WWE Hall Of Famer and Wrestling Legend Harley Race has been hospitalized since this past Friday, according to the feed from his official Twitter account.

The Wrestling Legend was traveling to Knoxville, TN for a Fanboy Expo when he said to have “showed some signs that needed to be checked out” after which he stopped at a hospital.

Later it was announced that he won’t be able to make it to the convention due to his hospitalization and an update posted on Saturday revealed that he was still at the hospital.

A new update on his status was posted earlier today and it revealed that Race was still under doctor’s care and there isn’t any timetable because his health is the utmost priority:

For the fans attending #fanboyexpo, Mr. Race was en route to Knoxville and while travelling, showed some signs that needed to be checked out. Currently, he is waiting on the OK to leave and then – well-being pending – he will proceed to Knoxville to fulfill his appearance.

— Harley Race (@8XNWAChampion) July 12, 2019

To the fans of Mr. Race that are in Knoxville for Fan Expo. He is still under medical watch at the moment and will unfortunately not be able to attend the comic con. As a result of this. We are working on a suitable form of replacement along with the staff of Fan Expo.

— Harley Race (@8XNWAChampion) July 13, 2019

Just a quick update on Mr. Race, he is still at the hospital under doctors care. There isn't any time table for any situation as his health is of utmost priority. We will be releasing more info later this afternoon. Thanks to everyone for their concern and continue the thoughts.

— Harley Race (@8XNWAChampion) July 15, 2019


Harley Race made his wrestling debut in 1960 and he went on to wrestle for almost every major promotion including NWA, WWE, AWA, and even WCW.

He won a number of singles and tag titles during his career and Harley went on to become an 8 time NWA World Champion in a time where wrestlers barely got opportunities to hold the belt twice.

While details of his current condition are not known, it was revealed in March earlier this year that the WWE Hall Of Famer is battling lung cancer.

So it’s possible that his health issues and the sudden hospitalization are related. We’ll keep you posted on the status of the former World Champion.