In 2025, after rehabbing a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus, Charlotte Flair returned to WWE during the 2025 Royal Rumble, eliminating Roxanne Perez to win the event. Flair would then go on to challenge Tiffany Stratton at Night 1 of WrestleMania 41 for the WWE Women’s Championship, failing to capture the title after a heated feud.

“I have a lot of mixed emotions that I don’t know if I’m allowed to say about 2025,” Flair stated during an appearance on the WWE Vault.

“When I left, I was like a full-blown babyface. I was getting, like, some of the loudest reactions of my entire career.” Flair expre