WWE: 10 best matches of 2016

8. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte – Falls Count Anywhere, Monday Night RAW, November 28

It’s very difficult to pick a favorite match in what I see as easily one of the top two feuds of the year in Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks. There was their history-making bout at Hell In A Cell, the match from RAW in July that made the Honorable Mention list, their Iron Man match from Roadblock: End of the Line, or really just any time these two are in the ring together (which was a lot). But for me, I’ve got to go with their Falls Count Anywhere Match that took place on RAW just a few weeks ago and it warrants a position on this list.

Charlotte may be the queen of pay-per-view but Sasha has the leg up on Monday nights in this rivalry and had taken home the title in their previous two encounters on WWE’s flagship show. Now, I had said that this rivalry needed to end at Hell In A Cell but I’m happy that they decided to give it another go because we got a great night out of it. It’s almost easy to forget that this match stemmed from their match earlier in the night that ended in a countout, which is actually why Mick Foley ordered the Falls Count Anywhere stipulation for the final bout of the night. I said it during my review of Roadblock: End of the Line and I’ll say it again. Sasha can sell and she had plenty of chances to do so in this match, including a big bump off the apron. As the action spilled to the floor, we saw a Natural Selection and a Figure Eight from Charlotte. We saw a kendo stick get some good use, something you hardly ever seen in women’s matches and the two then battled to the top of the ramp to set up one of the best spots in the match.

When they reached the announcer’s table on the stage, you knew you were in for something special and we saw Charlotte throw caution to the wind as she hit an amazing moonsault onto the challenger below. But Sasha got her moment as well, as she hit her double knees from the barricade, and following some more action with the kendo stick, the action spilled into the stands where Sasha locked in the Banks Statement through the railing in the aisle to once again capture the title.

Throw in the fact that this match actually took place in Charlotte and Ric Flair came out to raise the hand of the woman who had just defeated his daughter and you’ve got one of the best matches of the year.