WWE Payback Coverage: Women’s Championship Match

May 1, 2016 - by Michael Riba


WWE Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte (c) (w/Ric Flair) vs. Natalya (w/Bret Hart

Natalya goes for the Sharpshooter immediately, but Charlotte gets free and takes Natalya down. Natalya gets to her feet and they tie up. Natalya takes Charlotte down to the mat, but Charlotte gets up and goes to the corner. Natalya takes Charlotte down again, but Charlotte counters and applies a headlock. Natalya fights out and sends Charlotte off the ropes, but Charlotte drops her with a shoulder block. Natalya comes back with a shoulder tackle of her own. Charlotte leap frogs over Natalya, but Natalya trips her up and goes for the Sharpshooter. Charlotte gets free and goes to the outside. Natalya goes out after her, but Charlotte gets back into the ring and drops Natalya with a neck-breaker. Charlotte goes for the cover, but Natalya kicks out as two as the crowd chants “We want Sasha!”. Charlotte drives her knee into Natalya’s back and asks, “Who want who?” to the crowd. Charlotte goes to the outside and slaps Natalya across the face.

Back in the ring, Natalya sends Charlotte to the corner and then drops her with a German suplex. Natalya goes for the cover, but Charlotte kicks out at two. Natalya connects with a low dropkick, but Charlotte comes back and drives a knee into Natalya’s leg. Charlotte works over Natalya’s legs, but Natalya comes back and tries to lock in an arm bar. Charlotte gets free and suplexes Natalya into the ropes. Charlotte goes up top, but Natalya sends her to the outside. Charlotte gets on the apron, but Natalya counters with a hurricanrana to the outside. Back in the ring, Natalya delivers a series of right hands and drops Charlotte with a clothesline. Natalya keeps advantage, but Charlotte comes back quickly and drops Natalya with Natural Selection. Charlotte goes for the cover, but Natalya kicks out at two. Charlotte goes up top and connects with the moonsault. Charlotte goes for the cover, but Natalya kicks out at two. Charlotte locks in the Figure Four, but Natalya rolls over and reverses the hold. Charlotte gets to the ropes to force the break. Charlotte takes Natalya down and locks in the Sharpshooter and the referee calls for the bell even though Natalya didn’t tap out.
Winner and still WWE Women’s Champion: Charlotte.

After the match, Bret Hart and Natalya attack Ric Flair and Charlotte and lock them in Sharpshooters and Ric and Charlotte tap out.

We see the video preview for WWE Extreme Rules, which is in three weeks on Sunday, May 22nd.

We see the video preview for Camp WWE, which will be available on demand on the WWE Network tonight after Payback.

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