Charlotte Flair defeats Rhea Ripley: WrestleMania Night Two

Result: Charlotte Flair defeats Rhea Ripley

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Match

After baiting and mocking each other, Rhea Ripley hit Riptide at the two minute mark. Charlotte kicked out of the pinfall attempt and rolled out of the ring. On the outside of the ring, Ripley hit a somersault senton off the ring steps. Ripley dominated for most of the first six minutes, but Charlotte grabbed Rhea’s leg and wrenched it down over the top rope. Charlotte then focused all of her offense on Rhea’s leg even wrapping it around the ring post.

The match went back and forth with both women getting periods of offense. After 13 minutes, Ripley hit a top rope missile dropkick for a near fall. At one point, Ripley held Charlotte in the inverted cloverleaf, but Charlotte escaped. They continued to exchange submissions and pinfall attempts

When Charlotte attempted a top rope moonsault, Rhea put her feet up. Charlotte recovered quickly and eventually locked in the Figure Eight for the submission victory.

All Matches from WrestleMania

• Full Results Night One
  • Goldberg (C) vs. Braun Strowman – Universal Championship Match
  • AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker – Boneyard Match
  • Becky Lynch (C) vs. Shayna Baszler – Raw Championship
  • The Kabuki Warriors vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
  • Elias vs. King Corbin
  • Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
  • Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins in No DQ Match
  • Sami Zayn (C) vs. Daniel Bryan – Intercontinental Championship Match
  • John Morrison (C) vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jimmy Uso – Ladder Match for Smackdown Tag Team Championships
  • Drew Gulak vs. Cesaro
• Full Results Night Two
  • Brock Lesnar (C) vs. Drew McIntyre – WWE Championship Match
  • John Cena vs. The Fiend – Firefly Fun House Match
  • Edge vs. Randy Orton – Last Man Standing Match
  • Bayley (C) vs. Sasha Banks vs. Tamina vs. Lacey Evans vs. Naomi – Smackdown Championship Elimination Match
  • Rhea Ripley (C) vs. Charlotte Flair – NXT Championship
  • The Street Profits vs. Angel Garza and Austin Theory – Raw Tag Team Championships
  • Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler
  • Natalya vs. Liv Morgan

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent