7 Ups And 9 Downs From WWE Survivor Series 2018
2. Charlotte, Rousey Go Full Tilt
It’s rare that the announcers nail their commentary, but when they talked about Ronda Rousey being in the toughest fight of her young career and Charlotte Flair being in one of the most physical matches she’s had, they weren’t kidding.
Flair and Rousey had a fiery, explosive match that saw neither able to put the other down, despite numerous submission and pin attempts. It was the definition of a seesaw battle, with control rocking back and forth throughout, with Rousey bleeding from the mouth for much of it.
The match was somewhat unorthodox, as Ronda’s style is so un-WWE, and Charlotte just rolled with it, which made it more enjoyable. The ending also was interesting, as Flair couldn’t put Rousey down, so she opted to just kendo stick her into oblivion.
It might have felt like a cop-out with a DQ finish, and even might have been the original plan had Becky Lynch been in the match, but it worked.