10 New Directions For WWE After WrestleMania Backlash 2022

6. Charlotte Flair Taking Time Off

Charlotte Flair
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Say cheerio to Charlotte Flair for now; the dominant SmackDown star will waltz off WWE screens and walk down a different aisle. She's taking a sabbatical after 'Mania Backlash to marry AEW's Andrade El Idolo. All the best to the happy couple, but this is a necessary break for Flair as a character.

She'd started to dominate Smackers for all the wrong reasons, and it's true that Ronda Rousey was the last hope for a division that'd stacked full of no-hopers. Apologies if that's harsh, but it's plain truth. If Rousey couldn't make Charlotte say "I Quit", then who else could?!

The good news: WWE came through when it mattered.

Flair has been running pretty hard lately, and there's been a lurking dissatisfaction with the way she's handled compared to some others. Some believe Charlotte has been shoved down fan throats for too long, so some time away will do her career the world of good.

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