Charlotte Flair has been evaluating her WrestleMania 41 championship opponent after winning the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble match. Following her victory, Flair confronted Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley on RAW, NXT Women’s Champion Guilia on NXT, and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton on SmackDown, seeking a champion who would inspire her.
Sam Roberts presented his perspective on the potential championship match during his Notsam Wrestling podcast.
The easiest story that I can think of to tell is do whatever you can do to convince people that Tiffany Stratton is holding the Women’s Championship until WrestleMania and she is simply holding it for Charlotte Flair. Start teasing rivalries for after WrestleMania that Charlotte Flair will be in as the Women’s Champion. Do everything you can to convince as many people as possible that whether you like it or not, Charlotte Flair is going to win the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania
Then when you get to WrestleMania, Charlotte can lose. Make them think that Charlotte is gonna win and if she doesn’t, people go nuts for it. And ultimately, Charlotte will probably get more respect for it
Roberts emphasized the importance of allowing fans to naturally support Stratton while positioning Flair as the expected victor, suggesting this approach would maximize the impact of an eventual Stratton victory.