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5. Bayley Vs. Charlotte Flair (Champion Vs. Champion Match) - SmackDown, 22 May
Bayley's reign as SmackDown Women's champion has had its ups and downs. Her storyline with Sasha Banks has been some of the best long term booking WWE has done this year. At the same time, Bayley's historic title reign is closing in on its first anniversary, yet she hasn't had many memorable rivalries.
This is not all Bayley's fault; SmackDown has been great this year, but the creative continues to fail at building a credible challenger to the champion's title. So what do you do when you need to elevate a division? Bring in The Queen.
Charlotte Flair was the NXT Women's Champion and had a score to settle with Bayley, who had pinned The Queen to win the SmackDown Women's Championship seven months earlier. This was a Champion vs. Champion match between two of the best women wrestlers in the world.
These two delivered an excellent match that reminded fans just how great Bayley is in the ring. After 15 minutes of hard-hitting action, Bayley reversed Flair's roll-up attempt into one of her own, and grabbed the ropes for a little extra leverage to pick up an important victory.
A clean win would have helped Bayley solidify her status as a dominant champion, but a roll-up, with some sneaky assistance from the ring ropes, helped cement her status as a crafty heel who has a "win at all costs" mentality.
This won't be the last time these two wrestle; just don't expect their next match to be given away on TV.