The reign of WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion is over for Asuka.
During Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live in Uncasville, CT at the Mohegan Sun Arena on the USA Network, Charlotte Flair challenged and beat Asuka to become the new champion.
WWE gave both women plenty of time to put together a compelling story, and they delivered. This was hyped as a WrestleMania 34 rematch as Flair beat Asuka at this show last year to snap Asuka’s undefeated streak.
WWE originally announced that Fatal 4-Way Match would take place featuring Naomi Carmella, Sonya Deville, and Mandy Rose to determine who would challenge Asuka for the gold. Obviously, those plans are scrapped for the time being as Flair already has a match booked at WrestleMania.
Flair will take on Becky Lynch and WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in a triple threat match that will serve as the main event of WrestleMania 35.
The former NXT Women’s Champion won the title when she beat Lynch and Flair in the first ever Women’s TLC Match in December at the TLC pay-per-view from San Jose, California.
Discuss: What do you think of Charlotte Flair winning the SmackDown Women’s title before WrestleMania 35?
