Fourteen-time world champion Charlotte Flair has opened up about the emotional toll that can come from blurring the lines between her on-screen character and her real life. In a personal essay for The Player’s Tribune, Flair detailed a recent promo segment that she said “rocked me legit.”
Charlotte Flair On ‘Genuinely’ Being Rocked By Promo Line
Flair pointed to a segment with Tiffany Stratton where her real-life marriages were brought up as a point of mockery. She explained that while she is used to being booed as the heel character “Charlotte,” this specific insult was directed at “Ashley,” the person behind the character, and the reaction from the crowd was difficult to process.
“And I think in those times when people have seen me appear rattled by the booing, those are just the times when I’ve felt like — at least for a moment — the boos aren’t for Charlotte. They’re for Ashley. So when it got mentioned in Chicago that I have an ‘0–3 record at marriages’ … yeah, it rocked me legit. My reaction to that line was as genuine as it gets. Because — and maybe this makes me naive — in my head?? Charlotte hasn’t been divorced. So I wasn’t expecting it to come up in that promo….. and then all of a sudden I had an entire arena cheering as I got mocked for something that was (and frankly still is) devastating to me.”
Flair’s Upcoming Championship Opportunity
Flair’s essay provides a rare look into the mental and emotional challenges faced by WWE talent when personal matters are used in storylines. The Queen has often had to incorporate elements of her real life and family history into her on-screen character. This weekend, Charlotte Flair will be in action at the WWE Evolution 2 event. She is scheduled to team up with her former rival Alexa Bliss to challenge for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.
