10 Wrestling Matches With The Most Unexpected Consequences
5. Charlotte Flair Vs Carmella Vs Becky Lynch - WWE SummerSlam 2018
The SmackDown Women's Championship match at SummerSlam 2018 was supposed to be a one-on-one contest between champion Carmella and Becky Lynch.
Lynch had earned her spot by beating Carmella in a non-title match and saw it as a opportunity to get her career back on track after a few years in the wilderness. Then Charlotte Flair turned up to ruin it all.
Flair also pinned Mella and inserted herself into the SummerSlam bout, much to Lynch's chagrin. Things only got worse when Flair pinned her Irish friend at the event to win the title.
And that's when Becky got mad.
She snapped on Flair, beating her to a pulp and turning heel in the process. The crowd rained boos down on her, as she... hang on, they're cheering her. Why are they cheering her?
They were cheering because fans were just as sick of seeing Charlotte win all the time as Becky was. They viewed the Lass Kicker as an avatar for their own frustrations and supported her wholeheartedly.
This led to Lynch adopting a more braggadocios attitude, which led to her calling herself The Man, which led to WrestleMania 35 and beyond.
Not bad for a botched heel turn.