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How Life As Ashley Fliehr Shaped Charlotte Flair’s WWE Career

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Ashley Fliehr’s challenge of performing as Charlotte Flair

Charlotte Flair has accomplished a litany of firsts during her outstanding run in WWE. She was the first-ever Raw women’s champion, part of first women’s match to headline the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in its quintessential cage match and one of three women in last year’s first women’s main-event match at WrestleMania.

She will make WWE history again at WrestleMania this year when she faces Rhea Ripley for the NXT women’s championship, which will be the first time that title is defended at WrestleMania.