5 things Charlotte Flair has revealed about her WWE career that you may not know

#3. Dusty Rhodes' advice saved Charlotte Flair's career

In March 2013, Charlotte Flair's brother Reid tragically passed away. Reid was one of those who convinced the current SmackDown Women's Champion to pursue a WWE career. He dreamed of becoming a WWE Superstar himself and wanted to do it alongside his sister.

Seeing that she was heart-wrenched after her brother's death, WWE and Triple H offered Flair all the support she needed in that difficult time.

"When Reid died, WWE was there for me in every way. Hunter was there for me every step of the way too. I could take off as long as I wanted; I could go to WrestleMania as a spectator or I could go to perform; paid grief counseling was available. I had never experienced the kind of support system that Hunter and WWE provided for me. I’ll always remember that," she wrote in her book.

At the time, Charlotte Flair was hesitant about continuing in pro wrestling. She had yet to appear on WWE television and was not certain she made the right decision by joining WWE.

WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and then-NXT coach Dusty Rhodes gave her advice that changed her life and career. The American Dream told Flair that WWE needed her and urged The Queen to go back to work for her brother and herself.

"Dusty told me something that was very important: I needed to put my big girl pants on and put them on really tight. I was needed here. I needed to get back to work—for me and for my brother (...) Dusty was right. I needed to reinvigorate my spirit to live my brother’s dream," Charlotte Flair added.

From that moment forward, Charlotte Flair decided that she was going to make it in the wrestling industry. In an interview with In This Corner podcast, The SmackDown Women's Champion said that wrestling saved her life because she could have reached rock bottom after her brother passed away.