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SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair defends her title against
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00:03Here we go.
00:17The former Raw Women's Champion Rowdy Ronda Rousey looking to win
00:21the SmackDown Women's title here tonight at WrestleMania Saturday.
00:27The baddest woman on the planet.
00:32But, Pat, there's been a lot of questions swirling over the past couple of weeks.
00:37Can Charlotte Flair make Ronda Rousey tap out for the first time in her career?
00:43Charlotte Flair is saying that's what she's gonna do,
00:46so there's no reason for me to think that she's lying.
00:49But Ronda Rousey has never been taught how to quit.
00:57Ronda said she's gonna rip Charlotte's arm off.
01:01We're in for one here.
01:02From here.
01:32She must be filmed.
01:32She must be filmed the same.
01:32She must be filmed.
01:40You are looking at the 13-time women's champion.
01:57She calls herself the opportunity.
02:05And that's because when you face Charlotte Clare in this business, the opportunity is
02:14yours to be on the marquee.
02:18Her name has been synonymous with a championship pedigree in sports entertainment for over
02:2550 years.
02:29The intense look on the face of the fighter, Ronda Rousey, looking to win the SmackDown
02:36Women's Championship for the first time in her career.
02:40This rivalry has been personal.
02:43It's been physical.
02:45As nasty as they come.
02:47It's about Ronda Rousey making her mark at WWE.
02:53And it's about Charlotte Clare continuing to cement her legacy.
03:00Moon H helping Charlotte into the ring.
03:05Charlotte Clare is home.
03:30Charlotte Clare.
03:32Charlotte Clare knows sports entertainment like the back of her head.
03:39But she's stepping into the ring.
03:41The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
03:53She is the SmackDown Women's Championship.
03:54Introducing the challenger, the baddest woman on the planet,
03:59Rowdy, Ronda Rousey.
04:13And her opponent, she is the SmackDown Women's Champion, Charlotte Clare.
04:30It was four years ago that Ronda Rousey made her in-ring WWE debut at WrestleMania.
04:37When she teamed with Kurt Angle against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon and Pat,
04:41it has been called one of the greatest debuts in WrestleMania history.
04:44Tonight, Ronda Rousey looks to recapture the moment,
04:47and this time win the SmackDown Women's title.
04:49But she's in there against perhaps the greatest of all time.
04:53Ronda Rousey has 31 matches here in the WWE.
04:58Charlotte had that by the time.
05:01And Charlotte got caught as she went for the right hand, and Ronda Rousey trapped her,
05:05but Charlotte able to battle out with elbows.
05:06And now Ronda Rousey using the feature advantage and driving Ronda to the corner.
05:11And now if you're Charlotte Flair, Pat, and a cheap shot from behind the back to the referee.
05:16And that's what Flair has to do to keep control of this match.
05:19That's what Flair does.
05:20That's why she's been champion for so long.
05:22A nice waistlock takedown by Charlotte Flair.
05:25Listen, let's make no mistake about it.
05:27Ronda Rousey's not gonna out-wrestle Charlotte Flair.
05:30So Charlotte's gonna try to control her on the mat.
05:33These two do not like each other.
05:35Maybe I spoke too soon.
05:36Looking for the ankle lock, of course.
05:40Well, Ronda let her go there, said, hey, yeah, I could have ended that right now.
05:44Ronda was just thinking.
05:45And one thing we can guarantee you, Pat, this match will be very, very physical.
05:49Yeah, it's gotten very personal here.
05:52The thing Charlotte has said about Ronda and Ronda's mom and Ronda's baby.
05:56And then on the flip side, Charlotte feels like Ronda has disrespected everything her family is about.
06:01The taxi parking lots, Ronda, a takedown.
06:05And now it's Charlotte Flair looking for the figure four, perhaps the figure eight.
06:09But Ronda Rousey caught her, and Charlotte able to move out of it.
06:12And Ronda again looking for a triangle here.
06:14And Charlotte putting Ronda's shoulders on the mat.
06:18Ronda is a trained assassin in there.
06:22Charlotte can't mess around.
06:23She got arm broke, choked out, her leg broke at any given moment.
06:29Charlotte into the corner, out to the apron, and Ronda caught her with the right hand.
06:33And you can tell right out of the box here tonight, Pat,
06:36that Ronda Rousey has scouted Charlotte Flair.
06:39Absolutely.
06:40Ronda Rousey said that she felt like Charlotte and her were on a collision course.
06:44Ooh, and a knee.
06:45And again, Ronda's just been a step ahead of every time Charlotte's trying to go for
06:50one of her patented moves.
06:51Ronda has nothing short of impressive.
06:55And Ronda now, she has a five count.
06:57Ronda can, if the referee hits five, she'll be disqualified and
07:00can't win the championship, and Ronda able to land back on the apron.
07:04Remember, champion's advantage for Flair tonight.
07:07She has to be pinned or submitted for Ronda to win the title.
07:11What's Charlotte thinking?
07:13Knee to the spine, and then driving an elbow into the chest into the apron.
07:17And Charlotte Flair right now is taking control.
07:19And you saw that look in her eyes, Pat, right here in front of us.
07:23The confidence beginning to grow as you take another look at the opportunity.
07:27On the apron.
07:29When Ronda caught Charlotte, Charlotte taking a bit too much time.
07:32And now Charlotte in the ropes, the ankle lock, and Ronda dropped to the floor.
07:39A real joust of wits here.
07:42Ronda learning the ankle lock, of course, from Kurt Angle.
07:46The Hall of Famer, Charlotte whipping Ronda to the floor.
07:49Now a count out, of course.
07:51Charlotte would take that and escape WrestleMania with her championship.
07:55Well, of course, cuz she would be on the winning side here, but Charlotte's not done yet.
07:59She said, nah, nah, this is WrestleMania, this is my home.
08:02More punishment for Rousey, face first into the ring post.
08:07One, two, three.
08:11Charlotte Flair, picking up Hart.
08:14Cover now on Ronda to retain, and Ronda kicks.
08:20Ronda Rousey from her debut all the way through, now she's back.
08:24The Cerebral Flair, you have to wonder.
08:29Her game plan as she continues to punish Rousey.
08:33Say no!
08:35Charlotte Flair is really finding a rhythm here.
08:39Settling in, showcasing why she's a 13-time champ.
08:44Ronda Rousey trying to fight back out of this.
08:47Charlotte had a face lock applied, and now Ronda back to her feet.
08:51Right hands to the midsection.
08:52A force to break, nice nightmare by Charlotte.
08:54Brings Ronda right back down, and fouls it up with a brutal right to the face.
08:59Cover again by Charlotte, and a kick out by Rousey at two.
09:04Charlotte.
09:05Look at this.
09:06Boom, right to the side of the head.
09:10Elbow meet temple, almost ended this.
09:13Everybody's talking about breaking arms.
09:15How much is a shot to the dome?
09:18Charlotte is as nasty as they come.
09:21She will do anything in her power to make sure she wins.
09:25She wants to stay at the top.
09:28That's why she's one of the goats around here.
09:32Ronda, though, able to make it back to her feet, and a nice take down to Charlotte.
09:36Whipping her across her body.
09:37And now a knee right to the face.
09:39Cover now to win the title, and Charlotte at two.
09:42You see the explosion through Ronda's hips to deliver that knee right on the nose.
09:49Well, that's a trademark, Pat, of Ronda Rousey's offense.
09:53The suddenness.
09:54The impact.
09:56It's sudden impact for Rousey.
09:58From nothing to massive something so quick.
10:01Charlotte, though, face first, Rousey into the turnbuckle.
10:05I don't think this match can get much more even in the early going, Pat.
10:11Two equals showcasing why they are the top of the-
10:19Ronda to the second rope.
10:21Charlotte with nobody- Ronda Rousey plants Charlotte face first.
10:24Modified Tornado DDT, and Charlotte kicked it too.
10:31Something that we have not seen from Ronda Rousey.
10:35New move went to work.
10:36When we saw her, she had a training camp set up here in Dallas.
10:39We saw bits and pieces up during SmackDown last night.
10:42As Charlotte continues to deliver elbows, blocked by Rousey, Ronda said, no, no.
10:51Big left move.
10:52Ronda with a kick.
10:54Now, Ronda with another take down to Flair.
10:56Look at her grabbing that arm.
10:58Ragdolling the champion.
10:59This is what she has been doing.
11:02Ronda promised to rip the arm off of Charlotte Flair.
11:05For decades, Ronda's been-
11:07A spear, a spear by Flair to retain the title, and Ronda has to kick it too.
11:13Ronda celebrating Flair took advantage with a wicked spear.
11:18Ronda has been ragdolling people.
11:21Watch this, move right to the midsection.
11:24Like that for years, setting up for the arm bar.
11:27Charlotte says, uh-uh, not today.
11:29And you could see the wind just being knocked out of Ronda Rousey.
11:33Ronda thought that thing was over.
11:35She thought she was taking home a souvenir.
11:37Charlotte flipped it.
11:39And now Ronda, the resilient, baddest woman on the planet.
11:44Charlotte trapped momentarily.
11:45Oh, back suplex by Charlotte released.
11:49And now both women are down with a SmackDown Women's Championship on the line.
11:55And the power of Charlotte Flair.
11:59A kip up by the champ.
12:00Ronda Rousey won the Royal Rumble for this moment.
12:06Charlotte Flair says, I was born for this moment.
12:09Pat, there's a lot of people that don't like Charlotte's attitude, but she's a winner.
12:14No doubt about it.
12:16And she doesn't really care what anybody thinks about her.
12:19A lot of people hate the Yankees, the Lakers, the Patriots.
12:22Charlotte up to the top rope, going for the moonsault.
12:27Didn't connect down there, but she was able to wrestle Ronda into a pin who had to kick out.
12:32Ronda had ever so slightly moved, and Charlotte just did not time it right.
12:37That's a film study that we were talking about.
12:39Exactly.
12:39Ronda knew it was coming, she could feel it.
12:41And Charlotte now with the chops to Rousey.
12:50Chops echoing all the way through Dallas, Arlington.
12:54And Ronda Rousey with a great counter, cover now for the championship.
12:57Charlotte got caught, was just able to kick out.
13:00Ronda been very impressive tonight.
13:02You can see she has increased her offensive repertoire.
13:07More comfortable.
13:09Said she wants to showcase to her baby how big of a badass her mother is.
13:13And the suddenness again of Ronda Rousey is that sudden impact offensive style.
13:18But Charlotte Flair able to hang Ronda up, and now the knees to the midsection.
13:23The boots as well.
13:25Her explosion is the reason why she's a Hall of Famer.
13:30Her explosion.
13:31How about Ronda?
13:33Knocked down again by Charlotte.
13:37Ronda's caught.
13:39What does Charlotte Flair have on her mind here?
13:42Get her on the rope.
13:43Get her on the rope.
13:44Ronda's head's caught on the rope.
13:46One, two, three.
13:47Charlotte's got a five count to break.
13:49Ronda though.
13:51Do you believe that?
13:53Right into her right hand and Charlotte knocked her down as well.
14:00Ronda sitting up and saying, how you doing?
14:03Charlotte saying, here's a right.
14:05Ronda Rousey to the second rope.
14:08Charlotte is perched up top.
14:09Ronda Rousey with an arm drag into the cover to win the championship.
14:15And Charlotte at two.
14:18Off the top rope.
14:20I'm impressed with the new offense that Ronda has added, including this.
14:25Get her hip going through.
14:27Ronda Rousey with Charlotte up on her shoulders.
14:30She's got Charlotte in position for the Piper's Pit.
14:36And Ronda looking for the patented arm bar to put Charlotte Flair away,
14:42and Charlotte able to escape.
14:44Who wants a souvenir?
14:45Ronda was ready to rip that thing off of her body.
14:48Now into the ropes.
14:49Ronda Rousey caught Charlotte with a knee to the face.
14:51And a big boop by Flair.
14:56These two are battling.
15:03Watch Charlotte Flair in the boop to the face.
15:08Knees and boots and arm drags from the top rope.
15:12These two beating the hell out of each other to become champ and remain champ.
15:17You can tell the physical toll this matchup has had.
15:19And now Charlotte Flair looking for the figure four and into the figure eight.
15:23But Ronda able to count it.
15:25And Ronda, wow, what a scoop slam on Flair.
15:27Cover for the championship.
15:29And a kick out at two.
15:31Very impressed with Rousey.
15:33She set up Charlotte there.
15:35Played possum.
15:36Charlotte went to attack.
15:38Boom.
15:39Snap suplex.
15:40Again, the suddenness of Rousey's offense.
15:45Rolling her right over.
15:47And now again, with Charlotte up on her shoulders, Ronda Rousey.
15:51Charlotte able to flip through.
15:53Rousey rolls through into the ankle lock center of the ring.
15:58Is Flair going to tap out?
16:00If she does, Rousey wins the championship.
16:04Charlotte trying to drag herself to the bottom rope to force the break.
16:08And now it's Charlotte Flair who reverses into an ankle lock of her own.
16:14Now it's Rousey in trouble.
16:16Is Rousey going to tap for the first time in her career?
16:19Charlotte promised this was going to happen.
16:22Rousey trying to roll over and catch Charlotte.
16:26Shoulders down and Charlotte whipped into the turnbuckle.
16:30Feel like Ronda was trying to catch her in an arm bar.
16:33Shoulders were down.
16:34Had to resort to throwing Charlotte's ass off the turnbuckle.
16:37Yeah, but look at the confidence now.
16:38And Ronda Rousey back to her feet.
16:40She realizes the champion's on the ropes.
16:45And it's like she's catching a second win.
16:49Watch this.
16:50Bang, right into the bottom turnbuckle.
16:53Here's a two count.
16:54Charlotte trying to steal that.
16:55And now Charlotte back to her feet.
16:57Ronda Rousey up top.
17:00Look at this.
17:01Ronda Rousey though caught by Charlotte.
17:03Stacks her up for the win.
17:04And Rousey has to kick out.
17:07Ronda climbed up Charlotte.
17:08Almost had her in an arm lock.
17:12Again, watch the counter though by Flair here.
17:16Power of Charlotte Flair, our champion.
17:22It's incredible strength.
17:24And Rousey, Rousey grabbing the arm.
17:26Look at the arm bar.
17:27Charlotte Flair though, trying to turn it into a figure four.
17:31And out of the ankle lock goes Rousey.
17:34Drags her back to the middle of the ring.
17:36Charlotte trying to make it back to the rope.
17:38Use her long arms and legs to get there.
17:40Rousey drags her back to the middle of the ring.
17:42Ankle locked, locked in.
17:44Can Rousey tap the champion to win the title?
17:47Now, now she's really got it locked in.
17:51A leg bar applied now to Charlotte Flair.
17:54Is Charlotte going to tap?
17:55Flair has nowhere to go.
17:56Flair's going to tap out.
17:58Rousey's going to win the title.
18:00The official's right there.
18:01Flair trying to roll in her back.
18:02And she does.
18:03But still, Rousey's got it locked in.
18:06And finally, Charlotte creates separation.
18:11Exchanging boots to the moth.
18:16These two ladies are putting on a classic.
18:22As Charlotte Flair met her match.
18:24Has Ronda Rousey done the same?
18:29Now, looking for the figure four.
18:32And again, Rousey catches her into the arm bar yet again.
18:36Charlotte able to reverse.
18:38Now Charlotte going for the figure four.
18:40Charlotte's looking to bridge into the figure eight.
18:43She does.
18:44Figure eight's in.
18:45What does Rousey do?
18:48Does she tap for the first time in her career?
18:50Look at her knee.
18:52Is Ronda going to tap to the figure eight?
18:56Ronda Rousey, though, able to reverse it.
19:01Somehow, someway, now it's Charlotte who may tap.
19:06Charlotte's now got the reverse pressure on her knee.
19:09Everything she wanted to do to Ronda.
19:12And now Charlotte looking to roll it over again.
19:14Rousey near the bottom rope.
19:16Charlotte now with the rope forces a break.
19:18But here's the story, Pat.
19:19Nobody has ever gotten out of the figure eight before.
19:22Ronda Rousey able to survive as she rolls out of the ring.
19:27The frustration now in the face of the champion.
19:30No one's ever done that to Charlotte Flair.
19:32Once she bridges that figure four, it's curtains normally.
19:39Ronda able to squirm and reverse it.
19:44Charlotte snapping, it looks like.
19:46And Ronda, look, grabbing the ankle of Charlotte Flair.
19:49Charlotte trying to go on, now up to the top rope.
19:51Ronda again trying to block because she knows what's coming.
19:56Two, three.
19:58And, did you hear that?
20:01One, two, three.
20:05Ronda can't win the championship on a count out.
20:07She knows that, rolls in, stops the count, comes back out.
20:10Indeed, she has to pin or submit the champion.
20:14Rousey caught by Flair.
20:16And Flair with an exploder into the barricade.
20:21Ronda had bad intentions as she was sprinting towards Charlotte.
20:26And listen to that.
20:32Charlotte Flair, Ronda, Rousey.
20:37And now at a count of seven now from the official.
20:43Rousey's gotta try to make it back into the ring.
20:45A count of eight now.
20:47And both women make it back into the ring before a count of ten.
20:51There was no way.
20:56This was gonna end like that.
21:04That's Charlotte Flair.
21:06You know who I am.
21:08That's Charlotte Flair.
21:11Let the trash talking begin as Rousey catches the boot.
21:15Ronda Rousey now with Charlotte up top.
21:18Piper's pit in the corner.
21:20Hook of the leg now.
21:21Flair gets her foot on the bottom rope.
21:24The referee's gonna call it off.
21:27But Charlotte got her foot on the bottom rope.
21:29Ronda Rousey, Rousey believes that she should've won the match.
21:32But the official made the right call.
21:36Good accountability by Stripes here.
21:38I wish more reps and more sports would do such a thing.
21:41Watch this.
21:41Piper's pit now in the corner.
21:43And now Charlotte with a natural selection.
21:46Tony Clarence would have never done that.
21:48Cover.
21:48Hook of the leg.
21:49Oh, and Ronda kicks at it too.
21:54While Ronda was confused and arguing with the official who certainly messed up,
22:01but tried to right his wrong, Charlotte tried to attack.
22:06Charlotte clearly frustrated.
22:08The figure eight did not work.
22:11Natural selection did not work.
22:14This is not normal for neither of these women.
22:19Normally, they both have been able to finish off their opponents by now.
22:23But look at them both.
22:26And they both have been able to drive through the pain in what has been a physical matchup for the
22:32SmackDown Women's title.
22:36And Charlotte going to the figure eight again.
22:41Oh, and oh my goodness.
22:43Rousey kicking Charlotte into a spear into the official.
22:46So explosive Charlotte couldn't contain herself.
22:50And now Ronda Rousey taking Charlotte Flair now.
22:53Charlotte's tapping.
22:53Charlotte's tapping out to the arm bar.
22:55But the official's down.
22:57There's no official.
22:58Charlotte tapped to the arm bar.
23:00Rousey had her beat.
23:01She should be the champion.
23:03Get him, get him, get him, get him, get him.
23:04Charles Robinson ain't a spear.
23:06And now a boot by Flair.
23:08And a cover.
23:09And a hook of the leg.
23:11And Flair retains the title.
23:13You have got to be kidding me.
23:16Here is your winner.
23:18And still SmackDown Women's Champion, Charlotte Flair.
23:26We promised a hard hitting affair.
23:29A physical one.
23:31And that is what it was.
23:34Ronda Rousey tapped out Charlotte Flair.
23:39But the official was down.
23:41Didn't see it.
23:43Ronda believes she won this match twice.
23:46First with the Pipeless Pit.
23:48But Charlotte near the rope.
23:50Able to get her leg on the bottom rope before the three count.
23:52Not before the three count.
23:54The three count.
23:54Yeah, you're right.
23:55But the count happened.
23:56He waves it off.
23:58Says, nah, nah.
24:00Charlotte takes advantage.
24:01Then Ronda kicks Charlotte through the ref.
24:04So not only was there three taps to the mat by the ref.
24:07But also Charlotte tapped her arm 35 times.
24:11Because she knew that thing was about to be broke.
24:14And it is Ronda trying to get the official back of the match.
24:17Charlotte Flair, who will do anything it takes to win, did just that.
24:22And retain the SmackDown Women's Championship.
24:27Ronda Rousey, incredibly impressive.
24:32But there's a reason why queens stay queens.
24:36There's a reason why champions are champions.
24:39There's a reason why she's a flair.
24:42The title remains with Charlotte.
24:47The title remains with Charlotte.
24:58Its The title remains with Charlotte Flair.
24:58I'm the~~~
24:59Kimi Hiro.
25:00Turn out onツead canopy.
25:00Toinnen from Спасибо ж や всего.
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