Charlotte Flair Just Made WWE History: WrestleMania Main Event Will Be Next

Charlotte Flair's trail-blazing march to icon status will see her step onto WWE WrestleMania's center stage. 

The Queen's magnetism, in-ring acumen and rapid growth as a performer will land her where no woman has ever been—the main event of The Showcase of the Immortals. This isn't a pie-in-the-sky notion, it's an inevitability, a natural result of an ongoing evolution.

Flair has made a career out of making history thus far.

That trend continued on Tuesday night when Flair challenged Naomi for the SmackDown Women's Championship. Their clash capped off the episode, the women earning a higher spot on the card than the likes of WWE champ Randy Orton and The Phenomenal One AJ Styles.

James Wortman noted on WWE.com afterward that Flair became "the first female Superstar to compete in singles matches in the main event of Raw, SmackDown and a WWE pay-per-view."

Flair earning that prime position didn't feel forced. Her battle with Naomi was the biggest bout of the night.

And Flair is inarguably the biggest star of the women's division, as well as one of the blue brand's top assets overall.  

Breaking ground has become the norm for Flair. The Queen previously collided with Sasha Banks in a number of main events on Raw. Those rivals met in Hell in a Cell 2016's final bout. 

Before that, Flair and Banks headlined an NXT house show in Philadelphia.

As much as these history-making moments are a part of a distinct shift in how WWE showcases its women, it's also a testament to the company's faith in Flair. WWE didn't peg Natalya for these main event spots. It didn't roll with Becky Lynch or Nikki Bella for these opportunities.

Instead, the company has positioned Flair as the flag-bearer for the Women's Revolution. 

When WWE started calling its female wrestlers "Superstars" rather than "Divas," abandoning the Divas Championship in favor of a new Women's Championship, WWE chose The Queen to be the first titleholder and the face of a movement.

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Flair's name will only grow from this point. Her momentum will continue to swell. 

That goes for the women's division as a whole, too.

Raw, SmackDown and NXT's stock of female talent is at an all-time high. The audience now expects to see women get more ring time, prominent stories and be a vital part of the WWE puzzle. 

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon foresees a future where women will be the centerpiece of WWE's biggest annual event.

The exec talked about the possibility in an interview with TMZ Sports earlier this year: "That would be the goal, to have the women main-event at WrestleMania at some point in time, whether that's five years from now, 10 years from now; I think they're going to make it happen."

And acclaimed manager Paul Heyman believes it will be Flair who achieves that goal. Heyman spoke about Flair's potential future on the Fight Society podcast in March.

"I think she's one of the best wrestlers I've seen in my life," Heyman said. "I don't think the global audience has come to realize her potential as a worldwide attraction yet. They will and at that time, I think she has the potential to be the first female in a main event match at WrestleMania." 

Brock Lesnar's advocate doubled down on the idea in an article he penned for Yahoo Sports:

Flair herself said on the Bear Hug It Out podcast: "There's no doubt we'll be somewhat of a main event one day at WrestleMania."

Remove the "somewhat" from the occasion. A true women's main event can absolutely happen, and Flair promises to be at the center of it.

The Queen has thrived in her previous WrestleMania appearances, looking like a megastar on WWE's grandest stage.

At WrestleMania 32, the women were awarded a major opportunity, and they nailed it. After years of being the bathroom-break bout, the division was treated like a key part of the show. Flair's title match with Banks and Becky Lynch was the best contest of the night.

A year later, Flair, Banks, Bayley and Nia Jax met in a Fatal 4-Way match. 

The enemies further proved women belong in the WrestleMania spotlight. The battle over the Raw women's title thrilled and Flair shone once more. 

Denny Burkholder of CBS Sports marveled at her presence:

Flair has only been wrestling since 2012. As she gains experience, she will only become more polished, more popular and harder to ignore for a top-tier spot.

It's not difficult to imagine Flair becoming a big enough name to warrant a main event at The Show of Shows with the right opponent and the right story.

NXT women's champ Asuka is one of WWE's best performers, male or female right now. Once she moves to the main roster and becomes a force there, a showdown with Flair has prime-time potential. Should WWE bring in Ronda Rousey from UFC, a clash with Flair would be a money match.

Either one of those battles has the potential to earn a spot atop the WrestleMania card.

In the early stages of Flair's career and these recent chapters of the Women's Revolution, we've seen plenty of history made. That's not ending anytime time soon. Heyman's proclamation and Flair's dream promise to come true.