Wrestle Review: Hell in a Cell 2018

Doing it For The Glory

For the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship: Charlotte (c) vs. Becky Lynch

"This is not another story...I refuse to be another number now...I am a name that you'll remember...I am going to be the greatest ever now."

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These are just a sample of the lyrics for the Hell in a Cell theme song Glory as performed by the Score. They aptly describe Becky Lynch's attitude going into this match. A story built on a heated competition with Lynch playing the protagonist to Charlotte, whether heel or face doesn't matter. It's been and will continue as the best story WWE is telling right now.

Smartly the women didn't go for an all-out war as the bell rang since these kinds of matches are dime a dozen in this storyline and PPV set up. Instead, they played a tactical game with one another, trying to show up their rival in terms of pure wrestling and mat skill. Both women targeted the others greatest submission arsenal with Becky just proving to be such a wily competitor, now that she's got her focus on.

She beat Charlotte to the inch of every count on the ropes and outside the ring, softening her hand for the disarm-her while also weakening her own Figure Eight bridge with it. Charlotte's selling game is underrated as she just couldn't match to Becky's straight fire. Eventually, though the match ended on a spear to roll up combo, for Lynch to just eke away with the title.

An abrupt end to a classy match, that, unfortunately, didn't use the main story of the hurt hand. Most likely to prevent Charlotte from having to tap and to prolong this exciting feud. No complaints here.

Result: Becky Lynch sneaks out with the win thanks to a roll-up pin to become the NEW Smackdown Women's Champion. She refuses a desperate handshake from Charlotte, to even more cheers (are you listening WWE?)

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Edited by Glenn Joseph