Before The Queen became a bona fide star, Reid Flair was working on the independent circuit in hopes of making it to the Stamford-based promotion. Speaking on Busted Open, Charlotte Flair made a heartbreaking admission that she had no goals or ambitions and was in a marriage destined to fail before she became a professional wrestler. So, I started wrestling three months later, and it really would not have happened if it wouldn't have been for Reid [Flair]. AdIn 2013, Reid Flair passed away at the age of 25 due to an accidental drug overdose. Earlier this year, Charlotte Flair started a feud with Jade Cargill on WWE SmackDown.