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Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair faces Bianca Belair in an epic collision.
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00:08Right now, look at this, get ready.
00:10Look at this, the EST of the WWE.
00:16You know she walks with confidence, Byron.
00:19EST is gonna need all the confidence in the world for
00:23this championship opportunity.
00:29Charlotte Flair calls herself the opportunity.
00:32But it's people like Bianca Belair that make the most of their opportunities.
00:35I agree with you wholeheartedly, Jimmy.
00:37You are looking at one of the two women who headlines night one of WrestleMania this
00:41year.
00:42And by the way, in the process, Bianca Belair beat Sasha Banks to become SmackDown
00:47Women's Champion.
00:48Well, we know this will be Charlotte Flair's last night on Raw.
00:51Will it be the last night Charlotte Flair holds the Raw Women's Championship?
00:56And it's Flair one on one with the EST,
01:00Bianca Belair for the Raw Women's Championship.
01:03Next.
01:08Champion by the time Crown Jewel gets hit.
01:10This could be the most incredible week of Bianca Belair's career.
01:14And considering how her year has gone, that would be incredible.
01:18You can't argue when Bianca shows up, she shows out.
01:21Bianca lives up to her word night after night.
01:24But so does this woman.
01:31Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair has made it clear time and
01:36time again she feels Bianca Belair is nowhere close to her level.
01:42Well, that's how she feels about everyone.
01:44Is she right tonight, Corey?
01:45History has proven Charlotte Flair to be right on more than one occasion.
01:51Charlotte Flair has earned the right to be called the opportunity.
01:55The right to be Raw Women's Champion.
02:00Charlotte Flair, our statuesque Raw Women's Champion, has set the bar.
02:05It's up to Bianca Belair to knock Charlotte off of her perch.
02:09Here's my question, where are the emotions of Charlotte Flair who has been complaining,
02:14crying, conspiracy all night because she didn't have a going away party, has it set for her?
02:18Charlotte Flair is a consummate professional from bell to bell.
02:23I understand that Charlotte was upset.
02:25Charlotte probably felt a little disrespected by the lack of balloons, by the lack of champagne,
02:30by the lack of goodbye hugs, because Charlotte Flair has carried the Raw Women's Division on her back.
02:37You see right now, making Bianca Belair wait, as only Charlotte Flair can do.
02:44She's the master of the psychological game, is she not, Corey?
02:48I would agree with you wholeheartedly, but again, you cannot discount what Bianca Belair brings to this matchup.
02:56Bianca won the SmackDown Women's Championship at the pinnacle of sports entertainment, the main event of WrestleMania.
03:04Bianca knows what it's like to breathe that rarefied air.
03:07This one could be for the record box.
03:10The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the Raw Women's Championship.
03:21Introducing the challenger from Knoxville, Tennessee, Bianca Belair.
03:39And her opponent,
03:41she is the Raw Women's Champion, Charlotte.
03:53Blatant disrespect from Sacramento for Charlotte Flair, this one's gonna be good.
03:58You can feel it in the arena right now.
04:02You wanna talk about disrespect.
04:04How about the disrespect we've heard from Charlotte Flair to Bianca Belair,
04:08saying she's just a rookie, just a flash in the pan.
04:11And Byron, those are mind games from Charlotte Flair.
04:13You have to understand, Charlotte has taken such great pride in being a superior athlete to just about everybody on
04:19the roster in WWE, Raw or SmackDown.
04:22Then along comes Bianca Belair, truly living up to the moniker of the EST of WWE.
04:29Charlotte Flair may feel a little threatened by Bianca.
04:32I think that's safe to say.
04:33Remember the last time these two faced off, Bianca Belair did have Charlotte Flair beat.
04:38Had it not been for Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair very well could have said,
04:41I have a victory over the Raw Women's Champion.
04:43Not about revisionist history, it is about the here and the now.
04:47The EST, the Raw Women's Champion, one-on-one for the girl.
04:51The question is, what did Charlotte Flair learn from that match?
04:55The winner, they fight the same match twice.
04:58It's the one that came up short that has to change things.
05:01Charlotte Flair is a smart competitor, she made changes.
05:04But I promise you, Bianca Belair, a student of the game, has done the exact same thing, Jimmy.
05:08Whoa!
05:09Mirror images.
05:11Yeah.
05:13It's an important message to send if you're Charlotte Flair.
05:16You may be an athlete, I am too.
05:18But it's also equally as important for Bianca Belair to say, you're Charlotte Flair?
05:22I don't care, I'm the EST.
05:27Look at that, holding on to her hair, busting those moves.
05:31There's a clap back for you from Bianca Belair.
05:35Bianca mocking Charlotte Flair, and what athleticism.
05:40Boy.
05:41Virtually cutting Charlotte Flair in half with that shoulder right to the midsection.
05:45And a knee just in time, thwarts Bianca's offensive attempt.
05:51And you don't get many chances to make a mistake and recover when you're dealing
05:55with Charlotte Flair.
05:57Yeah, she calls herself the opportunity.
05:59She wants to be opportunistic tonight.
06:01She doesn't wanna make it about athleticism, speed.
06:04It's all about athleticism.
06:05When you're talking about Charlotte Flair, when you're talking about Bianca Belair,
06:09as we just saw, yet again, it is all about athleticism.
06:13They're in peril on the apron, here comes, and there's trickery just like that.
06:20Bianca tossed over the commentary table, the queen back in the ring.
06:30We have a great one tonight.
06:33Finally sitting at our commentary table, because the Raw Women's Champion,
06:37Charlotte Flair, has been using it as a weapon this entire time.
06:41Yeah, but right now, Bianca Belair in control, body slamming Charlotte Flair.
06:44Can Bianca make something happen?
06:47Goodness.
06:48Charlotte, once again, just a step ahead of the challenger.
06:51Beautiful timing on that kick by Charlotte Flair.
06:55Bianca's finding out that if you wanna defeat Charlotte Flair,
06:57you have to alter your playbook.
07:01Charlotte is a strategist.
07:03Charlotte Flair does her home run, comes into a match with a game plan.
07:08Never caught by the same move twice, Corey.
07:12You're right, Charlotte doesn't make the same mistake twice.
07:14That's one of the reasons she is the most decorated female in WWE history.
07:18And now, doing a little Bianca, no.
07:22And now it's Bianca Belair.
07:25You could say it's one step quicker than the Raw Women's Champion.
07:27Charlotte Flair got a little overconfident.
07:30And now Bianca Belair confident, chaining her offense together, boom.
07:34Right into the moonsault.
07:37Now the EST feeling it.
07:39You're seeing a heightened level of physicality of aggression between both these superstars.
07:43You talked about the emotions of Charlotte Flair, Byron, what about the emotions of
07:48Bianca Belair, cuz she is fired up right now.
07:51I think Bianca's done an amazing job of keeping her emotions in check.
07:55Bianca is- Wow.
07:57Baby, what a suplex.
07:59Two in the back, one, two, Bianca has done a fantastic job of maintaining her composure,
08:05even when the times got extremely tough.
08:08Moments ago during the commercial break, Charlotte Flair drop-kicking Bianca into
08:13our announce table.
08:16Listen, you can hear the gasp leave Bianca's body with the breath in her lungs.
08:22And you almost feel like that moment served as a wake-up call for Bianca Belair,
08:26realizing I have to step up my aggression.
08:29I have to take it to another level if I wanna win the Raw Women's Championship.
08:32Well, she should have known that coming in against Charlotte Flair.
08:36Charlotte down, shoulders down.
08:36To the roll up.
08:37One, two, three.
08:39Look at that.
08:42Incredible power by the Raw Women's Champion.
08:45On her back again.
08:47Not quite three.
08:48How about the power displayed by the Raw Women's Champion, Charlotte Flair,
08:53utilizing her lower body, incredible leg strength to hoist the challenger high up and
09:00drive Belair down to the canvas, nearly ending this thing.
09:03Now, is Flair wasting absolutely no time repositioning the body of Bianca Belair?
09:08I think we know what's on the mind of the Raw Women's Champion.
09:12A little extra malice on the stomp from Charlotte, who's gonna make the long,
09:15familiar climb to the high-rent district.
09:18Where she's so dangerous.
09:21Going for the home run.
09:23Oh, nobody home.
09:24Look at that.
09:25Look at the beautiful follow up to the cover.
09:28And Belair somehow survives.
09:31Just in time at the kick out.
09:33As to the dismay of Charlotte Flair, quite frankly,
09:37probably can't believe that Bianca Belair kicked out.
09:39Look at the athleticism.
09:40Charlotte Flair looking for the moonsault.
09:42Belair readjusted out of the reach of Charlotte, who still manages to deliver a
09:49standing moonsault on a second attempt, but Belair will not be denied.
09:54Adjusting to your opponent's adjustments is what the greats do.
09:58On her back, trying to get it over with.
10:00Nope.
10:01Another close call in this Raw Women's Championship match.
10:05Wow.
10:07Back and forth we go.
10:11Look at that.
10:13That could do it.
10:14That might do it.
10:16Charlotte knew she was in trouble and got the hell out of Dodge.
10:19A tactical retreat by Charlotte Flair.
10:22I think that was the perfect move.
10:26Charlotte Flair got to find a way to regroup here, especially after this.
10:30The starring spine buster delivered by Bianca Belair.
10:34Thunderous, and Bianca looked, Bianca, you could tell was disappointed after
10:39delivering the spine buster.
10:40Belair thought this one might be over.
10:43And wisely, Bianca Belair has not let up.
10:46Taking this fight to the outside of the ring.
10:48Now back inside.
10:49Bianca realizing that Charlotte Flair, if she gets counted out or disqualified,
10:53retains her Raw Women's Championship.
10:55Bianca needs Charlotte in the ring to get the win and win the title.
11:00But the queen very wisely playing a little cat and mouse.
11:04I'm not sure that strategy is gonna work right now.
11:07But for Flair.
11:07Belair bringing the fight to the outside.
11:11We are seeing it all, gentlemen.
11:13Look out, and again, turn about fair play.
11:18But the queen, but Charlotte Flair needs to be thrown in the ring.
11:21Bianca needs to get the champion in the ring.
11:27I know Crown Jewel is Thursday, but I can't believe we're seeing this Raw Women's
11:32Championship match for free, it has had everything, Corey.
11:36No doubt about it, Charlotte Flair defending her Raw Women's Championship
11:39against the former SmackDown Women's Champion, Bianca Belair.
11:43We will have another opportunity this Thursday to become SmackDown Women's Champion.
11:47But it's been brawling, it's been high flying, it's been technical, it's been aggressive.
11:52We've seen a little bit of it all, Jimmy, in this matchup.
11:55This is as competitive as competitive gets for the Raw Women's Championship.
11:59Well, they're two of the best, and it's showing.
12:03Charlotte Flair looking to counter out, but Bianca stepped ahead.
12:08Great wherewithal by the challenger.
12:11They're looking for the boop.
12:12This is the second time, connects.
12:13To the cover, hooking the leg.
12:16Desperation, kick out by Bianca Belair.
12:19Charlotte Flair has continued to pour it on in this matchup.
12:22During the break, Flair propelling herself over the top rope to the outside,
12:27just to take out her challenger.
12:31The fact that Bianca Belair took that and is still in this match is a testament to what?
12:37Her grit, her fortitude, her ability to keep going?
12:40Bianca Belair wanting to become Raw Women's Champion, knows the opportunity to go to
12:44Crown Jewel and win two championships is on the table.
12:47This is the first step.
12:49The Battle of Wills, Belair on the outside, Flair on the inside, and a right hand just rocked Charlotte.
12:55Now that's how you win a Battle of Wills, with the short strike.
12:58Now Bianca Belair, looking to put it away.
13:01Flair answers with a right of her own, sending Belair all the way to the outside.
13:06No one has been able to get the advantage, Corey.
13:09Not to be able to sustain it, but what a right hand.
13:17Charlotte Flair ascending to the top rope.
13:20High risk on top, but it's high reward as well.
13:26Can she put this one away?
13:29Charlotte right on target, takes out the challenger.
13:33And the last few grains of sand may be falling through the hourglass for
13:38Bianca Belair's Raw Women's Championship hopes.
13:42Referee counting now, and this is why, look at this.
13:46Unbelievable, Corey.
13:48We talk all the time about the athletic abilities of both of these women.
13:52Wait, that's a selection.
13:53No counter.
13:54Her face never hit the canvas.
13:56Backslide, backslide.
13:57One, two.
13:59Charlotte escapes.
14:01Bianca avoids the clothesline, swung the braid.
14:04Goes for the boot, does Flair.
14:06From behind, here comes Belair.
14:11Just dropping her to the cover.
14:14Can we see a new champion?
14:16Not quite.
14:18You can see the look on Belair's face.
14:20This is where reality begins to creep in.
14:23This is where doubt seeps in to a competitor's mind.
14:27Bianca Belair thinking, I've thrown everything I can at Charlotte Flair.
14:31What do I have left?
14:32This is the proverbial fourth quarter for Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair.
14:37What else can you bring to the table?
14:41What an amazing night it has been on Raw.
14:44But this main event has been absolutely unbelievable, KOD.
14:50Charlotte clutching the top rope with everything in her being.
14:54What a beautiful escape encountered by Charlotte Flair.
14:58Brilliant.
14:59Bring awareness by the champion.
15:02Thought she's gonna roll her up there.
15:05Charlotte Flair go behind.
15:07Looking for the O'Connor roll.
15:08Belair hangs on.
15:12There's the ladies on the floor.
15:14Spear.
15:15Good night.
15:15This has gotta be the end.
15:17One, two, three.
15:18It is not, not the end.
15:20There is still life in the EST.
15:23Where did that kick out come from?
15:26I can't tell you, Jimmy.
15:28Just pure instinct.
15:30Back and forth, these two women went and spear.
15:33Charlotte Flair flattening the challenger.
15:37But Belair will not stay down.
15:41Think about all the emotions Charlotte Flair's gotta be feeling right now.
15:45Wow, shock, rage over the fact that Bianca Belair continues to survive.
15:59This is approaching Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, three proportions.
16:04No one can sustain an advantage.
16:07Heavy hitting back and forth.
16:09Who wants it more?
16:11And who's willing to do more?
16:13As we see Charlotte Flair no problem going to the braid of Bianca Belair.
16:19The only thing harder than becoming a champion is remaining a champion, Jimmy.
16:23No one knows that better than Charlotte Flair, who is once again perched on the top rope.
16:29Will this be what secures Flair's retention?
16:33No!
16:33No!
16:34What a move by Bianca Belair!
16:36Bianca trying to muscle up the champ.
16:38My gosh!
16:40Colossus trying to be it!
16:42This is gonna be it!
16:43Look at the ring!
16:45Are you kidding me?
16:46Are you kidding me?
16:48From unbelievable kick out to unbelievable kick out.
16:52And a look of disbelief in the eyes of the challenger.
16:58Watch this once again.
17:00Charlotte Flair thinking about a moonsault.
17:02Belair out of the way, yet again.
17:05And then the power of the EST, the strongest.
17:09Just ask Charlotte Flair.
17:12Bianca Belair does fire her best and last shot against the world and it's champion.
17:17It better not be her last shot, because Charlotte Flair still very much in this match.
17:23Now it's Bianca Belair perched on the top.
17:26Bianca Belair can taste the Raw Women's Championship.
17:32And Charlotte just a step too quick.
17:37Able to knock down the competition.
17:40But Belair in a precarious position on the top rope now.
17:43Chance for Charlotte Flair to get her own offense going.
17:48Charlotte Flair trying to muscle up.
17:51Bianca Belair looking for a superplex.
17:53And that would have to put this one away, Byron, if she can superplex her here.
17:57And defiantly, Bianca Belair fighting off the Raw Women's Champion.
18:01Once again, Flair, hard right hand to Belair.
18:05Who is gonna get the advantage here?
18:07Who can get the footing?
18:08Just the power of Belair and was able to hold Charlotte.
18:13Power marks in the back, one, two, no.
18:16My gosh, my gosh.
18:20This crowd here in Sacramento cannot believe what they are seeing.
18:25No one can, Jimmy.
18:27Just enjoy it.
18:28This is a bona fide main event title fight for the Raw Women's Championship.
18:35You can feel a look of desperation on the look of Bianca Belair.
18:39Bianca realizes she's gotta get Charlotte.
18:41Wait a second.
18:42What?
18:42Not like this.
18:44Not like this.
18:45Damn it.
18:48And a brilliant match.
18:50Wait a second.
18:52Bianca may not be the Raw Women's Champion, but she's gonna have the last word.
18:56What a cheap move by Charlotte Flair.
19:00But Belair needs to shift her focus.
19:02She has become Raw Women's Champion tonight, but she can become SmackDown Women's Champion
19:07this Thursday at Crown Jewel.