10 Hidden Times WWE Stars Broke Character

9. Charlotte Forgets Herself

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Charlotte Flair's December 2022 WWE return was yet another weird chapter in her undeniably strange main roster career.

As later revealed to be down to the outgoing Champion's desire to lose the belt and get out of the company for a while, Flair's flash victory over Ronda Rousey was heelish in nature but presented as though a returning hero had finally saved the SmackDown Women's Championship from the 'Baddest Woman On The Planet'. The dynamic with 'The Queen' was once again off, and wasn't improved in a moment of forgetfulness when she defeated Sonya Deville one week later.

Having scored the win, Flair temporarily betrayed her entire new babyface act by slipping into the heel one she played so well. Snatching the belt out of referee Jessika Carr as a furious heel might, she then attempted to style-out the moment with a heartfelt thank you. It was bizarre and just barely saves by her act of contrition, but as weird moments from her decade+ as a second-generation star, it's only mid-table madness. 

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