Charlotte Flair to make WWE return as a heel and form an alliance with two male stars? Exploring the possibility
Charlotte Flair has been out of action for around seven months as she suffered a serious knee injury. Could she make her return sometime soon, revealing a newfound alliance with two other major stars? This would be Andrade and Ric Flair.
The Queen sustained the injury during a match against Asuka on an episode of SmackDown in December. She finished the match, but the medical staff had to help her walk backstage. A week later, WWE revealed that she tore her ACL, MCL, and Meniscus and may require up to nine months of recovery time.
Although it hasn't been exactly nine months since Charlotte Flair could simply make her return as a heel despite not being cleared for in-ring competition yet. She could join forces with her real-life husband and father and form a trio leaning more towards being heels.
Charlotte Flair has brought up wanting to work with Andrade on-screen
Despite beginning to date in 2020 and eventually getting married in 2022, Charlotte Flair and Andrade used to be in rival companies. But after the luchador made his return to the promotion earlier this year, they're finally in the same workplace.
They have also never appeared on-screen together in their careers. During her interview with Forbes last year, the former Women's Champion mentioned wanting to be in the same company as her husband and appear on camera with him.
“I hope so, yes. As long as he’s happy. I just wanna be on camera with him at some point.”
Ric Flair is seemingly on the way out of AEW
Following his appearance on AEW as someone who will accompany Sting throughout his retirement tour, it was revealed that Ric Flair had signed a multi-year deal with the promotion.
Following Sting's retirement, reports have mentioned that there haven't been any plans for The Nature Boy regarding booking. His Wooo! Energy drink sponsor partnership with the company has also ended, and it is more likely that he is on his way out of All Elite Wrestling.
The Nature Boy has also brought up wanting to manage Andrade
In WWE, fans have already seen Charlotte Flair being managed by her father, who was directly involved in some of her matches.
A few months ago, during his appearance on Casual Conversations with a Classic, Ric Flair talked about wanting to continue being in the industry. He said that despite Sting retiring, he'd still want to manage someone like his son-in-law Andrade, possibly as a heel. He was speaking in the context of AEW at the time.
“I’ve known Tony [Khan] for a long time, we’ve been great friends. And the opportunity just presented itself, probably because of Sting. But I’ll be there a couple of years after Sting is gone too. I don’t know what it leads to. I’d like to manage my son-in-law [Andrade El Idolo]. Obviously, I want to be a heel again somewhere,” Ric Flair said.
Should The Nature Boy return to WWE, he has a chance to manage both Charlotte Flair and Andrade. He could also play a crucial part in bringing both back to championship level.