“I’m Not Falling for That Anymore” – Rhea Ripley Reveals How Charlotte Flair’s Innovative “Intimidation” Strategy Got the Better of Her Back in the Day

One of the biggest attractions of the upcoming WrestleMania is undoubtedly the match between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair. The WWE’s flagship event in April will show two of the top stars of the Women’s division fighting against each other for SmackDown’s Women’s Championship title. But before they meet in the ring, they have already started applying some intimidation techniques to further build the hype.

The WWE fans know the personality of both the contenders for the championship title. That means they know how much they differ from each other. On one hand, Flair is an established name on the roster and carries that personality whereas The Eradicator carries a persona of a tough wrestler who’s coming into her own. But there has been a time when the latter got swayed by Flair’s ‘strategies’ that ended up transforming her. 

Rhea Ripley shared how The Queen’s strategies affected her previously

While speaking on WWE’s The Bump, The Nightmare was asked to share her thoughts on Flair’s mind games that were seen a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown. Here, the “mind games” refers to the 6-inch heel that Flair was wearing when both the stars were facing each other. 

To this Ripley said, “I think it’s an intimidation thing and I think she wants to portray herself as bigger than me as bigger and better than me.”

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After straight away pointing fingers at the daughter of Ric Flair, The Dirtiest Player in the Game, the 26-year-old shared a personal detail that now she will be following.

She said, “I’m not falling for that anymore, I did back in the day. I started wearing heels, I hate wearing heels. I wore heels in our last time in the ring together but I’m not wearing them this time because she can’t get in my head like I can’t get in hers.”

After opening up about how the intimidation strategy of Flair worked on her, Ripley is now determined to not let it get the better of her this time around. 

Charlotte Flair’s planned strategy to intimidate her opponent

The first thing that the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble winner remarked about the 6-inch heel of Flair was the events on which she used to wear it. She mentioned how every time when the two of them were facing each other in the ring or in a promo segment, Flair happens to have the heels on as an intimidation tactic.

Whether it’s a strategically designed decision of Flair or a simple coincidence, it has affected Ripley for sure. Nevertheless, she is determined to not let this happen again. But now, she must be well aware, as fans are already worried for her after seeing The Queen’s incredible physique while preparing for the event. 

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So, what do you make of this? Will The Nightmare also strategize something against similar her opponent? Let us know in the comments below.