Charlotte Flair Explains Why She Prefers To Be A Heel

There’s no denying that Charlotte Flair has been on a roll over the last few years and she managed to capture the SmackDown Women’s Championship once again when she returned to the blue brand in December. Currently Charlotte is working as a babyface, but she recently explained to the Daytona Beach News Journal why she prefers to work as a heel.

“On paper, I just look like the bad guy — Ric Flair’s daughter, 5-foot-10, athletic, blonde, 14 titles. It’s very hard to connect or find, other than a father-daughter relationship, a way for the Charlotte character to connect to the audience. ‘Why should we cheer for her? She has everything. Or how do I relate to her? I don’t know what that’s like.’ So I’ve just ramped all those things up for the last couple things up for the past couple years.”

“I like being a bad guy; I just do. Since I’ve come back, there are moments where I want to be a bad guy again due to certain creative things, but it’s hard now seeing these kids excited to see me. Not that it wasn’t there before, but I wasn’t actively paying attention to it or looking forward to it. It was my job to get the person in front of me cheered.”

Charlotte will once again be involved in a title match at WrestleMania this year as she’s currently set to defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Royal Rumble winner Rhea Ripley on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.