Tragic news from the world of wrestling: Reid Fliehr, 25-year-old son of famed wrestler Ric Flair, has been found dead in a Charlotte hotel room.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg County police received a call about 10:30 ET Friday morning about an unresponsive man at a Marriott Residence hotel. The current police report indicates that foul play is not believed to be involved in Fliehr's death.

Fliehr, who wrestled under the name "Reid Flair," had been working in Japan and was scheduled to tour with his father this weekend. Ric Flair had recently rejoined the WWE, and Reid was expected to follow in his father's footsteps.

"We are heartbroken to confirm that Ric's son, Reid Fliehr, has passed away today March 29, 2013 in Charlotte, NC," Flair's agent, Melinda Morris Zanoni of Legacy Talent and Entertainment, said in a statement. "The investigation into the cause of death is ongoing. Reid was 25 and an incredible son, brother, friend, and professional wrestler. No words can describe the grief that Ric and his family are experiencing and they do request privacy during this devastating time."

Wrestling icons including Roddy Piper, Eric Bischoff and Kurt Angle expressed their sympathies via Twitter.

This is sad news indeed.

As Stalin once said "The death of one is a tragedy..." and as I have observed, the death of a child is doubly tragic, even if the child is a fully grown adult. Such a tragedy kills the parents inside.

In a perfect world, all children would outlive their parents, if only to spare the parents the seeming injustice of outliving their children. I can't think of a worse thing that could happen to a parent.

So, while I regret that the young Flair has died, I recognize that his suffering has ended, while that of his parents has only begun.

My greatest sympathies go to his Mom & Dad in their hour of greatest pain. They grieve for their son...I grieve for them.