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Charlotte Flair has been active in the world of professional wrestling for the last 13 years, and presently she is not a top star of the wrestling world. She appeared in WCW multiple times during her childhood, where she was addressed as the daughter of Ric Flair. But it is said that she never wanted to become a professional wrestler during her childhood.
She made her in ring debut in 2012 in the NXT, which is the developmental territory of WWE. She had been quite successful in the NXT, and she also won the NXT Women's Championship one time during her first spell in the NXT. She spent 3 years in the NXT before joining the main roster in 2015.
What ring name did Charlotte Flair want to have during her early WWE career?
Charlotte Flair had been treated as a top star ever since she joined the main roster in 2015. She won the WWE Divas Championship soon after joining the main roster of the promotion. At WrestleMania 32, she won a triple threat match against Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to win the WWE women's championship, and this match is said to be the beginning of the women's revolution.
Charlotte Flair has been active in WWE since 2012
But it is quite strange that she never wanted to be addressed as Charlotte Flair. Recently, she revealed what ring name in WWE she preferred, and she also gave reasons behind it. She even revealed why she was given her present ring name. Speaking with the “Kate Mackz” podcast, she said the following;
She is the present one have of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
“I pitched a few names. I pitched Elizabeth Reid. I loved Miss Elizabeth and then my little brother’s name was Reid. They were like, ‘No, your dad’s from Charlotte. We’re naming you Charlotte,” she continued, “I could have gone by Ashley Flair. Probably, being Ric’s kid, it was like, ‘We’re gonna give her a stage name, like, not to be Ashley Flair. When I first started, I wasn’t Charlotte Flair. I was just Charlotte. They didn’t attach my last name until, like, four or five years later.”
She was simply addressed as Charlotte during her early days in WWE, as it has been confirmed many times that Vince McMahon loved shorter ringnames since he believed it was easier for the fans to remember the names. But later, "Flair" was added next to her name to make her relationship with Ric Flair clearer.
