Charlotte Flair

Charlotte Flair
Flair in 2019
Born
Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr[1]

(1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)[2]
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.[2]
Alma materNorth Carolina State University (BS)[2]
Occupation
  • Professional wrestler
Years active2000–present
Spouses
  • Riki Johnson
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    (m. 2010; div. 2013)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2013; div. 2015)​
  • ​
    (m. 2022)​
Parents
RelativesReid Flair (brother)[3]
David Flair (half-brother)[4]
Conrad Thompson (brother in-law)[5]
FamilyFlair
Ring name(s)Ashley Flair[4][6]
Charlotte[7]
Charlotte Flair[8]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[8]
Billed from"The Queen City"[8]
Trained byLodi[9]
Sara Del Rey
Ric Flair[10]
DebutJuly 17, 2012[11]

Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr[12][13] (born April 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Charlotte Flair. She is currently out of action due to a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus.

Flair is a second-generation professional wrestler, being the daughter of Ric Flair. She made her first appearance in professional wrestling alongside her father in World Championship Wrestling in 1993. In 2012, she began training with WWE, and debuted in NXT the following year.[14] In 2014, she was named Rookie of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI),[15] and was promoted to WWE's main roster in 2015. In 2016, PWI readers voted Flair Woman of the Year and Top Female Professional Wrestler.[16]

Flair is a 14-time women's world champion, having held the WWE Divas Championship once, of which she was the final holder, the WWE (Raw) Women's Championship a record six times, of which she was the inaugural holder, and the SmackDown Women's Championship a record seven times, with the latter now known as the Women's World Championship. She has also held the NXT Women's Championship twice and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship once, making her a Triple Crown Champion and Grand Slam Champion. Flair also won the Royal Rumble match in 2020. In October 2016, she became the first woman (alongside Sasha Banks) to headline a WWE pay-per-view event. Her match with Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey at 2019's WrestleMania 35 was the first time that a women's match had headlined WWE's flagship event.

  1. ^ "Ric Flair's daughter pleads guilty to brawl-related charge". WRAL-TV, Capitol Broadcasting Company. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NXTbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reid was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DDTDigest1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Price, Mark (January 17, 2018). "Ric Flair announces his daughter's engagement to a guy wrestling fans know well". charlotteobserver.com. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DDTDigest2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Charlotte becomes first WWE Women's Champion in history". WWE. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Charlotte Flair". WWE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Training was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Training2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Baines, Tim (August 6, 2017). "Charlotte Flair carving her own WWE path". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019. Flair gave it a try in July 2012.
  12. ^ "Ex-wrestler Ric Flair in brawl with daughter's boyfriend". WRAL-TV, Capitol Broadcasting Company. September 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  13. ^ Smith, Troy L. (March 4, 2015). "NXT superstar Charlotte eyes the Women's Championship and potential move to WWE". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Firstmatch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Rookie of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 36 (2): 12–13. 2015.
  16. ^ "Sexy Star, la novena mejor de EUA según PWI". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2016.