On WWE Raw, we have learned that the women’s MITB match will be held, this year, too. After the success from last year, the tradition was retained to give more opportunities to the female superstars. WWE Raw GM, Kurt Angle gave us updates on this on the flagship show. Furthermore, being a female GM, Paige got her special interest in this particular match. So, she gave away another opportunity to Charlotte Flair to get back into the title picture.
As per the earlier announcement, an old score was to be settled out on Smackdown Live, this week. The Queen was put in a match against Peyton Royce. The latter one has ambushed the former Smackdown women’s champion on a number of occasions, in the past.
We are underway in our SECOND #MITB qualifying match of the night on #SDLive…
Who ya got: @MsCharlotteWWE or @PeytonRoyceWWE?! pic.twitter.com/BxWunfjMsN
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 9, 2018
So, she got the opportunity to seek retribution. Furthermore, the win would send her straight into the second-ever MITB ladder match. Adding more salt to the wound of Charlotte, the IIconics added more fuel to their rivalry by talking trash about her. They mentioned about feeling sorry for the loss at Backlash but she is still an inspiration.
This forced Charlotte to start the contest in a fired up way where she gave a chop to the chest followed by a slam. The Flair chops continued as she tried to get Peyton into the Figure 8 lock until Billie Kay pulled her partner outside the ring.
Only one word needed to describe this…
WOOOOOOOO! #SDLive #MITB @MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/ruJZHy3RPq
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2018
The genetically superior athlete was able to hit a spear on Peyton but she kicked out of the pinfall, surprisingly. Out of frustration, Charlotte went for a moonsault and missed it. But, she still managed to overcome it and locked in the figure-eight in the middle of the ring. Peyton had no choice but to tap out to this.
Will the Women’s #MITB Ladder Match be fit for #TheQueen… or will it become #IICONIC? @MsCharlotteWWE @PeytonRoyceWWE #SDLive pic.twitter.com/jgMKeBJCPz
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2018
With that, Charlotte has now entered the women’s MITB fray as the strongest competitor, as per WWE.com,
“Charlotte Flair qualified for Money in the Bank by reigning supreme over Peyton Royce, who laid a vicious beatdown on The Queen during her SmackDown LIVE debut. The six-time Women’s Champion does not like to come in second, and after failing to recapture the title from The Princess of Staten Island at WWE Backlash, she is focused on capitalizing on her new opportunity.”
QUEEN @MsCharlotteWWE is ALL smiles after making @PeytonRoyceWWE tap out to the #Figure8️⃣ on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/TXSNyhct0M
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 9, 2018
