‘2024 tried to end me’ – WWE star Charlotte Flair opens up on horror year that ‘kicked me ass over and over’

WWE star Charlotte Flair has opened up on her horror year.

Flair, 38, is fighting at WrestleMania 41 in April for the WWE Women's Championship against Tiffany Stratton.

If Flair wins the match she will become a 15-time world champion and move a step closer to her father Ric Flair who has 16 recognised titles to his name.

But she will be doing so off the back of a punishing 2024, which saw her get divorced from fellow WWE star Andrade and be put out of action for a year with a knee injury.

However, speaking exclusively to SunSport, Flair has revealed how her time away from the ring has given her “clarity and perspective”.

She said: “2024 tried to end me, it really kicked my a** over and over. The time away, the knee injury gave me clarity and perspective.

“And I would choose this again and again. But I did come back feeling like people thought I was coming back older and less than.

“If anyone knows the real me or my character, that was never going to happen.

“Feeling that way, and what I’d been through, I feel like I’ve really owned the injury that could have been career-ending.

“And understandably so that people felt this way.

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“But no, I missed Wrestlemania last year, it’s my domain, I’ve done my homework. Now I get to enjoy that.”

Flair also spoke about the chances of the WWE coming to the UK for a tour.

She said: “It’s been loud.

“I have always felt the energy and chants and passion for what we do seems on another level.

“We aren’t over-saturated here.

“They aren’t spoiled so they really appreciate the one show they get a year.

“We’re here, they’re making the most of it.

“To be here goes to show how important Netflix has become to our brand and how it’s game changing.

“Now you can watch all of it overseas.

“The accessibility is on a whole new level.”