Flair was at ringside for the December 6, 2004, episode ofRaw in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, whereLita andTrish Stratus competed in themain event for theWWE Women's Championship. Almost 12 years later, on October 3, 2016, Flair herself and rivalSasha Banks would do the same, marking the third time a Women's Championship match main-eventedRaw.[20]
In 2000, at the age of 14, Flair again appeared alongside her father in WCW as part of his feud withVince Russo and her half-brotherDavid. On the May 15 episode ofMonday Nitro, Flair appeared in a vignette in which Russo, David andDaffney invaded the Flair family home until being confronted by Flair, her mother Beth, and her brotherReid.[22] AtThe Great American Bash on June 11, Flair was at ringside for aretirement match between Ric and David. After Russo attempted to interfere in the match on David's behalf, she and her brother Reid attacked him and handcuffed him, enabling their father to go on to defeat David.[4] On the following evening's episode ofMonday Nitro, David and Russo faced Ric in ahandicap match with the Flair family once again at ringside. Flair attempted to interfere on her father's behalf, but was restrained by R&B Security, Russo's henchmen, allowing David and Russo to defeat Ric and partially shave his head.[6]
On May 17, 2012, she signed a developmental contract withWWE and trained underLodi in North Carolina before joiningNXT, the WWEdevelopmental territory, inTampa, Florida.[9][23] Her trainers in NXT includedSara Del Rey.[10] Fliehr adopted thering name Charlotte and had her first televised singles match on the July 17, 2013, episode ofNXT, where she defeatedBayley.[14] In late 2013, Charlotte formed atag team with Bayley, and the two defeatedAksana andAlicia Fox on the September 4 episode ofNXT.[24] On the October 10 episode ofNXT, Bayley accompanied Charlotte to a match againstSantana Garrett, which she won, but during the match The BFFs—Beautiful, Fierce Females (Sasha Banks andSummer Rae) came to the ring and attempted to convince Bayley to join them, much to Charlotte's annoyance.[25]
On the November 13 episode ofNXT, Charlotte attacked Bayley and joined the BFFs, establishing herself as aheel in the process.[26][27] After a two-month absence due to alegit injury, Charlotte returned on the January 22, 2014, episode ofNXT and began accompanying Rae and Banks to their matches.[28][29][30] In February, Charlotte confronted and challengedNXT Women's ChampionPaige during an interview withRenee Young.[31][32] Following Rae's elevation to WWE's main roster, Charlotte and Banksfeuded with Bayley, who formed analliance withNatalya, who defeated Charlotte by disqualification after Banks interfered on the March 27 episode ofNXT.[33] On April 6 at WrestleMania XXX, she appeared alongside Sasha Banks andAlexa Bliss inTriple H's entrance in his match againstDaniel Bryan.[34] The feud between Charlotte and Paige ended on the April 24 episode ofNXT, when Charlotte and Banks defeatedEmma and Paige, with Charlotte scoring thepinfall over Paige.[35]
The following month, Charlotte competed in an eight-womantournament for thevacantNXT Women's Championship, defeatingEmma in the first round,Alexa Bliss in the semi-finals[36] andNatalya in the finals atTakeOver on May 29 to win the NXT Women's Championship for the first time in her career, her first championship in WWE.[37] After a four-month absence from the show,Summer Rae returned on the June 6 episode ofNXT, distractingBayley and allowing Charlotte to defeat her, after which the BFFs attempted to attack Bayley, only to be chased away by Emma and the returningPaige.[38] The altercation prompted asix-woman tag team match on the June 12 episode ofNXT, which the BFFs lost after Bayleypinned Charlotte.[39] On the July 3 episode ofNXT, Charlotte got a measure of retribution over Bayley in atag team match, where she andSasha Banks defeated Bayley andBecky Lynch. After the match, Charlotte left Banks to get attacked by Bayley, with Banks officially disbanding the BFFs in a backstage segment later that night.[40]
On the July 24 episode ofNXT, Charlotte retained thewomen'schampionship against Summer Rae.[41] Charlotte then went on to retain against Bayley atTakeOver: Fatal 4-Way on September 11, after which she stopped Banks from attacking Bayley afterwards,[42] and after defeating Bayley in a rematch on October 2 episode ofNXT, she raised Bayley's arm before they shared a hug and shook hands,turning Charlotte back into afan favoritecharacter.[43] Following this, Charlotte and Bayley feuded with Banks and her partner Becky Lynch throughout the following several weeks. Charlotte made her first appearance on WWE's main roster on theSlammy Awards special episode ofRaw on December 8, where she lost to Natalya in a non-title match.[44] Charlotte retained the NXT Women's Championship against Banks atTakeOver: R Evolution on December 11,[45] and in rematches that took place on the December 25[46] and the January 21, 2015, episodes ofNXT, respectively.[47] AtTakeOver: Rival on February 11, Charlottedropped the championship to Banks in afatal four-way match that also involved Bayley and Becky Lynch, ending her reign at 258 days.[48] She failed to regain the championship in a rematch against Banks that took place on the March 4 episode ofNXT.[49]
AtTakeOver: Unstoppable on May 20, Charlotte teamed up with Bayley to defeat Emma andDana Brooke.[50] After defeating Emma and Brooke again on the July 8 episode ofNXT, this time teaming with her rival Sasha Banks, Charlotte challenged Banks to an NXT Women's Championship match, which Banks accepted.[51] They had their championship match the following week on the July 15 episode ofNXT, in which Banks retained the championship, and afterwards the two shared a hug and Banks raised Charlotte's hand as a sign of respect.[52]
On the August 31 episode ofRaw, Charlotte overcame fellow Team PCB members' records in the first ever DivasBeat the Clock Challenge, and was named the new number one contender toNikki Bella'sDivas Championship.[59] Her title match against Nikki Bella, initially advertised forNight of Champions,[60] took place on the September 14 episode ofRaw, so Charlotte could stop Bella from surpassingAJ Lee's record and becoming the longest-reigning Divas Champion.[61] Charlotte won the match bydisqualification after she pinned Brie due to the twinsswitching places, causing Nikki to retain her title and beat the record in the process.[62] On September 20 at Night of Champions, Charlotte defeated Nikki in a rematch to win the Divas Championship for the first time.[63] During Charlotte's celebration the following night onRaw, Paige cut aworked shootpromo andturned on her and Lynch, berating them and the Divas division.[64] Paige acted as if she wanted to reconcile with Lynch and Charlotte,[65][66] only to attack them both and cement her departure from the team the night after Charlotte retained her championship against Nikki Bella atHell in a Cell on October 25.[67][68] Charlotte then retained her title against Paige on three occasions—atSurvivor Series on November 22,[69][70][71][72][73] in a rematch the following night onRaw[74] and atTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 13.[75]
In November, Charlotte began displayingvillainous traits after defeating her friend Becky Lynch by feigning a leg injury, followed by a distraction provided byher father.[76] Throughout December, the relationship between Charlotte and Lynch continued to strain,[77][78][79][80][81] and after losing to her on the January 4, 2016, episodeRaw, Charlotte attacked Lynch and solidified her villainous turn in the process for the first time since 2014 in NXT.[82][83] Charlotte retained the Divas Championship against Lynch with help from her father three days later onSmackDown,[84] and at theRoyal Rumble on January 24.[85] In February, after she lost to her in a non–title match,[86] Brie Bella received a title match atFastlane on February 21, where Charlotte once again retained her title.[87] A few weeks later, on March 12 atRoadblock, Charlotte retained the title againstNatalya.[88] Also in March, Charlotte caused a number one contender's match between Lynch and Banks to end in ano contest after she attacked both contenders.[89] As a result, a triple threat match between Charlotte, Banks and Lynch for the Divas Championship was scheduled forWrestleMania 32.[90][91] At the event on April 3, a newWWE Women's Championship replaced the Divas Championship[92] and Charlotte defeated Banks and Lynch to become the inaugural champion.[93][94]
Raw Women's Champion (2016–2017)
Flair with the then-WWE Women's Championship the night afterWrestleMania 32 onRaw in April 2016; the title was renamed to Raw Women's Championship in September that year
FollowingWrestleMania 32, Charlotte began afeud withNatalya, successfully defending the title against her on the April 11, 2016, episode ofRaw.[95][96] Due to thedisqualification ending, a rematch took place atPayback on May 1,[97] where she defeated Natalya afterrefereeCharles Robinson ended the match as Charlotte held Natalya in thesharpshooter, even though Natalya had notsubmitted, in a reference to the infamous "shootscrewjob" theMontreal Screwjob.[98] After the match, both Natalya andBret Hart, who was in Natalya's corner, applied the Sharpshooter on Charlotte andRic Flair.[99] AtExtreme Rules on May 22, Charlotte retained her title against Natalya in asubmission match after a distraction provided byDana Brooke who was dressed as Flair.[100] The following night onRaw, Charlotte turned on her father by claiming she no longer needed him, further aligning herself with Brooke who would be dubbed as her protege.[101] AtMoney in the Bank on June 19, Charlotte and Brooke defeated Natalya and Lynch in a tag team match.[102] On the June 20 episode ofRaw, Charlotte retained her title over Paige with help of Brooke, with the two attacking Paige after the match, which ended with Banks making the save.[103] This led to a tag team match the following week, where Banks and Paige scored the victory.[104] On July 24 atBattleground,[105] Charlotte and Brooke were defeated by Banks and the debutingBayley.[106]
After being drafted to theRaw brand as part of the2016 WWE draft on July 19,[107][108] Charlotte made her first appearance for the brand on the July 25 episode ofRaw, where she lost theWWE Women's Championship toSasha Banks, ending her reign at 113 days.[109] On August 21 atSummerSlam, Charlotte competed against Banks in a rematch for the title, in which Flair was victorious, becoming a two-time champion.[110][111] AtClash of Champions on September 25, Charlotte retained the title (which had been renamed Raw Women's Championship after the creation of theSmackDown Women's Championship)[112][113] in a triple threat match against Banks andBayley.[114] However, Charlotte dropped the title to Banks once again in themain event of the October 3 episode ofRaw.[20] Around this time, Charlotte's ring name was lengthened toCharlotte Flair.[115]
AtHell in a Cell on October 30, Flair regained the title from Banks in the first ever women'sHell in a Cell match to become a three-time women's champion.[116] This was also the first time a women's match was the last match on a WWE pay-per-view.[117] The following night onRaw, Flair was revealed as captain ofTeam Raw forSurvivor Series on November 20, where Team Raw defeatedTeam SmackDown with Flair and Bayley being the survivors for Team Raw.[118] On the November 28 episode ofRaw, Flair competed against Banks in afalls count anywhere match, where Banks defeated Flair for the title, after whichRic Flair came out and celebrated with Banks.[119] A 30-minuteiron man match between the two was scheduled forRoadblock: End of the Line on December 18,[120] which resulted in a 2–2 draw, but Flair defeated Banks 3–2 insudden death overtime, becoming a record four-time Raw Women's Champion, as well as ending their six-month feud since it was stipulated that Banks could not invoke her rematch clause after that.[121][122] Shortly after, Flair started a feud withBayley who managed to defeat her in two non-title matches since her main roster debut in August. This led to a title match between the two that took place at theRoyal Rumble on January 29, 2017, where Flair retained the title over Bayley.[123][124]
On the February 13 episode ofRaw, Flair dropped the title to Bayley in the main event.[125] She later failed to regain the title in a rematch against Bayley atFastlane on March 5,[126] marking her first pay-per-view singles match loss after 16 singles victories.[127][128][129] Also in March, Flair ended her association with Brooke and defeated her in a singles match.[130][131] AtWrestleMania 33 on April 2, Flair competed in afour-way elimination match against Bayley, Banks, andNia Jax, being the last woman eliminated by eventual winner Bayley.[132] On the April 10 episode ofRaw, Flair was defeated by Jax in her final match for the brand.[133]
After taking a hiatus to assisther father in hislegit health issues, Flair returned toSmackDown on September 19, thanking the WWE Universe for her family's support. Later that night, she won a fatal four-way match to become the number one contender for the SmackDown Women's Championship.[147] AtHell in a Cell on October 8, Natalya retained her title over Flair as she attacked her with asteel chair, causing adisqualification victory for Flair.[148] On the November 14 episode ofSmackDown, Flair defeated Natalya in a rematch to win the title in herhometown, becoming the first woman's wrestler to win theDivas,NXT,Raw and SmackDown Women's Championship.[149] With the win, Flair replaced Natalya in theinterbrand champion vs. champion match against Raw Women's ChampionAlexa Bliss atSurvivor Series on November 19, which Flair won.[150] A month later, atClash of Champions on December 17, Flair retained the title against Natalya in alumberjack match.[151]
Towards the end of 2017, Flair once again aligned with Becky Lynch and Naomi to feud with the debuting Riott Squad (Ruby Riott,Liv Morgan, andSarah Logan), after the three attacked them shortly after their debut.[152][153][154][155][156][157][158] AtFastlane on March 11, 2018, Flair defeated Ruby Riott to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship[159] and was subsequently challenged byRoyal Rumble winnerAsuka.[160] Flair won the ensuing title match atWrestleMania 34 on April 8 by making Asukasubmit, ending the challenger's undefeated streak at 914 days in the process.[161] Two days later, on the April 10 episode ofSmackDown,The IIconics (Peyton Royce andBillie Kay) attacked Flair. Carmella used the opportunity to cash in herMoney in the Bank contract and won the championship for the first time in her career.[162][163] It was later revealed that soon after her Wrestlemania title win, Flair became seriously ill after getting silicone poisoning which resulted from herbreast implants leaking.[164] Flair failed to regain the title in a rematch on May 6 atBacklash.[165] Flair competed in her secondMoney in the Bank ladder match on June 17, which was ultimately won by Alexa Bliss.[166]
On the July 31 episode ofSmackDown, Flair saved Becky Lynch from an attack by Carmella. She later defeated Carmella to be inserted into the championship match between Carmella and Lynch atSummerSlam, making it atriple threat match.[167][168] At the event on August 19, Flair pinned Lynch to win the SmackDown Women's Championship for a second time in her career. With the win, Flair became the second woman in WWE history to hold seven women's championships, alongsideWWE Hall of FamerTrish Stratus.[169] After the match, Lynch attacked Flair, igniting afeud between the two,[170][171][172][173][174] which led to a match atHell in a Cell on September 16, in which Flair lost the title to Lynch.[175][176][177] Flair defeated Lynch viadisqualification atSuper Show-Down on October 6[178][179] and fought her in a rematch two days later onSmackDown, which ended in a double count-out.[180] As a result of this, Flair received another title opportunity against Lynch in the firstLast Woman Standing match atEvolution on October 28, in which Lynch defeated Flair.[181][182]
AtRoyal Rumble on January 27, Flair competed in the women'sRoyal Rumble match, eliminating five women, before being last eliminated by Becky Lynch.[192] As a result, Lynch earned a title match againstRaw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey atWrestleMania 35. However, in February,Vince McMahon (kayfabe) suspended Lynch for 60 days and replaced her with Flair.[193][194][195][196][197] Lynch was soon reinstated, and atFastlane on March 10, she defeated Flair via disqualification, after Rousey attacked Lynch to give her the win, making the title match at WrestleMania a triple threat match.[198][199][200][201][202] Just a few days before WrestleMania, on the March 26 episode ofSmackDown, Flair defeated Asuka to win the SmackDown Women's Championship for a third time, becoming the only woman in WWE history to have won eight women's championships.[203][204] At the event on April 7, in what was the first time that womenmain-evented aWrestleMania event, Flair lost her championship in aWinner Takes All match for both her SmackDown and Ronda Rousey's Raw Women's Championships when Lynch pinned Rousey to win both titles.[205]
Shortly after WrestleMania, Flair continued her feud with Lynch over the SmackDown Women's Championship, stating that she had not been defeated at WrestleMania. She earned a rematch by defeatingBayley[206][207][208][209] and atMoney in the Bank on May 19, regained the title by defeating Lynch after interference fromLacey Evans. After the match, the two continued to attack Lynch until Bayley made the save. Bayley, who had won theMoney in the Bank contract earlier in the night, cashed in and defeated Flair to end her reign at just 4 minutes and 55 seconds, marking the shortest reign in the title's history.[210] After Money in the Bank, Lynch focused on defending her Raw championship, putting an end to the almost year-long feud between the two.[211][212]
After a brief hiatus, Flair returned on the July 16 episode ofSmackDown. She called herself "the greatest female superstar of all time" a week later, and entered into a short storyline withWWE Hall of FamerTrish Stratus.[213][214][215][216] AtSummerSlam on August 11, Flair defeated Stratus by submission in what was the latter's secondretirement match.[217] After that win, Flair felt that she deserved an opportunity at theSmackDown Women's Championship and re-ignited her feud with Bayley.[218][219] On September 15, atClash of Champions, Bayley retained against Flair after she used an exposed turnbuckle.[220][221][222] After making Bayley submit during a tag team match,[223] Flair earned herself another title opportunity. AtHell in a Cell on October 6, Flair defeated Bayley to win her record fifth SmackDown Women's Championship, her tenth women's championship on WWE's main roster.[224] Five days later onSmackDown, Flairdropped the title back to Bayley.[225][226]
As part of the2019 draft, Flair was drafted to the Raw brand.[227] She was revealed as captain of Team Raw forSurvivor Series on November 24, where Team Raw and Team Smackdown lost to Team NXT, after Team Raw memberAsuka spit green mist in Flair's face, causing Flair to be eliminated byLacey Evans.[228] The following night onRaw, Flair lost to Asuka, with some assistance from her tag team partner,Kairi Sane.[229] Flair then joined forces with Becky Lynch to face The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) for theWWE Women's Tag Team Championship in a TLC match at theTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 15, but the two were unsuccessful.[230]
On January 26, 2020, at theRoyal Rumble pay-per-view, Flair won the annualRoyal Rumble match by lastly eliminatingShayna Baszler.[231] After weeks of teasing an announcement regarding her championship opponent atWrestleMania 36, that led to several confrontations with NXT Women's ChampionRhea Ripley onRaw[232] andNXT.[233] AtTakeOver: Portland on February 16, Flair attacked Ripley and accepted her challenge.[234] On the second night of WrestleMania 36 on April 5, Flair defeated Ripley by submission to capture her second NXT Women's Championship, which overall marked her 12th women's championship in WWE.[235] AtTakeOver: In Your House on June 7, Flair lost the title toIo Shirai in a triple threat match, also involvingRhea Ripley, ending her reign at 63 days.[236] In late June, she was attacked byNia Jax that led to akayfabe arm injury. This was done to write Flair off television so she could take some time off to undergo another surgery on herbreast implants.[237][238]
Grand Slam Champion and hiatuses (2020–2023)
AtTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 20, Flair returned as aface as the surprise tag team partner ofAsuka, with whom she defeatedNia Jax andShayna Baszler to win theWWE Women's Tag Team Championship. With the win, Flair became the fifthWomen's Triple Crown Champion and fourthWomen's Grand Slam Champion.[239] Flair then began a feud withLacey Evans and her father, Ric Flair, who began to interfere in her matches. Flair and Asuka would lose the tag team titles back to Jax and Baszler at theRoyal Rumble on January 31, 2021, due to interference from Flair and Evans.[240] On the February 15 episode ofRaw, after Lacey Evans announced she was legitimately pregnant, the Raw Women's Championship match between her and Asuka atElimination Chamber on February 21 was cancelled.[241][242] On the March 1 episode ofRaw, Flair made her intentions to challenge Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship atWrestleMania 37 clear,[243] but that did not happen due to Flair testing positive forCOVID-19, removing her from the WrestleMania title picture.[244] Flair returned on the April 12 episode ofRaw and interfered in the Raw Women's Championship match between Asuka and Rhea Ripley later that night, turning heel in the process.[245] Charlotte would also have several title matches over the next three pay-per-views, including a triple threat match against Asuka and Rhea Ripley atWrestleMania Backlash on May 16 and against Ripley atHell in a Cell on June 20, which both she was unsuccessful in,[246][247] but got another opportunity atMoney in the Bank on July 18, which she won by submission, making her a record-tying five time Raw Women's Champion.[248] Flair lost the title the next night onRaw toNikki A.S.H., who cashed her Money in the Bank briefcase,[249] but regained the title atSummerSlam.[250] As a part of the2021 Draft, Flair was drafted toSmackDown as the Raw Women's Champion.[251] On the October 22 episode ofSmackDown, Flair and Lynch exchanged their titles, thus making Flair the SmackDown Women's Champion for the record sixth time.[252] It was then announced that Flair would face Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch atSurvivor Series on November 21,[253] where she was defeated by Lynch.[254] She entered theWomen's Royal Rumble match on January 29, 2022, being the last woman eliminated by the returningRonda Rousey.[255] On the February 4 episode ofSmackDown, Rousey chose to challenge Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship atWrestleMania 38.[256] Flair retained the title against Rousey on the first night of the event on April 2, ending her undefeated singles streak.[257] AtWrestleMania Backlash on May 8, Flair lost the championship to Rousey in an"I Quit" match, ending her reign at 198 days. During the match, she (inkayfabe) broke her left arm.[258][259] After the event, Flair took time off to marryAndrade.[260]
After a seven-month hiatus, Flair returned as a face on the December 30 episode ofSmackDown, challenging Ronda Rousey to an impromptu match for theSmackDown Women's Championship. Flair defeated Rousey in under a minute to win the title for a record-setting seventh time. This made her a 14-time women's world champion and marked her 17th championship overall.[261] The following week, Flair retained her title in an open challenge againstSonya Deville. On the February 3 episode ofSmackDown, Flair defeated Deville in a rematch to retain her title and end their feud. AtWrestleMania 39 Night 1, Flair lost the title to Royal Rumble winner Rhea Ripley, ending her reign at 92 days.[262] On the June 9 episode ofSmackDown, Flair returned after a two-month hiatus and challengedAsuka to a match for theWWE Women's Championship, which Asuka accepted.[263] Three weeks later on June 30, the match ended in a disqualification afterBianca Belair attacked both Asuka and Flair.[264] AtSummerSlam on August 5, Flair failed to win the title in atriple threat match after Belair pinned Asuka to regain the title, ending Flair's undefeated SummerSlam streak.[265] AtFastlane, Flair failed to win the title in a triple threat match against Asuka and defending championIyo Sky after the referee was distracted by Sky'sDamage CTRL stablemateBayley and did not see Flair forcing Asuka to submit.[266] On the October 20 episode ofSmackDown, Flair failed to win the title from Sky after interference from Bayley andDakota Kai.[267] AtSurvivor Series: WarGames on November 25, Flair, Belair,Becky Lynch andShotzi defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley, Sky, Asuka andKairi Sane) in aWarGames match.[268] On the December 8 episode ofSmackDown, Flair suffered a tornACL,MCL, andmeniscus during her match against Asuka.[269] The following week, it was announced that Flair would be out of action for approximately nine months due to the injury, which would result in her missingWrestleMania XL.[270]
After over a year out of action, Flair returned from injury on February 1, 2025, at theRoyal Rumble; entering the women'sRoyal Rumble match at #27, she won the match for the second time by lastly eliminatingRoxanne Perez. With this victory, she became the eleventh person, and first woman, to win the Royal Rumble match more than once.[271] She appeared on Raw, SmackDown and NXT, ultimately choosing to challengeTiffany Stratton for theWWE Women's Championship atWrestleMania 41.[272] Flair adopted a more aggressive persona, referring to herself as the "Top Girl" and bragging about her family's wrestling legacy, turning heel in the process.[273] On Night 1 of WrestleMania 41 on April 19, Flair failed to win the title from Stratton.[274]
Fliehr releasedSecond Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte, co-written with her father and Brian Shields, author of theWWE Encyclopedia.[291]
On December 7, 2017, Fliehr made her film debut onPsych: The Movie, where she played Heather Rockrear, the side kick of the villainous Thin White Duke, portrayed byZachary Levi.[292] In 2021, Fliehr made a guest appearance onPunky Brewster as her wrestling's persona alongside fellow professional wrestlerAlexa Bliss.[293] On March 15, it was announced that Fliehr would star in the remake ofWalking Tall, however, further information had yet to be revealed.[294] On May 14, 2024, it was reported that Fliehr was cast in an indie horror filmed namedYou Lose You Die, where she would portray the character of "Ms. Perfect".[295]
On October 12, 2022, Fliehr collaborated withjewellery brand Rockford Collection, as they released a new line of designer rings namedEminence.[296]
On September 5, 2008, inChapel Hill, North Carolina, Flair was arrested for assaulting a police officer, after a fight involving her then-boyfriend and her father. Shepleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 45 days in jail, which was reduced to supervisedprobation and a $200 fine.[298]
From May 2010 until February 2013, Flair was married to Riki Johnson.[299][300] InSecond Nature, a joint biography of her and her father released in late 2017, she revealed that she allegedly left Johnson after having been the victim ofdomestic assault multiple times.[291] In October 2018, Johnson filed a lawsuit against Flair, her father, author Brian Shields, and WWE for "defamatory statements" in the book. From 2013 to October 2015, Flair was married to English wrestler Thomas Latimer, better known asBram.[301][302] She began dating Mexican wrestler Manuel Andrade Oropeza, better known asAndrade, in February 2019.[303][304] The couple got engaged on January 1, 2020,[305] and were married on May 27, 2022, inMexico.[306] Flair filed for divorce in June 2024, and the divorce was finalized that October.[307]
Flair has multiple tattoos, including two hearts above her waistline, her first husband Riki's name below her waistline, a heart on her left wrist, a quote from the Bible on the left side of her torso that reads "guard your heart above all else, for it will determine the course of your life" (Proverbs 4:23), a cross on the right side of her torso, and a quote on her right forearm reading "a little patience..." from theGuns N' Roses song "Patience". The latter two are tributes to her late brother, Reid.[308]
^Charlotte Flair's first reign was when the championship was called the WWE Women's Championship[316] As a result of the2016 WWE Draft, which happened during her first reign, the title became exclusive toRaw.[108] It was renamed the Raw Women's Championship during her second reign afterSmackDown created theSmackDown Women's Championship. It then reverted to its original name of WWE Women's Championship after it transferred to SmackDown as a result of the2023 WWE Draft.
^The title was renamed as the Women's World Championship after her seventh reign after the title transferred toRaw as a result of the2023 WWE Draft.
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