5 things you need to know about Charlotte Flair

'The Queen' Charlotte Flair
'The Queen' Charlotte Flair

Like or hate, you cannot debate that Charlotte Flair is one of the most successful female Superstars in WWE right now. The daughter of the 16-time World Champion and two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, Charlotte has accomplished a lot inside the WWE ring.

The Queen has wowed the WWE Universe and silenced her critics on more than one occasion with her incredible performances inside the squared circle. She has followed in her father's footsteps to headline several pay-per-view events and become a multi-time champion.

Whether Charlotte is portraying a confident babyface or playing the role of an arrogant and cocky heel on television, the WWE Universe rallies behind her and she also reciprocates that through her interactions with fans at the arenas on shows, live events, and conventions. WWE announced a few days ago that Charlotte will be visiting India on a promotional tour and a three-day meet and greet this month.

The WWE Universe in India will get to interact with her on November 14 at Mumbai and on November 16 at Bengaluru. Flair is scheduled to meet the highly-talented Special Olympic Athletes of India on November 14 and appear on Bengaluru Comic Con on November 16.

We have compiled a list of five essential things that you should know about Charlotte Flair but before you go through the list, you may want to click on the video below to stay up to date with everything happening in the world of professional wrestling.

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#5 She's currently dating Andrade

Andrade and Charlotte Flair
Andrade and Charlotte Flair

Charlotte started dating fellow WWE Superstar Andrade earlier this year. Much like Charlotte, Andrade comes from a prestigious family of Mexican wrestlers. While they kept things hush-hush at the beginning, they have now become more public with their relationship.

Flair often posts pictures of herself alongside El Idolo on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. Interestingly enough, both Superstars were drafted to Monday Night RAW as a part of the 2019 Draft.

Andrade also revealed in an interview that he was initially scared to meet Charlotte's father, Ric Flair for the first time. When he mentioned that to Charlotte, she put him to ease by saying that Ric is only her father and there was nothing to be afraid about.

#4 One of the first women to headline a pay-per-view event

Charlotte applies the Figure Eight leglock on Sasha Banks in their Hell in a Cell encounter
Charlotte applies the Figure Eight leglock on Sasha Banks in their Hell in a Cell encounter

During late 2016, Charlotte Flair engaged in a heated rivalry with then RAW Women's Champion Sasha Banks. Their rivalry culminated in a Hell in a Cell match at the main event of the namesake pay-per-view and she became the first woman alongside Banks to participate in a Hell in a Cell match and headline a pay-per-view.

Charlotte defeated Sasha to become a three-time women's champion but more than winning the championship, the feat of participating in the first-ever women's Hell in a Cell match and winning it will be remembered for years to come. The second women's Hell in a Cell match took place this year and Sasha Banks once again competed in the event against Becky Lynch but she came out as the loser once again.


#3 She is a 10-time women's champion

Charlotte became a 10-time Women's Champion by defeating Bayley at Hell in a Cell 2019
Charlotte became a 10-time Women's Champion by defeating Bayley at Hell in a Cell 2019

Charlotte Flair is the first woman to have accomplished the feat of winning the women's championship 10 times. Charlotte has won all the singles titles in the women's division which proves that she has always been in the title picture since her debut. She has held the Divas Championship once, won the RAW Women's Champion four times, and won the SmackDown Women's Championship on five different occasions.

She defeated Bayley at Hell in a Cell 2019 to become the SmackDown Women's Championship for the fifth time. This made her a 10-time champion and she broke the previous record set by WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus at seven reigns. She also defeated Stratus at SummerSlam 2019 in a passing-of-the-torch moment.

One could say that Charlotte is the greatest women's wrestler in WWE in the current era and might as well surpass her father, Ric Flair's reign of 16 championships in the days to come. It also remains to be seen if she can partner up with somebody and win the Tag Team Championship as well.

#2 She has won all the singles women's championships

The Queen posing with all the Championships she won
The Queen posing with all the Championships she won

Currently, Charlotte is the only female Superstar to have won all the women's championships on WWE barring the Women's Tag Team Championship. She defeated eight other women on NXT to capture the NXT Women's Championship way back in 2014 and enjoyed a lengthy reign with the title.

After debuting on WWE RAW, she won the Divas Championship by defeating Nikki Bella at Night of Champions. After WWE retired the Divas Championship and brought back the Women's Championship in 2016 at WrestleMania 32, The Queen defeated Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple-threat match to win that title.

Charlotte was drafted to SmackDown as a part of the Superstar Shake-up in 2017 and won the SmackDown Women's Championship on November 14 and became the first woman in the modern era of WWE to win all the singles title in the women's division.


#1 Charlotte Flair never wanted to become a wrestler

Charlotte with her brother Reid Flair
Charlotte with her brother Reid Flair

The Queen was a gifted athlete since her childhood. She excelled in volleyball but never considered professional wrestling as a career prospect. However, things changed during the untimely demise of her brother Reid Flair.

Reid was supposed to follow in the footsteps of his Hall of Famer father but all that came crashing down when he tragically passed away in 2013. The loss devastated the Flairs, especially Charlotte who took it upon herself to honor her brother's legacy by becoming a professional wrestler.

She underwent training under Ric Flair's once arch-nemesis inside the ring, Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes molded Charlotte into the successful wrestler that she is today and helped in the creation of her professional wrestling alter-ego as The Queen.


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