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#6 Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka (TLC)
Wow, did WWE decide to send out 2018 with a bang? As soon as this match was announced, fans expected a match of the year candidate, and that's exactly what we got. This was a brutal war, with the contestants at times appearing more interested in destroying each other than in winning the title. Destroy each other they did.
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The match didn't take long to get started with weapons. After an initial striking exchange, Charlotte Flair brought a ladder into the ring while Becky Lynch brought a table. Both weapons would come back to haunt Charlotte, who initially attempted to climb the ladder and retrieve the gold, but Asuka was there to powerbomb her through that table for her efforts.
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The action quickly devolved into a war of attrition - who could survive getting hit with all the toys hanging around outside the ring? Lynch mauled her competitors with chairs and then hit a legdrop through the announcer's table on Charlotte in a throwback to Evolution.
Asuka avoided that particular catastrophe, and got the better of a kendo stick contest that emerged thereafter, but couldn't capitalize. Charlotte speared her, denting the barricade in the process.
Charlotte fought like a demon throughout the match, looking like she might just win the war of attrition. Her and Becky's hatred was palpable, and Charlotte cannonballed her former best friend through a table.
Asuka had a cooler head throughout the contest, though. She was the least consumed of the three by hatred, and it paid off with some smart decisions. Tough enough not to go down, she prevented Charlotte from reaching the championship.
That's when Ronda Rousey got involved to pay both Charlotte and Lynch back for their attacks on her in November. Tipping the ladder they were both climbing, Asuka seized her chance and captured the title that long eluded her.
The ending both saved Asuka's year and set up the Road to WrestleMania in perfect fashion. Everybody won, including the fans.
