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How Charlotte Flair Can Refresh Her WWE Character
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Charlotte Flairhas always been pushed as one of WWE's biggest stars, and considering her talent, it is easy to see why. The Queen is one of the best stars in wrestling history. She has put together some tremendous performances over the years, winning countless titles along the way.

However, Flair has been struggling since she returned to the company at the Royal Rumble, and that was also a problem before her injury. Her character has become stale, and the WWE Universe does not buy into it at all. A change is obviously needed for her, and that's something that needs to be considered moving forward.

Become Far More Aggressive

This Is Something Flair Is Capable Of


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  • Flair has never had any troubles brawling with people
  • She's always worked well in stipulation matches
  • This change would make it easy for fans to boo her

Flair's presentation can be easily tweaked by making her more aggressive, which is something she's more than capable of doing. At the moment, Flair is trying to put together technically sound wrestling matches with incredible moves, but with fans booing her, there is no point in hitting flash moonsaults or technical moves.

Instead, Flair should switch things up to become more aggressive. Getting inside the ring with a smash-mouth style is something that would suit her being a heel character, giving the WWE Universe no excitement when it comes to her work inside the ring.

Flair's feud against Becky Lynch proved that she can get aggressive when needed, which was even clear during her feud against Tiffany Stratton. While it might be slightly ugly to watch, it would be an effective way of altering her gimmick.

Make Her A Mentor

Giving Flair A Younger Talent To Work With Would Help

  • WWE tried to do this with Dana Brooke
  • Flair's heat would benefit another wrestler
  • It could setup a huge storyline between the two wrestlers in the future

Flair has been a singles star for the majority of her career, and that has worked for her. However, now she's at the point where her star power is able to benefit others, and giving her a protégé would be one way of tapping into that as Flair could help mentor someone.

WWE would be able to choose a younger, upcoming star to work alongside Flair, which would change things for her. Flair would be able to use a protégé to gain more heat, while having someone with her if there are moments that end up being difficult with the fan reactions.

It would also allow the younger wrestler to develop and benefit from working alongside Flair. They could focus on the tag team division, which would keep Flair out of the major spotlight for a while, and that's what she needs at this point.

Leaning Into The Fan Resentment

Flair Should Deliver Some Epic Promos

  • Flair can push the internet hate
  • Flair has struggled on the microphone in recent times
  • Trying to fight against the fans makes things even harder

The biggest issue with Flair's current presentation is the fact that she is trying to fight against the fan feeling. She's well aware that the audience doesn't want to hear her; therefore, trying to convince them with slight gimmicky changes isn't going to work as it has gone too far.

However, if Flair leans into the resentment and how fans are treating her online, then there's a chance that it could work. She is often shaken during promo segments when fans boo her, so if she's able to lean into it, then Flair will likely struggle less, which will help her character move forward.

WWE needs Flair to have a character that fans are willing to watch and be entertained by rather than attempting to ambush. Having her openly mock the fans and brag about her being the best rather than skirt around things would allow that to happen.

Give Her A New Presentation

It's Time To Ditch The Robes

  • Audiences always compare her to Ric Flair 
  • Switching up her look would give people something different
  • This would be a way to completely change Flair's character

One of the most significant problems with Flair's presentation is that she is always compared to her father. She hasn't done anything different to try to alter that view, either, which is why fans struggle to find her authentic. Flair wants to showcase aspects of her real life, but that isn't possible when she plays a version of her father.

There are easy ways to avoid this, such as changing her physical presentation. Wearing new ring gear would freshen things up while ditching her classic robe is another. The robe provides an instant disconnect to the real version of her as a person, and she doesn't want that to be how people see her.

If fans can see her in a different way, then there is a chance that they will accept a new version of Flair. For people to care about a gimmick change, there will need to be some major alterations to how she looks, and this would achieve that, in a similar way to when Bayley totally reinvented herself from the hugger character.

This article first appeared on The Sportster and was syndicated with permission.

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