Charlotte Flair Discusses Asuka Not Being In The Wrestlemania 35 Main Event

Charlotte Flair was recently interviewed by The Sporting News in anticipation for her Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 35. They discussed a number of topics, including headlining the show, why Asuka was not included in the main event, Ronda Rousey and more.

Below are some questions along with Charlotte’s answers:

Sporting News: Can you walk us through how you got the official word that you were going to main event WrestleMania 35 along with Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch?

Charlotte Flair: It’s one of those things that I had been saying during a couple of interviews that I’m going to main event WrestleMania — whether it’s in five years, this year, next year — so, when I found out, it was just a rush of emotions. You’re saying something and you’ve proven it to the universe and it finally happened. All I wanted to do is text everyone who had been a part of my journey and who helped me get to where I am. I was emotional and I wanted to text [trainers from the WWE Performance Center] Sara del Rey, Fit Finlay and Norman Smiley and the production crew. This has been a collective effort from all the women from the past and the present and we’re hopefully paving the way for the future of the rising stars of NXT. This means absolutely the world to me and I feel like it truly is my destiny.

SN: If there’s one gripe that fans have with this main event, it’s that Asuka isn’t a part of it. ?Just last week, you wrote in an Instagram post that Asuka is “the most talented woman I’ve ever shared the ring with.” (Which was also a way of snubbing Becky Lynch at the same damn time). So, as good as this main event is, do you feel the same way that fans do about Asuka not being included?

CF: Here’s the thing — last year, when I wrestled Asuka to break her streak at WrestleMania 34, all I could think about is making her proud. I mean, she’s wrestled all over the world. She had this incredible streak that no one had seen in the history of the business. So, for me, wrestling her … everyone had so much hype for this match, so it was really living up to the expectations and cementing my legacy. And then, obviously, having the title match out of nowhere with her [on SmackDown last month], in my opinion, will only open up more doors for people to see the magic that Asuka and I could make and that’s the bigger picture.

People will regard [Asuka’s omission from the main event] as a negative, but no. This is a story. People want better. This just has the opportunity just to get better for people to see just how much further Asuka and I could take each other in the ring and entertainment-wise. There’s no other woman that I’d rather do that with than Asuka because people have already seen us have two — well, three now — matches and I know what we could do.

SN: What has Ronda Rousey’s presence meant for WWE and also for your career, going up against her?

CF: Being in a heated storyline [laughing], I guess I’ll tell you from the perspective of taking you out of the storyline. When Ronda Rousey was signed, I knew it was a big deal. For someone like her, who is a household name, to want to be a part of our division and someone who could have credibility with some who aren’t familiar with the WWE women’s division, that’s what I knew she was bringing to the table. But just because she was an Olympic athlete, didn’t mean she was going to catch on … and she has. That’s not something everyone could do and that’s a testament to how talented she is. And then when I wrestled her at Survivor Series, obviously, it was out of nowhere again.

I said, ‘You know what? When I leave that arena, I need to know that people would pay to see this again and that our story would continue.’ And I truly believe that she made me hit another gear change and I had to prove that there’s only one queen.

They also discuss her relationship with Ric Flair, her legacy and more.

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