Charlotte Flair addresses people saying she looks like “Ric Flair in a wig”

While appearing on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, WWE star Charlotte Flair addressed fan criticism that she has received over the years…

“It doesn’t bother me anymore, but what really bothered me early in my career was, ‘Why does she look like Ric Flair in a wig?’ And I’d be like, who am I supposed to look like? Am I supposed to look like Dusty? Like, who? I played sports, and I’m proud of how far I’ve come—becoming polished, branding, the look, whatever it is—but coming from sports, I never thought about what I looked like, or beauty, or muscles, or things like that. So when people were criticizing me for looking like my dad, I struggled with it.

“I should have never catered to wanting their approval. What really would have made me dominant is saying, ‘Y’all wish you were me. I was born with a silver spoon—what are you going to do about it?’ If I had that energy, instead of being like, ‘I’m sorry for being Ric Flair’s daughter, but I work really hard…’ I really wish in those earlier years I had just been like, man, what if I came out there and said, ‘Yep, I didn’t have to do a damn thing.’”