How Charlotte Tricked Her Haters Into Loving Her

When Charlotte Flair debuted in WWE, she adopted a wholesome, morally sound character. For most people, those are admirable qualities, but as the daughter of the one and only Ric Flair, fans expected a little more flavor. When it never came, the WWE Universe turned against her.

For a moment, it looked like the offspring of the most memorable man in wrestling couldn't cut it — until she changed.

In an interview with the Ottowa Citizen, Charlotte discussed her method in turning fan's disdain for into WWE gold:

"When I debuted on the main roster, people just hated me. They were booing me. Social media got to me a bit. They were like, 'She's just there because she's Ric Flair's daughter.' I was like, 'Why doesn't anybody like me?' It really got to me," she admitted.

"I had to make an executive decision and commit to being what people thought I was. If they think I'm going to be that way, act that way. So it was about committing to being, 'Yeah, I'm Ric Flair's daughter, yeah the dirtiest player in the game, yeah I'm entitled, yeah I got here without having to do anything.' Now I just know how to turn up. It was more about understanding you're just playing a role," she added.

Leaning into critic's detractions made Charlotte the best wrestler in her class. Not only that, but as Charlotte continues to rack up accomplishments, the case can already be made for her being the greatest women's wrestler of all time.

Charlotte reiterated in her interview that she feels more natural as a heel, but right now, she's working as a babyface on Smackdown. While it's important for her and WWE to experiment like this, expect her to return to the dark side.

"Since I am a babyface now, I am going to put all my energy into being the best babyface ever. My comfort zone and where I feel most natural is being a heel. My character could stay the same and people like my character versus disliking it. It's more me trying to figure out how that works and staying true to my character regardless of what side I'm on. I do feel more comfortable as a heel, but I'm taking the baby face challenge on as much as I can," she said.

Charlotte trying her chops at baby facing is similar to when LeBron James decided to work on his post-up offense. Will it change their respective worlds? No, but it will make them much more effective down the road.

The best part about Charlotte being a "good girl" is that she'll once again be bad. Just wait for the moment she turns on Becky Lynch. We all remember how much we love to hate her. For about two consecutive years, Charlotte has unconditionally lead the women's division. With that kind of rapid success, what will she look like in 5 years?