Charlotte Flair was advertised for last night's WWE Live event in Charlotte, North Carolina, but much to the surprise of those in attendance, The Queen was M.I.A.
Well, during the TripleMania XXIX show that took place in Mexico City, commentator Huge Savinovich alluded to Charlotte being nearby on several occasions. Of course, we saw Ric Flair accompany his future son-in-law, Andrade El Idolo, to the ring for his AAA Mega Championship match against Kenny Omega, and he would later get physically involved in the bout.
Well, on today's Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained why Charlotte missed that WWE show.
"I had been told sometime back that she was going to Mexico City. Obviously, she could not appear on the show [because] that would be a total violation of the contract but Ric Flair, who is a free agent, did appear on the show. So, I presume that Ashley Flair was backstage as I was told she was going to be since she didn’t show up in Charlotte, her own hometown."
WWE must have known about this in advance, so the fact they continued to advertise Charlotte...well, to call that a shady move on the company's part would be an understatement.
Interestingly, Lucha Libre expert/historian Rob Viper claimed on Twitter that he's heard rumours The Queen wanted to be part of Andrade's agent, only to be told by WWE that wouldn't happen. If she were to sign with AEW - once her WWE contract expires - that sort of thing wouldn't be an issue for her...
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