Charlotte Flair thanks WWE fans, says she enjoyed being a face

While preparing for knee surgery, Charlotte Flair took time to reflect on her most recent WWE run.

Even a Queen faces uncertainty at times, but Charlotte Flair is vowing to bounce back from her latest setback thanks to the support she feels from WWE fans.

Flair was dealt the cruelest injury luck of her storied wrestling career during a match with Asuka on the Dec. 8 episode of WWE SmackDown, when she tore three knee ligaments while taking a fall from the top rope. Flair has had few injury issues since her debut in NXT in 2012, so it’s understandable that she might be feeling apprehensive about the entire ordeal.

She expressed exactly that in a social media post Thursday night, noting that the injury took away some of her identity as an athlete.

I happen to be an expert in overthinking and this is the first time I’ve ever been truly scared. Scared of the unknown but also feeling like I’m losing what I’m most proud of and that’s being an athlete. I don’t like showing physical weakness and this has left me feeling exposed. A process I know I will grow from but a very new one to me.

Maybe the most interesting part of her post for people who have followed her career was her admission that after years spent mostly playing the villain, she enjoyed her recent run as a fan favorite.

I have been a bad guy for most of my career but this year was different for me. I CHERISHED every hug, high-five and fist pump this year at live events and for the first time in my career felt comfortable in my own boots being the good guy

Flair is reportedly preparing for surgery this week, and confirmed in her post that her recovery could take around nine months. If all goes well, that would put her back in a WWE ring before the end of 2024, and there are undoubtedly many fans hoping that is indeed the case.

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