Ric Flair Mulling Lawsuit Against Grantland

Wrestling legend Ric Flair, real name Richard Fliehr, is not happy with a recent Grantland story, which among other things suggests that Flair suffers from alcoholic cardiomyopathy–a disease which weakens the heart muscle and arises from abuse of alcohol. A representative for Flair spoke with TMZ and categorically denied his client suffered from the disease–though he didn’t dispute the multitude of other tragedies documented in the piece.

“While the information gleaned from courthouse records may be credible, Mr.

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