4 Reasons Why Charlotte Flair Belongs in the Wrestlemania Main Event and 1 Reason She Doesn't

Met with undeniable furore, Charlotte Flair's supplantation of Becky Lynch in the Women's championship Wrestlemania main event is a clear-cut sign WWE and Vince McMahon still got it. From time to time, the company knows just the right story to play. While a rehashed animosity between underdog star and management isn't how fans or detractors wanted it, the story's prominence means destiny calls for the main event.

Fans throwing bile and threats WWE's way should obviously relax, as that said main event is Becky Lynch's destiny. Whether one can't see it as of now, it's a truth highlighted by fans reactions from during the closing segment of RAW to the history-making number of dislikes on Youtube. Yet that destiny also beckons for Charlotte Flair.

Becky Lynch fans (yours truly included) may not want to hear it, but Charlotte Flair deserves the main event as much as her. Despite the whole shove them in your face policy with their top faces, WWE's backing of Charlotte last year as the top face didn't bother a whole contingent. Yet here we are and rightly so better for it, with a prime 'Queen Bee' heel in Charlotte as the perfect spice to light up what will inevitably become a triple threat despite Lynch's current suspension.

As such if WWE fans are too blindly raging to see it, here are four powerful reasons why the Queen deserves the Wrestlemania main event. But as a bonus to balance the argument on both sides, here's one reason Charlotte Flair doesn't belong in the main event.

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Why Charlotte Flair isn't needed in the Wrestlemania Main Event

Electric

The interconnected nature of the past years' storylines is what has effectively made the women's division shine above all else in the WWE. Yet despite the very nature of bleeding feuds from one to another being great, competitive wrestling thrives when it's all about one versus one.

While Survivor Series built that premise on the basis of brand supremacy, the contest between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey elevated itself to a whole new level. There was a frenzy then as there is now, of two women of grand pedigree, altering paths and sharing an unbelievable year of highs. It made an unlikely match a year ago, the most anticipated contest and a surefire main event regardless of the presence of a certain Brock Lesnar.

One errant punch took all that away, yet also left the door open for the contest to get an even bigger and better stage at Wrestlemania. The hallowed PPV might have turned into a seven-hour free for all fit everyone on the card type of deal. Yet the grandest stage has always and should always be about the best bouts and best feuds between the two best.

None other than Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey exemplify this in the past year. None other than these two women have such a feud, where they've barely touched beyond a brazen takeover of RAW can create such a spectacular moment. Rarely if ever in Wrestlemania history have we seen three competitors go eye to eye to create that iconic moment.

That face-off delivers electricity and if past interactions are any indication, Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey (who truly works better when challenged by the fans) don't need a third wheel for a date with destiny.

#4 Furthers the Four Horsewomen Narrative

Women's Evolution

Though rumours continue to swirl of Ronda Rousey's eventual departure from WWE after Wrestlemania, there is an indication she may hold out just a bit longer. It is in the driving undercurrent of the Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey narrative since Survivor Series, one that has gained mythical proportions since.

At the Royal Rumble, months after she'd put Charlotte through the wringer (though won by Disqualification); Rousey took on her greatest test and threat in Sasha Banks. The result of an absolute firecracker of a match, with a somewhat tenuous end as Banks, left Rousey's friendly appreciation after flashing the horsewomen sign. This is something she'd done since the onset of the rivalry, getting into the skin of Rousey as easily as Lynch had.

This gave Lynch some added ammo when she strutted down the RAW ramp the next night to lay the gauntlet against Rousey. Flashing the sign at fellow horsewoman Bayley who'd also just lost to the Rowdy one. Two down, two to go as they say and while Ronda may have a win over Charlotte; it's contentious at best and Flair will surely bring it up sooner than later.

Having two horsewomen up against Ronda despite their tense history means that WWE isn't afraid to allude to plans further down the line. Their NXT brand from where the NXT Four Horsewomen come from is now littered with three former UFC talents familiar with Ronda Rousey. A buildup to that blockbuster team face off could just push the women's evolution into another dominating year.

Charlotte and Becky's intricate ties to this mean more fuel for the fire for Ronda Rousey, once she can gather her own forces to square up against not just her two opponents but two women likely to walk out of Wrestlemania as tag team champions.

#3 Adds a touch of Unpredictability

Flair becomes the perfect X Factor to lead the match

If said rumours of Ronda Rousey's departure are true then a singles match between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey may get too predictable especially considering the caveat that Rousey hasn't been pinned or submitted in the competition. It'd become the perfect mountain for a supernova babyface like Lynch to conquer, creating an iconic Wrestlemania moment like no other.

The addition of Charlotte Flair adds the perfect wrinkle to this. WWE's wise to how they can play fans, especially in terms of the divide between fan expectations and management favouritism. To anyone, someone like Charlotte Flair represents the unwanted prima donna of the women's division. If a triple threat is going to get set (you can hedge your bets on it) then Charlotte's inclusion acts as a big red herring. Many will obviously feel that she could just as easily walk away with another accolade on her belt.

Last years match against Asuka seemed like a foregone conclusion, with the Japanese star picking another win to elevate her legacy and streak. Yet Flair became the first woman to shock the world and the former Kana by picking her scalp clean. It enhanced any prior notions that Flair could take a backseat for WWE.

Her inclusion gives this match an unpredictable flair and even bigger struggle for Becky Lynch to fight through, besides the rookie champion Ronda Rousey. A three away now leaves the door open for a continued high stakes rivalry between Rousey and Lynch, if Charlotte were to take the fall as well.

The permutations and combinations with this end result are intriguing, far more than that of a straight up one on one bout.

#2 She's the Lynchpin of the Division

Heel or Face. She's the Ace of the division, for now

A pun that may even make The Man proud, one that holds true regardless of fan sentiment or Charlotte's alliance. Time and again, WWE has proved that for them Charlotte presents the pinnacle of their revamped women's division. From winning the newly inaugurated title to main eventing countless PPV's and to breaking Asuka's vaunted streak. Charlotte Flair remains perched at the top of the heap.

Even taking a backseat last year to Lynch's phoenix-like comeback and Rousey's meteoric rise has failed to put a dent on this. This is simply because whether one likes to admit it or not, Charlotte Flair brings the A-Game when she steps between the ropes. Proof positive lies in her low-key best year of performances in 2018.

Though overshadowed by a stellar Rowdy début, her Wrestlemania match against Asuka was an instant mat classic. Her division defining feud against Lynch in the Summer might have faltered due to misaligned motives, but it resulted in a perfect turn come Survivor Series. The surprisingly brutal genre match against Rousey also tested the rest of the company's field, especially dominated by the men. In between her and Lynch's chemistry shown at a five-star classic at Evolution.

Finally, she put her money where her mouth is in a showcase against Lynch and Asuka at TLC; being the connective thread of violence holding together the first class bout and PPV ender. Love or hate her, Charlotte Flair proves to constantly be a big match player and there isn't any bigger match than the main event of Wrestlemania.

#1 Brings the Story Full Circle

Main Event. Book it.

For all the perceived favouritism and golden light with which management may look upon Charlotte Flair, make no mistake about it; the inevitable triple threat is a story centred around Becky Lynch.

Dial back to the previous summer where an on form Becky Lynch spurred support of fans finally got her shot back at the championship she established. This is after toiling under the shadow of her best friend for the better part of two years. Said best friend walked into this great chance and made her claim for it, without lifting a finger.

Though WWE misguidedly tried to pain the ensuing envy and rage as a heel move, WWE fans and Lynch couldn't be denied. In Lynch, fans have found the proxy for their own grievances against a system that holds them back due to their love for so-called 'chosen ones' over the underdog.

That Charlotte sought to possibly get her friend back which she did after Lynch's moment was once more unfortunately taken away from her by another management favourite (Nia Jax) and realized it didn't matter as much as winning/beating Ronda Rousey. Clearly, it paints Charlotte as the perfect antagonist of the tale.

At the end of this is the golden goose, the holy grail that is Ronda Rousey. There's an insurmountable force just as big a cash cow for WWE as there is a golden girl in Charlotte. Positioning thus Becky Lynch at the middle as the hero of this tale. For the saga to reach its completion then it requires all three on the grandest stage of them all.

The Queen, The Rowdy One and The Man, its storytelling perfection.