WWE Survivor Series 2016: Raw Defeats SmackDown in Women's Traditional Match

Bayley and Charlotte reigned supreme as the sole survivors Sunday at Survivor Series, as Raw defeated SmackDown in a women's five-on-five traditional elimination match.

Bayley secured the win by pinning Becky Lynch.  

After the match, Charlotte would attack Bayley, including tossing her into a wall outside of the ring, as this GIF from WWE shows:  

After the match, Charlotte explained why she attacked Bayley: 

Before the match, Nikki Bella was attacked, and Natalya was forced to take her place in the match, via WWE:

Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald provided his initial take on the match: 

The women's revolution took another step forward Sunday, as there had never before been a women's elimination match with so much talent involved.

SmackDown fielded a strong team featuring Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Natalya, Carmella and Naomi, while Raw countered with women's champion Charlotte and Sasha Banks fresh off their classic Hell in a Cell encounter, along with Bayley, Nia Jax and Alicia Fox.

Before being forced into action, Natalya was awarded the opportunity to coach by SmackDown commissioner Shane McMahon and general manager Daniel Bryan.

Becky and Alexa have been engaged in a feud for the SmackDown Women's Championship for several weeks, while the rivalry between Nikki and Carmella essentially dates back to the Princess of Staten Island's debut on the main roster.

For as many problems as SmackDown had leading up to Survivor Series, though, Raw may have had even more.

Chief among them was the feud between Charlotte and Sasha. Due to her brash demeanor, however, The Queen didn't exactly endear herself to any of the other women on Raw's roster.

That became apparent when the team was announced, as Nia made it clear she didn't intend to be bossed around by the champ, per WWE Universe on Twitter:

With every woman on each roster working toward the goal of either becoming or remaining champion, it was inevitable that there would be conflict.

Both teams did show a willingness to work together on the go-home edition of SmackDown prior to Survivor Series, however, when Raw jumped Nikki, which resulted in a melee that saw the blue brand prevail.

Problems persisted despite that, and they were far from just internal, as many of the Superstars on opposing rosters feuded in past years either on the main roster or in NXT.

Perhaps the most intriguing moments of the match came when Lynch went up against her fellow Four Horsewomen in Charlotte, Sasha and Bayley, as they have all had friendships and rivalries and are also credited with changing the view of women's wrestling in WWE.

In addition to that, Charlotte ended Nikki's record-breaking Divas Championship reign before it became the Women's Championship, so there was no love lost between them either.

Sunday's match showcased how talented and competitive the women's divisions are on both Raw and SmackDown as well as the fact that there is no shortage of credible challengers for both titles.

Raw managed to come out on top in a hard-fought battle in spite of its chemistry concerns, but it is abundantly clear coming out of the pay-per-view that Charlotte is public enemy No. 1 on the red brand and a feud with Bayley is in the works. 

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