WWE star Charlotte Flair has made some surprising revelations about the historic, first-ever all-women’s main event of WrestleMania 35. Speaking on the Games with Names podcast, Flair admitted that she “hated” the match and gave full credit for the moment to “The Baddest Woman on the Planet,” Ronda Rousey.
Flair, Rousey, and Becky Lynch made history as the first women to headline WrestleMania. Flair believes that moment would not have been possible without the former UFC Champion’s involvement.
“We would have not main evented WrestleMania had it not been for Ronda (Rousey). Hands down. When she wanted to kind of join what we had already started to build but her star power, her credibility, her outside influence, the audience that she brought. Kudos to her… she just added that legitimacy to what we were trying to do that we didn’t have and she caught on.”
In a clear reference to criticism from Becky Lynch’s recent book, Flair also defended Rousey’s in-ring ability.
“I know that, you know, someone said in her book that she couldn’t wrestle but at the end of the day, it really didn’t matter. She was Ronda and she didn’t need to. She had such an aura to her and really did figure it out.”
Despite the historical significance, Flair was not happy with the match itself.
“I hated our ‘Mania (35) match. She (Ronda Rousey) liked it, I hated it… The ending. It’s all about the story. The match… But the story. The story was insane.”
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