Charlotte Speaks On Being A Homegrown NXT Talent, The UK Performance Center & More

Charlotte Flair is one of the best examples of the success of the Performance Center/NXT system. Considering her success, she was invited to the opening of the WWE Performance Center in the United Kingdom. While she was there, she spoke to SportBIBLE about her legacy overall, being a homegrown NXT talent and more. Below are some highlights:

Charlotte Flair On Being NXT Homegrown:

“I know my dad’s Ric Flair but when I showed up at FCW/NXT, I didn’t know anything about wrestling – I didn’t watch it, I didn’t study it, I didn’t know the history of it – I just knew I liked my dad and he was a wrestler.

“If you take a clean slate like me, even though I played division one volleyball, the performance center molded me. Yes, I had the last name but I wasn’t allowed to woo, I wasn’t allowed to chop and I couldn’t do the figure four.

“I couldn’t do anything like my dad, and I think they were like, ‘Wow she’s got the it factor, maybe she can carry the name’.

“They’ve molded a professional wrestler from nothing is how I look at it.”

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Charlotte Flair On It Still Being Difficult To Make It To The Main Roster:

“I still think regardless of the performance center, it’s hard to make it to Raw or Smackdown,” Charlotte added.

“I do think it’s easier to get noticed but that doesn’t mean you’re going to get called up. They [the NXT UK up and coming talents] are just going to have to make a lot of sacrifices.

“This is something that you have to think about 24/7 and it can be monotonous day in, day out – but you’ll get your break, there will come a day.

“And when you have that moment, just utilize every opportunity from the strength coach, to the promo class, to the extra time because every little bit counts.”

Charlotte Flair On Watching Her Matches Back:

“I talked to my dad about this because he never watched his matches back, so I go, ‘Well I wonder why it’s so beneficial for me’ because I kind of take everything he says to heart,” the 32-year old admitted.

“But I can still critique every moment in my match, whether it helps me get better or if it’s just learning as you go along. I think it’s very helpful, especially because the performance center has all the technology to do that – even with your promos that you can watch back.”