On a day when the pro wrestling industry already received some bad news about a top star missing some time, WWE revealed it will be without its Queen until well into 2024.
During the Dec. 15 episode of SmackDown, the commentary team mentioned that Charlotte Flair is expected to be out of action for nine months. Flair was injured during the Dec. 8 episode of SmackDown, when she took a hard fall from the top rope and looked like she injured her knee in the process. She was reportedly sent home to Florida afterward to await a full evaluation.
The timetable for Flair’s recovery means she will certainly miss WrestleMania 40, where she was expected to be part of a major match of some sort. A full nine-month absence will mean she also won’t be part of SummerSlam 2024 either.
Despite being a regular in NXT and WWE for more than a decade, Flair has been remarkably durable and missed little time due to injury. Even her time off for around six months in 2020 was reportedly for surgery to help fix an earlier cosmetic procedure.
That’s not the case this time around, which is unfortunate. Hopefully her recovery goes smoothly and she’s able to return sometime next fall.
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