Several outlets ran with a story claiming Charlotte Flair suffered a wardrobe malfunction during the April 3 WWE SmackDown, but a closer look at the footage shows the situation never actually happened.
The rumor started making the rounds after one report suggested Flair’s gear slipped multiple times during her tag team match and that Bayley stepped in to help prevent a bigger issue. From there, other outlets quickly picked it up and repeated the same claim, helping the story spread across social media. But when the match is reviewed frame by frame, there’s no visible wardrobe malfunction at all.
Charlotte Flair teamed with Alexa Bliss against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria in a match tied to the ongoing WrestleMania build involving Nia Jax and Lash Legend. During the match, Flair made small adjustments to her gear — something that happens all the time during physical matches — but nothing in the footage shows any exposure.
The moment that triggered the rumor came during a sunset flip powerbomb into the turnbuckles. Bayley briefly reached toward Flair during the sequence, which some took as proof something went wrong. However, slowing the footage down shows nothing slipping and nothing visible that would qualify as a wardrobe malfunction.
Despite that, multiple outlets still ran with the claim, turning what appears to be a routine in-ring moment into a headline. With no actual visual evidence, the situation now looks more like a desperate attempt to chase clicks than report what really happened.
Meanwhile, the real story from the segment saw Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss score the win before Nia Jax and Lash Legend stormed the ring and attacked everyone involved. That post-match beatdown pushed the WrestleMania storyline forward and was clearly the bigger moment coming out of the match.
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