5 female wrestlers who have had a troubled past

#3 Charlotte Flair

The Queen

"The Nature Girl" has been through many serious situations in her life. From her brother Reid's tragic death to her father's health crisis, Charlotte Flair survived it all and can tell the stories. But one story she didn't open up about until recently was how serious the situation with her first husband was.

In her new book "Second Nature: The Legacy Of Ric Flair And The Rise Of Charlotte," she opened up about her first husband's physical abuse as well as his drug addiction. She said her ex-husband would do drugs with her brother who later died of a drug overdose ,and he was like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality-wise.

Charlotte gave up a lot to be with her ex-husband as well, including a volleyball scholarship at Appalachian State, to be able to live with her ex-husband as he attended UNC-Chapel Hill. She wrote in her book about some of the bad points while living with her first husband, Riki Johnson.

"Riki started swinging at me like we were in a street fight. Over his screams, I could hear his fists hit my arms. I managed to block most of the punches, but one shot got me in the ribs. I began to gasp for air, but he didn't stop," Charlotte said. In another portion, she said: "Riki punched me right in the head. ...I think about that girl now, and it brings tears to my eyes. How did I get there? Why was this going on? Why wasn't I strong enough, brave enough, to end this?"