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#5 Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (Evolution)
While Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch had seen good matches together, none rose to the level of a classic - until this match, that is. The feud was on fire in terms of storytelling, but the matches didn't seem to live up to it - until this match, that is. This was not only a match of the year candidate but one of the best women's and last man standing matches in WWE history.
There was a big fight feel long before the bell rang and with the crowd firmly on the champ's side, all the elements of a tremendous match were in place. Now it was up to the performers to take advantage.
The action started at a fast pace, with neither being able to take control of the match. So, on opposite sides of the ring, the two began to throw chairs inside, taunting one another as they did so. Charlotte also brought out a table, which would play a crucial roll later on. Lynch, in the meantime, smashed Charlotte with a chair (even if the shots weren't totally convincing). Charlotte responded by suplexing her onto a pile of chairs in the ring. Lynch responded in turn with one of her own, after grabbing a table Charlotte had put into the ring.
However, it was Charlotte who wound up setting 'The Man' up on it, but it didn't break after the Queen landed a moonsault. A second attempt, this time a cannonball, was more successful. The selling of the two women was incredible in the aftermath. Charlotte soon brought in a ladder and locked the Figure Eight on Beck Lynch through it. The champ was tapping, but that didn't matter here! She used a chair to break it up, even if the shots were, again, unconvincing. Lynch was able to break the 10 count by rolling out of the ring and landing on her feet.
Lynch attempted to escape through the crowd. Charlotte chased her down and the two fought back to the ringside area, where the Queen started tearing apart the announce tables and set up a ladder. Becky hit her from behind with her title, and after saying that that hit would be "the only way you'll get my title" to Charlotte, Becky set her up on the announce table, climbed up the ladder, and jumped off, hitting a leg drop to drive her opponent through it.
Charlotte taunted Becky as the 10 count closed in, asking if that was all she had. Lynch responded in a rage, laying another beating on her and burying her under debris, channelling Tommaso Ciampa in the process.
Somehow, Charlotte got up before 10, and the looks on the faces of both competitors was priceless! And somehow again, Lynch weathered one final assault from the Queen until she was able to counter an attempted moonsault with a powerbomb from the turnbuckle through the table Flair had set up earlier. This finally settled the matter, though Charlotte made it a very, very close call, almost getting back to her feet before 10!
Either way, Becky Lynch walked out still the champion, much to the crowd's delight.
