10 Milestones of the Women's Revolution

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#4 - Charlotte vs Natalya - NXT Takeover

Two second generation female wrestlers

Charlotte vs Natalya was arguably the first ‘great’ match of the new era of Women’s wrestling and it was treated like a serious contest between two female athletes.

The involvement of Bret Hart and Ric Flair at ringside added to the legitimacy of the match and the fans were not just expecting but wanting to see a ‘wrestling’ match between the two second-generation women, nobody wanted to see a catfight between Natalya and Charlotte.

The match itself had some great mat-based submission wrestling and also told a great story, Charlotte staring down Bret Hart before locking in the sharpshooter was a particular highlight.

The emotion that poured out of Natalya and Charlotte (and of course Ric Flair) after the match was genuine and you knew that they had just made a statement of what Women’s wrestling could be.

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