WWE Money in the Bank Live Results, Highlights and Grades
Immediately after the match, Charlotte comes out to face Becky in her title match.
Since Becky’s still winded from her match with Lacey, Charlotte easily gets the upper hand.
Tides turn in Becky’s favor by throwing Charlotte off the top rope for a one count.
Looks like Becky is ready to tap when Charlotte gets back into this with a high angle Boston Crab. She scratches and claws to get to the bottom rope and does. Charlotte keeps the hold locked in until the count of four.
Both women trade forearms until Charlotte kicks out Becky’s injured leg that Lacey spent the last match working on.
Becky dodges Charlotte’s big boot to drop The Queen. Both women are down.
Back on their feet, they trade forearms again. Becky struggles to lock in the Dis-Arm-Her. Charlotte knocks her down and locks a Crossface onto Becky against the bottom rope. Becky blocks a Natural Selection and sends Charlotte crashing to the outside.
As the ref counts out Charlotte, Lacey comes back and knocks out Becky with the Woman’s Right. This allows Charlotte to pin Becky and win the SmackDown Women’s Title.
This leads to a brawl between the three women. Charlotte and Lacey double team Becky in the ring.
Until Bayley comes out with her MITB contract! She saves Becky and sends Charlotte into the ring post.
To a chorus of “YES!” chants, Bayley grabs her briefcase, hands it to the ref and cashes in on Charlotte.
Charlotte is laid out, Bayley hits an Elbow Drop for the 1 … 2. … 3! Bayley is your new SmackDown Women’s Champion!
Grade: A – The match was high octane action from start to finish, the finish made sense, and so did the post-match beatdown / cash-in. All executed to perfection.