Charlotte Flair On the Inspirational Meaning Behind Her WWE Survivor Series Ring Gear

Charlotte Flair discussed the special meaning behind her WWE Survivor Series ring gear in an interview after the show. Flair wore special ring gear that was alluded to on commentary. She revealed in an appearance on the Survivor Series Recap that the outfit was inspired by Scarlet, a young girl who is battling cancer.

Flair talked about how much of an inspiration Scarlet has been to her, particularly when she was fighting to come back from injury. She noted that she had two sets of the gear created. One was for her, and the other for Scarlet. You can see the highlights below:

On What Inspired the Gear:

“So I think over the last like two years, there were little Easter eggs all over my gear, and my jacket that have kind of meant a lot to me. More so on my jacket. And then when I was out on injury, MJ — this guy who works with social media — had a bunch of kids at the show. And one of them, her name was Scarlet and she was convinced that Scarlet had the same name as Charlotte. So I was randomly sitting at home, depressed, being out with my knee injury and MJ texted me. He was like, ‘Hey, do you mind FaceTiming this little girl who thinks she has your name?’

“And I was like, ‘Oh, people remember who I am!’ I’m like, ‘Absolutely.’ So we FaceTimed and I met her. But I kind of stayed in contact with her mom this whole time. So anytime I’ve had shows and I’ve been able to see her, see her sister and the family. She just gave me a lot of perspective while I was out about what matters. And seeing her struggle and continue to fight and be so strong at such a young age. When like, we think we’re having a bad day? we’re really not. Like, it could be so much worse.”

On Scarlet Inspiring Her:

“And all these little things that I love. I felt like she inspired me. Not its — I don’t wanna use the word inspired because it’s cliche. But I don’t know. She just brought out a softness in me. And I thought the gear was the most different I’ve ever worn. [I] had one made for her. And just that we could have this moment together, and what she means to me and her family. And if I could give a little bit of excitement to her day of the monotonous of what it’s like having to fight cancer? I can’t imagine. So it was just all for her…”

Sharing in that moment with her, I mean that was it. Just like, ‘Hey, this is for you.’ If I could do something so small in the big scheme of life for her to make her day better and for her family? I’m gonna do it. And I hope that gives her — all week, I was sending her pictures of her hat and her jacket and the t-shirt coming. ‘I can’t wait to see you Scarlet, I can’t wait to see you.’ And I just hope that gave her and her family that little relief that they have with what she’s fighting every day, that I can’t — and no one, unless you’ve been through that can relate to.”

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