Asuka currently doesn’t have a match scheduled for SummerSlam. The popular former NXT Women’s Champion lost two straight title matches against Carmella, evidently moving her out of title contention. Asuka didn’t appear on Smackdown last night either but she did wrestle in a dark match before the show. She teamed with Naomi and defeated Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville in tag-team action.
Asuka on Smackdown
After winning the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble this year, Asuka was unable to defeat Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 34. It was the first single’s loss Asuka has suffered in WWE.
Since her WM34 match with Charlotte Flair, Asuka has lost two more Smackdown Women’s Championship matches. Both losses took place in matches against Carmella.
The current Smackdown Women’s Champion defeated Asuka at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in June. James Ellsworth was on-hand to cost Asuka the match that night. Ellsworth returned the next month at Extreme Rules and once again cost Asuka the match despite being ordered into a shark cage to start the match. Ellsworth has since been released from Smackdown by General Manager, Paige.
Asuka would get her revenge on James Ellsworth on subsequent episodes of Smackdown but she has never received a fair shot at Carmella. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair are both currently scheduled to face Carmella at SummerSlam in a triple threat match.
