Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.

Charlotte returned to action Tuesday night with flair (pun intended) ... as she defeated Carmella to earn a shot at the Smackdown Women's Championship at SummerSlam.

As we previously reported, the 4-time women's champ had been sidelined for the last few weeks after getting surgery to fix two ruptured breast implants.

Flair had been working through the injuries for awhile and finally opted to go under the knife in June.

With a win over "The Princess of Staten Island" on Smackdown Live, Charlotte earned the opportunity to square off against the champ and BFF Becky Lynch in a three-way match on August 19.

Charlotte has stayed busy during her time off -- appearing on behalf of WWE at the Special Olympics USA Games and gracing the pages of ESPN's Body Issue.

Watch Charlotte's return to save Becky and match highlights below.