Charlotte Flair Thought Her 'Life Was Over' With Recent Injury, Remains Silent On When She'll Return

Charlotte Flair has been absent from WWE programming for over ten months, being ruled out of action all the way back in December 2023 with a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus, suffered during a match on SmackDown. Flair has remained fairly quiet about when to expect a comeback, though reports last month suggested that she could be back in the fold in November. 

Flair recently appeared on the Forever Young podcast, opening up about her mindset after suffering her injury:

"Well when it first happened, I thought my life was over. I was like, oh my gosh, a perfect storm. My husband (Andrade) had just come back to the company or was on his way back. I knew he was gonna be debuting soon… From the moment I was taken out, I just have kept telling myself that I’m gonna come back the best version of ‘The Queen,’ when I do come back and you never like to be sidelined due to an injury. But then again, I’m not sure if I would’ve ever sidelined myself had it not been for the injury. 

"So, it’s been a challenge but a challenge I know that’s gonna make me better in the long run because I’ve had the opportunity over these — I think it’s been like nine, eight months now — to go back and see things that I would have done over, what could I do over? Look at the landscape of the division, try to figure out where I can add character layers when I come back and I think the biggest struggle for me mentally is I’ve never not been able to rely on my athleticism. So like, where I might not be the best on the mic or a certain look or I’ve always been so proud of how physical I am and not having that feel 100 percent has been an adjustment for me. Where like before, I know the girls respected me for being tough and not being injured and when this happened, I was like, (*gasp*), I can be injured. It’s been a mixed blessing. For me, it feels very vulnerable. But I know that in the long run, it’s gonna be better for me."

She was asked about her potential return date, but she remained coy, saying that she didn’t want to ruin the surprise of when she returns. 

H/T POST Wrestling