Backstage, AJ Styles says he is going to win tonight. Nakamura walks in and starts to tell Styles that he is going to beat him at WrestleMania but Styles (tired of hearing this every week) yells at Nakamura that he is going to beat HIM at WrestleMania.
Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte Flair (c) vs Ruby Riott
Riott almost hits the Riott Kick. Flair avoids it. Flair double legs Riott and almost slaps on the Figure Eight. Riott escapes. Flair tries a back elbow in the corner. Riott hops on Flair’s back and puts her in a sleeper. Flair drops to the apron back first to get Riott to release the hold. Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan appear. Riott hits the Riott Kick! Flair kicks out. Riott dumps Charlotte to the outside. Morgan and Logan close in. Naomi and Lynch run to ringside and chase Morgan and Logan away. Riott tries to suplex Flair. Flair reverses it into a slingshot suplex. Riott manages to hit deadly nightshade. Stage dive senton for a near fall by Riott. Flair kicks out. Riott traps Flair in a nasty straight jacket hold. Flair gets to her feet but Riott pulls her back down to the mat. Flair is bending in ways that shouldn’t be possible. STO buy Riott for a near fall. Riott tries another senton but Flair gets her knees up. Hangman’s neck breaker by Flair. Flair goes up top but Riott pushes her to the outside.
Riott tries a dive to the outside but Flair catches her and fallaway slams her into the barricade. Moonsault off the barricade by Flair. Flair sends Riott back into the ring. High knee by Flair. Flair goes up top again. Riott cuts her off. Riott sends Flair flying off the top with a hurricanrana. It’s not enough to keep the champion down. Riott badmouths Flair. Riott mocks Flair and chops her over and over again. Flair fires up and lands several stiff chops of her own. Riott sends Flair head first into the middle turnbuckle. the Riott Squad act as if they are getting in the ring. Naomi and Lynch run into the ring to stop them. The referee kicks Naomi and Lynch from ringside. Morgan and Logan attack Flair while the referee is distracted. The referee tosses Morgan and Logan. Flair almost locks in the Figure Eight. Riott turns it into a small package for a near fall. Riott tries deadly nightshade again but Flair turns it into a facebuster into the top rope. Flair locks in the Figure Eight for the submission victory.
Winner and STILL Smackdown Women’s Champion, Charlotte Flair!
After the match, Asuka comes to the ring! Asuka gets close to Flair and points to the WrestleMania sign. Flair just smiles.
SHE'S MADE HER DECISION.
The first-ever Women's #RoyalRumble match winner @WWEAsuka wants @MsCharlotteWWE at @WrestleMania! #WWEFastlane pic.twitter.com/aBXpfVFyFF
— WWE (@WWE) March 12, 2018
