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Charlotte Flair received an indefinite suspension and $ 100,000 fine after attacking a WWE referee to close Raw on Monday night.
Flair suffered a defeat to Asuka in the main draw and took her frustrations over on the referee by throwing him across the ring before handing out a savage beatdown.
On the night after WrestleMania 37, some fans had expected Becky Lynch to make her triumphant return to the ring.
Instead, Flair delivered a promo her frustration at being left out of the WrestleMania card. Shortly after, she involved herself in Asuka’s rematch with Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women’s Championship to cause a disqualification.
The Queen is never far from the title picture, but it felt like she was slightly marginalized leading up to WrestleMania. Even before she did it announced her positive COVID-19 test in March, her feud with Lacey Evans did her no favor.
Flair will of course no longer be marginalized.
Despite the suspension, it seems likely she will get a shot at Ripley’s title belt soon. And after she was baby-faced against Evans, this storyline will allow her to embrace the heel personality that has always felt more natural to her as the daughter of the legendary Ric Flair.