"Ten thousand women. I wish I hadn't said that because of my grandkids."
The grappler, who survived a plane crash and a lightning strike in the 1970s, has made a number of controversial claims through the years - none more so than when he told a radio show in 2016 that he had sex with Hollywood star Halle Berry.
Flair was rushed to hospital last month for emergency surgery to remove an obstructive piece of his bowel, which led to kidney failure.
He informed fans of his improved health shortly after being discharged, by posting a snapchat of himself with the message: "I ain't dead yet motherf***ers".
Flair has since vowed to stop drinking, telling People "It [his hospitalisation] scared the sh** out of me. I never want to go through this again.
"My daughter [Charlotte] told me that the doctor told her to go see me - that I wasn't going to make it. I had no idea it was that bad. Wendy never told me.
"I didn't think I was an alcoholic, but obviously I was," Flair said.
He recalled first started drinking as a way to "bond" with other wrestlers in the 1970s and regularly turning to booze to overcome injuries during his career.
"I'll never drink again. Anything I've been through before is nothing like this."