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

#2. Charlotte Flair was disappointed with where she was in the WWE developmental program

In late 2013, current WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair suffered an injury and had to stay out of action for a few months. She returned to the WWE Performance Center in January 2014 and won the Trainee of the Month award right away.

Although she was a regular competitor on NXT before her injury, Flair was not a prominent member of the NXT Women’s Division. Before stepping away from the ring due to injury, Flair joined the BFFs (Sasha Banks and Summer Rae). The group having some success on the brand.

In her book Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte, The Queen disclosed the unexpected reason behind the BFFs' success.

"Sasha and I became close friends away from the cameras. The BFFs worked very well because it was real. We were both disappointed with where we were in the developmental program. That frustration created a bond between us. We felt that if we didn’t do something, we’d be confined to being enhancement talent. We both wanted to be the best," Flair wrote.

Charlotte Flair stated in her book that Banks and herself acted out real emotions in front of the cameras. She also revealed that The Boss pushed her to continue learning and improving. Today, both WWE Superstars are Grand Slam Champions.