Charlotte Flair is back, and she is once again a champion.
On the December 30 episode of WWE SmackDown, Ronda Rousey successfully defended the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Raquel Rodriguez. The champion emerged victorious, so she was seemingly set to enter 2023 with her title reign intact. However, just as she began to celebrate the win, Flair came to the ring and challenged her to a match on the spot.
CHARLOTTE FLAIR IS BACK!@MsCharlotteWWE #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/A5gFRb6tao
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) December 31, 2022
Rousey agreed to put her title on the line, and Flair defeated her to win the title in a short match.
WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!@MsCharlotteWWE IS BACK AND JUST WON THE #SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP!!!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Rl3nSKyiZb
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
Flair then celebrated her win, and Michael Cole noted that she had won her fourteenth title. “The Queen” had been absent since she lost the title when she faced Rousey in an “I Quit” Match at WrestleMania Backlash. Rousey later lost the title to Liv Morgan at Money in the Bank before she regained it at Extreme Rules in October.
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