Backstage Latest On Charlotte Flair's WWE Creative Direction
Was Charlotte Flair REALLY set to replace Zelina Vega at Money in the Bank 2023?!
WWE sources have moved to debunk rumours that Charlotte Flair was at one point set to replace Zelina Vega in the past weekend's women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Speculation on Flair taking Vega's spot had swirled ahead of the 1 July premium live event. Fightful Select reports that WWE sources hadn't heard of such a scheme, adding that Flair's current creative "has been planned for a while."
Charlotte is currently feuding with Women's Champion Asuka and Bianca Belair on SmackDown. This has been in the works since before Flair returned to television. Absent since April, Charlotte re-emerged on WWE television on the 9 June SmackDown.
WWE's goal with Flair's current positioning, Fightful reports, is to re-establish Asuka by having her work with two top-level title opponents. In doing so, WWE hopes to "add more intrigue and suspense" to Asuka's reign as Women's Champion.
Although the promotion is yet to confirm this, Asuka defending the WWE Women's Championship against Flair and Belair in a Triple Threat is expected for next month's SummerSlam 2023 PLE. The Japanese star has held the belt since dethroning Belair at Night of Champions on 27 May.