Sonya Deville Reportedly Upset With Charlotte Flair At SmackDown

Sonya Deville was reportedly furious with SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair at Friday’s WWE SmackDown taping.

As we’ve noted, there was a backstage confrontation between Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch over the booking of the Women’s Title Exchange segment, which was moderated in the ring by Deville. The tension in the ring reportedly led to words between Flair and Lynch backstage. You can click here, here, and here for our original reports on the incident.

In an update, PWInsider reports that Deville was said to be “mad enough to want to fight Flair” at one point. Deville and Flair also had an argument backstage at the arena.

The Lynch – Flair confrontation took place backstage in the Gorilla Position, in full view of WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, and Senior Vice President Bruce Prichard, among others. This confrontation received most of the attention initially, but Deville also had issues with Flair at SmackDown.

In an update on the Flair – Lynch fallout, PWInsider adds that Lynch’s argument with Flair was said to have been loud and angry with Lynch described as standing up for herself after being disrespected. The blame for the situation has fallen on Flair for the most part so far, with several people claiming that the situation started after Flair made it clear she felt the segment made her and her title reign look weak. There have been several alleged instances where Flair’s behavior has led to issues in recent months, including the recent legitimate back & forth in the ring with Nia Jax.

The criticism on Flair is that she’s been self-indulgent towards protecting herself and making sure that all attention is on her, but one source not close to Flair stated, “Let’s be honest, that’s what stars do. They make sure their star power remains the same or greater.”

Another source noted that the resentment towards Flair has been building in recent weeks, and that it was “just a matter of time” before something…