Top WWE Star Expected OUT For 9 Months

Backstage update on one of WWE's biggest injury blows.

by Andy H Murray
Charlotte Flair
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WWE doesn't expect injured star Charlotte Flair to be back in action for around nine months.

PWInsider's Mike Johnson reports that October 2024 is the anticipated return date for the multi-time Women's Champion, who has been sidelined since suffering a serious knee injury while wrestling Asuka on the 8 December episode of SmackDown.

Flair is understood to have shredded her knee while attempting a Spanish Fly in the Asuka bout. Per Johnson, 'The Queen' will undergo surgery in Alabama later this week, having torn her ACL, MCL, and meniscus.

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Beyond the horrible injury, December brought better news for Charlotte in the form of a multi-year contract extension. Fightful Select reported on 19 December that before her injury, Flair signed a lucrative new deal with WWE, landing herself one of the highest-paid women's contracts in the market-leading wrestling promotion's history - as well as a travel bus.

Alongside Rey and Dominik Mysterio, Flair is understood to be one of the first WWE wrestlers to agree contract extensions since Endeavor's takeover of the company closed in September.

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WhatCulture wishes Charlotte Flair all the best in her recovery and eventual return to the ring.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. 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.