10 Secret Debuts Of Famous Wrestlers

9. Charlotte Flair

10 Secret Debuts Of Famous Wrestlers
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Charlotte Flair has been a fixture of wrestling television for over 20 years now, and no, that's not a gag about a certain degree of over-exposure 'The Queen's been subjected to since her 2015 main roster call-up.

She was spotted ringside on a number of occasions for WWE during her father's latter years, and was amongst those paying tribute to him when he retired, but the multi-time Women's Champion had traveled that road before too - and she was only seven years old at the time.

WCW had attached major stakes to Flair's StarrCade Heavyweight Championship match with Vader. It was a case of win the belt or retire for 'The Nature Boy'. As such a stipulation hadn't quite been so abused at that point, this was perfect fodder for an unplanned main event (original headliner Sid had been fired just weeks before the show) and WCW dug deep with the evocative impact on the Flair family.

Looking for that version of 'Naitch', they visited his Charlotte, North Carolina residence to meet his wife and children, and brought them backstage for title celebrations after the bout.

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