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Tear Jerker / Charlotte Flair

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  • The now-infamous 11/16/15 Divas Championship contract signing between her and Paige, due to the fact that Charlotte brought up her late younger brother Reid Flair. Although it was in a heartwarming light, in that her wrestling career was going to fulfill the dream her brother was unable to live out, it was obviously emotionally distressing for Charlotte to talk about, as shown by her struggling to say the words "my late brother" and having to stop to hold back tears numerous times afterwards. The segment then planned to hammer in Charlotte's woobie status by having the then-heel Paige ridicule her display of emotion and mock Reid's death. However, Paige was just as emotional during the segment, especially considering she herself had her younger brother pass away when she was 13. Because of this, the segment went down in the eyes of many as two performers doing something they simply didn't want to do. Even worse? Charlotte's parents weren't informed in advance that this was going to happen, and her father Ric had to see it for the first time live.
    "I never heard a word about it. I started crying when I was watching it. Nope, nobody called me and no one's called me today. So, I mean ... that would indicate that they just assume that that's good."
  • After winning the Smackdown Women’s Championship from Carmella in the SummerSlam 2018 triple threat match, her best friend Becky Lynch hugs her, then later attacks her, as Becky leaves, Charlotte is visibly distraught on what just happened and about to shed a tear.

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