WWE NXT results: Charlotte beats Sasha Banks to retain Women's Title
Ric Flair in attendance to see his daughter prevail
Tuesday 30 December 2014 14:12, UK
Charlotte retained the NXT Women’s Championship on Thursday night by defeating friend turned enemy Sasha Banks in a cracking contest.
Charlotte and Banks were best buddies when they competed as the BFFs but have gone their separate ways since the former seized her title at NXT Takeover in May.
The rivals met in a championship match at the recent Takeover: R Evolution event with Charlotte emerging victorious after hitting Banks with a stunning Natural Selection from the top rope.
But the daughter of Ric Flair bested Banks on Thursday evening via submission, forcing NXT’s self-anointed “Boss” to tap out the Figure-Four Leglock move made famous by her legendary father.
Flair was there to see his daughter shine, too, but would have had some nervy moments early in the bout when Charlotte was sent face first into the steel ring post by a fired-up Banks.
Banks even took time to mock 16-time world champion Flair, though Charlotte battled back into the scrap by clocking her opponent with a jawbreaker and then administered the match-ending manoeuvre.
Charlotte and Flair then celebrated in the ring as Banks and her new best pal, Irish grappler Becky Lynch, skulked away to lick their wounds.
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