Charlotte was Michael Cole’s guest for this week’s sit-down interview at WWE.com to discuss her upcoming Divas Championship match against Nikki Bella at Night of Champions.
Charlotte said the past few days do not seem real. She only started at NXT 3 years ago and she remembers watching Paige and Emma at NXT Arrival and wondering how she would ever reach that level. She never pictured herself in this position and she’s honored to have this opportunity.
4 years ago, she was a personal trainer and got emotional when revealing that it was her little brother who made her believe in herself and made her realize that this was a dream of her’s.
Michael Cole asked about her father and what it’s been like coming into this business as the daughter of the legendary Ric Flair. She joked that she’s crying right now and her father has always been an emotional guy. A lot of pepole think that doors have opened easy for her due to her family lineage, but it’s also put a lot of pressure on her to live up to his legacy. She is so proud of her father and she wants to carry on his legacy. She thinks a lot about what people think about her and questions if she’s only here because of who her father is.
All she knows how to do is work hard. Whether it’s been volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, gymnastics, track, diving, tennis. All she’s ever wanted to do is be the best. At the end of the day, she just wants to make her family proud.
Cole brought up Nikki Bella’s comments to WWE.com this week where she stated Charlotte isn’t ready for this and should go back to NXT. Charlotte says she loves NXT and would love to go back whenever she can. She’s disappointed that Nikki doesn’t look at her as competition. She wasn’t raised that way and looks at everyone fairly. Especially with the Divas Revolution, it makes her feel that Nikki doesn’t take her seriously. Nikki doubting her makes her blood boil and fuels her to become champion.
Charlotte was asked what the Divas Revolution means to her. She said she’s been through a lot, she’s seen a lot and the movement is not about fancy clothes or magazine covers. It’s about empowering women all around the world and she hopes that little girls and women around the world look at her as inspiration and follow their dreams.
