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00:00The Queen has come to Melbourne!
00:18Look at that robe, stunning!
00:24You can see it in the eyes of Charlotte Flair, she is a focused competitor tonight.
00:34There is a lot on her mind, but ultimately it all leads to the same place.
00:39Back on the throne of the SmackDown Women's Division.
00:42Yes, Charlotte, a former NXT Women's Champion, a seven-time Women's Champion.
00:49All smiles as she heads down to the ring, but that smile will fade away with the entrance of this woman.
00:59Charlotte Flair's once upon a time best friend, but that seems like a lifetime ago.
01:05Loyalty is a thing of the past here.
01:13As you understand, this week at Melbourne Airport there was a heated verbal confrontation
01:18in baggage claim between Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.
01:20They almost had to be separated.
01:22Things have gotten that contentious between these two.
01:25And at Corey's point, Charlotte and Becky were once the best of friends.
01:31They are now the most bitter of enemies.
01:33And this rivalry took a wild turn at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.
01:44Did you get a taste of victory?
01:47You stole my moment.
01:49Natural selection! Charlotte Flair is champion!
01:57We were best friends.
02:01And you were holding me back.
02:03A friendship cast aside, all for the SmackDown Women's Championship tonight.
02:14Becky Lynch challenges the champion Charlotte Flair.
02:19Come Hell in a Cell, I'm taking my title back.
02:23Becky Lynch! Disarm her!
02:26Charlotte gets under the rope!
02:29And Becky back inside the ring after the champion!
02:33Oh, a spear from the Queen of Becky runs through!
02:37Becky Lynch has won the title!
02:47Becky Lynch had to watch Charlotte celebrate, but now the roles have been reversed.
02:53From now on, this is my show.
02:56And this is my title.
02:59And since I toppled the Queen, I now run this division.
03:06Charlotte Flair, where are you?
03:11I don't want the spotlight now, Charlotte. Where are you? Come on.
03:16I wished that there was a little bit left of my best friend inside of whatever this has become.
03:23Charlotte, Charlotte, I'm kidding.
03:26I just want you to call me Queen.
03:34Bitch.
03:38You were holding me back.
03:40I now run this division.
03:42Call me Queen.
03:44The Super Showdown? I'm getting my rematch.
03:48Oh, and Charlotte Flair has enough of Becky!
03:53You said that I was second best.
03:56Well, this title says otherwise.
03:59Oh, and Becky Lynch!
04:01Now, now I am relentless.
04:05The friendship is long gone.
04:08I am going to prove that it's this face that is the face of this company.
04:12No one cares about seeing your face. The people want to see the champ's face.
04:16It took you two years to regain that title.
04:21You can lose it in one night.
04:28Time and time again, I have proved this, that I own Charlotte Flair.
04:35Call me Queen.
04:36That I own Charlotte Flair.
04:40Call me Queen.
04:53The following contest is for the SmackDown Women's Championship!
05:01Introducing first the challenger, from the Queen City, Charlotte Flair!
05:13Her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland, she is the SmackDown Women's Champion, Becky Lynch!
05:24So Becky Lynch defends the SmackDown Women's Title here tonight against Charlotte at WWE Super Showdown.
05:30Renee, Becky has started a hashtag called, hashtag boo the woos in relation to Charlotte Flair.
05:37I think Becky Lynch is looking for any fathomable way to get under the skin of Charlotte Flair.
05:43She's been successful so far, but is she going to be able to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship tonight?
05:48Will it be enough?
05:49That remains to be seen.
05:50Becky Lynch can tell you, just like Charlotte Flair will, or anybody who's ever held a championship in WWE,
05:55it's almost easier to win the title than it is to retain it.
05:58Becky now finds herself as a target.
06:01Yeah, target to Charlotte Flair.
06:08Oh, and right to the knee, and Becky Lynch comes out firing.
06:11Champion's advantage tonight for Becky Lynch.
06:14Charlotte must pin her or submit her to win the championship.
06:17Count out, disqualifications don't help.
06:20Look at this, Becky Lynch coming out of the gate, 100 miles an hour, well scouted.
06:24Taking the legs out from the queen.
06:26And Charlotte's in trouble early.
06:28Becky Lynch knows she needs to come out here hot, because Charlotte Flair is so successful in a big match situation.
06:34And we saw what Charlotte did this past week on SmackDown, when Becky Lynch came out to the ring,
06:38debuted this poster of herself at Super Showdown, and Charlotte took offense.
06:42Well, funny, because there's actually a mural that was done here in Melbourne,
06:45from a street artist that said, you keep me off your posters, your morning shows, and your magazines,
06:49while the people put me on their walls.
06:51It was an unbelievable mural that was done.
06:53It was your earlier point, Renee, about the big stage, the grandest stage.
06:56Here we are with over 70,000 people here in Melbourne Cricket Ground.
06:59This is where Charlotte Flair shines brightest.
07:02Oh, my God!
07:04Charlotte landing hard on the back of her neck.
07:07And this has been a vicious early assault by the SmackDown Women's Champion.
07:12You may not agree with this side of Becky Lynch that she showed recently, but you can't argue with the results.
07:17Oh, my God!
07:18Into the poster, her first Charlotte.
07:20And you can hear her.
07:22Becky has been relentless.
07:24She has been ruthless, and that's why the Irish Last Kicker is your reigning SmackDown Women's Champion.
07:29And Becky into the ring, going to look to put Charlotte away quickly in the cover and a kickout.
07:33Again, Corey goes back as we take another look.
07:36And watch this.
07:37Becky just dragging Charlotte out of the ring.
07:40And it goes back to this chip, this major chip that Becky has on her shoulder.
07:45I can understand the frustration that Becky Lynch has expressed.
07:48She felt as though she spent too long of her career in the shadow of Charlotte Flair.
07:52And the queen casts a gigantic shadow.
07:55It's a very realistic situation.
07:57But whatever Becky has changed in her mentality has worked.
08:01The problem is, though, is that Charlotte Flair is a seven-time Women's Champion.
08:06Becky's held the title twice.
08:08Charlotte has earned everything that she's had here in WWE.
08:12I don't disagree with that for one second, but who walked to the ring with the title tonight, Cole?
08:16Becky Lynch, you've got to count that for something.
08:18Charlotte slides through, cover, stacks her up, and a kickout at two.
08:22And a big chop by Charlotte.
08:27Becky, though.
08:30Beautiful.
08:34And Charlotte's in trouble, center of the ring.
08:35Is she going to tap?
08:36Is she going to tap to Becky Lynch here tonight at Super Showdown?
08:42How great would it be for Becky Lynch's ego to know that she submitted the queen in short order on this stage?
08:49Add a little fuel to her fire.
08:53And Charlotte, though, manages to survive at least at that point, but again, back into the arm bar.
08:59Notice how Becky Lynch elevating her hips, putting all the added pressure.
09:02And now pulling at the fingers of Charlotte Flair.
09:05And doing everything she can to try to get Charlotte to tap out.
09:08Trying to break the fingers of Charlotte Flair.
09:13Charlotte is in a great deal of jeopardy early on in this matchup.
09:17The way Becky has Charlotte's wrist bent back.
09:20Pressure on the elbow, on the shoulder.
09:22And Charlotte trying to make it back to a vertical base and somehow break the arm bar using her power here.
09:28And that buys Charlotte a little bit of time.
09:33Back to her feet.
09:36Nice suplex drop, Becky, on the back of her neck.
09:38Holden Lynch right in half. Incredibly painful.
09:41This is what Becky had to avoid, allowing the queen to have time to recover.
09:46We saw Becky come out here flying in all cylinders and it just wasn't enough to get it done right off the bat.
09:51We'll see what she had left in her tank.
09:53And again, take another look at this move by Charlotte.
09:56And again, Renee, it goes back to the point that Becky feels disrespected.
09:59She feels like she has to prove everything when she goes out in the ring each night.
10:03You can see such a different look in Becky Lynch's eyes, a different demeanor all around.
10:07I've never seen this side of her.
10:09Queen stops. Look at this!
10:11Charlotte, though, with a great counter and now Becky's in trouble.
10:16I can assure you of all people in this stadium right now,
10:19the one person who wasn't underestimating Charlotte Flair is Becky Lynch.
10:23Lynch knows what the queen is capable of and she can go deep into a match.
10:27Becky doesn't feel like she was just wronged by Charlotte Flair.
10:30She feels like she's been wronged by everyone.
10:32WWE Universe, WWE.
10:36Becky uses the second rope to her advantage, delivers a kick to Charlotte.
10:41And now looking for the...
10:44Charlotte fighting out.
10:46Both of these ladies so familiar with one another.
10:49It's almost as if they know what the other's going to do before they even try.
10:53Great throw by Charlotte. Becky caught up now on the ropes.
10:55But can Charlotte somehow get back into this as we take a look at what happened earlier on?
11:00That was a great counter.
11:01This is an example of Charlotte Flair being able to think on her feet,
11:04knew what was coming, and inflicted some great damage to the knee of Becky Lynch.
11:09Becky Lynch again with a great counter as Charlotte goes face-first into the second turnbuckle.
11:17Both these women just looking to inflict so much pain on...
11:19Oh!
11:20Forearm.
11:21Cover off that battering ram.
11:23Kick out at two and a half by Charlotte.
11:26You can see a look of frustration already on Becky Lynch's face.
11:30You talk about how well these women know each other,
11:32you think they've got to dig deep into their arsenal to try and throw the other one off.
11:35It was a great strategy Becky Lynch had coming out of the gate hot,
11:38trying to shut the Queen down before it got too deep.
11:41Now Becky's going to have to reach deep into her arsenal and figure out a plan B.
11:44Yeah, both of these women of course came up as part of what was called the Four Horsewomen,
11:49along with Sasha Banks and Bayley.
11:51And look at...
11:52Great block by Becky Lynch.
11:54Oh!
11:55Big boot by Charlotte!
11:56Into the cover for the championship!
11:58Hugs the leg and forces Becky to kick at two.
12:02I can't imagine what it will do to Becky Lynch's ego
12:05if Charlotte Flair walks out of Melbourne, Australia with that SmackDown Women's Championship.
12:09You're absolutely right, Renee.
12:10I agree with you.
12:11I mean, here you've got Becky Lynch, for whatever reason,
12:13has forsaken her former best friend.
12:15Boom!
12:16As we take another look at the big-time boot from Charlotte Flair.
12:19Boom!
12:20As we take another look at the big-time boot from Charlotte.
12:23Becky Lynch has thrown this relationship in her life away.
12:26Now look at Becky!
12:27Becky caught her!
12:28Becky caught her!
12:29Almost stole one there!
12:30In order to be champion.
12:31To lose it this quickly could be catastrophic to her ego.
12:34Yeah, but let's switch the tables, Corey.
12:35What if Charlotte doesn't leave here with the championship?
12:39Charlotte Flair only knows one way to live,
12:41and that's on top to be the best.
12:44See the viciousness and the disdain these women have for one another
12:49as they throw these big right hands.
12:51Dagging each other on.
12:52Being a women's champion has defined Charlotte Flair.
12:56It's in her blood, it's in her DNA, it's all she knows how to be.
12:59Yeah, but Becky Lynch is a long road back to the championship.
13:04Headbutt by Becky.
13:06Charlotte explodes off the ropes with a spear!
13:08Turned her inside out for the championship!
13:10Cover by Charlotte!
13:11Almost had her two and a half!
13:14Just that quick, Becky's championship reign almost ended.
13:19Charlotte Flair looks absolutely devastated.
13:22She thought she had it in the bag there.
13:24Now frustrated as well.
13:25Watch this spear.
13:26Turned Becky inside out.
13:28Almost brought Charlotte the SmackDown women's title
13:31to make her an eight-time women's champion.
13:37Both of these women exhausted.
13:40Given so much in the opening moments of this matchup.
13:44The jet lag of traveling halfway around the world.
13:47Brutal hatred that's been brewing for months.
13:50So much has been made, of course, of the first ever
13:53women's all pay-per-view event, Evolution,
13:56coming at the end of October, October 28th.
13:58These two women here, two of the trailblazers
14:01that get us to that moment in October.
14:03Charlotte, top rope, looking for the moonsault!
14:06Becky got the knees up!
14:09Becky rolls through, shoulders down.
14:11Is it enough to put Charlotte away?
14:12Kick out at two!
14:14So many near falls in this match.
14:16Oh!
14:17Enziguri connects.
14:18Oh, Charlotte's out.
14:21Becky's on spaghetti legs herself.
14:23Is she gonna be able to capitalize?
14:27Both these women punishing each other
14:30in this match for the SmackDown women's title.
14:34Becky gonna climb up to the top rope.
14:36Now she is gonna go.
14:39From the high rep district, missed with a leg drop.
14:41Charlotte moved out of the way.
14:43Both high-risk maneuvers missed by Charlotte and Becky.
14:46Now Charlotte trying to build momentum.
14:51Does she have enough?
14:56Charlotte steps over.
14:57There it is.
14:58Boston Crab is applied.
14:59Center of the ring, Boston Crab.
15:01Becky nowhere to go.
15:03If she taps here, Charlotte wins the championship.
15:08Becky trying to drag herself to the bottom rope
15:11and force a break here.
15:13Charlotte's trying her best to sit down
15:15to get the depth needed to make that hold complete.
15:19Yeah, but how wise by the champion, too.
15:21Becky not only got to the ropes,
15:22but she rolled out of the ring to get out of harm's way.
15:25I think Becky might be using her champion's advantage here
15:29and taking a hike.
15:33Now Charlotte is not gonna let Becky leave that way
15:36as she drives her ribs first into the barricade.
15:47Becky with a boot to the shoulder.
15:49Spear again by Charlotte!
15:51For the second time in the match!
15:53No way Becky survives two spears.
15:55No way.
15:56Yeah, but can Charlotte capitalize?
15:58Can she somehow get into the cover here?
16:00No!
16:01She's gonna go for the figure four leg lock.
16:03And if Charlotte can bridge here,
16:05if she can bridge into the figure eight,
16:07we may have a new champion.
16:09Becky struggling.
16:10Charlotte trying to bridge.
16:11Can't quite get it locked in.
16:13Becky's too far from the ropes.
16:15Becky trying to stretch and make it to the bottom rope.
16:18Charlotte looking to bridge into the figure eight here.
16:20Wait, wait, wait.
16:21Becky's got a hold of her championship.
16:23And she saves her title via disqualification.
16:32Here is your winner by disqualification,
16:36Charlotte Blair!
16:38Bottom line here is Becky knew she was done for.
16:41When Charlotte bridged in the figure eight,
16:43Becky was gonna tap out.
16:45She used the title to her advantage
16:47and got herself disqualified.
16:48It was absolutely a desperate maneuver by the champion,
16:50but it's a little easier to look at a paycheck
16:53being a little light when you still have your championship
16:55around your waist.
16:59And Charlotte is...
17:01She's not done.
17:03She's had enough.
17:07Charlotte felt like she was seconds away
17:10from being crowned the SmackDown Women's Champion.
17:13And Charlotte very well may have been.
17:16But the fact is, Becky Lynch used a wise,
17:18albeit questionable tactic.
17:20Oh my God, what a collision!
17:22Lynch just flattened the queen.
17:26Let's go, come on!
17:28And Becky's not done yet.
17:30Becky! Becky! Becky!
17:32Becky's thrown her out of the floor.
17:34Becky Lynch is on an absolute terror path right now.
17:38Come on, Charlotte!
17:44It's over, Becky.
17:46You hear that?
17:48That's for Becky Lynch.
17:50Oh my...
17:52Let's go!
17:54The rumors have just gotten out of control
17:56from both of these women,
17:58the champion and challenger included.
18:00The change in Becky Lynch's demeanor
18:02over the past number of months is incredible.
18:06Just being around her today,
18:08back in the locker room area,
18:10to see the change that this woman has gone through
18:13since back at SummerSlam, Renee,
18:15and you've known Becky for a long time.
18:17I've known Becky Lynch for a very long time,
18:19and I'll tell you that she's not going to be celebrating
18:21with any friends in her locker room tonight.
18:23It's hard to admit she's undergone many changes recently,
18:26but the one change that counts the most,
18:28the only change,
18:30is she can now call herself champion.