During Sunday night’s WrestleMania Backlash show, Ronda Rousey would defeat Charlotte Flair in an I Quit match after applying an armbar through a steel chair. Afterward, WWE would announce that Flair had suffered a fractured radius and encouraged fans to visit WWE.com for updates. While it was clearly a storyline injury, many assumed it was simply a way for Flair to sell the armbar and explain why she’d lost the match.
However, during the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer would reveal it was done to allow Flair time off to marry AEW’s Andrade El Idolo. Meltzer wouldn’t know how long she would be away from television but added the couple was set to have a honeymoon. Given this and the injury that WWE decided to say she’d suffered, which typically takes around three months to heal, she’ll likely return in time for SummerSlam on July 30, 2022.
Charlotte and Andrade went public with their relationship back in 2019 and kicked off 2020 on a high note by announcing that they were engaged. Rumors, though, spread in late 2021 that they’d separated after eagle-eyed fans spotted Andrade had unfollowed Charlotte on social media. This led to a report by Bodyslam.net that Flair had ended their engagement, yet this was either inaccurate, or the pair simply rekindled their romance as Charlotte subsequently shared photos on Instagram showing them looking very happy together.
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