Charlotte Flair is arguably the greatest WWE female superstar in history. Having claimed the women’s world championship a record 14 times, ‘The Queen hardly puts her foot wrong. However, once in a while, even the greats could fumble and make rookie mistakes. On the recent edition of SmackDown, Flair was heavily trolled after making a glaring botch which WWE fans were quick to catch on to.
What did Charlotte Flair do on SmackDown?
The daughter of the 16-time world champion, Ric Flair, has always delivered both inside and outside WWE. Though her matches are usually well-paced, sometimes even a great wrestler like Flair can make errors inside the squared circle. On the latest episode of SmackDown, Charlotte Flair competed against Iyo Sky in a highly competitive matchup. Flair picked up the victory after hitting the Natural Selection.
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However, in a video shared by Twitter user, despite the efforts of the wrestlers, fans trolled a particular spot and spoke about it on social media.
After Sky landed a hurricanrana, Flair was supposed to flip onto the mat seamlessly outside the ring. But the timing was off and that resulted in an awkward-looking sequence.
Why did Charlotte wait so long to flip 😭 GIRL GO pic.twitter.com/7Ds06Xg03X
— jay (@TOXlCATTRACTlON) July 22, 2023
Even though Flair picked up an impressive victory, WWE fans mercilessly picked her apart for the botched spot and shared their views on Twitter.
What is the fans’ reaction to the spot?
WWE fans have always been passionate and vocal with their opinions. While they shower love when wrestlers perform well, they can be equally challenging to overcome if superstars go wrong.
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Check out their negative reactions below:
Some fans accused the 14-time champion of poor selling.
Because she has always been awful at selling in a fast paced match. She isn’t made for speed.
— Adrian Vasquez (@Chaosmunky911) July 22, 2023
I…. Can't understand she's a world class athlete but won't take a regular bump
— LouXinfinte (@LuisTheCoolest_) July 22, 2023
Other fans accused Flair of being messy and lacking interest.
She acting like she didn’t wanna do this match 😭😭😭
— christopher 🫶🏾 (@fentychanell) July 22, 2023
One fan even compared her selling to the infamous Shawn Michaels selling to Hulk Hogan.
She selling like Shawn Michaels vs hogan 😭
— Cerebral Fanatic (@CerebralFanatic) July 22, 2023
Passionate fans were quick to dismiss her out of the top 10 females and shared how “bad she is”.
It proves that she don't even belong to top 10 female wrestlers at all
— conan_kun (@conanedogawa316) July 22, 2023
Charlotte Flair put anyone over challenge (impossible)
— Ulysses Ventura (he/him) 🔴🌙🏳️🌈 (@UlyssesVentura) July 22, 2023
Because that's how bad she is
— Nicholas whitehouse (@Nichola18801167) July 22, 2023
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Sabotaging a rising star. It's what she does
— Josh Hamilton (@sheas_slap_shot) July 22, 2023
Well, it’s fair to say Charlotte Flair evoked a negative reaction from her failed spot. But fans can forgive superstars if rectify their mistakes and put forth quality matches.
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With a tiny wrinkle under her belt, Charlotte Flair would now look to turn things around and once again win over fans as SummerSlam approaches and she targets her 15th Women’s championship.
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