<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4dzQeC_0vvGXzy900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4dzQeC_0vvGXzy900" width="1280" height="720" ></figure><p>Charlotte Flair tore her ACL, MCL, and meniscus in December on WWE SmackDown in a match with Asuka. The nasty moment happened as Flair did a spot in the corner, seemingly twisted when falling, and immediately grabbed her knee.</p><p>She has been rehabbing and documenting her progress. These types of injuries usually result in an athlete being out for 9-12 months.</p><p>While recently speaking on the Forever Young Podcast, Flair commented on the injury and her initial reaction.</p><p>Flair stated, “When it first happened, I thought my life was over. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, a perfect storm’. My husband [Andrade] had just come back to the company or was on his way back. I knew he was going to be debuting soon. From the moment I was taken out, I just have kept telling myself that I’m going to come back the best version of the Queen when I do come back, and you never like to be sidelined due to an injury. But then again, I’m not sure if I would have ever sidelined myself had it not been for the injury. So it’s been a challenge, but a challenge I know that’s going to make me in the long run because I’ve had the opportunity over these, I think it’s been like nine, eight months now to go back and see things that I would have done over. What can I do over? Look at the landscape of the division and try to figure out where I can add character layers when I come back. I think the biggest struggle for me mentally is I’ve never not been able to rely on my athleticism. So like, where I might not be the best on the mic or a certain look, or I’ve always been so proud of like how physical I am, and not having that feel a hundred percent has been an adjustment for me where before I was…..I know the girls respected me for being tough and, you know, not being injured. When this happened, I was like, I can be injured. So it really, like, it’s been a mixed blessing. For me, it feels very vulnerable. But I know that in the long run, it’s going to be better for me.”</p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/16QKL4hXwI0?feature=oembed" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div><p><i>If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit Forever Young Podcast with an h/t to</i> <i>WrestlingNews.co</i> <i>for the transcription.</i></p></div></body>

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Charlotte Flair On Her Knee Injury: “When It First Happened, I Thought My Life Was Over”

Charlotte Flair tore her ACL, MCL, and meniscus in December on WWE SmackDown in a match with Asuka. The nasty moment happened as Flair did a spot in the corner, seemingly twisted when falling, and immediately grabbed her knee. She has been rehabbing and documenting her progress. These types of...

Charlotte Flair On Her Knee Injury: “When It First Happened, I Thought My Life Was Over”

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