Every Match From WWE SummerSlam 2016 Ranked - From Worst To Best

3. Women's Title: Sasha Banks (c) Vs. Charlotte

Randy Orton RKO Brock Lesnar SummerSlam 2016
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Result: Charlotte reverses the Bank Statement into a pinfall and regains the title (13:51).

Rating: This was a strange one because a lot of the big fight feel was drained away as Sasha prematurely won the title (presumably because it was too predictable otherwise). Regardless, if you for some reason think women's wrestling can't be extremely physical, this one got rough (in a good way) early on when Charlotte dumped Sasha off the ropes, almost on her head.

There was some really strong back-and-forth here, and Sasha countering the top-rope Razor's Edge into a Frankensteiner was arguably one of the night's riskiest and most memorable moments. Still, all this great work was massively compromised by the ending, which felt largely employed for shock value and nothing else (until it emerged that Sasha is injured, anyway).

At least Charlotte won clean, and the final sequence was a lot of fun, but that result is basically garbage. Bayley will likely take the strap from her soon enough, though, so don't feel too bad.

7/10

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