WWE News: Charlotte Flair responds to slight from ESPN SportsCenter

What's the Story?

WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair is regarded as the most accomplished women's wrestler in the history of the company, but was not referred to as such on ESPN's SportsCenter.

The newly-crowned SmackDown Women's Champion responded to ESPN for referring to her as the “Daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.”

In Case You Didn't Know...

Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey appeared on ESPN SportsCenter Tuesday morning to discuss their upcoming match at WrestleMania, which was confirmed to be the main event by WWE.

ESPN's lower third referenced Rousey as the first female inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame and Lynch as the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble winner, but only brought up Charlotte's relationship to "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair.

The Heart of the Matter

Less than a day after The Queen won the SmackDown Women's Championship from Asuka, Charlotte responded to ESPN by informing them that she should've been referred to as a seven-time women's champion or any of the other information released from the 2018 ESPN body issue she was featured in.

Dear @espn 7x (now 8) WWE Women’s Champion would have been fine. If you need a more detailed list of my accolades, feel free to reference last year’s Body Issue or one of the many articles about me on your website. Sincerely,Daughter of @WWE HOF’er Ric Flair

— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) March 27, 2019

Charlotte would respond to a fan on Twitter who said that WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus was the only 7-time women's champion they would recognize, leading Charlotte to respond by bringing up that she is now an eight-time champion on the main roster.

You’re absolutely rightI’m an 8x champion https://t.co/bSzs7ShGms

— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) March 27, 2019

Charlotte's dominance in the women's division began in 2015 when she ended Nikki Bella's record-setting Diva's Championship title reign. The Queen was the last Diva's Champion in WWE history following the title being retired at WrestleMania 32 and lead to the Raw Women's Championship, originally called the WWE Women's Championship, was introduced.

What's Next?

With eight title reigns to her name, Charlotte would need another eight championship reigns to match her father's record of 16.

Despite being a few title reigns away from that goal, Charlotte will be the first wrestler in her family to main event WrestleMania.