Charlotte Flair has penned a letter to her father on the Players Tribune. Here is an excerpt:

“Dear Dad,

It’s that moment when you appear from behind the curtain.

Every single night, before I perform, I think about what you told me. That the single most important part of any match is when you walk out onto the stage — and the crowd sees you for the first time.

“Whether it’s 50 people in an auditorium or 100,000 in a stadium,” you said. “The instant they see you, they can tell right away whether or not you really believe in yourself.”

I remember my first match, standing in the dark, listening to my heart racing. I knew the crowd was just waiting — not waiting for me, but waiting to judge the next person they saw emerge onto the stage. I knew my peers were watching on the monitor just a few feet away. I felt the walls closing in. I could barely breathe. It was like I had forgotten everything I had learned about wrestling up to that point.

People were going to think I was a fraud — that I was just trying to piggyback a career off of your name. I wasn’t Charlotte Flair yet. I was still just Ric Flair’s daughter. I feared the worst.

I mean, how could I really be prepared? How could anyone live up to the legacy of Ric Flair? The Nature Boy! The limousine-ridin’, jet-flyin’, etc. etc. — Ric Flair! One of the most decorated superstars in the history of sports entertainment. It was an impossible expectation to live up to.

In that moment, I actually feared that I wasn’t made for WWE. Quitting wasn’t an option … but how was I going to commit 100 percent when I was afraid of my own shadow?

I was nervous about the fans in the crowd. I was nervous about the Superstars in the back. But most of all, I was nervous about one very specific thought.

I couldn’t bear the thought of disappointing you.”

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While speaking to In Touch to promote her new book, Charlotte revealed that best advice that she has ever received from her father Ric Flair was to know her character and to believe in herself.

“To go to bed every night knowing who you are and I guess that could be professional as well, but professionally the best advice was, ‘When you go through that curtain, you have to know exactly who you are as a character and believe in yourself, because if you don’t the fans won’t buy it from the second you walk through that curtain.’”

You can check out her full interview here.

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Cody Rhodes posted the following in regards to criticism he has received regarding his recent remarks about WWE bringing back the Starrcade and War Games events.

“Received a lot of praise, but also a good deal of criticism in regards to my remarks on Starrcade & War Games…with that said I’d like to clarify my position and clear up some confusion. As I try to climb the ladder in my sport, with every arena I walk into, I carry my Father’s legacy. It is also my job to protect it. Literally. As head of his estate, I try to always honor and never exploit. There’s no guidebook on how I’m supposed to do that. I loved him. He was my best friend and his death was a shock. My comments are certainly from the heart, but they are measured and I stand by them.

Nobody ever claimed they needed me or Michelle’s permission. “I was told” doesn’t mean anything more than that. They didn’t have to, but they did and for that I am thankful. Dusty didn’t just name/grid/book these events…he gave them life. Starrcade he did in honor of my Sister, Teil. The PPV era would have come much later without the direct consequences of closed circuit and the large scale event concept. HOWEVER, I do understand that to the victor goes the spoils, and that my Dad’s many many creations for Jim Crockett Promotions and later WCW…they belong to WWE. They can do with them what they choose. That doesn’t mean I always have to like it though. If my Father had not been a public figure, I wouldn’t have to share him with the millions of wrestling fans out there. But I gladly do share him. I want generations of fans to know what he brought…because I feel it’s a beautiful legacy filled with treasures.”

You can see his tweet below:

Here goes… pic.twitter.com/c5mvR4MEqN

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) October 7, 2017

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Block 1:

Taz opens today’s show by sending his prayers and best wishes to the friends and families of those affected by the senseless tragedy that unfolded in Las Vegas Sunday night. This was a terrible act of violence and he hopes the city of Las Vegas and all those involved can find a way to get through this.

A listener calls into the show and asks Taz if he thinks WWE would ever consider bringing the NFL’s anthem controversy into their storylines. Taz says that he’s fairly certain that WWE would never entertain the idea of doing that. WWE is a publicly traded company, and with the anthem controversy being such a culturally divisive topic, he’d be very surprised to see something like that on WWE programming.

Taz discusses the Twitter battle between Corey Graves and Enzo Amore that occurred over the weekend. Graves initially tweeted out that he failed as a father because his son danced like Amore after reaching second base in his baseball game. Amore responded by saying that Graves failed as a wrestler and that’s why WWE dressed him up and sat him behind the commentary booth.

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Over the weekend Corey Graves joked that he failed at being a father after his son did Enzo Amore’s dance during a baseball game. Enzo caught wind of Graves remarks and fired back hard. Here is the exchange:

My son just ran to second base, and danced like @real1 to celebrate.

I have failed as a father.

— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) September 30, 2017

Nah u didn't fail as a father!? U failed as a wrestler, thats why they dressed ya up in a suit N tie & told ya 2 sit down #HowYouDoin #Champ https://t.co/mdkrvflAfY

— Enzo Amore (@real1) October 1, 2017

Graves’ brother Sam Adonis was not happy with Amore’s comment and made the following response:

Maybe it's Time I go Back to WWE and kick this idiots teeth down his throat!!? https://t.co/SOeqtooJ4n

— Sam Adonis (@RealSamAdonis) October 1, 2017

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Charlotte posted an update on her father Rick Flair on Instagram and mentioned that he’s getting better. Here is the statement:

“After an incredibly hard week, my dad is getting better. There is still a long road to go and he’s not out of the woods just yet but I want to again thank everyone for their support on behalf of myself and my family. My dad has given his life to sports entertainment. To everyone competing tonight, you know he’d be backstage watching if he could. Give it a little extra flair for him tonight. Woooo!”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYB614hgOnK/

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It looks like the American Alpha team is done for good after Jason Jordan was revealed to be Kurt Angle child on Monday’s episode of RAW.

Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Jason Jordan will receive a solid midcard level push on the RAW brand and will not be returning to the SmackDown Live brand. His former American Alpha partner Chad Gable will not be making the switch to RAW anytime in the near future either, so the team is basically done at this point.

In regards to the on-air relationship between Kurt and Jason, it’s being said that the two are expected to have lengthy storyline over the next few months as the Olympic athlete tries to be a father figure for Jason.

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