Charlotte wins Iron Man Match; Kevin Owens retains Universal Title
Monday 19 December 2016 08:13, UK
Charlotte beat Sasha Banks in a stunning 30-Minute Iron Man Match at Roadblock: End of the Line to become a four-time Women's Champion and preserve her impeccable record in title matches at WWE pay-per-views.
The Queen pipped Banks 3-2 after their bout headed into sudden death overtime to regain the belt she lost to The Boss on Raw last month and secure her 13th win in 13 championship encounters at WWE's Sunday specials.
Charlotte, whose only defeat in 18 WWE PPV matches came in a tag-team bout at Battleground in July, was rewarded for her ploy of attacking Banks' knee with the 24-year-old eventually tapping out to her rival's Figure-Eight Leglock.
Charlotte only took her tussle with Banks into an added period late on, the daughter of 16-time world champion Ric Flair forcing The Boss to submit three seconds shy of the initial half hour to draw level at 2-2.
The Queen earned the first fall of the match, pinning Banks after cracking her with Natural Selection from the top rope, but her opponent moved 2-1 ahead by pinching a pin and then locking in a Bank Statement.
Banks then battled bravely after Charlotte slammed her knee to the floor, but the champion had no option but to tap out with victory in sight when the pain caused by The Nature Girl's submission move became too much.
Charlotte wounded the fan favourite's knee again before the overtime and Banks, also suffering from a bloodied mouth, finally relented, ending her third reign as Raw Women's Champion at 20 days.
Elsewhere, Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho's apparent falling out proved nothing but a cunning ruse as the latter helped the former defeat Roman Reigns to retain the Universal Title.
Jericho had seemed dismayed by Owens' interference earlier in the evening contributing to his singles defeat to Seth Rollins, and Jeri-Ko looked all-but over when Y2J nailed Owens with a Codebreaker during the main event.
However, Jericho and Owens' warm embrace quickly showed their plan to earn Owens a disqualification win and stop Reigns adding the Universal Title to his United States Championship had worked a treat.
The Canadians' celebrations were cut short, though, as Reigns speared Owens and Rollins Pedigreed Jericho, before the former Shield stars teamed up to dump both Owens and Jericho through announce desks with powerbombs.
Reigns had been the man thundered through the announce desk during his title match - Owens smashing the table with a second frog splash onto the Big Dog after the desk had held firm following his first.
The New Day's 483-day stint with the Tag Team Titles - a WWE record - came to an end as they were beaten by Sheamus and Cesaro, Sheamus pinning Kofi Kingston after the New Day member believed Cesaro was the legal man.
Rich Swann kept hold of the Cruiserweight Title by edging The Brian Kendrick and Rich Swann in a Triple Threat - though he was ambushed afterwards by Neville, the Newcastle native returning with a mean streak and seemingly signalling his intentions to fight for the belt.
Plus, Sami Zayn recorded a win over powerhouse Braun Strowman by virtue of lasting 10 minutes, the Underdog from the Underground gaining a second wind when Raw General Manager Mick Foley appeared set to throw in the towel on his behalf.
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line booking details
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line will repeated on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) BUT NOT Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) between 10am on Monday, December 19 and 10pm on Thursday, December 22 - 10pm is the start of the final playout.
The show costs £14.95 for viewers in the United Kingdom and €21.95 for customers in the Republic of Ireland.
You can order the show online by visiting this link: https://my.sky.com/orderboxoffice/?DCMP=WWERoadblock
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Sky+: Press the box office button on your remote, then click the sports tab followed by Roadblock: End of the Line.
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