Charlotte on Wrestlemania, Women’s Tag Division, RAW 25, and Heel or Face

Radio station DC 101’s Mike Jones held a recent interview with Charlotte discussing her entrance plans for Wrestlemania 34, the possibility of a Women’s Tag Team division in the WWE, RAW’s 25th anniversary, and preference on being a heel or face.

On the topic of her entrance plans for Wrestlemania 34, Charlotte stated she has been working on plans since the end of last year’s event and hinted it will be something “warrior” related. She also stated the robe she wears in her recent autobiography, Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte, is something she wants to wear for a Wrestlemania entrance near the end of her career.

“I already had that planned after WM last year. So, the peacock theme for last year was because we knew my dad was gonna be immortalized. If you look at the old wrestling magazines from the 80s, they had all of his robes and he was the peacock of wrestling. And we were like, ‘oh let’s make you a peacock’. So the robe on the cover of my book is the robe I want to do one day, but probably somewhere near the end of my career. This year, I had a specific idea and so we’ve been working on it since last Mania. (Any hints?) Warrior. You can go either way and I’m giving YOU the most.”

On the topic of the possibility of a Women’s Tag Team division in the WWE, Charlotte does not think it will happen any time soon due to more women being needed and the belts being devalued if two sets are needed for brand purposes.

“I don’t see it right now because I just don’t think there are enough girls. And I don’t mean that ‘oh we need more women’. And if you think about it, the more titles you have, it devalues one title. Could you imagine tag titles for women on both shows? If there is a women’s show on WWE Network one day, for sure I could see that happening.”

On the topic of RAW’s 25th anniversary show. Charlotte stated it was pretty cool to see Mean Gene again for personal reasons and had a surreal feeling occur when Stone Cold Steve Austin appeared on the show.

“Well having Mean Gene there was pretty cool just because he was such an important part in my Dad’s career and going back to WCW before my dad wrestled Vader, when Mean Gene came to our house in Charlotte in 93. But also standing near the Gorilla Position and just being out there for Stone Cold. (How great was that?) Feeling the energy of the crowd and he is a SUPERSTAR and it was crazy to think ‘ok Stone Cold is on this show, I grew up watching him, and my dad has so much respect for him, and I’m on this show too. We’re like co-workers.’ Even though I’m in it and I grew up in the business, and I’m part of this show too. WOW. It’s surreal.”

When asked if she prefers being a heel or a face, Charlotte stated she prefers playing a heel character. She mentioned interacting with children has been the most enjoyable aspect of being a face wrestler.

“I really enjoy being bad. But, I will say since I’ve made the switch to SmackDown through Social and different live events, the kids are really connecting with me right now. That means a lot to me especially being a positive role model especially at signings. I’ve had kids come up to me and say ‘you were not nice to your dad’ and it crushed me. But that’s my role, and If I go back to being a bad guy, it’s because I want to be the worst bad guy to make those good guys mean that much to them that they idolize them.”