#5 Women’s Championship: Sasha Banks (C) vs. Charlotte
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Charlotte makes her way to the ring first, dressed in a robe similar to the legendary Ric Flair. Sasha Banks then makes her way to the ring, intent on defending her title against the woman she won it from last month.
Charlotte is greeted by a slap from Sasha at the start, who tries to nail the Banks Statement on her opponent early on in the match. Sasha tries to follow it up with a high-flying move but Charlotte counters by dropping her on her head as she bounces off the turnbuckles – potentially injuring the reigning women’s champion.
Sasha writhes in pain and after some work, tries to work her way back into the match by hitting an elbow to the face and following it with a dropkick. Charlotte then turns the tide with a backbreaker. After some work, Charlotte tries to lock the champion in Figure 8 lock, but Sasha breaks it.
Charlotte tries to hit the Razor’s Edge on Banks, which is expertly reversed by the champion into a Hurricarana. After some work between the two, Sasha nails the double knee from the top rope on her opponent. Charlotte then slowly gains momentum and tries to hit the Natural Selection, which is reversed into the Banks Statement by the champion.
Charlotte breaks out and takes advantage of the situation to hit the Natural Selection. Sasha replies with the Banks Statement, which is expertly countered by Charlotte as she rolls the champion for a 3-count out of nowhere to win the Women’s Championship.
Result: Charlotte beats Sasha Banks by pinfall to win the WWE Women’s Championship
Segment Rating: 8/10
