After a turbulent year that included an unsuccessful babyface run and a return to her heel persona, Charlotte Flair credits an unexpected factor for her renewed fan support: her partnership with Alexa Bliss.
Speaking on the Post Run High podcast, the current WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion explained how teaming with Bliss has changed the way she connects with audiences. Flair said Bliss has “been able to humanise my character in a way that I never thought was possible,” a shift that transformed her from “the number one hated female” into someone fans are beginning to relate to.
The turnaround comes after a difficult stretch earlier this year. Flair returned from a serious knee injury to win the Royal Rumble, but her babyface push on the road to WrestleMania 41 was rejected by the crowd, leading her back to the familiar “Queen” role. The subsequent pairing with Bliss, however, culminated in a tag title victory over Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez at SummerSlam and has naturally repositioned her as a fan favorite.
Flair also reflected on the constant pressure tied to her on-screen identity. She admitted she always felt her character “had to be perfect” as both Ric Flair’s daughter and a 14-time Women’s Champion. That weight, she explained, has been part of her career since her earliest days on the main roster.
She has previously spoken about her first title reign in 2015, when she ended Nikki Bella’s 301-day run with the Divas Championship. “When I won the Diva’s Championship from Nikki Bella, I wasn’t ready. The title owned me, I didn’t own the title,” Flair said in a separate interview. “You don’t want it to be about the title, you want it to be about you. It’s about the person holding it. So I didn’t think I got to that until I became the inaugural Raw Women’s Champion at WrestleMania 32 and I retired the Diva’s Championship.”
Her reflections underscore a long evolution: from a performer defined by championship pressure to one now building a more genuine connection with fans through partnership and reinvention.