertaker, Michael Hayes and Ata Johnson
Ric and Wendy have been together for six years but have a long history due to Ric knowing Wendy when he was wrestling with the WCW in 1993. The wedding comes a year after Ric suffered a health scare and a near-death experience resulted in the former wrestler being on life support for 10 days.
USA Today reported: ‘What I remember was that I couldn’t talk, but I could hear people talking about me. My daughters told me that the doctor said to go in and say goodbye to your daddy, he’s not going to make it.’
‘Nature Boy’ revealed that his sudden medical emergency could be attributed to bowel issues, kidney failure and his battle with alcoholism.