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How Did Charlotte Flair’s Brother Die?
Charlotte Flair is one of the greatest of all time. She is the most decorated woman in WWE and is virtually unstoppable.
While people may see her as ”The Queen today, she wanted nothing to do with wrestling back when she was a teenager. She didn’t even want to become a wrestler until a tragic event transpired in her personal life.
Ric Flair is a 16-time world heavyweight champion and a two-time Hall Of Famer. His son, David, and Reid wanted to follow in their father’s footsteps in pro wrestling themselves.
Before professional wrestling, Reid was an extremely accomplished amateur wrestler. He even won the AAU National Wrestling Tournament when he was just ten years old. Reid made his debut in World Championship Wrestling in 1998. He defeated Eric Bischoff in his debut, teamed with his father, and took on David Flair and Vince Russo.
Ten years later, he made his first Wrestlemania appearance in Ric’s retirement match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24. Following Ric’s retirement, Reid made his debut in WWE and teamed with his elder brother David to defeat The Nasty Boys.
Reid Flair was also present in the Independent wrestling circuit. He wrestled for Big Time Wrestling and NWA, where he wrestled Cedric Alexander and defeated him.
Reid then started training in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling in 2012. He made his debut in 2013 to replace his father in a tag team match. After training and a few matches, Flair returned to the US twelve days before his death.
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Charlotte Flair started professional wrestling for Reid Flair.
Reid’s death wasn’t a random occurrence by any means. When he began wrestling, Reid Flair started abusing drugs. He was arrested on many charges throughout the years.
Reid was arrested in 2007 for assault and battery, in 2009 for heroin possession, and overdosed twice in 2011.
Due to such issues, Ashley wanted to help her brother. So she agreed to start training as a professional wrestler in 2012, hoping that she could do it alongside her brother per Wrestling World.
Reid Flair was found dead at just 25 years old in his hometown of Charlotte. According to autopsy reports, Reid’s cause of death was a drug overdose.
Just like that, Ashley’s entire world fell apart. Reid never got to see his little sister become The Queen as he died when she was still in training.
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