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WWE WrestleMania 37 takes place this weekend. Due to several personal issues in recent weeks, Charlotte Flair's place on the card was taken by Rhea Ripley.
It was reported that the plan was for The Queen to face Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship until she contracted COVID-19 and was forced to self isolate a few weeks ago.
WWE made the snap decision to replace the former Women's Champion rather than gamble and hope that she would be able to return for the match in time.
Flair is now cleared and ready to make her WWE return, with reports even claiming the star was backstage at RAW this past week. However, she didn't appear as part of the show, since the build-up to Rhea Ripley vs Asuka continued instead.
There is still an episode of SmackDown and night one of WrestleMania where WWE could find a way to include Charlotte Flair in the show.
Here are just five potential ways that The Queen could still rule at WrestleMania 37.
#5. Charlotte Flair could be added to the WWE RAW Women's Championship match
Charlotte Flair was initially set to challenge Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship, so it would make perfect sense if the company made the decision to add The Queen to the match at the last minute.
There aren't set to be any matches on the kickoff show for night one of WrestleMania on Saturday, meaning that a backstage segment could be aired that allowed Flair to enter the match.
Ripley was recently asked by The New York Post if she would be open to WWE including Charlotte Flair in her WrestleMania match. The Nightmare seemed alright with the idea of Flair being added even though she was pushing for a one-on-one match with Asuka:
"I’d be down for the match if she got added, but also in a selfish way I really want to have a one-on-one match with Asuka."
Rhea Ripley and Charlotte already have history. Ripley was defeated by Charlotte for the NXT Women's Championship as part of last year's WrestleMania. The two women have yet to cross paths this year but could have their second WrestleMania match against one another this weekend.
#4. Charlotte Flair could take out Rhea Ripley at WWE WrestleMania night one
Rhea Ripley is a popular star with the WWE Universe and was an interesting replacement for Charlotte Flair in the RAW Women's Championship match. That being said, Flair has already defeated The Nightmare on the Grandest Stage of Them All and could come back to cause Ripley a problem this weekend.
If Rhea Ripley is taken out by a mystery person backstage at WrestleMania Night One or even early in the night on Sunday, there could be an interesting story regarding who the challeneger will be.
Becky Lynch gave Asuka the RAW Women's Championship when she left the company last year, so many fans may believe that The Man has returned.
Instead, it would be Charlotte sending a message to Rhea Ripley since The Queen believes that The Nightmare doesn't deserve to take her place in the Championship match.
Flair would then be able to compete in the match that she was originally set to be part of and become WWE Women's Champion once again.
#3. Charlotte vs Bayley could be set up on this week's episode of WWE SmackDown
Charlotte isn't the only former WWE Women's Champion who doesn't have a match at this year's WrestleMania. Bayley has been one of the stand-out stars on SmackDown over the past year alongside Sasha Banks and has been completely skipped when it comes to the WrestleMania card.
There is still time for Charlotte Flair to arrive on SmackDown this week and set up a match against Bayley. The two women have quite the history as former members of the Four Horsewomen of NXT and could easily set up a feud if needed.
WWE is already trying to ensure that the WrestleMania card sticks to a certain time limit. However, if this match was added to the kick-off show on night two then both women would still be given their time to shine at the biggest show of the year.
Both Charlotte and Bayley deserve to be part of WrestleMania after how hard both women have worked on WWE TV over the past year.
#2. Charlotte Flair could become the special guest referee for Rhea Ripley vs Asuka at WWE WrestleMania
The RAW Women's Championship match has already been officially announced for WWE WrestleMania and the contract has been signed between the two women.
That being said, this past week on RAW it was made clear that there are issues between Asuka and Rhea Ripley after The Empress claimed that The Nightmare wasn't ready to face her.
Over the next few days, WWE has enough airtime ahead of the RAW Women's Championship match to add Flair to the match in an interesting position.
Flair has faced both Asuka and Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania in the past and come out on top. It could be interesting to see how The Queen would officiate the match if she was brought in as special guest referee.
Whilst it's not the ideal role for the most decorated female wrestler in the history of WWE, this would still allow Flair to be on the card. The former Champion could then decide who walks out with the Women's Championship.
#1. The former WWE Women's Champion could become Carmella's partner in the Tag Team Turmoil match
There have recently been several rumors floating around regarding Carmella being added to the WWE Tag Team Turmoil match this weekend at WrestleMania. Currently, there are already four teams competing for a chance to challenge the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions on night two, but Carmella and Billie Kay could be added at the last minute.
If Charlotte Flair was able to appear on SmackDown this week in the same way that King Corbin appeared over on Monday Night RAW, she could convince Carmella to team with her instead.
Carmella and Charlotte have had some interesting battles over the years. The former SmackDown Women's Champion knows that having someone like Charlotte Flair on her team could give her the edge she needs to overcome the tough competition.
Charlotte only recently lost the Women's Tag Team Championships to Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler and will be itching for some form of revenge. This could be a fantastic way for The Queen to exact that revenge.
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