Charlotte Flair knows why she clicks with Rhea Ripley when they battle in the ring.
“It’s our sizes,” Flair told ESPN. “We’re the same size as some of the guys. It’s not that it makes us hit harder or be better, but it looks like two titans going at it.”
The two are scheduled to face off for Flair’s SmackDown women’s championship at WrestleMania 39. “The Queen” is listed at 5-foot-10, and Ripley is listed at 5-foot-9, both among the tallest and strongest women’s wrestlers in the WWE.
“Say you walk into a store. How often do you see a woman that’s 5-foot-10?” asked Flair. “OK, so how often do you see two of them?”
They are the powerhouses of the women’s division, along with Raw women’s champion Bianca Belair, who might not have their height (5-foot-7) but is equally strong. A typical powerhouse wrestler is bigger and stronger than their peers. Usually, the benefit of increased physique and strength comes with the sacrifice of swiftness and skill. For Flair, Belair and Ripley, they are the exception to the powerhouse standard.
“Talented, hardworking, athletic,” Belair said when asked about her approach. “A powerhouse and the best at everything that I do.”
The three strut confidently down the trail blazed by the likes of Madusa, Chyna and Beth Phoenix, forging their own path for…
