WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Charlotte is working a straight jacket hold. Charlotte drives her knee into Sasha Banks back over and over again. Banks fights out of it. Banks leaps over Charlotte for a sunset flip. Charlotte rolls through and steps on Banks face. Charlotte calls for the Figure Eight, but Banks kicks out of it. Charlotte dives over Banks for a sunset flip, but Banks rolls through and destroys Charlotte with a standing double knee strike. Charlotte crawls to the corner. Banks hits another running knee strike. Banks sets Charlotte up for her top rope double knees but Charlotte moves out of the way.
Charlotte kicks Banks in the stomach. Charlotte chokes Banks on the top rope. Charlotte tries to suplex Banks to the outside of the ring. Banks and Charlotte trade chops on the apron. Banks pushes Charlotte into the ring post. Banks lunges at Charlotte, but Charlotte obliterates her with a big boot. Banks hits the apron hard on the way down. Charlotte only gets a two count. Charlotte picks up Banks and throws her into the barricade. Charlotte hits Natural Selection off the ring steps for another near fall.
Charlotte locks in the Figure Eight. Banks grabs the kendo stick and whacks Charlotte in the gut with it. Charlotte breaks the hold and pleads with Banks to just tap. Banks and Charlotte fight u the ramp. Charlotte pulls the covering off the announce table. Banks attacks Charlotte from behind. Charlotte throws Banks off the ramp to the floor. Charlotte hits a standing moonsault off the announce table for yet another near fall. Charlotte drags Banks down the ramp and chops her a few times. Charlotte picks Banks up for a power slam, but Banks reverse it and sends Charlotte into the ring post. Banks climbs the barricade and hits a diving double knee strike for another two count. Charlotte and Banks fight up the stairs. Charlotte misses a big boot. Banks bangs Charlotte head first on the metal railing. Banks pulls Charlotte in between the railing and locks in the Banks Statement! Charlotte taps out immediately! After, Ric Flair comes out and raises the arm of the new champion.
Well, I was not expecting Charlotte to drop the title less than 30 days from winning it and winning inside Hell in a Cell. Nonetheless, this was an excellent match and one of their best. You can complain about how many times they have faced and the amount of title swaps, but you should be a fan of great wrestling. This was a story. A story of superiority vs. an underdog. The match was paced with the right amount of submission holds, precision on outside moves and a continued emphasis on overcoming the odds.
With the size differential, it will always be viewed as this. I am surprised Charlotte lost, but maybe this will let her take a month or two off and come back aiming for her crown. If anything, I do think WWE can help Sasha get as a champion by potentially feuding with Nia Jax. Hell, turn the internet into a frenzy and see what Bayley vs. Sasha can do for a few months. Gauge that success and then add in the Queen as you head into WrestleMania 33.
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