Hall of Famer Credits WWE Star for Turning Crowd in Charlotte Flair’s Favor

Bully Ray gave Bliss full credit for the fans doing a complete 180 on Flair.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, he said, “Charlotte has got the rub from Alexa when it comes to how the fans perceive Charlotte." He added, “Whether we feel a certain way about Charlotte and her being synonymous with gold or not, the fanbase was tired of Charlotte being in the title scene, so tired that the whole program with Tiffany did not work."

“Now they get Charlotte out of a picture and put her with a beloved Alexa Bliss, and all of a sudden, how does an audience go from ‘we hate you’ to ‘wow, we really like you’. That basically happened overnight.

Charlotte Flair Started Having Fun

With a superstar like Charlotte, once the crowd turns and isn't interested in her being pushed in a specific way, it's difficult to get the WWE Universe back without a heel turn or major character pivot. That is, unless you have someone so popular that the crowd wants to cheer them more than they want to boo their partner. Bully Ray said, “It’s because since we love Alexa so much, and because Alexa was involved with Bray, and Bray is no longer with us. Since we accept Alexa, and we love Alexa, if Alexa is friends with you, then we like you too."

Bully brought up an interesting point as well. Flair stopped trying so hard to turn the fans and just started having a good time. It was clear she was starting to enjoy the partnership with Bliss, and their chemistry was coming across on screen.

Bully noted, “Something is also going on with Charlotte that hasn’t happened with her in a long, long time; she’s having fun. I would keep Charlotte Flair out of the World Championship picture for so long that the people want to see her come back.”

It's amazing what can happen when two people who don't seem to make much sense together just click. That happened with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss and it might have saved Charlotte's latest run.