WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair honors stepson Sebastian Kidder after death by suicide | News, scores, highlights, stats and rumors

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 29: Ric Flair speaks on stage at The Roast of Ric Flair at Nashville Fairgrounds on July 29, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair reflected on the death of Sebastian Kidder, the son of his former partner Wendy Barlow, on Sunday.

“I spent hours wondering what to say,” Flair wrote on had lost age. The pain of your loss will stay with you for the rest of your life. I still think about Reid every day, just like you will continue to think about Sebastian. That we are a good parent. Sometimes we get so close to our children that we forget that they need us in so many different ways. I am so grateful for the time I had with Sebastian and have so many wonderful memories of Him as he grew up!”

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I spent hours wondering what to say. After hearing the news of Sebastian’s passing, I can only imagine what Wendy and Paul are going through after losing a son around the same age in 2013. I know the pain of your loss will stay with you for the rest of your life. I still have every… pic.twitter.com/yvJE4ownOQ

Barlow confirmed this TMZ Sports that Kidder, 24, died by suicide at the family’s home.

“I am devastated and shocked,” she said. “This is an epidemic among you young men. And mental health.”

Flair and Barlow married in September 2018, although they had known each other for years before that. Their history dates back to 1993, when Flair and Barlow worked for WCW.

Flair announced they separated in September.

In his message on Sunday, the 75-year-old referred to his youngest son, Reid, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 25.