WWE Roadblock: Charlotte unbeaten in title matches on PPV Sundays
Nature Girl 12 for 12 ahead of this weekend's showdown with Banks
Monday 19 December 2016 00:15, UK
Sasha Banks will head into Roadblock: End of the Line on Sunday night with the Raw Women's Championship - but Charlotte will be expecting to regain the belt.
That's because Charlotte has emerged victorious on each of the 12 occasions she has fought for a title at a WWE pay-per-view, a run that stretches back to Night of Champions in September 2015.
The Queen defeated Nikki Bella on that evening to claim her maiden Divas Title, while successes over the likes of Banks, Paige and Becky Lynch have followed.
Here's a look at the most memorable of those Sunday-night wins…
Beating Nikki Bella
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Charlotte had attempted to deny Bella breaking AJ Lee's record 295-day stint with the Divas Title six nights earlier on Raw and thought she had succeeded after recording a pinfall. The sticking point? Nikki had switched places with her twin sister Brie, so Stephanie McMahon decided that, as Charlotte had covered the wrong sibling, the belt could not change hands. Nikki, therefore, surpassed Lee but her lengthy reign came to a close the following Sunday when Charlotte nailed a mid-air spear and submitted the champion with a Figure-Eight Leglock, getting this startling run underway.
Beating Paige
Bella failed to regain the title at Hell in a Cell in November, forced to tap out once again, and so Charlotte moved on to two PPV duels with Paige before the year was out. Paige, who had banded with Charlotte and Becky Lynch in Team PCB before turning on her partners, came up short at Survivor Series - being speared off the barricade doing her no favours - before losing again at Tables, Ladders and Chairs, her second PPV shot at Charlotte ending in failure when her rival's father, Ric Flair, interrupted her pin attempt and the champ threw her into an exposed turnbuckle.
Beating Becky Lynch
Charlotte winning via nefarious means became somewhat of a trend, angering her then-friend Becky Lynch. Lynch angered Charlotte, though, by pinning her in a one-on-one match on an episode of Raw, with The Nature Girl subsequently launching a vicious attack on the fiery Dubliner. Lynch was unable to poach the belt on Smackdown due to interference from Flair and a similar story played out at the Royal Rumble, Lynch looking nailed on to win the strap when she locked in the Dis-arm-her, only for Flair to throw his jacket on her, scupper the hold and enable Charlotte to hit a spear.
Beating Becky Lynch AND Sasha Banks
Banks returned at the end of Charlotte and Lynch's Royal Rumble bout, administering the Bank Statement on the champion before Flair made the save. Charlotte now had two women after her title, with Lynch still aggrieved at how her last shot had ended. The end game was Charlotte - who came through early-2016 title defences against Brie Bella and Natalya - facing both Banks and Lynch at WrestleMania 32 in a Triple Threat Match, after Banks and Lynch's first No 1 contender's bout finished in a double pin and Charlotte attacked both competitors during their second.
Charlotte, Banks and Lynch then put in a stellar display inside the AT&T Stadium at The Show of Shows, having been informed before their battle that the winner would become the new Women's Champion with the Divas Title being retired. True to form on the pay-per-view stage, Charlotte prevailed - though once again her father's interjection proved key. Flair stopped Banks - who had been accompanied to the ring by her cousin, Snoop Dogg - from returning to the ring and breaking up Charlotte's Figure-Eight Leglock on Lynch, the Irishwoman submitting moments later.
Beating Natalya
Natalya subsequently stood up to try and knock Charlotte down a peg or two but The Queen of Harts was unable to prise the championship from The Nature Girl, going down at Payback and Extreme Rules in May. Her first loss had shades of the Montreal Screwjob - fitting, in a way, with Bret Hart supporting his niece at ringside - as referee Charles Robinson called for the bell despite Natalya not tapping out to the Sharpshooter. Her second was controversial, too - Dana Brooke masquerading as the banned-from-ringside Ric Flair and providing a crucial distraction.
Beating Sasha Banks
The battle of the year! Charlotte and Banks have frequently traded the Women's Title in the second half of 2016, with Banks winning the belt thrice on Raw but the Queen proving unstoppable on Sunday evenings. Charlotte regained the title at SummerSlam in August after reversing a Bank Statement into a pinfall and then edged Banks and Bayley in a Triple Threat at Clash of Champions on October. Her most momentous triumph, though, came in the first-ever Women's Hell in a Cell Match, Charlotte ambushing Banks before the Cell lowered and eventually winning via Natural Selection.
WWE's final pay-per-view of the year, Roadblock: End of the Line, comes your way on Sunday night - watch it live on Sky Sports Box Office or follow a live blog on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app.
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line booking details
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) and Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) from 1am on Sunday, December 18 (Monday morning).
The pay-per-view will cost £14.95 for viewers in the United Kingdom and €21.95 for customers in the Republic of Ireland.
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line will repeated on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) BUT NOT Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) between 10am on Monday, December 19 and 10pm on Thursday, December 22 - 10pm is the start of the final playout.
You can order the show online by visiting this link: https://my.sky.com/orderboxoffice/?DCMP=WWERoadblock
You can also book the event over the phone: UK viewers should call 03442 410 888, while customers in the Republic of Ireland should call 0818 220 225. (There may be an additional charge for telephone bookings).
You will also be able to order the show via your Sky remote nearer the event:
Sky+: Press the box office button on your remote, then click the sports tab followed by Roadblock: End of the Line.
Sky Q: Press Home on your Sky Q remote, select TV guide, then Box Office and then Roadblock: End of the Line. Enter your TV Pin if prompted. (Only bookings via Sky TV remote are recordable using Sky Plus).
Sky TV residential customers only. Commercial customers contact Sky for price and to order. Sky Box Office terms apply. Cable customers should contact their local cable operator.