Fans haven't seen Charlotte Flair on WWE television since WrestleMania Backlash when she lost the SmackDown Women's Championship to Ronda Rousey in an "I Quit" match.
After the bout, WWE announced that Flair would be "out indefinitely" with a "fractured radius." The injury was for storyline purposes as Flair took time off to get married to Andrade El Idolo and go on her honeymoon.
Speaking to Steve Austin on the Broken Skull Sessions, Flair discussed her hiatus and eventual return.
"The problem with me is I always want to be on top. I never want to slow down and if someone didn't tell me to slow down and smell the roses, I would just constantly be working because I didn't find myself or find who I was and all these things until I started working. Since 2012, that's why I'm here. Highs and lows, I wish Backlash had been my Mania match. Things happen, whatever, but I left on a high. I'm still looking for that next big feud, I'm still looking for that next big match. You've got Rhea (Ripley) probably wanting to beat me. Bianca (Belair), Liv (Morgan). There is so much for me to be excited for. The problem is, for me, I could just keep going. I always want to be better and sometimes being a perfectionist can get...Mania, I wanted it to be too perfect and when I got to Backlash, I was like, 'You do you, boo.' That's why it came across...this is my opinion, I do want to come back with a different layer. I came back after last year missing Mania with The Opportunity, just changing my clothes, I want my body to look better, I've gotten in better shape, changed the hair up a little, what is that next layer? I can tell you it's not going to be a good guy [laughs]. What does it look like? Am I darker? At the same time, I'm like, don't fix something that is not broken, but you always need to evolve somehow, and what does that look like?" she pondered.
It is unknown when Charlotte will return to WWE television.
Elsewhere during the interview, Charlotte was asked about Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out on WWE in May. You can find her comments on the situation by clicking here.
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