5 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (June 13)
2. Charlotte's Momentum Continues
Charlotte Flair and Natalya contested the second women’s singles bout of the evening, and while several steps below some of the great matches they’ve had in the past, it was a decent little contest. They were allowed to wrestle without interference (though Carmella and Becky Lynch were shown watching from backstage), with Natalya looking dominant and overbearing during her heat segment, and Charlotte selling like a resilient babyface.
Nattie hit a powerbomb in a nice call-back to Charlotte sending her through a table with the same move a few weeks ago, but she lost in the end, falling victim to Natural Selection and a pinfall. Charlotte celebrated afterwards, looking up to the Money In The Bank briefcase above her - a prize they’ll both compete for on Sunday night.
A solid bout, and one that continues Charlotte’s good momentum on Tuesday nights, with her only SmackDown loss coming through the six-woman tag at Backlash, in which she wasn’t even pinned. The writers have done a good job of presenting her strongly since switching shows, and while her Raw run ended on a whimper, Charlotte is building plenty of steam on SD, and this will hopefully continue once they drop the lame multi-person feuds.