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REWIND: Flair, Lynch, & Carmella Come Face to Face SmackDown Live 08.14.18

It has been over four years since Carmella has held singles gold in WWE. Since then she has gone on to become WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion along with Zelina Vega.

On the Aug. 14 episode of SmackDown Live in 2018, then-SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella came face to face with her SummerSlam opponents Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. After losing to both Lynch and Flair in non-title bouts, both women were set to face Carmella at the biggest event of the summer in a Triple Threat match. Lynch originally had thought that she was going to face Carmella one-on-one.

This segment between the three women led to Flair stating that the fans don’t like Carmella because she is a Diva living in a women’s era. To which Carmella responded – “I am a Diva and I am damn proud of it. I have something you two will never have. Compare my beauty to yours. Compare my body to yours. Compare my charisma to yours. Oh, I have one more comparison. I am the champ and you’re not.”

The three would go on to have their match at SummerSlam where Flair would become the new champion after pinning Lynch. Carmella’s reign lasted 131 days. Post-match, Lynch turned heel by attacking Flair.

You can watch the full match below which has 6.1 million views on YouTube. The segment from SmackDown Live has 1.2 million views.

Bianca Belair Still Raw Women’s Champion And Last Woman Standing

Bianca Belair is still the Raw Women’s Champion as she defeated Bayley in a Last Woman Standing Match at Crown Jewel.

The match had it all. The common weapons of kendo sticks, ladders, tables, and chairs. Both women found out earlier on in the match that they will have to end up trapping their opponent to prevent them from getting up before the count of 10.

Bayley tried to capture Belair both in the ring steps as well as in a road case at the top of the stage to try and keep her down. A golf cart entered the mix before Bayley went through a table. The brawl goes back in the ring with steel chairs and a ladder. Belair hits a KOD to Bayley’s knee first on a steel chair. She places Bayley inside a ladder and pushes her into the corner under the turnbuckle so that she is unable to escape. The referee counts to 10 and Belair is still the Raw Women’s Champion.

Earlier in the night, Damage CTRL regained the Women’s Tag Team Championships. You can read more on that here.

Rhea Ripley and Scarlett were two women who also were on the show. Scarlett attempted to help Karrion Kross in his steel cage match against Drew McIntyre. Even though she pulled out the mace to spray in McIntyre’s eyes, it would be McIntyre who won the match.

Ripley helped out The Judgment Day as per usual to defeat The O.C. Commentary continues to say who can fight off Ripley with Michael Cole even saying someone needs to kick her ass. Ripley wore a Beth Phoenix-inspired hairdo saying that it was to honor the late great Beth Phoenix.

Damage CTRL Regains Women’s Tag Team Titles At Crown Jewel

Just after five days, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships are back home with Damage CTRL. This makes them now two-time champs. Dakota Kai and IYO SKY defeated Alexa Bliss and Asuka to regain the championships at Crown Jewel with the help of Nikki Cross. Bayley was not at ringside to help Damage CTRL as … Read more

Asuka & Alexa Bliss Crowned New Tag Team Champs In Raw Main Event

We have new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions which was decided in the Raw main event on Halloween night. The women started and ended the Oct. 31 episode of Raw this week. The show opened with the emerging unhinged Nikki Cross taking on the Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair in a non-title bout. Cross returned … Read more

Melina Says Those Who Held The Divas Title Gave It Their All

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the Divas Championship and the time of that era floating around Twitter recently. It was all conjured up by Maria Kanellis who held true to considering herself still a Diva and in her opinion, wanting to see the butterfly belt return in some capacity. This had several past … Read more

Maria Kanellis Still Considers Herself A Diva – ‘Bring Back the Butterfly Belt’

In 2016, WWE took a major step in its Divas Revolution by dropping the moniker ‘Diva’ and rebranding its women as ‘Superstars’. Since then, all references to that name have mostly been dropped in an attempt to distance today’s WWE from the previous booking of the women’s division. One woman who came into WWE right … Read more

Open Challenge Confirmed For The Raw Women’s Title On Sept. 12

Bianca Belair will be defending her Raw Women’s Championship on the Sept. 12 episode of Raw this coming Monday in Portland, OR. Her opponent is not known as it will be an open challenge. Belair, who has held the championship for 160-days and counting, will be defending the gold for the first time since she … Read more

First Team Advances To Tag Team Championship Tourney Finals

The first team to advance to the finals of the Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament has been confirmed. Dakota Kai & IYO SKY defeated Asuka & Alexa Bliss to solidify their spot and get one step closer to becoming new champions. Asuka and Bliss would have the upper hand early in the match but throughout … Read more

Gigi Dolin Suffers Injury, Toxic Attraction Removed From Tournament

Toxic Attraction made their debut on this past week’s SmackDown as a replacement team for the Women’s Tag Team Tournament. They replaced the team of NXT team of Zoey Stark and Nikkita Lyons and defeated Natalya and Sonya Deville in a first-round match-up to advance to the semi-finals. WWE has confirmed that Gigi Dolin of … Read more

Rodriguez Wants To Face Dakota Kai & IYO SKY In Tag Team Tournament

The WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles are finally back after being vacant since May. The last champions Sasha Banks & Naomi were stripped from the gold and indefinitely suspended causing the belts to go without owners. The tournament started a few weeks ago and we have one semi-finals match set and working towards the other. … Read more

Women’s Tag Team Title First Round Match Set For SmackDown

The Women’s Tag Team Titles are back after being vacated since May and a tournament kicked off on the Aug. 8 episode of Raw. There are eight teams in the tournament, four from Raw, three from SmackDown and one from NXT (that joins the SmackDown side of the brackets). On Raw, the first team advanced … Read more

Women’s Tag Team Title Brackets Announced, First Team Advances

The Women’s Tag Team Championships are back and there are eight teams vying to become the new champions. On the Aug. 8 episode of Raw, the full brackets were confirmed that had four teams from Raw, three teams from SmackDown, and a team from NXT 2.0. The first match took place and one team has … Read more

Bayley Wants The Women’s Tag Titles Back And In A Very Important Role

Bayley came back from injury in a huge way, and she didn’t come back alone. At SummerSlam, a new faction was formed when Bayley returned to confront Bianca Belair alongside a returning Dakota Kai and IYO SKY. All three women were at a very different spots in their careers. Bayley was sidelined for over a … Read more

Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley Set For Money in the Bank

After a Fatal 4-way in the main event of the June 6 episode of Raw, a new number one contender was determined for Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Championship. Fresh off of her win in a Triple Threat at Hell in a Cell, Belair was looking for her next opponent. Rhea Ripley defeated Alexa Bliss, Liv … Read more

Renee Paquette Comments On The Status Of The WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles

Renne Paquette recently spoke on her podcast Throwing Down with Renee and Miesha regarding the current Sasha Banks and Naomi situation and the status of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. The tag team gold has always been a topic of discussion on the validity of the belts since its inception in 2019. At the time … Read more

Sasha Banks/Naomi Suspended Indefinitely, Stripped of Tag Titles

It was announced on this week’s SmackDown that Sasha Banks and Naomi are now suspended indefinitely and no long WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The team won the tag titles in a Fatal 4-way at WrestleMania 38. On the May 16 episode of Raw, there was a planned main event that involved both Banks and … Read more

Women’s Tag Team Title Match Set For May 13 SmackDown

The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships will be defended in two weeks on SmackDown. Naomi & Sasha Banks will put their titles on the line against Shayna Baszler & Natalya. Despite WrestleMania Backlash being on May 8, WWE has decided to have the gold defended on the SmackDown following the Premium Live Event. The match … Read more

Women’s Tag Team Title Match Rescheduled for April 18 Raw

There has been a change of plans. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match that was originally set for the April 11 Raw will now take place on April 18. The champions, Naomi & Sasha Banks, will be defending against the team of Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan. There was no formal reason provided on-air … Read more

Naomi Wants a Title Back Around Her Waist – “It’s Been Years”

Naomi is heading into WrestleMania with championship gold on her mind. As a former SmackDown Women’s Champion, Naomi is no stranger to winning gold on the big stage. However, it has been a minute since Naomi has had gold around her waist. Five years to be exact. Taking part in Sunday’s Fatal 4-way for the … Read more