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Smackdown Women’s Title Match: Carmella vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch

Carmella moonwalks and cheapshots Becky, and Charlotte winds up on the outside as Carmella dodges a dancing legdrop thing from Becky. Becky and Charlotte start arguing, and a shoving match helps Carmella roll Charlotte up for 2. Back to arguing as Carmella smiles from the side and tries in vain to get another cheapshot in, as Becky and Charlotte take care of her and dispose of her to the floor. Carmella grabs Charlotte’s ankle from the floor, allowing Becky to roll Charlotte up for 2, than Becky easily escapes a couple of pin attempt from Charlotte. Becky takes Charlotte to the mat and goes for the Disarmer, but Charlotte shuts that down and winds up getting dragged to the floor and posted by Carmella. Becky tries to go after Becky, but Carmella moves out of the way and rams Becky into the ring steps. She taunts Charlotte with a Flair strut before rolling Becky back inside, covers her for 2, then yells at her that she’ll never be champion while slapping her in the face. Carmella with a chinlock, then takes Becky out with a clothesline. Charlotte is back in, and Carmella yanks her down by the hair and covers for 2, then starts ramming elbows into Charlotte’s collarbones. Carmella tosses Charlotte as Becky comes in and gets a rollup for 2, but Carmella takes Becky right back down with a dropkick and grinds Becky’s face into the mat.

Becky gets an O’Connor roll for 2, and Charlotte goes for a big boot on Carmella, but Carmella moves and Charlotte drills Becky. Carmella loves that, but doesn’t love the chops Charlotte gives her, followed by a pair of exploder suplexes and a belly to back. Charlotte gets blindsided by Becky, who goes to the top and takes both opponents out with a double dropkick. Becky with a flurry of clotheslines to Charlotte, spinkicks Carmella in the ribs, and dumps her with an exploder suplex of her own.

Carmella backdrops Becky to the apron, but Becky comes off the top…no she doesn’t, Carmella shakes the ropes and gets a Trishensteiner for 2. Charlotte comes back in with a spear to both Becky and Carmella, and gets 2 counts off of each of them. Carmella puts Charlotte on the top rope, but Charlotte counters a second Trishensteiner attempt to a Boston crab. Charlotte has Carmella right in the middle of the ring, Carmella slips out, and Charlotte gets the figure eight. Becky comes off the top rope with an elbowdrop on Charlotte to break that up, and covers Charlotte for 2. Carmella dumps Charlotte and then Becky, then takes Becky out with a SWEET dive through the ropes. Carmella picks Becky up as Charlotte comes off the top with a twisty moonsault thing that takes both of them out. Charlotte tosses Becky in and goes for Natural Selection, but Becky counters to the Disarmer. Nice! Carmella breaks it up, Becky tosses Carmella to the floor, and hits a uranage on Charlotte for 2 when Carmella breaks that up again. Carmella rams Becky into the corner and rolls her up with her feet on the ropes for 2, then a superkick to Becky gets 2 when Charlotte breaks it up.

Carmella superkicks Charlotte to the floor, superkicks Becky, but Becky gets Carmella in the Disarmer. Carmella is getting closer and closer to the ropes…and makes it. Becky releases, hits an exploder suplex, and goes right back to the Disarmer. Carmella is about to tap when Charlotte comes in and hits Becky with Natural Selection for the win.

Winner and NEW Smackdown Women’s Champion: Charlotte Flair

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Charlotte Flair makes her way to the ring. She is followed by Becky Lynch. Out last is the Smackdown Women’s Champion Carmella and she is the one not dressed to fight.

Carmella says what is almost as absurd as Paige making her defend the title in a Triple Threat Match is Paige forcing her to come out for this face to face to face. Carmella says she is tired of your faces just like she is tired of being punished for being such a great champion. Carmella says everyone is thinking ‘poor Becky Lynch’ because she does not have a chance to win. Carmella suggests that Becky should become a clown again because that is the one thing that she is better than Charlotte at.

Becky asks if Carmella wants her to say that she did not want Charlotte in this match and that is true because Charlotte is so good. Becky says she was dreaming about dismantling Carmella but now her new dream is beating Carmella and Charlotte.

Carmella asks how hard is it to beat Charlotte since she did it twice. Charlotte has won every title, she ended Asuka’s undefeated streak, and she won the first Hell in a Cell Match. Becky, you were the first Smackdown Women’s Champion but that was because Charlotte was on Raw.

Charlotte says it is over. The manipulation ends at SummerSlam. You know you cannot hang with any of the women in the division so you have to do anything to keep the title. To beat Asuka, you had to dig up James Ellsworth. Do you know why people do not respect you? It is because you are a Diva living in a Women’s Division Era.

Carmella says she is a Diva and she is damn proud of it. Carmella says she has something that you two will never have. Compare her beauty to both of yours. Compare her body to yours. Compare her charisma to yours. Carmella reminds them that she is the champion and you are not.

Paige’s music plays and she makes her way to the stage.

She says her job as General Manager is to create the best competition for SummerSlam. That is why Charlotte got her opportunity for Sunday. She wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity if she hadn’t beaten Carmella. The WWE Universe owes Carmella some gratitude. Paige says all three of you are going to steal the show at SummerSlam. As your General Manager, it is also her duty to create the best competition for Smackdown. Why wait until Sunday?

Carmella, some might say what you do best is talking, so run along to the commentary table. Charlotte and Becky will show what they do best and that will be in a tag team match.

Match Number One: Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair versus Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville

Sonya and Charlotte start things off and Charlotte with a snap mare. Sonya with a single leg take down and side head lock. Charlotte with a head scissors and Sonya with a cover. Sonya with a waist lock but Charlotte escapes. Sonya misses a series of kicks. Charlotte with chops and Becky tags in. Both with a double monkey flip to Sonya. Becky with a snap leg drop and snap elbow drop. Becky with a twisting leg drop for a near fall. Mandy tags in and she kicks Becky and follows with a punch. Mandy with an Irish whip and Becky floats over. Becky with a waist lock.

Mandy with a leg trip and a cartwheel. Mandy with a drop kick but Becky bridges out of a cover and hits a drop kick. Charlotte tags in and they hit a double hip toss. Charlotte gets a near fall. Mandy escapes a slam attempt and pulls Charlotte to the mat by the hair. Sonya tags in and Mandy with a snap mare. Sonya misses the sliding knee and Charlotte with a kick and fallaway slam that sends Sonya to the floor.

Becky tags in and hits a forearm off the apron. Becky gets a near fall. Charlotte tags in and Sonya with an Irish whip but Charlotte does the Flair flip and then hits a rollup for a near fall. Sonya with a kick. Mandy tags in and Sonya and Mandy kick Charlotte. Sonya tags back in and Charlotte with an O’Connor Roll but Mandy with a blind tag and drop kick. Mandy sends Charlotte into the turnbuckles and kicks Charlotte. Sonya tags back in and they hit a double suplex. Charlotte kicks Mandy and clotheslines her. Charlotte with a front face lock and she tags Becky into the match.

Becky with a rollup for a near fall. Becky with a backslide for a near fall. Mandy holds on to the ropes on an O’Connor Roll attempt. Becky with a drop kick for a near fall. Sonya kicks Becky when the referee sends Charlotte back into the corner. Mandy gets a near fall. Sonya kicks Becky when Mandy distracts the referee. Mandy with a reverse chin lock. Sonya tags in and connects with knees and a snap mare. Sonya with the sliding knee for a near fall. Sonya with a body scissors.

Becky leans back to get a near fall. Sonya runs Becky into the corner and connects with shoulders. Mandy tags back in and she chokes Becky in the ropes. Mandy with an Irish whip but she misses a charge into the corner. Becky with a side kick. Mandy slams Becky and Sonya tags back in. Sonya with a body scissors. Becky with an enzuigiri and both women are down. Mandy tags in and she tries to knock Charlotte off the apron but fails. Becky with clotheslines and a drop kick. Becky with a kick and European uppercut followed by an exploder and flying forearm. Becky drop kicks Sonya when she tries to interfere. Becky sends Sonya to the floor. Mandy with an inside cradle for a near fall. Becky puts Mandy in DisArmHer and Mandy taps out.

Winners: Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch

After the match, Carmella poses on the announce table with the title belt.

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– Becky Lynch is backstage when Charlotte Flair walks up. There’s some tension there but Flair says she wasn’t trying to steal Becky’s thunder last week. Becky says it puts her in a bad position because she wanted to be happy for Flair but she wanted Carmella alone at SummerSlam. They get on the same page for tonight’s match against The IIconics and take a shot at Sasha Banks & Bayley, The Boss & Hug Connection.

The IIconics vs. Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch

Back from the break and out comes Becky Lynch as Carmella looks on from commentary. Charlotte Flair is out next. Out next comes The IIconics, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce. They cut promos on the way to the ring, taking shots at their opponents and the city of Orlando.

The bell rings and Billie starts off with Becky. They go at it and Becky takes control. Flair tags in for a quick double team and unloads with chops. Becky tags back in for a few double team moves, also sending Peyton to the floor as she comes in. Becky goes for the Dis-Arm-Her on Billie but she scrambles to the floor thanks to Royce. Flair tags back in and launches herself over the top rope, taking out both opponents on the floor. Flair stands tall as Becky poses in the corner. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Flair works over Billie. They collide in the middle of the ring and both go down as Carmella rolls her eyes at the announce table. Peyton tags in as does Becky. Becky gets the upperhand and a pop. Becky with a kick to the gut and an uppercut. Becky with the Bexploder suplex. Becky goes to the top and hits a flying forearm for a close 2 count.

Becky goes for the Dis-Arm-Her but Billie breaks it with a boot. Flair tags in and drops Billie. Flair goes to the top and hits a moonsault, taking down both opponents with it. Flair applies the Figure Four and then the Figure Eight on Peyton for the submission win.

Winners: Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch

– After the match, Flair and Lynch stand tall as Flair’s music hits. They celebrate together as Carmella stands on top of the announce table and raises her title, running her mouth with her SummerSlam opponents.

– Back from the break and we see Charlotte & Becky backstage discussing their win. The Triple Threat at SummerSlam comes up and they agree to be great against each other after being great together tonight. The tension returns as they look at each other and do their “tea time” handshake to end the segment.

Mella is Money. Becky Lynch is on a streak hotter than straight fire. And now Charlotte Flair is back with the natural focus of a champion. Which of the three elite Superstars will walk away from their SummerSlam Triple Threat Match with the SmackDown Women’s Title?

Lynch, the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Champion, has been chasing the title for almost two years, often coming up just short despite an overwhelming amount of grassroots support from the WWE Universe. The ever-resilient Becky Balboa has recently found new, amassing a 5-0 streak that culminated in a victory over The Princess of Staten Island — the very defeat that earned her the title match. However, the championship bout was destined to become more complicated with the reemergence of The Queen.

Flair turned the established title match upside-down after returning to SmackDown LIVE to help Becky fend off Carmella’s sneak-attack and overcoming the titleholder in the show’s main event. The Queen’s win transformed the SummerSlam championship showdown into a Triple Threat Match. Having the six-time Women’s Champion in the contest will undoubtably change the dynamic. As fearless as she is athletic, Charlotte she is one of many Superstars responsible for the Women’s Evolution, from being the longest-reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion to competing in the first-ever Women’s Hell in a Cell Match against Sasha Banks. After having her title stolen from her via Carmella’s cash-in, she will enter The Biggest Event of the Summer with a score to settle with The Princess of Staten Island.

The Queen and The Irish Lass Kicker would be wise not to underestimate a competitor like the arguably underrated titleholder. Like her of loathe her, Carmella knows how to win when it counts. She has played every technicality and loophole in the book to her advantage, using a Money in the Bank cash-in to dethrone Flair, taking advantage of an injury to win the rematch and wrangling James Ellsworth back from exile to survive two challenges from Asuka. Though her chinless accomplice has since been fired for a second time, Mella has shown that she has pretty of tricks up her sleeve and will definitely not go quietly into that good night.

Tune in to find out who will leave Brooklyn as the SmackDown Women’s Champion when SummerSlam streams live on the award-winning WWE Network Sunday, Aug. 19, at 7 ET/4 PT.