A new match has been teased for the upcoming WWE WrestleMania 36 PPV.
During Monday’s episode of RAW, Charlotte Flair came out for the second straight week to reveal who she would be challenging at WrestleMania 36.
Before Flair could make her announcement, NXT Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley interrupted by walking out to the ring. Ripley cut a promo about how Flair has beaten many top stars but never defeated her. In fact, Ripley brought up how she holds a win over Flair.
Instead of Flair accepting the challenge, she walked out of the ring. Thus, WWE is stretching out this match announcement for at least another week. It’s been reported that this is a match that is planned to take place at the biggest event of the year for the company.
Flair won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match at the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view event in Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park.
As a result, she can challenge for any title in WWE such as the RAW, SmackDown, and NXT Women’s Championship.
WWE presents the WrestleMania 36 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Tampa, Florida at the Raymond James Stadium that will air on the WWE Network.
So far the only match that has been announced for this show is WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre.
When asked how it feels to call herself the 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble winner, Flair shared how she keeps replaying the 2019 Rumble match in her head “over and over.” Last year, she would be eliminated by “The Man” Becky Lynch, securing Lynch’s championship opportunity at WrestleMania 35.
“It’s one of those things,” Flair said. “I’m glad it happened, because sometimes you gotta fall and, I don’t know… standing there after feeling like you’ve lost your confidence being like ‘No, I’m Charlotte Flair. This is my division. And there’s only one Queen.’ I just reminded everyone again who I am.”
She continued, “I didn’t see 29 competitors out there, I saw 29 numbers. When they look at me, all they see is the Queen. […] I didn’t really have a strategy. I just went in there knowing who I am, and I’m a winner, and I’m not going to let someone else take my moment ever again.”
Turning her attention towards whom she may be challenging at WrestleMania 36, Flair teased an impending clash with the women who eliminated her from last year’s Rumble:
“Since Bayley can only beat me when I’m unconscious—if anyone remembers Money in the Bank—and…well, if I was Becky, I’d be scared.”
When asked how she intended to celebrate her victory, Flair deferred to her championship choice. She mentioned she would make tonight on Monday Night RAW.
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The winner of this year’s women’s Royal Rumble match has been revealed as its Charlotte Flair.
Now, her journey to WrestleMania 36 begins, which is the biggest pay-per-view event of the year for WWE.
With her beating out 29 other stars, she has earned the right to be in one of the main events of Mania and will have her choice to go after one of the top titles in the company.
The decision for her comes down to the RAW Women’s Title, which is held by Becky Lynch, took on Women’s Tag Team Champion Asuka. The other option is challenging SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, who also defended her championship against Lacey Evans on this show.
Flair outlasted the likes of Natalya, Shayna Baszler, and Beth Phoenix in the Final Four at the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view event in Houston, Texas.
Royal Rumble List of Entrants
Here’s a list of the entry of superstars who competed in this fan-favorite match:
Alexa Bliss
Bianca Belair
Molly Holly
Nikki Cross
Lana
Mercedes Martinez
Liv Morgan
Mandy Rose
Candice LeRae
Sonya Deville
Kairi Sane
Mia Yim.
Dana Brooke
Tamina
Dakota Kai
Chelsea Green
Charlotte Flair
Naomi
Beth Phoenix
Toni Storm
Kelly Kelly
Sarah Logan
Natalya
Xia Li
Zelina Vega
Shotzi Blackheart
Carmella
Tegan Knox
Santina Marella
Shayna Baszler
What are your thoughts on Charlotte Flair winning this match and being placed in the main event scene at WrestleMania 36? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Charlotte Flair talked about the possibility of another WWE Evolution event while doing a recent interview.
She did so while speaking with Cultaholic. At the first show, Flair battled Becky Lynch in a Last Woman Standing Match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Charlotte Flair Talks Evolution 2
According to Flair, she thinks it would be okay for her to not be featured in another show like this or the company holding a second event for all women at all. The reason for that, Charlotte Flair talked about how she wouldn’t view it necessarily negative if it doesn’t happen again.
“I thought the first Evolution was such a success and it was really fun to see the past, the present, and technically the future from NXT altogether on one card in one night. But if it doesn’t happen again.
Personally, for me, I always want to be on the card where the entire men’s roster is on it because I want to go, ‘I had the best match, male or female.’ So to me, it’s not necessarily a negative if it doesn’t happen again, but if it does happen again I think it’s so exciting.“
This was the first-ever women’s pay-per-view event under the WWE banner, which took place on October 28, 2018, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York.
Nikki Bella vs. Rousey for the RAW Women’s Title served as the main event of this show. Lynch vs. Flair was a heavily promoted contest that basically served as the co-main event of the show.
Flair has her next match booked as she’ll be competing in the Women’s Royal Rumble Match alongside Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Sarah Logan and 26 other participants that have yet to be announced.
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view event goes down on Sunday, January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas at the Minute Maid Park and airs on the WWE Network.
Charlotte Flair says that she would love to team together with Andrade under the right circumstances, but his partnership with Zelina Vega is also important.
“So, for Andrade right now, the focus is having the US championship, and his bond with Zelina is so strong,” Charlotte told Metro UK.
Charlotte added that she and Andrade are open to the idea of being a mixed tag team or doing something together, but being separate on camera is best for them as for now.
“I think the two of us having separate storylines and not being together on camera is probably for the best right now. Definitely later down the road, we’re open to the idea of a mixed tag or doing something together. ‘But I think right now is a super important time in his career, and I wouldn’t want to interfere with how well Zelina and Manny work together.”
Andrade agreed with Charlotte and said that it would be a good idea to team up in the future. But he also highlighted Zelina Vega’s importance in his career.
“But now, Zelina’s been working with me for four years. I won the NXT title with Zelina, and now the United States championship,” said Andrade.
Andrade defeated Rey Mysterio at a WWE house show from Madison Square Garden on December 26, 2019, to become the WWE United States Champion.
The couple announced their engagement when Andrade asked the big question on New Year’s Eve and Charlotte said yes.
When a fan on Twitter once asked her how their relationship first began, Flair confessed that she was the one who made the first move, asking Karl Anderson if Andrade was his friend. She also revealed that their first date was at catering during a WWE show and that the first time she realized she was in love with him was when she almost “accidentally said it on our first boat trip!”
WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair recently took part in a Twitter Q&A session with her fans, utilizing the hashtag “#HappyWooYear.” Flair, who recently announced her engagement to RAW Superstar Andrade, answered questions regarding her relationship. She also addressed who she would like to compete against in 2020 and recalled Ric Flair’s impressions of her new fiancee when they first met.
When a fan asked her how their relationship first began, Flair confessed that she was the one who made the first move, asking Karl Anderson if Andrade was his friend. She also revealed that their first date was at catering during a WWE show and that the first time she realized she was in love with him was when she almost “accidentally said it on our first boat trip!”
Charlotte Flair also engaged with questions over who she’d like to face in the coming year. When asked to name the one person she hoped to have more matches with, Flair was succinct with her response, naming Alexa Bliss. She also expressed her interest in wrestling against WWE veteran Mickie James, declaring that they “need to have a match.”
WWE United States Champion Andrade was recently interviewed by The New York Post. He took the opportunity to discuss his recent championship victory and his respect for the former U.S. Champion, Rey Mysterio. Andrade also shared the advice he has received from his fiancee Charlotte Flair.
Looking back at winning the United States Championship, Andrade noted how he not only defeated a Legend to do it but also managed to do it in the legendary arena, Madison Square Garden. “Rey Mysterio is a legend in Mexico and MSG is one of the most famous arenas in the world, to win the title is many dreams [for me],” he said. “Winning the title, that was my opportunity. Now is my moment.”
Andrade stressed that “Whenever Rey wants a match, I’m ready,” before divulging his respect for the luchador. He reflected on how Mystery is a legend and idol in Mexico, and so to win the title from him was “incredible.”
Andrade Receives Championship Advice
Since winning the championship, Andrade has shared that he has received advice from Charlotte Flair in how to carry himself as a champion. Given that Flair is a multiple time Women’s Champion in WWE across NXT, RAW and SmackDown, no doubt Andrade will take her advice on board.
“When I won the title at Madison Square Garden, she told me [I needed] something different to enter with the title,” Andrade said. “You hold the title to a different side or in the middle so people can remember this and have familiarity with the title. You now are the champion.”
Andrade and Flair recently revealed on social media that they are now engaged, with Andrade proposing on New Year’s Eve.
Flair’s father, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, was quick to share his excitement over the news. He took to Twitter to write “Congratulations To My Beautiful Daughter @MsCharlotteWWE And An Awesome Young Man @AndradeCienWWE On Their Engagement! So Happy, So Proud! What A Way To Start 2020!”
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has given his reaction to the big news over the last 24 hours, which is Charlotte Flair and WWE United States Champion Andrade getting engaged as they are set to be married.
The happy couple has yet to announce when they plan to get married but it was Andrade who asked the big question on New Year’s Eve and The Queen said yes.
Ric Flair Reacts To Their Engagement
The legendary pro wrestler took to his official Twitter account where he reacted and congratulated the happy couple by writing the following:
“Congratulations To My Beautiful Daughter @MsCharlotteWWE And An Awesome Young Man @AndradeCienWWE On Their Engagement! So Happy, So Proud! What A Way To Start 2020!”
Flair has since noted in a post on Twitter that back in 2018 during a dinner on New Year’s Eve she and Andrade had to use Google Translate to interact. She also called Andrade the love of her life in a hashtag.
Inside of the ring, Andrade has been in a feud with Rey Mysterio on television. In fact, Andrade beat Mysterio to win the United States Title last Thursday night at a house show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
WWE has already confirmed that Andrade will make his next title defense against Mysterio on next week’s episode of RAW in Oklahoma City, OK at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on the USA Network.
Charlotte just finished up a feud with WWE Women’s Champions Asuka and Kairi Sane as she teamed up with RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.
WWE is moving away from that feud as Flair doesn’t have her next program lined up yet. What we do know is that she’ll be competing in the Women’s Royal Rumble Match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event.
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair agrees with Corey Graves’ belief that WWE is dropping the ball with his daughter Charlotte.
Earlier this month, Graves commented on the situation on WWE’s After The Bell podcast. He believes Charlotte is “going through the motions” because she is disengaged with WWE’s lackluster storytelling.
Ric Flair’s Agreement
Ric Flair was a recent guest on the WINCLY podcast. When asked about Graves’ remarks about Charlotte, he did not pull any punches.
“I am not happy with the way [WWE] are doing it; I guess she’s been put in that role. Number one, I need to be left out of the equation because she has surpassed me in talent,” admitted Flair.
“She’s never gonna be around for 40 years which is why I’m still a household name. I think they look at it and say, ‘Well, she’s like her dad. She’ll do anything we want her to do because she’s a pro.’
Ric Flair continued by noting that he doesn’t think she’ll ever be bored with her storylines and not participate at its fullest, which he thinks where Graves is wrong.
He did also agree that Flair is the best athlete in the company, a Hall of Famer already and being the biggest star of the women’s division.
As of late, Flair has been paired with RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch on television in a feud with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Asuka and Kairi Sane.
The first-ever Women’s TLC Tag Team Match is in the books.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors made their latest title defense against RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair at the WWE TLC pay-per-view event in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Target Center on the WWE Network.
As seen in the contest, Asuka and Kairi Sane picked up the win to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.
This match was locally advertised last month when promotional material for this show first surfaced.
WWE has been building up to this contest over the past few weeks of television on Monday Night RAW with Flair feuding with Asuka and Kairi Sane.
Time will tell whether WWE continues this feud or goes into a different direction heading into the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event next month to kick off the road to WrestleMania 36 in April.
Lynch hasn’t defended the RAW Women’s Title since October when she beat Banks inside of the Hell in a Cell structure at the pay-per-view event in Sacramento, California at the Golden 1 Center.
What are your thoughts on The Kabuki Warriors retaining the Women’s Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch have some tension between them which has become apparent recently since they started tagging together.
On WWE After The Bell, Corey Graves had commented that Charlotte has been “going through the motions” in her current program with Becky Lynch on Raw. While he was criticized for his comments by fans, Charlotte defended him and appeared on this week’s podcast to address the comments.
Charlotte talked about the disconnect between her and her partner Lynch. She said that it would be unrealistic to expect from her to only be featured in main event stories on WWE.
Charlotte revealed that she was fine with this and she works as needed for the progress of a storyline.
Regarding her friendship with Becky Lynch, The Queen told the podcast that her character is an evil queen and she does not need friends. Charlotte is someone who thinks she’s above everyone else, and that’s where the disconnect between the two is.
Corey Graves had suggested that women are not receiving as much attention as they used to in the company. To this, Charlotte Flair defended the company against these allegations and said that the creative team is doing a great job of writing storylines for female wrestlers, which enable the performers to attract and engage fans with the audiences.
Last week, Graves made some interesting comments regarding Charlotte Flair. The SmackDown commentator said he “wanted the queen back” and noted that she wasn’t a prominent figure in current WWE storylines.
Expounding on that point, Corey Graves says both WWE’s Women’s divisions need to be reevaluated, not just Charlotte Flair’s role.
Graves: “Bigger Than Just Charlotte Flair”
“I think it’s bigger than just Charlotte Flair, what my opinion was last week,” Graves began. “I got a lot of feedback on Twitter regarding that [Charlotte] statement, some positive, some negative but there were a lot of valid points. People would say well what about Asuka, what about this person, what about that person and I don’t disagree with you.”
Biggest Year in WWE Women’s Wrestling?
Graves elaborated further, saying “I think after twenty eighteen to twenty nineteen obviously the women headlined at WrestleMania. I think it can be argued this was the biggest year in WWE history as far as women’s wrestling. The women’s evolution, whatever you want to refer to it as, it was a big year. The women were getting the opportunity to showcase what they could do and each and every time an opportunity was provided without fail they knocked out of the park. I don’t know what the reasoning is, but Raw, SmackDown, everywhere except NXT. NXT’s women’s division to me is still on fire but not on Raw and SmackDown.”
He was also quick to point out that this was not a dig at the Women in the company, just how they are being positioned currently. He mentioned Asuka as somebody that WWE simply can’t book in a consistent manner.
“This has nothing to do with the ability of the women,” Graves said. “We have the most talented group of women on the planet earth, this is not a negative against their abilities or their desire. I don’t know what the fix is but looking up and down the roster as I mentioned before Asuka. Remember when she dominated NXT? When she arrived in WWE and won the Royal Rumble match? Went to WrestleMania against Charlotte Flair (one of my favorite matches that entire year)? Yes she’s the Women’s tag team champion right now with Kairi Sane saying but before Asuka just kicked everybody’s ***, now she can’t win a match without the dreaded poison mist.”
Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott Carmella and Bayley
Corey Graves also mentioned both Liv Morgan and his partner, Carmella. “I don’t know in looking elsewhere on the roster, I mean you’ve got Liv Morgan. Who as of this past Monday apparently, is finally coming back. I think that Liv is a star waiting to be born. Ruby Riott hopefully comes back from injury soon.”
He continued, “I’m sure I’m missing a whole ton of names. Of course I’m partial, but when’s the last time Carmella did anything of substance on television? The former SmackDown women’s champion Bayley in this new iteration of herself, again nothing against the talent but it doesn’t feel important.”
A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE TLC PPV.
During Monday’s episode of RAW, the company confirmed that WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors will make their next title defense against RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair in the first-ever Women’s TLC Tag Team match at the TLC PPV.
This match was locally advertised last month when promotional material for this show first surfaced. Also, WWE has been building up to this contest over the past few weeks of television with Flair feuding with Asuka and Kairi Sane.
WWE presents the TLC pay-per-view event on Sunday, December 15, 2019 in Minneapolis at the Target Center that will air on the WWE Network. Here is the updated card:
Updated WWE TLC Card
Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin – TLC (Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) vs. The Revival
WWE Champion Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz
Aleister Black vs. Buddy Murphy
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors vs. WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair – TLC (Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
Corey Graves has been enjoying the freedom he has been given
with WWE’s new After The Bell podcast where the former NXT star has been very
vocal about his thoughts on the current WWE programming.
An example of this was seen during the latest episode of the
show where Graves talked about the ongoing storyline between Charlotte Flair
and the Kabuki Warriors.
The SmackDown commentator made some bold claims about this rivalry, saying that Charlotte has never felt less important than she does right now. He then went on to elaborate that Flair is highly talented and said that he misses her queen:
“Charlotte Flair has never felt less important than she
does right now. This whole tag team thing with Charlotte finding a different
partner week after week. It just doesn’t click. I am not feeling it and it
looks to me that Charlotte is not feeling it.
Charlotte Flair carried the main event of WrestleMania this year because she is a pro. She is highly talented and when she is motivated, dare I say untouchable. I miss the queen, my queen. The villainous that just kicked everybody’s a** because she was superior. I want my queen back.”
Interestingly, the Queen herself responded to these comments from Corey Graves and she claimed that the Savior of Misbehavior is not entirely wrong:
Charlotte Flair has recently been involved in a storyline with the Kabuki Warriors and reports suggest that she will be teaming up with Becky Lynch to challenge the current Women’s Tag Team Champions for their title at the upcoming TLC PPV.
What do you think about Corey Graves’ comments and
Charlotte’s response? Let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments
section below.
Charlotte Flair and Andrade have each filed for new wrestling-related trademarks. Real name Ashley Fliehr has applied to trademark the term “Queen of Wrestling” and the name “Ashley Flair” on November 27th, 2019.
Flair’s partner Andrade also filed for some trademarks recently. Under his real name of Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, Andrade applied to trademark the names “La Sombra” and “El Idolo” also on November 27th.
Flair’s application for “Queen of Wrestling” and “Ashley Flair” includes the listed purposes of “Hats; Hooded sweat shirts; Pants; Shirts; Short-sleeved or long-sleeved t-shirts.”
“The English translation of EL IDOLO in the mark is THE IDOL,” Andrade’s application reads.
Andrade and Charlotte Flair Apply To Trademark Wrestling Terms
Flair and Andrade applying to trademark certain wrestling terms comes on the heels of WWE and Cody applying for trademarks related to event names. WWE is said to be attempting to block some of Cody’s trademark attempts.
WWE has announced on their website that Charlotte Flair will be competing in a 2-on1 handicap match on Monday’s WWE Raw against The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka and Kairi Sane.
Charlotte has felt Asuka’s green mist twice now, and The Queen will try to get revenge on Monday night.
At the Survivor Series event, Flair got into an altercation with fellow Team Raw member Asuka which ended up with The Empress of Tomorrow spitting mist on Charlotte’s face.
On the past week’s Raw, Charlotte faced Asuka and once again the poison mist did its work and Asuka was able to win. Now Flair will go against both Asuka and Kairi Sane to get her revenge.
This is part of building up the story leading to the Starrcade event set for 1 December. The Kabuki Warriors will be defending their titles against Becky Lynch and Charlotte in a Fatal 4-way tag team match. The other two teams are Bayley & Sasha Banks, and Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross.
You can catch live coverage of Raw on Monday night here on SEScoops.
During an interview with News 18, WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair opened up about her career and friendship with RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.
When asked to pinpoint her favorite match, Flair confessed it’s hard to pick just one. She explained that every opponent brings out something different in her and their subsequent matchup. “Like when I faced Becky in Evolution it was different from when I was up against Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series. It was again different when I faced Sasha Banks at Hell in A Cell.”
She continued, “Every fight is so different for me, I think that’s what keeps me always in the picture because I’m able to adjust depending on the storyline. But I think the most pressure I’ve had in any fight was wrestling Asuka at WrestleMania 34 because she didn’t have anything to prove and I felt like this was my one opportunity to show what I’m made of and I’d had many history-making moments before that, but that was a defining moment in my career.”
With rumors circling that Flair will partner with Lynch to take on the Kabuki Warriors, she wasn’t entirely convinced the two made better enemies than allies.
“You know, it’s one of those things when it comes to Becky, we will come together to face a common enemy,” said Flair. “The enemy, for instance, the Kabuki Warriors. If we have to get along for those 20 minutes, I think we can make that happen.”
She noted that she couldn’t be prouder of Lynch for her success. Flair added that the RAW Women’s Champion deserves everything and more as she has asserted herself as the “face of the company.”
10x WWE Women’s champion Charlotte Flair recently opened up regarding her relationship with fellow WWE Superstar Andrade. Flair spoke to News18 recently and addressed the similarities between her and Andrade, as well as her rivalry with Becky Lynch and several other topics.
“You know, what’s so special is having someone with you that understands what you do,” Flair said regarding her relationship with Andrade. “His grandfather was a wrestler, his dad was a wrestler, his uncles are wrestlers. Being in the industry, liking the same things, understanding the pressure, understanding the travel.”
Flair then mentioned Andrade helped her through a difficult time in her career.
“But the one thing that he has been able to do I felt like when we met, I was kind of going through a rougher time in my career I just ended the rivalry with Becky and I felt like I had lost that confidence in the ring and that’s one thing that he has been able to do is bring out a different level of confidence inside the ring. We both try to teach each other things, I mean he knows everything there is to know about wrestling but little nuances or camera work or you know, just being a star.”
Flair was also asked about her friendship with Becky Lynch and the success the Man has seen over the last year.
“I just couldn’t be more proud of her,” Flair said. “She deserves everything and more and to see her rise to the top the way she has and be the face of the company, I’m so proud of her.”
During an interview with talkSPORT, Charlotte Flair addressed whether it still bothered her to be referred to as “Ric Flair’s daughter.” This past March, Charlotte took issue with ESPN for listing her “career achievement” as being the “Daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.”
“I still get bothered,” Charlotte confessed. “Going into WrestleMania last year we were at ESPN, me, Becky [Lynch] and Ronda [Rousey] and they had both girls’ highlights and mine was like ‘Ric Flair’s daughter.’ I did the Sports Illustrated body issue—first one ever, male or female—Sports Illustrated accomplishments and that’s what you label me as? In this women’s evolution? Seriously? No, it still bothers me.”
She continued, “It still bothers me when I see my graphics sometimes and I see Ric Flair’s daughter as part of my graphic, what is that got to do with who I am? Yes, he’s my dad. Yes, I’m continuing his legacy. Yes, I have some of my father’s nuances, but my dad couldn’t touch me athletically. It still bothers me. My dad being referred to as Charlotte’s dad will be the biggest history I can make.”
Charlotte Flair lost the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship to current champion Bayley last month. She had won the title only 5 days previously at WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. More recently she has been teaming with Natalya. The pair defeated the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, The Kabuki Warriors, teasing a potential championship challenge in the future.
Charlotte Flair is back on top as the WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion.
She did so when she beat Bayley to win the title in one of the top matches at the WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event in Sacramento, California at the Golden 1 Center on the WWE Network.
As a result, Flair is now a 10-time Women’s Champion.
Bayley actually won the title from Flair at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view this past May.
Bayley became the champion when she won the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match and later that night cashed in the contract on Flair to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
This was a rematch from last month’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view event in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Spectrum Center where Bayley went over.
Everything is about to change with WWE due to the upcoming draft.
The rosters of RAW and SmackDown will be shaken up once again on the October 11th episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX and continue three days later on the October 14th episode of RAW.
What are your thoughts on Charlotte Flair winning the SmackDown Women’s Title? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.
Charlotte Flair will challenge Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley tonight at Hell in a Cell. Bayley won the title at Money in the Bank this May after cashing in on Flair who had actually just defeated Lynch for the belt. Bayley would then successfully defend the title against Flair at Clash of Champions.
This Friday night on Smackdown, however, Flair made Bayley tap out, setting up yet another title match between the two for tonight.
After the match was announced yesterday, Bayley sent a message to Flair on Twitter and also stated that she would like to face her inside the Hell in a cell structure.
“Maybe we’re meant to lose the ones we love But I’ll fight for you till then And if they stole you from me on my arm There’s a tattoo of your name
I’ve broken bones for you And for you only I make money, but *monkey with eyes shut emoji* money We want love Give me your heart and your hand And we can run (We can run, we can run, we can run) (We can run, we can run, we can run)”
Bayley then stated she wants to face Charlotte inside Hell in a Cell:
Charlotte Flair made Bayley tap out in a tag team match this week on Smackdown. Flair was teaming with Becky Lynch and took on Sasha Banks and Bayley on the show. In light of Flair making the Smackdown Women’s Champion tap out on Friday night, WWE has booked a title match between Flair and Bayley for Sunday.
The match is just the fourth officially confirmed for tomorrow’s pay-per-view. The updated Hell in a Cell lineup is below:
Hell in a Cell 2019 – October 6th, 2019 – Sacramento, CA
Universal Championship Hell in a Cell Seth Rollins (c) vs Bray Wyatt
RAW Women’s Championship Hell in a Cell Becky Lynch (c) vs Sasha Banks
Smackdown Women’s Championship Bayley (c) vs Charlotte Flair
Daniel Bryan & Roman Reigns vs Luke Harper & Erik Rowan
Bayley vs Charlotte Flair – Head-to-Head Statistics
Not including house shows, this match will be the 9th time the two have met on WWE programming. There have been titles on the line in 5 of the8 matches the two have had.
12/19/16: Bayley defeated Flair – RAW
12/26/16: Flair defeated Bayley – RAW
01/29/17: Flair (c) defeated Bayley – Royal Rumble 2017 – RAW Women’s Title Defense
02/13/17: Bayley defeated Flair (c) – RAW – Raw Women’s Title Change
03/05/17: Bayley (c) defeated Flair – Fastlane 2017 – RAW Women’s Title Defense
04/23/19: Flair defeated Bayley – Smackdown
05/19/19: Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair (c)- Money in the Bank 2019 – Smackdown Women’s Title Change
09/15/19: Bayley (c) defeated Charlotte Flair – Clash of Champions 2019 – Smackdown Women’s Title Defense
Despite her accomplishments, Charlotte Flair wasn’t the star to dethrone Bayley on top of the women’s division on the WWE SmackDown Live roster.
The match was set up on the August 20th episode of SmackDown Live when Flair appeared on Alexa Bliss’ talk show, A Moment of Bliss, alongside Nikki Cross.
This led to Bayley coming out which is where Flair issued the challenge and Bayley accepted. The segment ended with Bayley pushing Flair off her chair.
Bayley successfully retained the SmackDown Women’s Title over Flair. This match took place at the Clash of Champions pay-per-view event in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Spectrum Center.
The two stars have been working live events as of late. Bayley actually won the title from Flair at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view this past May.
Bayley became the champion when she won the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match and later that night cashed in the contract on Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
This happened after Flair had beaten Becky Lynch to win the title yet again.
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Charlotte Flair is scheduled to team up with RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch tonight at Monday Night RAW. They will face off against the team of SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks. The women, WWE’s Horsewomen, are known for being instrumental in WWE’s Women’s Evolution.
Speaking with Smacktalks, Charlotte discussed what might be next for the Women’s Evolution. She shared who she believes could be the next two break out female Superstars, and even named Stephanie McMahon as someone she’d like to tap out.
Women’s Evolution
Addressing the Women’s Evolution, Flair listed its next steps as “[…] continuing the momentum and headlining WrestleMania again and proving that it wasn’t a fluke. The women can continue to deliver like this at high levels. It’s gonna take a couple of years to show that. Maybe we’re not the main event this year, but it’ll happen again.”
When it comes to new rivals for her in the women’s division, Charlotte Flair named both Nikki Cross and NXT’s Bianca Belair as Superstars ready to breakthrough.
“I’m expecting big things from Nikki Cross. I’m a huge fan of hers,” Charlotte admitted. “I know she’s been on RAW and SmackDown for a few months now, maybe a year. It takes time, and I think she’s gonna have that breakout moment soon. I’m 100% behind her. From NXT, Bianca Belair just has it. She doesn’t have to try. She has that natural swag. She’s a star, and that’s one thing you can’t teach. You can teach someone how to wrestle and come up with a character, but whether you have it or not is on you, and she has it. I think she’s the next big thing.”
Tap Out
Having recently faced off against WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, earning a submission victory in the process, Flair was then asked about who she would like to face from WWE 2K20’s roster of legends. She explained that having already tapped out Trish Stratus, “it would probably be tapping out Stephanie McMahon.”
Past tonight’s tag match on RAW, Charlotte Flair will be facing Bayley in a match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Clash of Champions on September 15th.
Tonight’s Monday Night RAW will see RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch team up with Charlotte Flair against SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks. Ahead of this Four Horsewomen reunion, all four Superstars sat down with ESPN.com to discuss their tag match. They also spoke about their future ambitions.
When it comes to tonight’s match at Madison Square Garden, Bayley reflected that “The four of us will always be tied together and having a match with all of us in a place like MSG is special. I came up to the main roster last and this is one of the only times we’ve all been in the ring together on the main roster.”
“It’s a pretty big moment especially in somewhere like MSG, which is so historical,” Lynch added. “It’s a whole different kettle of fish now, and I’m a whole different woman now.
Sasha Banks commented on how “It’s really crazy to know that I’m gonna be in the ring with these girls that I started with and I haven’t been in the ring with them for a very long time.”
“Our stories are so intertwined if you go back to the beginning,” Flair said. “But I will say for Monday, this is the first time that the four of us have been on Raw together — just the four of us in a solo storyline.”
Never Satisfied
When it comes to their future plans, Bayley admitted that, despite everything they have achieved, none of them will ever be content or satisfied. Lynch added to this idea, claiming she would like to main event more shows.
“Just more main events,” Lynch said. “Just constantly main eventing and generating interest, whether it’s the main event or not. And that’s what we’re doing. Look, that’s all I’ve ever wanted — for women’s wrestling to be the coolest thing on TV, for people to be talking, for people to have opinions, for people to be so invested they can’t miss our matches.
Banks doesn’t want to main event more pay-per-views—she wants to main event every single one. She explained she wanted to main event every major show as well as every TV show and Live Event. “I want it just like as the guys do — I want to have it all. I’m never gonna be satisfied. Even when I get that, I’m gonna want more. That’s just the kind of person that I am.”
Charlotte Flair, however, believes that although it may not take place next year or even in a few years, a Fatal Four Way match between them will eventually main event WrestleMania:
“I hope the future holds the four of us in a Fatal Four Way in the main event of WrestleMania. That’s what I hope the future holds. I’m not saying it’s this year, next year, the next or the next after that. But eventually I truly believe that the Fatal Four Way will be a main event match at WrestleMania.”