Asuka will receive another opportunity to capture the Smackdown Women’s Championship. She will face Carmella over the title at the MITB PPV event.
This is the second chance of her main roster career. The first chance for her came at Wrestlemania PPV event against Charlotte Flair.
It was the same match where she also lost the undefeated streak. The accolade remained intact for the past three years almost. The fact that she lost this match handed her opponent to tease her with this. Carmella is pushing her mentioning this match outcome for the past couple of weeks.
It is why Asuka needs to win this upcoming match badly. She has the momentums by her side currently. Sonya Deville was her victim two weeks ago. If that was not enough, then she defeated the two members of former Absolution faction on her own. But these two might turn out to be a big headache for Asuka.
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The Empress of Tomorrow is the favourite to win the bout against Carmella. But there’s a chance Absolution might decide to interfere in the match. The IIconics also have an ally with the current champion. So they might also come out to provide distractions for Asuka. But a loss will not be good for her career at this point.
Asuka built herself as one of the strongest performers of this generation. The momentum halted a bit after losing the undefeated streak. Now if she loses another title match against a weak champion like Carmella, WWE will have to rebuild her in a completely new way. It would be no less than ruining her career.
We can also get fresh rivalries if the former NXT women’s champion picks up her first title on the main roster. Asuka countering the attacks of the IIconics or the former members of Absolution over her title can be mouth-watering feuds in the upcoming week. Naomi and Becky Lynch can be her challenges as well.
Charlotte Flair needs a special mention in this context. We need to see Asuka vs Charlotte number II soon. These two can gift us matches to remember for ages. The Wrestlemania was a one-off match. A full-fledged feud over the Smackdown women’s championship is much desirable.
