In recent weeks, we've been hearing a lot about how Charlotte Flair is perceived backstage, though it's recently become clear that WWE is using those reports to build excitement for The Queen's match against Becky Lynch at Survivor Series. As a result, the line between reality and fiction is more blurred than it's ever been.
During a recent interview, Flair addressed some of the negativity surrounding her head on, explaining that she believes her confidence might rub some people up the wrong way.
"If I was a man, would it rub people the wrong way?" she asked. "I mean no one ever looks at a man and goes, ‘Why does he want to be the world champion again? He’s been on top all these years.’ Is it because I’m a woman? Because I’ve done it all? Because we have a smaller division? Charlotte’s difficult? Is it because I stand up for what I believe in? That makes me difficult? But if I was a man I’d have big balls, right? No. I know how good I am, man or woman, I’m the best."
Lynch would later take to Twitter to issue a response that definitely feels like it's storyline-related. Clearly, "The Man" doesn't feel gender is an issue and that Flair acts in a way that's entirely unacceptable for a man or woman. It's possible there's some reality in this, of course, but who knows at this point.
Check out Lynch's comments in full below: