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#4 Charlotte Flair's mom slams WWE for using Reid Flair in an angle

Back in November 2015, Paige and Charlotte Flair were feuding over the WWE Divas title. The feud soon took a turn for the worse, as Paige brought up Charlotte's brother Reid, who had passed away in 2013 due to drug overdose. Charlotte mentioned Reid first and recalled how when he passed away, Paige was right there to comfort her. What happened next was something the WWE Universe didn't like one bit, and the segment was heavily slammed on social media. Here's what Paige said in response:

"Your little baby brother, he didn't have much fight in him, did he?"

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This enraged Flair to no end, and she launched an attack on Paige. Soon after, Charlotte's mom took to Twitter and expressed her disgust towards WWE for using Reid in a storyline. She tagged Vince McMahon and Triple H in her tweet as well and dubbed WWE's writers as being lazy.

@WWE @StephMcMahon @VinceMcMahon @TripleH WWEWriters really, that lazy! #CheapHeat #disgusting #disrespectful #cruel #sad 😥#RawGreenville
— Elizabeth Fliehr (@EFliehr) November 17, 2015

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The two women feuded over the Divas title for the next few weeks. Charlotte successfully defended the belt against Paige on three separate occasions, with two of those matches taking place on PPV.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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