The backstory for this match began at ‘SummerSlam’ of that year. At the event, the team of PCB (Paige, Charlotte and Becky Lynch) defeated both Team Bella (Nikki & Brie Bella and Alicia Fox) and Team B.A.D. (Naomi, Sasha Banks and Tamina) in a three team elimination match.
On the August 31 edition of ‘Raw,’ three Beat the Clock challenge matches were held to determine the new number one contender for Nikki Bella’s WWE Divas Championship at ‘Night of Champions.’
Lynch defeated Fox in 3:31, Charlotte defeated Brie in 1:40 and finally Paige and Banks wrestled to a time limit draw. This gave Charlotte the win and title shot.
Regardless of this, Charlotte was set on September 7 to face Nikki Bella for the title on ‘Raw.’ However, Nikki Bella switched places with her sister before Charlotte got the pin.
This caused Stephanie McMahon to come out and say Charlotte didn’t capture the title as she didn’t pin the Champion but would instead face Nikki Bella at ‘Night of Champions’ as planned and if Nikki were disqualified or counted out, she would lose the Championship.
It is also of note that Nikki Bella surpassed AJ Lee and became the longest reigning WWE Divas Champion in history by keeping her Championship on that night.
The video below includes the full match. Did Charlotte finally dethrone the Champion or did Nikki Bella continue her record reign as Champion?
What did you think of the match? Were you happy with the result?
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