"Devastated" Charlotte Flair opens up on career-threatening injury; WWE icon discusses major fear

WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair closed 2025 with a Royal Rumble win and a four-month run as the Women’s Tag Team Champion alongside Alexa Bliss. However, all of this was possible only after she recovered from her career-threatening injury.

Speaking to ClutchPoints, The Queen discussed her ACL, MCL, and meniscus injuries that kept her on the shelf for two years. She noted that at the time, she was “devastated.” She was very worried and doubtful about ever performing at the same level in the ring that earned her 14 WWE Women’s Championships.

However, after her recovery and return to the ring, Flair said she is rather grateful for the catastrophe. Charlotte Flair said the injury led her to make several life changes, which have put her on a better track than before. She said:

“[It was]one of the best things to happen to me… I had to reset, make a bunch of life choices, and I think I'm better off because of it, because I learned so much... I relied so much on my physical athletic ability, and to have that hindered was like, Am I ever gonna be good enough for the fans again? That just kept replaying in my head over and over.”

The Queen is in hot pursuit of the Women’s Tag Team Championship after the Kabuki Warriors dethroned her and Alexa Bliss. She is also dealing with the threat of Nia Jax and Lash Legend, who cost them their title defense against Asuka and Kairi Sane on the RAW episode of November 10, 2025.

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Charlotte Flair reveals she wants to compete in a reality TV show

In an interview with Trading Secrets, Charlotte Flair revealed that she would like to compete on Dancing With the Stars. The show features various celebrity couples competing for the Mirrorball Trophy.

"That's one of my goals, to be on Dancing With The Stars. It seems so [fun]. If I had to do reality TV or anything, it'd be Dancing With The Stars. I really want to do it because I love competition… I can dance after like a glass of Prosecco. I took dance when I was little. I love competition, and I love learning. I took a salsa class that Nikki [Bella] set up for me. Thought it was great ... I have rhythm." [H/T Wrestling Inc]

Dancing with the Stars has previously featured The Miz, Nikki Bella, Chris Jericho, and Stacy Keibler. It would be interesting to see if Charlotte Flair ever gets to break a leg on the show.

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Edited by Angana Roy