You probably have already heard about this. I'm like 99% sure we'll find out this is from a drug overdose.
http://pwinsider.com/article/76485/reid-flair-passes-away.html?p=1
http://pwinsider.com/article/76485/reid-flair-passes-away.html?p=1
Holy shit, I had not heard. And he was apparently doing really good in Japan, too.