WWE Backlash 2018: Analyzing and grading each match and segment

#7 Carmella def. Charlotte Flair (SmackDown Women’s Championship)

Match: Carmella locked in several lengthy submission moves on Charlotte Flair and was in control for a lot of the match. The finish came when Charlotte attempted her Figure Eight submission but she was kicked into the turnbuckle by the champion.

She then tried to hit a Moonsault from the top rope, only for her left knee to buckle. That allowed Carmella to take full advantage by covering her opponent with a deep pinfall for the win.

Verdict: Okay, so it wasn’t a 100 percent clean finish for Carmella, but the end of this match still made Charlotte look incredibly weak. If “The Queen” really is seen by WWE as the top woman on the roster, then it’s absolutely baffling that she would defeat the unstoppable Asuka at WrestleMania 34 and then follow it up by losing in this fashion to Carmella.

Grade: C

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