Charlotte Flair is currently one of the greatest woman wrestlers in the world. There will never be a doubt about this statement, considering what ‘The Queen’ has achieved so far in her wrestling career. Well, many even compare her legacy in WWE to “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair’s legacy.
There is obviously a reason for this comparison. This is because Charlotte Flair is related to Ric Flair on a personal level. Do you know the reason how Charlotte is related to Ric Flair?
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How is Charlotte Flair related to wrestling legend Ric Flair?
Charlotte Flair is the daughter of “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. She is a second-generation professional wrestler. Ric Flair’s ex-wife, Elizabeth Harrell, gave birth to ‘
The Queen’ on April 5, 1986, in Charlotte, North Carolina.At the age of 14, Charlotte appeared for the first time in professional wrestling. She accompanied Ric Flair in WCW back in 2000. She became a part of the storyline between Vince Russo, Ric Flair, and her half-brother, David Flair.
In 2013, Charlotte Flair fought her first televised singles match against Bayley in an episode of WWE NXT. Following her victory over Bayley that night, there were high expectations of Charlotte. And she did not let anyone down and proved to be a champion during her time in NXT. She won the NXT Championship twice and soon made her way into the main roster.
Charlotte’s father is a WWE Hall of Famer
Ric Flair is one of the great wrestlers of all time. His legacy in the world of professional wrestling is exceptional. Having a wrestling career of over 40 years is not an easy thing. Not only that, Ric Flair is a record 16-time world champion.
He won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on eight different occasions. Flair is also a six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a two-time WWF Champion. This is an incredible achievement which only John Cena had achieved till now, after Flair. Well, that is not the only record that Flair had achieved during his immensely successful professional wrestling career. PWI presented him with the Wrestler of the Year award for a record six times in his professional wrestling career.
“The Nature Boy” got inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on two different occasions. He was the first person to achieve this feat. First, he got inducted in 2008 individually. Again, in 2012, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of The Four Horsemen. Apart from being a WWE Hall of Famer, Ric also got inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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Well, it looks possible that Charlotte Flair will also get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame just like her father. Charlotte has won every possible Championship in WWE. Thus, she is also a Triple Crown Champion and a Grand Slam Champion. ‘The Queen’ became the first woman along with Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey to main event WrestleMania in 2019.