5 former WWE opponents who are real-life best friends

Kevin Owens & Finn Balor and Bayley & Carmella fought for titles in NXT
Kevin Owens & Finn Balor and Bayley & Carmella fought for titles in NXT

#4 Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair

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“We wanted the best for each other. Imagine a friend who has something that you have dreamed about your entire life, but you still give her advice and want her to have that position and success. That’s true friendship. Even if I was getting pushed and Becky wasn’t, she was there for me. I can’t wait for the day when I get to repay her.”

Those words, taken from Charlotte Flair’s 2017 book, “Second Nature”, tell you everything you need to know about the real-life friendship between the nine-time Women’s Champion and Becky Lynch.

On WWE television, the women became fierce rivals when Lynch attacked Flair at SummerSlam 2018, leading to the emergence of her “The Man” character, and they went on to compete in one of the best women’s matches of all time at the Evolution pay-per-view in October 2018.

As for “repaying” Lynch, Flair headlined WrestleMania 35 alongside her best friend, as well as Ronda Rousey, to make history as the first women to main-event WWE’s biggest show of the year.

Nowadays, it is difficult to say whether Flair or Lynch is viewed as the bigger star by WWE, and that likely suits both women perfectly.

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