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Charlotte Flair Opens Up About Andrade Divorce Struggles In Tearful Interview

The Queen is opening up about her personal struggles over the past year. Charlotte Flair is calling her latest WWE run the biggest comeback of her life.
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Charlotte Flair details struggles of WWE comeback on Raw
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Charlotte Flair is in the midst of what she considers to be the greatest comeback of her life.

The 14-time Women's World Champion made her return to WWE back in January after missing all of 2024 with a devastating knee injury. The physical challenges of her rehab were only exacerbated by mounting problems in her personal life.

During her time away from the ring, Charlotte made the decision to file for divorce from then husband and fellow Smackdown Superstar Andrade. Flair opened up about her struggles Thursday while appearing on Sherri with Sherri Shepherd. The Queen was asked how she managed to handle the situation.


"I didn't," Flair admitted. "I felt like I was failing at my job. I felt like I was failing in my personal life and the embarrassment of being divorced again, and then being compared to my father."

As tears began to well up in her eyes, Charlotte asked for a moment to collect herself and received a round of supportive applause from the audience.

"It's okay not to be okay. That's what I learned. It's okay to take a moment, take a breather to start over."

The biggest challenge for Flair was keeping everything a secret. She feared the public scorn and judgment that would undoubtedly follow the news of her second divorce.

It wasn't until Royal Rumble weekend, during the peak of her return to WWE, that the news of her split from Andrade broke.

"Everything that I had been scared of hit that day and I was like, the fight's over. I have nothing to fight. This is me. This is who I am. I'm standing in my worth. And people can have their opinions. I think to the audience who watches wrestling, they don't know what Charlotte has been through to get to where she is. But I know. So for Ashley, this is my biggest comeback yet."

Charlotte Flair is set to challenge Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 41. A victory would leave her one world title shy of tying her father's all-time record of 16, that Ric Flair currently holds with John Cena.

Cena could break the tie with Flair with a win over Cody Rhodes later this month in Las Vegas.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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