Charlotte Flair defeated Natalya to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion at tonight’s WWE SmackDown in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Charlotte is now a six-time women’s champion but this is her first run with the SmackDown Women’e Title. Natalya had been champion since August 20th at SummerSlam.
Charlotte will face RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss at Sunday”s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, with Natalya will join the women’s Team SmackDown for the 5-on-5 Traditional Elimination Match.
After the match, Charlotte’s father Ric Flair made a surprise appearance.
WOOOOOO!!!!
.@MsCharlotteWWE is victorious in Charlotte as she becomes the NEW #SDLive #WomensChampion! #AndNew #WomensTitle pic.twitter.com/9D34UHBzrC
— WWE (@WWE) November 15, 2017
"There was a QUEEN of #RAW before there was a GODDESS!" @AlexaBliss_WWE better be ready to BOW DOWN this Sunday! @MsCharlotteWWE #SDLive pic.twitter.com/RDkLtJrDWz
— WWE (@WWE) November 15, 2017
WOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Who better to congratulate NEW #SDLive #WomensChampion @MsCharlotteWWE…than her father @RicFlairNatrBoy?! pic.twitter.com/mamS9lsTvQ
— WWE (@WWE) November 15, 2017
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) November 15, 2017
