Charlotte Flair | |
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Flair in 2016
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Birth name | Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr |
Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
April 5, 1986
Alma mater | North Carolina State University |
Spouse(s) |
Riki Johnson (m. 2010; div. 2012) Thomas Latimer (m. 2013; div. 2015) |
Family |
Ric Flair (father) David Flair (half-brother) Reid Flair (brother) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ashley Flair Charlotte Charlotte Flair |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed from | "The Queen City" |
Trained by |
Lodi Ric Flair WWE Performance Center |
Debut | July 3, 2013 |
Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr (born April 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former personal trainer currently signed to WWE under the ring name Charlotte Flair, performing on the Raw brand where she is the current Raw Women's Champion in her fourth reign.
A second generation wrestler, she is the daughter of former professional wrestler Ric Flair and the sister of David and Reid Flair. She debuted in WWE's developmental brand NXT in 2012. In 2014, she became NXT Women's Champion and was named Rookie of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Following her arrival on the main roster, she became the final Divas Champion and the inaugural WWE Women's Champion at WrestleMania 32, holding the latter title – which had been renamed Raw Women's Championship after the creation of the SmackDown Women's Championship – on a record four occasions.
Flair's match with Sasha Banks at Hell in a Cell in October 2016 was the first women's match to headline a WWE pay-per-view event, in addition to being the first women's Hell in a Cell match; together in 2016, they also main evented Raw in a singles match in October and November 2016, the first for a women's match since 2004, and became the first women to win the Pro Wrestling Illustrated award for Feud of the Year.