10 Ups & 12 Downs For WWE In 2020 (So Far)

4. The Continued, Misguided Push Of Charlotte Flair

Charlotte Flair
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Charlotte Flair is an outstanding professional wrestler. Let's get that out of the way immediately. She projects stardom, carries herself like the biggest deal in any given building, and has given most active main roster wrestlers their best WWE match - which isn't a coincidence. Flair is as flawed as any other imperfect human being, but she is tremendous.

Her continued, misguided push is not.

It's the old Roman Reigns situation: a fantastic performer drawing genuine, Universe-breaking scorn through overexposure and inconsistent presentation. Charlotte is everywhere. She dominates airtime like nobody else in the promotion to the extent that it doesn't even matter how good her work is, because so many are just sick of the sight of her.

That she flip-flops between face and heel sometimes on the same show doesn't help, either. People have no idea how they're supposed to take to Charlotte, so they don't take to her at all. The Wonder Woman push hasn't worked: we have the viewership figures to show it and while she's currently injured, all parties would benefit from dialling back when she returns.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.