Backlash 2018 Carmella v Charlotte Flair

At WWE Backlash, The Queen will be looking to take back her throne when she goes one-on-one with SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella.

WrestleMania saw Charlotte Flair overcome the undefeated Asuka in an epic showdown between two of WWE’s elite Superstars. However, after Flair’s celebration was cut short by a vicious attack from the debuting Ilconics two days later, Carmella seized the moment and cashed in the Money in the Bank contract that she had been holding for longer than any Superstar in WWE history, capturing her first SmackDown Women’s Championship after a wicked kick.

Though dynamic catchphrases and Mellabrations have since followed, perhaps giving the impression to some members of the WWE Universe that “Mella is money,” there is one small obstacle to her plan, namely Charlotte’s contractually obligated rematch. And if their volatile Contract Signing was any indication, Carmella may find her title reign over before she can even experience a celebratory parade through Staten Island.

Charlotte is a six-time Women’s Champion who is as fearless as she is athletic, and she is one of many Superstars responsible for the Women’s Evolution, from being the longest-reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion to competing in the first-ever Women’s Hell in a Cell Match against Sasha Banks. After having her title stolen away from her, there is no doubt she will be more determined than even to set things right.

The Queen would be wise not to underestimate a competitor like Carmella, however. From becoming the first-ever Ms. Money in the Bank to taking part in such innovative events as the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble, the first-ever WWE Mixed Match Challenge Tournament and the first-ever Women’s WrestleMania Battle Royal, the calculating titleholder has truly put the “bling bling” into the squared circle spotlight and has repeatedly demonstrated that she knows how to seize her moment.