Raw Women’s Championship match for Hell in a Cell 2022 premium live event was officially announced during last night’s episode of Raw. The main event of the night saw longtime rivals Asuka and Becky Lynch squaring off in a back-and-forth bout with a championship opportunity hanging in the balance.
This match was apparently set up to see who the better wrestler is alongside determining the new number-one contender for Bianca Belair’s RAW Women’s Championship. Asuka ended up winning the bout and thereby earned her way to a one-on-one match against Belair for the RAW Women’s Title at Hell in a Cell 2022.
It seemed like Becky was going to steal the win by using her own umbrella as a weapon against Asuka. However, the Japanese Superstar sprayed Lynch with her pendant green mist and then hit a roundhouse kick to secure the pinfall victory. Bianca Belair stood at ringside and she looked intrigued while watching Asuka’s win.
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After the match, the commentary team of Monday Night Raw announced that Belair vs. Asuka for the WWE Raw Women’s Title has been made official for Hell In A Cell 2022. There’s no update on whether this match will take place inside the HIAC structure or not.
Asuka made her surprise return to WWE TV late last month, the same night that Becky Lynch also showed up on TV for the first time since losing her RAW Women’s Championship to Belair at WrestleMania 38.
Asuka booked herself in a title match at Hell in a Cell 2022
Since Money In The Bank 2021 back in July, we haven’t had Asuka on TV due to some rumored injuries which were never confirmed. She was rumored to return at different points including Wrestlemania 38 season. Following the comeback, Asuka competed in her first full-length TV match, last night to secure her spot at Hell in a Cell 2022 PLE.
Originally, WWE Raw was supposed to see Asuka and Lynch also compete against Doudrop, Nikki A.S.H, and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi in a six-way number-one contender’s match. But according to a press release from WWE, Banks, and Naomi abruptly left the building when they didn’t agree with WWE’s creative plans.
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Hell in a Cell 2022 is scheduled from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois on June 5, 2022. The current match card for the event goes as follows,
Hell In A Cell Match
Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes
WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka
