Charlotte Flair isn’t assuming anything when it comes to the WrestleMania 42 main event — but she’s making one thing clear: the women have earned the right to be in that conversation every single year.
With WrestleMania 42 set for Las Vegas, Flair was asked by Sports Illustrated whether she believes a women’s match could headline WWE’s biggest show once again. It’s a spot she knows well, having already main-evented WrestleMania in the past.Flair acknowledged that the road to WrestleMania is still unfolding and that her own championship direction hasn’t been locked in yet.
“I hope so. We have Elimination Chamber still, so in terms of what title I’ll be going for, whether it’s the Tag Team Titles or Raw or SmackDown title.”
Rather than framing the main event around gender, Flair shifted the focus to storytelling, saying the deciding factor should always come down to which rivalry truly carries the show.
“I think any given year the women can main event, it just boils down to who has the best story.”
She doubled down on that philosophy, pushing back against the idea that a main event should be assigned based on optics instead of substance.
“I don’t think anyone should be given the main event spot just because they’re a man or woman, I think it’s who has the best story.”
WWE has already seen women headline WrestleMania twice — with Flair herself sharing the spotlight against Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35, and Bianca Belair facing Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37. Flair’s comments suggest she sees those moments not as exceptions, but as proof of what’s possible when the story clicks.
Right now, Flair remains a central figure on WWE programming. She was the Iron Woman in the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble and is currently aligned with Alexa Bliss as part of a tag team on SmackDown, keeping her firmly in the mix as WrestleMania season heats up.
With WrestleMania 42 approaching and several championship paths still open, Flair’s stance is simple: earn the spot, don’t hand it out.
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