| Charlotte Flair | |||
| Ring Names | Charlotte Charlotte Flair | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight | 144 lbs (65 kg) | ||
| Born | April 5, 1986 (38) | ||
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |||
| Died | |||
| Resides | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Billed | "The Queen City" | ||
| Trained by | Lodi Sara Del Rey Ric Flair | ||
| Debut | July 17, 2013 | ||
| Retired | |||
Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr, is an American professional wrestler, author and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Charlotte Flair.
Biography []
She may be the daughter of 16-time World Champion Ric Flair, but Charlotte Flair is carving out a path of greatness all her own.
Displaying a level of athleticism that few Superstars in history can match, Charlotte first captured the attention of the WWE Universe with the type of statement victory that’s rarely been seen before or since. With her father watching on, Charlotte defeated Natalya at NXT TakeOver to win an eight-woman tournament on May 29, 2014, becoming the new NXT Women's Champion in the process. In the months that followed, the self-proclaimed “genetically superior athlete” turned back one challenger after another, helping cement the Women’s division as one of the most competitive in all of sports-entertainment.
Soon, Charlotte made her long-awaited debut on Raw, helping to usher in a genuine women's evolution in WWE. Charlotte was the first of the new arrivals to win the Divas Title and the first athlete to win the Raw Women's Championship, a title she would go on to hold on multiple occasions. The Queen continued to blaze trails in the ring, going undefeated over 16 pay-per-views and becoming one of the first women to main event a pay-per-view event, defeating Sasha Banks in a Hell in a Cell Match.
All told, Charlotte has won more Women’s Titles than any other Superstar in WWE history. She also became the first female Superstar in WWE history to main event in a singles match on Raw, SmackDown and a pay-per-view. To add to that, she ended Asuka's undefeated streak on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania 34. One year later, she main-evented WrestleMania 35 in a Winner Take All Match against Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch.
Fast forward to the Dec. 30 edition of the blue brand where Charlotte Flair made a stunning return from an injury that Ronda Rousey has caused and recaptured the SmackDown Women's Title from The Baddest Woman on the Planet in an the impromptu matchup to become a 14-time Women's Champion!
More challengers are bound to surface; they always do. Yet, come what may, Charlotte Flair will continue competing the only way she knows how … with flair!
- WWE.com
Reception and achievements[]
After winning the Raw Women's Championship 4 times, the SmackDown Women's Championship 5 times, the NXT Championship 2 times, the WWE Divas Championship once, and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship once, she is the most decorated woman in WWE history with 13 titles. Also, she became one of the two first women to headline a WWE pay-per-view event in October 2016 (alongside Sasha Banks) and one of three women to headline WrestleMania, WWE's flagship annual event, in April 2019 (alongside Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey). During her feud with Banks, they also were the first women to compete in a Hell in a Cell match. Flair's athletic skills have been praised several times.
Other media[]
Flair appeared in the January 2016 issue of Muscle & Fitness. Flair ranked 29th out of 50 in the 2017 Sports Illustrated fittest woman athletes of the year. In June 2018, Flair appeared in the ESPN Body 10 magazine.
Flair has appeared in seven WWE video games. She made her in-game debut in WWE 2K17 and appears in WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, WWE 2K20, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, WWE 2K22, and WWE 2K23.
On July 5, 2017, Flair announced that she would be in Psych: The Movie as Heather Rockrear.
Flair released Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte, which she co-wrote with her father and Brian Shields, author of the WWE Encyclopedia. on September 19, 2017.
According to a report of Deadline Hollywood, Flair will star in a remake of the film "Walking Tall".
Personal life[]
On September 5, 2008, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Flair was arrested for assaulting a police officer, after a fight involving her then-boyfriend and her father. She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 45 days in jail, which was reduced to supervised probation and a $200 fine.
From May 2010 until February 2013, Flair was married to Riki Johnson. In Second 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 of domestic assault multiple times. 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 as Bram. She began dating Mexican wrestler Manuel Andrade Oropeza, better known as Andrade, in February 2019. The couple got engaged on January 1, 2020, and got married on May 27, 2022, in Mexico.
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 the Guns N' Roses song "Patience". The latter two are tributes to her late brother, Reid.
Championships and accomplishments[]
- WWE
- NXT Women's Championship (2 times)
- WWE Divas Championship (1 time)
- WWE Raw Women's Championship[a] (6 times)
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (7 times)
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Asuka
- Fifth Women's Triple Crown Champion
- Fourth Women's Grand Slam Champion
- NXT Women's Championship Tournament (2014)
- Women's Royal Rumble (2020)
- WWE Year-End Award (1 time)
- Match of the Year (2018) vs. Becky Lynch at Evolution
Footnotes[]
- ^ Charlotte Flair's first reign was when the championship was called the WWE Women's Championship. As a result of the 2016 brand extension draft, which happened during her first reign, the title became exclusive to Raw. It was renamed the Raw Women's Championship during her second reign after SmackDown created the SmackDown Women's Championship.