The Wrap recently caught up with Charlotte Flair to talk to her about her match against Trish Stratus at
SummerSlam and the subject of the
WWE 2K20 cover came up. That features Becky Lynch alongside Roman Reigns and some fans have found fault with WWE's decision to have the first female cover star share the spotlight with a man.
Now, Flair has weighed in on that and explained why she doesn't think it's a bad thing for the two of them to appear on the cover together.
"So, I look at it this way. If you watched the video game’s commercial, and Roman acknowledging her like ‘You’re the man,’ there’s no bigger acknowledgement in our company than coming from Roman Reigns. I want to be where Roman is right now, on [the marketing materials] for Fox (Sports). I want to be the face of the company."
"But Becky and Roman– right now, with Becky’s year and us main-eventing WrestleMania, which is the pinnacle of the Women’s Evolution, which is not just gonna stop there — it’s not a slight to Becky. It’s just Roman’s “The Guy,” or the man, and so is Becky. It’s a representation of saying, ‘OK we still put Becky on the cover, the first time ever (for a woman).’ I think it’s more kudos that– Roman is standing behind her. Roman Reigns is standing behind her. [He’s] the face of our company. That’s the big message to me."
That's certainly one perspective and it's easy to see where Flair is coming from. Another is that WWE and 2K Games didn't have the guts to try and sell the game with just a woman on the cover but whatever the case may be, there's no denying that this is another noteworthy moment in the Women's Evolution.
What do you guys think?