We noted prior that this past week on Smackdown Live (April 25th), it appeared that Charlotte Flair might be turning babyface. This came after both her and Naomi were attacked by Natalya, Tamina and Carmella in their Championship match.
So does this mean that Charlotte is officially a babyface moving forward? This certainly looks like it is the case. A lot of fans seem to enjoy her work as a heel but it appears like WWE has different plans.
According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here), the likely reason why WWE is turning Charlotte is because they want to make her the “women’s face of the Smackdown brand” moving forward.
WWE feels that with Charlotte’s name value (daughter of Ric Flair) and ring presence, that she can be a huge star (and fan favorite) for years to come. Charlotte has made history several times already in her career, including this past week on Smackdown where she became the first female to main event: RAW, Smackdown and a PPV event. It is likely that WWE continues to push her as a ground breaker for Women’s wrestling moving forward.
The one problem that they have is that Smackdown is lacking heels for her to work with. Tamina, Natalya and Carmella provide her with short-term opponents. They are going to have to turn someone in the near future or add another female for long-term opponents for her.
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Our take – If Charlotte is staying as a long-term babyface, my money would be on Becky Lynch turning heel, leading to a big feud between the two. Also, I could see Asuka getting called up to feud with Charlotte. WWE likely has big plans for Charlotte at both Summerslam and Wrestlemania 34.
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