Ric Flair Shares Heartfelt Tribute to His Late Stepson Sebastian Kidder: 'He Was So Unselfish'

Mar. 15, 2025

Ric Flair and Sebastian Kidder.Photo:Willi Schneider/Shutterstock; Sebastian Kidder/Instagram

Willi Schneider/Shutterstock; Sebastian Kidder/Instagram

Flair, 75, was Kidder’s stepfather via his ex-wife Wendy Barlow, who Flair was in a relationship with for more than 13 years beforetheir splitin September.

“I have spent hours wondering what to say,” the professional wrestling legendwrotein a tribute shared on social media Monday afternoon. “After hearing the news of Sebastian’s passing, I can only imagine what Wendy and Paul are going through having lost a son approximately the same age in 2013. I know the pain of your loss will be with you the rest of your life.”Flair continued, evoking his own sonReid Flair’s deathin 2013: “I still every day of my life think about Reid you will continue to think about Sebastian. You can’t blame yourselves as I blamed myself for making Reid my best friend instead of being a good parent. Sometimes we get so close to our kids, we forget that they need us in so many different ways.”

Ric Flair’s Stepson Sebastian Kidder.Sebastian Kidder/Instagram

Sebastian Kidder/Instagram

Kidder died Saturday afternoon at the family’s home in Georgia, TMZreportedon Sunday.

“I am devastated and shocked,” Barlow told the outlet. “This is an epidemic with your young men and mental health.”

Barlow is also mom to three daughters, while Flair and ex-wife Leslie Goodman are also parents toson David and daughter Megan. Flair also shares daughter Charlotte with ex-wife Elizabeth Harrell, as well as their late son Reid.

Sebastian Kidder and Ric Flair.Sebastian Kidder/Instagram

In his tribute Monday, Flair wrote that he has “so many great memories” from spending time with Sebastian throughout his life.

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“He was so unselfish, sharing his mother with me as I was dying,” Flair said. “And also, at the passing of my son Reid.”

Flair wrote that Sebastian “was multi-talented” and “in everybody’s eyes a huge success and will always be remembered that way.”

source: people.com