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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.

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Renee Young is in the ring and she brings out the woman who will face the Smackdown Women’s Champion at SummerSlam, Becky Lynch.

Renee asks Becky how does it feel to be back in the title picture. Becky says that when you wait so long, you doubt it may happen. She says she has fought hard to get here. She says she has not been the champion since 2016. She has not had a title match since Wrestlemania 33. She has not been able to sleep because she is thinking about being the Women’s Champion again. Becky says it is the excitement and pressure knowing you have a target on your back. Becky says she was not born to be a champion, she fought to be a champion. She says it will be honored to walk into Evolution as the Smackdown Women’s Champion.

Carmella makes her way to the ring. She says it is not what Becky thinks. Normally she would make some excuse for why she lost last week. That is not the case. Last week, you beat me fair and square and earned your opportunity at SummerSlam. Carmella says she did not think about the importance of Stephanie’s announcement. Carmella says they are going to be part of the first women’s pay per view. They are not representing Smackdown or Raw, they are representing every woman who has ever been in the ring. Carmella says she felt like she failed. Carmella says she has been jealous because Becky was always ahead of her.

Carmella says she was always told she would only be a manager but you were there to give her advice. Then you go on to WWE and you are the first woman drafted to Smackdown. Carmella reminds everyone was the last pick. Becky was the centerpiece while Carmella was an afterthought. Everyone has always loved Becky. Carmella starts to tear up and she says that people do not think she should be the champion. She tries so hard to block out the haters who say that she sucks and is unworthy of the title. People say that she should just go away. She says she has to put on a brave face and act like she belongs here. She is looking forward to tearing the house down.

She wishes Becky good luck and she offers her hand.

James Ellsworth’s music plays and Carmella hits Becky from behind and then she gets a chair.

Charlotte Flair comes out and hits an Exploder on Carmella.

Charlotte is in the back and she is welcomed back by Renee and then she is asked about being added to the title match at SummerSlam. Charlotte says she was here to support Becky and she did not expect to have a chance to get into a title match at SummerSlam. Charlotte says the Queen is back and she is ready to reclaim her throne.

Match Number Three: Charlotte Flair versus Carmella in a Non Title Match but if Charlotte wins the Smackdown Women’s Title Match at SummerSlam will be a Triple Threat Match with Charlotte Added Match

They lock up and Charlotte backs Carmella into the corner. Charlotte misses a chop and Carmella moonwalks. We see Becky watching in the back. They lock up again and Carmella with a side head lock. Charlotte sets for the figure four leg lock but Carmella escapes. They lock up and Charlotte with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall. Charlotte with a fallaway slam and Carmella goes to the floor. Charlotte with a pescado but she misses and lands awkwardly on the floor. Carmella sends Charlotte into the ringside barrier as we go to commercial.

We are back and Charlotte with a double sledge off the turnbuckles followed by a series of chops. Charlotte avoids a clothesline and hits a belly-to-back suplex. Charlotte walks across Carmella and goes up top for a moonsault but Carmella gets her boots up and hits Charlotte in the face. Carmella sends Charlotte to the floor. The referee starts his count. Charlotte gets on the apron and Carmella kicks her off. Carmella goes to the floor. Both women miss kicks and Carmella with a head scissors into the ringside barrier. Carmella sends Charlotte into Yeatonville and then Carmella returns to the ring.

The referee starts his count. Charlotte gets back into the ring but Carmella with forearms and she gets a near fall. Becky is still watching in the back as Carmella applies a reverse chin lock. Charlotte backs Carmella into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold. Carmella sends Charlotte into the turnbuckles a few times. Carmella with a kick but Charlotte bounces off the ropes with a boot to the chest for a near fall.

Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall and then she goes for the figure four leg lock but Carmella gets to the floor. Charlotte kicks Carmella and then she goes to the ringside barrier for a moonsault. They return to the ring. Charlotte with Natural Selection for a near fall. Charlotte sets for a spear but Carmella with a kick. Charlotte goes for a figure four leg lock and Carmella with an inside cradle for a near fall. Carmella with a kick and she can only get a near fall.

Carmella sets for a figure four leg lock but Charlotte rolls through and applies the figure four and bridges. Carmella taps out.

Winner: Charlotte Flair

After the match, we see Becky not happy at the result of the match.