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Renee Young is in the ring and she brings out the woman who will face the Smackdown Women’s Champion at SummerSlam, Becky Lynch.

Renee asks Becky how does it feel to be back in the title picture. Becky says that when you wait so long, you doubt it may happen. She says she has fought hard to get here. She says she has not been the champion since 2016. She has not had a title match since Wrestlemania 33. She has not been able to sleep because she is thinking about being the Women’s Champion again. Becky says it is the excitement and pressure knowing you have a target on your back. Becky says she was not born to be a champion, she fought to be a champion. She says it will be honored to walk into Evolution as the Smackdown Women’s Champion.

Carmella makes her way to the ring. She says it is not what Becky thinks. Normally she would make some excuse for why she lost last week. That is not the case. Last week, you beat me fair and square and earned your opportunity at SummerSlam. Carmella says she did not think about the importance of Stephanie’s announcement. Carmella says they are going to be part of the first women’s pay per view. They are not representing Smackdown or Raw, they are representing every woman who has ever been in the ring. Carmella says she felt like she failed. Carmella says she has been jealous because Becky was always ahead of her.

Carmella says she was always told she would only be a manager but you were there to give her advice. Then you go on to WWE and you are the first woman drafted to Smackdown. Carmella reminds everyone was the last pick. Becky was the centerpiece while Carmella was an afterthought. Everyone has always loved Becky. Carmella starts to tear up and she says that people do not think she should be the champion. She tries so hard to block out the haters who say that she sucks and is unworthy of the title. People say that she should just go away. She says she has to put on a brave face and act like she belongs here. She is looking forward to tearing the house down.

She wishes Becky good luck and she offers her hand.

James Ellsworth’s music plays and Carmella hits Becky from behind and then she gets a chair.

Charlotte Flair comes out and hits an Exploder on Carmella.

Charlotte is in the back and she is welcomed back by Renee and then she is asked about being added to the title match at SummerSlam. Charlotte says she was here to support Becky and she did not expect to have a chance to get into a title match at SummerSlam. Charlotte says the Queen is back and she is ready to reclaim her throne.

Match Number Three: Charlotte Flair versus Carmella in a Non Title Match but if Charlotte wins the Smackdown Women’s Title Match at SummerSlam will be a Triple Threat Match with Charlotte Added Match

They lock up and Charlotte backs Carmella into the corner. Charlotte misses a chop and Carmella moonwalks. We see Becky watching in the back. They lock up again and Carmella with a side head lock. Charlotte sets for the figure four leg lock but Carmella escapes. They lock up and Charlotte with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall. Charlotte with a fallaway slam and Carmella goes to the floor. Charlotte with a pescado but she misses and lands awkwardly on the floor. Carmella sends Charlotte into the ringside barrier as we go to commercial.

We are back and Charlotte with a double sledge off the turnbuckles followed by a series of chops. Charlotte avoids a clothesline and hits a belly-to-back suplex. Charlotte walks across Carmella and goes up top for a moonsault but Carmella gets her boots up and hits Charlotte in the face. Carmella sends Charlotte to the floor. The referee starts his count. Charlotte gets on the apron and Carmella kicks her off. Carmella goes to the floor. Both women miss kicks and Carmella with a head scissors into the ringside barrier. Carmella sends Charlotte into Yeatonville and then Carmella returns to the ring.

The referee starts his count. Charlotte gets back into the ring but Carmella with forearms and she gets a near fall. Becky is still watching in the back as Carmella applies a reverse chin lock. Charlotte backs Carmella into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold. Carmella sends Charlotte into the turnbuckles a few times. Carmella with a kick but Charlotte bounces off the ropes with a boot to the chest for a near fall.

Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall and then she goes for the figure four leg lock but Carmella gets to the floor. Charlotte kicks Carmella and then she goes to the ringside barrier for a moonsault. They return to the ring. Charlotte with Natural Selection for a near fall. Charlotte sets for a spear but Carmella with a kick. Charlotte goes for a figure four leg lock and Carmella with an inside cradle for a near fall. Carmella with a kick and she can only get a near fall.

Carmella sets for a figure four leg lock but Charlotte rolls through and applies the figure four and bridges. Carmella taps out.

Winner: Charlotte Flair

After the match, we see Becky not happy at the result of the match.

This is an online exclusive story from ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue 2018.

Despite her family history, Ashley Fliehr — aka Charlotte Flair — never expected to be a wrestler. She spent her early years as a volleyball player and gymnast, following in her father’s footsteps only after she attended an event with her dad, wrestling legend Ric Flair, and a WWE executive asked her why she wasn’t participating. Seven championships later, Flair is a SmackDown Superstar. After her recent Body Issue photo shoot, ESPN caught up with Flair to talk about the challenges that face female wrestlers and what it’s like to be WWE royalty.

I wish I was more like my character. In character, I am the queen. I am strong. I am confident, sometimes cocky. I’m hard to beat. Out of character, I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a best friend and just the girl next door that likes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

When I first started in the WWE, I had a really hard time because I didn’t look the part. I had the athleticism, but I didn’t have the extra swag and the glam — what my character Charlotte has become today. But when I’m in that ring, I want the audience and little girls and children and adults to see me as the athlete I am, not just a tall blonde that’s a WWE Superstar. No. I am all athlete, and that’s important, that my looks have nothing to do with what I do in the WWE.

I idolize my dad because he was such a hard worker. Yes, he has a larger-than-life character, and he is Ric Flair inside the ring and outside of the ring. But growing up, he was just Dad to me. He wouldn’t let me leave the table unless I finished my spaghetti.

I do want to carry on my dad’s legacy, but I also want to carve out my own path. I have to work harder, I think, just because I do have that last name. I don’t want people to think that’s why I am where I am in this industry. I put in the time, and I want to be just as good as my dad was.

The most challenging thing that female wrestlers face is time. Getting those segments on Raw, getting one, two, three, four segments on SmackDown, main-eventing a pay-per-view, being considered a face of the division. … And I have said it since day one, I want to be an attraction for the company. I want to be a Roman Reigns; I want to be a John Cena. And right now the women are stealing the show and working harder than we ever have. We have had a lot of firsts, and I think we’re on the right path.

For me, training is more mental. It’s envisioning the match — seeing the story play out in my mind and how it should play out in the ring. Unless it’s a really big event and you want to do something super high risk, that’s the only way to really train. Because we have four live events a week, and that’s where you get in the most practice, those matches in front of live audiences where it’s not televised. In WrestleMania, I just wrestled Asuka, and I actually came here to the WWE Performance Center and worked on a high-risk move off the top with her. We did it a couple of times in the crash pad. But once you get to the main roster, you should be polished. You should know your moves.

With injuries, every match varies. The black eyes are accidents. The broken noses are accidents. But the bumps from when we land on the mat, they’re hard. I think it looks easier, or the fans don’t really understand what’s happening, but it does take a toll. Every week I have some kind of mark on me. And that goes for all the girls. I think that’s what separates us from other people, we’re always walking around with our battle scars, and we’re proud of them.

Charlotte Flair will be featured in BODY10 – the 10th Anniversary of ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue.” Available on Friday, June 29, Charlotte will join other athletes in celebration of the athletic form.

Joining the former six-time Women’s Champion featured in BODY10 are Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, the New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley, Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, the Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird, the Houston Astros’ Dallas Keuchel and more.

Don’t miss out on the ESPN The Magazine’s BODY10, gallery available online Monday, June 25 on ESPN.com. The issue will be available on newsstands on Friday, June 29.

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Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Ember Moon vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs Natalya vs. Lana vs. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks.

Everyone battled at the bell. Bliss was whipped into a ladder on the floor almost immediately. Moon was tossed into the timekeeper’s area by Charlotte. Moon dove back into the ringside area, taking out Becky Lynch. Natalya slid a ladder into the ring but was nailed by Moon. Moon, alone in the ring, tried to set up the ladder but was confronted by Naomi. She fended off Naomi but was attacked by Sasha, who she nailed with a ladder and drilled with an enziguiri.

Moon tried to set up the ladder, but Banks returned. They battled near the ladder with Banks being hit with a bodypress, crashing down across the ladder. Lana swept Moon’s legs out from under her and drilled her with a ladder, then nailed an X-Factor onto the ladder. Lana pulled a larger ladder in the ring, but Natalya confronted her and slammed her on the ladder.

Natalya and Naomi battled, and Naomi was nailed down, hitting a split on the ladder. Charlotte went after Natalya and chopped her chest over and over. Natalya finally went down, and Charlotte went for the ladder, but Becky grabbed the other side. They battled over the ladder. Naomi dropkicked the ladder, taking both down.

Naomi went to use the ladder, but Bliss pulled it out of the ring. Naomi nailed her with a dropkick through the ropes. Naomi nailed a Blockbuster off the apron to the floor on Banks. They showed everyone wiped out on the floor. The crowd chanted, “This is awesome.” While I hate that chant as it’s overused, I really have enjoyed the hell out of this so far.

Naomi and Moon battled over the ladder allowing Lynch to try and climb it while they were holding it but failing to get to the briefcase. They wiped her out and continued their battle against each other. Moon hiptossed Naomi into the ladder, which was braced against the buckles;. Banks returned and used her legs to drive Moon into the buckles, then drilled down atop of Moon, with a ladder underneath. Lana tried to get involved but was nailed and stacked over Moon. Banks nailed a double knee off the ropes onto the two who were prone across the ladder.

Banks set up a ladder in the center of the ring but found Charlotte ready for her. They faced off and tried to climb the same side of the ladder. They stopped the other and battled back and forth. Flair nailed a neckbreaker. Flair tried to nail a Razor’s Edge onto a ladder in the corner but Banks pulled herself onto a ladder and started climbing. Flair was attacked by Natalya and they battled but Lynch shoved Banks off the ladder and she crashed down on Natalya and Flair.

Bliss, Banks and Lynch all climbed the ladder and battled near the top. Lana set up another ladder next to them started to climb it. Banks grabbed the case but couldn’t remove it. Natalya pulled Banks down. Moon joined the fray. Banks was pulled off the ladder and powerbombed into it but Natalya. That knocked Lynch off of it. Flair returned to the fray.

Everyone battled, being wiped out one by one as Bliss held on. Finally, Flair grabbed Bliss, who reversed a move and nailed a Code Red on her. Lana tried to get up the ladder as the others were wiped out, but Bliss pulled her down. Bliss menaced her, but Lana nailed a great kick to the head. She locked on an Accolade, paying tribute to Rusev.

Naomi hit a springboard onto the ladder and made it to the case, but Lynch yanked her down and drove her knees into the ladder. Lynch ascended the ladder, only to find Flair on the other side. They battled back and forth but Bliss toppled the ladder. Lynch crashed into the ropes, but Flair landed on her feet. She speared Bliss. Naomi smashed Banks into the ladder. Lana nailed Naomi and started to climb but Natalya pulled her into an Electric Chair.

Natalya began climbing the ladder but Moon dove into the scene and drilled her off the ladder. Flair and Moon battled with Flair spearing her into a ladder in the corner. Lynch caught Charlotte with an exploder. Lynch made it to the top but didn’t unhook the case. She looked down scared and Bliss was running around. She tipped the ladder and Lynch crashed down to a ladder that was bridged in the corner.

Bliss scrambled to the top and retrieved the briefcase.

Your winner, Alexa Bliss!