Charlotte Flair Publishes Open Letter to Her Father

Following her WWE Smackdown Women’s Title win on Smackdown last night, Charlotte Flair published an open letter to her father, Ric Flair, for The Players Tribune. Below is an excerpt from the letter:

“Dear Dad,

It’s that moment when you appear from behind the curtain.

Every single night, before I perform, I think about what you told me. That the single most important part of any match is when you walk out onto the stage — and the crowd sees you for the first time.

“Whether it’s 50 people in an auditorium or 100,000 in a stadium,” you said. “The instant they see you, they can tell right away whether or not you really believe in yourself.”

I remember my first match, standing in the dark, listening to my heart racing. I knew the crowd was just waiting — not waiting for me, but waiting to judge the next person they saw emerge onto the stage. I knew my peers were watching on the monitor just a few feet away. I felt the walls closing in. I could barely breathe. It was like I had forgotten everything I had learned about wrestling up to that point.

People were going to think I was a fraud — that I was just trying to piggyback a career off of your name. I wasn’t Charlotte Flair yet. I was still just Ric Flair’s daughter. I feared the worst.

I mean, how could I really be prepared? How could anyone live up to the legacy of Ric Flair? The Nature Boy! The limousine-ridin’, jet-flyin’, etc. etc. — Ric Flair! One of the most decorated superstars in the history of sports entertainment. It was an impossible expectation to live up to.

In that moment, I actually feared that I wasn’t made for WWE. Quitting wasn’t an option … but how was I going to commit 100 percent when I was afraid of my own shadow?

I was nervous about the fans in the crowd. I was nervous about the Superstars in the back. But most of all, I was nervous about one very specific thought.

I couldn’t bear the thought of disappointing you.”

The Rock Reveals Who He Thinks Is Wrestling’s Best Babyface

The Rock Tweeted the following, offering his opinion that WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino is the best pro wrestling babyface of all-time:

100% Bruno. Ruling pro wrestling in 60’s & 70’s in the NY, PA etc area – and what it meant to be WWWF champion for years at a time is a whole other animal of survival and heroics. Bruno, hands down.

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— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 15, 2017