Ronda Rousey to WWE? Get in line, says SmackDown ‘Queen’ Charlotte Flair on Shenzhen trip

UFC legend is reportedly in training for a switch to professional wrestling and five-time champion Flair is eyeing a marquee match

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Charlotte Flair poses outside the Shenzhen Civic Centre, which will host a WWE live event on September 17. Photo: WWE

Published: 3:20pm, 14 Aug 2017Updated: 2:55pm, 16 Aug 2017

Ronda Rousey was once the queen of mixed martial arts but if she is indeed training for a career in professional wrestling then she may find the throne there is already taken.

“I would tell her to get in line,” WWE superstar Charlotte Flair told the Post with a laugh, during a trip to promote WWE’s upcoming live event at the Shenzhen Civic Centre on September 17.

Flair, a five-time champion, is one of the pioneers of women’s professional wrestling in WWE and accordingly goes by the nickname ‘Queen’.

And she is relishing the thought of a potential marquee match against Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) legend Rousey, who is reportedly taking her first steps towards a planned switch to the wrestling ring from the octagon.

“Ronda wouldn’t be my dream opponent, but if WWE was something she would want to consider, I would definitely want to be her first competitor,” Flair added.

Former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (left) suffered her first defeat in UFC to Holly Holm in November 2015. Photo: AFP

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