Why Charlotte's Return to WWE Is a Great Sign for Ric Flair's Health

Charlotte Flair officially made her return to SmackDown last night. While she has yet to be on live television, Charlotte's presence in WWE is a great sign. Not just for her, but also for Ric Flair.

In a backstage interview with WWE's Renee Young, Charlotte opened up on what the past couple weeks have been like:

"It's probably the hardest two weeks I've had, but man, my dad's a fighter. I just want to thank everyone. [laughes] He's got nine lives. I just really want to thank everyone for the messages, the prayers... Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, text messages... it really means a lot to me, I know it means a lot to my family and most importantly I know my dad would really appreciate."

"He has a long road. I'm not saying he's gonna be back next week strutting, but definitely the prayers and the positive vibes help. And I wouldn't be here if I didn't think it was okay, so everything's good. This is where I belong and I'm glad to be back."

While we can only infer so much, Charlotte's returning presence in WWE can only be taken as a great sign for Ric Flair and his family. For weeks now, the wrestling community has had to rely on second-hand information regarding Ric Flair's current health battle. However this morning, we heard directly from the Nature Boy himself.

In a tweet, Flair effectively communicated on his own status for the first time. Here's what he had to say:

"Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been, to stand up taller than you ever were. Naitch WILL be back! 🙏"

Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been, to stand up taller than you ever were. Naitch WILL be back! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/v9YbIEykt9

— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) August 29, 2017

While we were hoping for a video of him WOOO'ing like a mad man, this will do just fine. It's as relieving as it is encouraged to see the Nature Boy directly communicating with us.

Earlier this morning, his fiancée Wendy Barlow posted the following to her Facebook page:

"I wanted to update everyone on Ric's progress as So many people have been reaching out and offering their Prayers and Support. He is doing very well for a Man who has been through so much! He will begin Physical Therapy shortly and will be stronger than ever and back out enjoying all the fans sooner than you would think. I can Honestly say I have witnessed a Miracle."

Barlow has been the beacon of truth during Flair's medical saga as she has been one of the few reliable sources for the public. There have been episodes of misinformation about Flair, but what we do know is that he had a serious surgery that left him on kidney dialysis and in critical condition.

Barlow posted this about two weeks ago:

It was nice to have a primary source for Flair's situation. For the most part, the media has been kept in the dark and has had to operate off of nothing more than tea leaves.

For now, we can hope to only receive good news on Flair and his health struggles. It was an episode that had the entire wrestling community on edge but it looks like Flair is going to be fine.