TNA News: Ric Flair's personal struggles examined in tremendous detail, used the watch Shawn Michaels gave him as collateral, wrestles with a heart problem

TNA star Ric Flair is featured in a story written by Shane Ryan at Grantland.com that labels him "The Wrestler in Real Life." The lengthy piece examines Flair's personal issues, financial problems, and includes allegations of physical abuse by some of his ex-wives. The story also states that Flair wrestles for TNA despite suffering from alcoholic cardiomyopathy - a heart problem. To read the full story, visit Grantland.com.

Powell's POV: Flair declined to be interviewed for the story, which lays out his long list of problems and financial issues in tremendous detail. It notes that he used various championship belts and event the watch that Shawn MIchaels gave him as a gift prior to their WrestleMania match as collateral for loans. It's an absolute must read. Sadly, we are getting to the point where a generation of fans is only going to remember stories like these and the aging wrestler who shows up on Impact. Of course, Flair has no one to blame but himself for most of his issues.