Former WWE RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair recently took to her official Twitter account to praise SmackDown General Manager Paige for her work as the GM of the blue brand. She wrote the following:
.@RealPaigeWWE is doing an awesome job all-around as GM! ?? #SDLive ??
If you recall, Paige become GM earlier this year after it was announced that Paige’s career was over as in-ring performer under the WWE banner after she suffered a neck injury during a six-woman tag match back in late December at a live event that needed to be called off after she took a hard kick to the back from Sasha Banks that she wasn’t ready for and it stunned her.
205 Live Match
WWE has announced the first match for next week’s episode of 205 Live. That contest will be Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy in a No DQ match.
As of this writing, the sports entertainment company has not announced any other matches for this show, which will be held in Omaha, NE at the CenturyLink Center Omaha
What are your thoughts on Paige’s work as GM thus far? Sound off in the comment section.
Seth Rollins Could Join Elite Company Tonight On RAW
Tonight, Seth Rollins invokes his rematch clause for the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler defeated The Architect for the strap last week on Monday Night RAW.
According to WWE’s Instagram account, Rollins could join some Hall Of Fame company tonight. If Rollins defeats Ziggler and reclaims the Intercontinental Title he’ll be one of a few names to have held both the Intercontinental and WWE Championship several times each:
Stephanie McMahon Congratulates Charlotte Flair On ESPN Honor
SmackDown Live star Charlotte Flair has been featured in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue. Flair has already teased her shoot on her Instagram account with a few pictures:
WWE’s Stephanie McMahon recently took to Twitter to congratulate Flair on the ESPN honor:
Congratulations @MsCharlotteWWE for becoming the first-ever @WWE Superstar featured in @ESPN Magazine’s Body issue. Charlotte exemplifies beauty and strength, both inside and out, and I couldn’t be more proud. #Body10#WomensEvolution
Charlotte Flair has just undergone surgery to fix a ruptured implant. She is expected to be out until SummerSlam.
Working Injured Since Mania
Flair has been working with the ruptured implant for months and kept putting off surgery as she didn’t want to miss WrestleMania 34. The surgery was delayed again due to Money In the Bank PPV and Flair competed in the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match which was won by Alexa Bliss.
As of now, it is unknown what WWE has plans for Flair and the Smackdown Women’s Title at SummerSlam, but as we noted on Thursday, the Raw side of the women’s division is rumored to be featuring Ronda Rousey challenging Alexa Bliss for the Title at the August PPV.
Charlotte has recently finished a photo shoot for ESPN before going under the knife. More on that here.
Former SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair was previously scheduled to appear on WWE’s upcoming tour of Japan. Events were set for Sumo Hall on June 29th and 30th, however, The Queen has been pulled from those appearances.
According to a report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Flair is scheduled for surgery after this weekend’s Money In The Bank (MITB) pay-per-view (PPV). The surgery it due to a ruptured breast implant that she has been working with for months now.
Flair has reportedly been putting the surgery off as she didn’t want to miss WrestleMania 34 in April or the MITB PPV. She will likely miss a few weeks to recover from the procedure and will likely return around late July to begin her build-up for SummerSlam.
Discussion: Who would you like to see Flair work with when she returns from recovering from her upcoming surgery? And who’s your pick to win the Women’s MITB Ladder match?
WWE has taken a lot of steps into the Women’s Revolution in the past few years and the company has held a number of historic ‘first time ever’ Women’s matches such as the Women’s Royal Rumble or Women’s Money In The Bank in recent times.
During a recent interview with ESPN, Charlotte Flair talked about her victory over Asuka at WrestleMania 34, the best advice her father has given her and more.
While talking about the Women’s Revolution, the former SmackDown Women’s Champion revealed her favorite ‘first’ match saying that it has to be her Hell In A Cell match against Sasha Banks:
“I guess it has to be Hell in a Cell. I can’t say it was my favorite match, but it’s definitely my favorite moment. Sasha [Banks] is someone I came up through the ranks with, and if there’s someone I was going to main event a pay-per-view with, it would be her.”
Charlotte Flair was drafted to Raw during the 2016 drafts and she then started a feud with Sasha Banks over the title later renamed as the Raw Women’s Championship.
The two feuded over the title for a while and during their rivalry, they competed in the first ever Women’s Hell In A Cell match at the PPV of the same name in October 2016.
The match was won by Charlotte and the victory helped her regain the Women’s title then held by Banks, making her a three-time Women’s Champion.
Last night on Smackdown, Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair to hand the former champion her 3rd single’s loss since defeating Asuka at WrestleMania 34.
Flair posted the following to her social media accounts after the loss:
Her comments suggest Flair will look to add something new to her in-ring game in order to solve her recent slump.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in Smackdown’s Women’s Division
For Flair, the loss was her 3rd loss out of her last 5 single’s matches. She lost to Carmella in an impromptu Smackdown Women’s Championship match against Carmella on the April 10th, 2018 Smackdown. Carmella successfully cashed in her MITB briefcase.
Flair defeated Billie Kay the next week on Smackdown. At Backlash 2018, it seemed as though Flair was in a good spot to win back the title, but her knee buckled at one point, allowing Carmella to score the victory on a pinning combination. The following week on Smackdown, however, Flair defeated Peyton Royce to qualify for the Money in the Bank match later this month.
As for Becky Lynch, the 31-year-old has been out of the title picture for some time now. Lynch, who is the inaugural Smakcodwn Women’s Champion, hasn’t held the title since losing it to Alexa Bliss on December 4th, 2016. Bliss defeated Lynch in a tables match at the WWE: TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs 2016 pay-per-view.
Lynch would go on to challenge Bliss 3x on television or the Network after but failed to win the title back. She defeated Bliss via count-out on Smackdown just 9 days after losing the title but then lost a title match to Bliss 2 weeks later. They met inside a steel cage on the January 17th, 2017 edition of Smackdown, when Bliss once again defeated Lynch to retain her title. Since then, Lynch has largely been out of the title picture. She recently qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match, however.
Flair has taken the WWE by storm since being called up to the main roster in 2015 during the Women’s Revolution storyline. She has won championships both in NXT and on the main roster.
At first, she was portrayed as her real-life personality then she started to come out of her father’s spotlight and become her own person, who has transformed into not only one of the best wrestlers in the sports entertainment company but a top star in the women’s division.
Heyman wrote the following on his official Twitter account about the former WWE RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion:
“I deserve no credit for believing in @MsCharlotteWWE since day one. How could one NOT believe in her? She has everything a @WrestleMania main eventer requires. The right look, talent, instincts, work ethic, workrate, charisma, extraordinary timing in the ring.
@MsCharlotteWWE’s every performance is propeled by her mission in life, which transcends mere ambition, pursuit of fame/ fortune, or even desire to achieve one’s own greatness. Once you even begin to grasp what motivates her, there’s no conclusion other than to believe in her!”
I deserve no credit for believing in @MsCharlotteWWE since day one. How could one NOT believe in her? She has everything a @WrestleMania main eventer requires. The right look, talent, instincts, work ethic, workrate, charisma, extraordinary timing in the ring. (1)
(2) @MsCharlotteWWE's every performance is propeled by her mission in life, which transcends mere ambition, pursuit of fame/ fortune, or even desire to achieve one's own greatness. Once you even begin to grasp what motivates her,there's no conclusion other than to believe in her!
Flair is slated to take on Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Lana, and Naomi in the women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match at the upcoming MITB PPV event.
What are your thoughts on Heyman’s praise for Flair? Sound off in the comment section below.
WWE has announced two matches for next week’s episode of SmackDown Live on the USA Network.
Those matches are a Mixed Tag Team Match that will see Jimmy Uso team up with his wife Naomi to take on Aiden English and Lana as well as a singles match between Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.
WWE holds next week’s show in Corpus Christi, TX at the American Bank Center. As of this writing, no other matches for SmackDown has been announced.
As we’ve previously reported, RAW Women’s Champion Nia Jax will defend her title against Ronda Rousey at the Money In The Bank (MITB) pay-per-view (PPV) next month in Chicago.
Charlotte Flair Tweeted out the following in reaction to the announcement, warning both women to be prepared for when she wins the Women’s MITB Ladder match:
Witnessing history. Glad to say I got to see this up close! But both of you ladies need to be prepared for when I win that #MITB contract. ? #RondavsNiahttps://t.co/945j9t7VEf
AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura Hype Stipulation Match (Video)
Tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live will feature a non-WWE Title match between champion AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. The winner will select the stipulation for their WWE Title match at the MITB PPV.
Both Styles and Nakamura posted videos on WWE’s Twitter account hyping the match-up tonight. Check them out here:
Styles and Nakamura first fought it out at WrestleMania 34 this past April. Styles won that match-up but was assaulted by Nakamura afterwards. At the Greatest Royal Rumble they rematched, but that ended in a double count-out and resulted in Styles assaulting Nakamura after the match in return.
At Backlash last week, Styles and Nakamura put on what was probably their best match against each other in WWE. That ended in another double count-out, as neither men could get to their feet and answer the referee’s 10 count after exchanging low blows. It should be interesting to see how things shake out at MITB next month.
As we reported recently former Smackdown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair recently lost some teeth during a bout against Carmella on the WWE European Tour. The match in Oberhausen, Germany was abruptly ended via DQ when Carmella was disqualified for refusing the back off when the referee was breaking up her attack in the corner.
Charlotte has now updated fans on her condition following a return to the United States, she posted on her Instagram (as part of her Instagram Story) to confirm that she underwent dental work at Cosmetic Dentistry of the Carolinas near Charlotte, NC.
To add to Charlotte’s list of injuries she is also awaiting surgery to repair a ruptured breast implant, she sustained this before WrestleMania 34. Initially, she decided to hold off on the surgery because she wanted to work WrestleMania 34 against Asuka. When WWE decided to put the SmackDown Women’s Championship on Carmella, Charlotte was asked to work against Carmella at Backlash.
Charlotte had reportedly hoped to hold off on the surgery until after the lucrative European tour, however she has since returned home and will likely be under he knife sooner rather than later to be ready in time for Summerslam.
Cody Rhodes On Bruno Sammartino’s WWE Network Special
Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) star Cody Rhodes took to Twitter to comment on the WWE Network special on WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino.
Sammartino recently passed away last week at the age of 82-years-old. Rhodes seemed to enjoy the special and said he would’ve loved to see Cesaro work with Sammartino in Madison Square Garden back in the 70s:
WWE posted the following video of SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Carmella signing her contract to defend her title against Charlotte Flair at Backlash early next month. The official contract signing was supposed to happen last night on SmackDown – but after Flair signed the contract she attacked Carmella before she could. Carmella signed the contract in the following video backstage with Renee Young:
SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair had one of the best WrestleMania entrances of the night in New Orleans for her title defense against Asuka. Charlotte made her way to the ring accompanied by three men dressed as gladiators – a bit of a callback to when Flair served as one of the masked women involved in Triple H’s WrestleMania 30 entrance alongside Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks.
It turns out the three men dressed as gladiators for Charlotte’s entrance were NXT stars Tino Sabatelli, Riddick Moss and Dan Matha:
As for Flair’s match, she became the first woman to ever defeat Asuka in WWE history. Flair ended Asuka’s undefeated streak of 914 days with a Figure-Eight that nobody was expecting would force The Empress Of Tomorrow to submit. Despite Asuka being favored to walk out of New Orleans with the gold, Flair pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the night in an incredible match.
The streak is over, but Women’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka doesn’t sound too upset about it. Charlotte successfully retained the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania with a shocking submission victory. In the process, she ended Asuka’s undefeated WWE streak that lasted 914 days. The tap out seemingly came out of nowhere, especially in light of Asuka being favored to capture the gold.
After the match Asuka got on the mic and said that Charlotte was ready for Asuka, before they embraced. WWE posted a video on their YouTube channel capturing the moments after Asuka came backstage following her loss.
The Japanese star seemed pleased with the match she and Charlotte put together, and hugged two-time WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair and Charlotte as well. Asuka also noted that she’s happy Flair was the one to end her streak and defeat here.
As seen at WrestleMania 34 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on the WWE Network, Charlotte Flair successfully retained her SmackDown Women’s Title against Asuka.
This marks the first time that Asuka has lost a match since signing her WWE contract a few years ago.
Original plans called for Asuka to defeat Flair at the biggest event of the year for the title. The idea behind this was that WWE would eventually build up to Asuka vs. Ronda Rousey. Thus, the reason that fans saw Asuka use the armbar as her finisher for weeks on WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night RAW.
Dave Meltzer shed some light on the plans for this match during the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer noted that originally, Asuka vs. Flair called for multiple armbar attempts and that WWE officials told Asuka months ago when Rousey first signed with the company to start doing the submission hold in her matches. However, she was later told to stop doing them.
This is a perfect example of how plans change in the WWE. Now, it appears that the company is going away from Asuka vs. Rousey and now has their focus on Flair vs. Rousey down in the line.
Alexa Bliss On Defending The RAW Women’s Championship Against Nia Jax Tonight
“I have been so fortunate with WWE this year, last year walking in as SmackDown Women’s Champion and now walking in as RAW Women’s Champion, I couldn’t be more grateful for this opportunity”.
How has she prepared for Nia Jax tonight:
“We are former best friends, I know that I am not bigger or stronger than her but I know her weaknesses and insecurities. If I cannot break her down physically, I am going to have to break her down mentally”.
Charlotte Flair On Defending The SmackDown Women’s Championship Against Asuka
Photo Credit: WWE.com
“I have not slept all week, I’m not sure how you prepare to defeat someone that is undefeated. I just know that I am focused, I know that everything that I have done in this business up until this point doesn’t matter. Tonight we are going to see The Queen versus The Empress for the first time and may the best woman win”.
Is this the biggest challenge she has faced in her career so far:
“By far the biggest challenge, there is no question. I have watched Asuka defeat everyone in NXT and everyone on RAW. In the women’s Royal Rumble, she defeated Superstars from the past, present and the future. She defeated them all. I have had a lot of tough opponents, but Asuka is mentally sound, she is all together, she is confident in her skills and she is prepared. Not only that, but she has traveled and performed all over the world. So she is prepared for moments like this, but it is really just going to boil down to that last second. I really think it could go either way”.
WWE has been putting a lot of promotion into the upcoming SmackDown Women’s Title match that will see Charlotte Flair make her next title defense against the undefeated Asuka at WrestleMania 34.
The general belief among fans is that Asuka will go over in this match and win her first title as a member of the main roster.
However, that might not be the case as the Smoothie King Center’s website is listing Flair vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women’s Championship for next week’s Smackdown Live in New Orleans.
As we have noted earlier on the site, Asuka is advertised to face Nia Jax at RAW live events after WrestleMania. This could be taken as an indication of the outcome of the title match at WrestleMania. Flair could retain or Carmella could cash-in her Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania to win the title.
This should be taken as a rumor for now as cards for upcoming events can change at any time. AJ Styles defending the WWE Title against Shinsuke Nakamura in a WrestleMania 34 rematch is also advertised as a dark match for next week’s SmackDown Live.
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair is finding her spot on the blue brand since being moved from WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night RAW, last year after WrestleMania 33.
The daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has been a core part of the women’s division in the sports entertainment company since being called up to the main roster in 2015 during the Women’s Revolution storyline.
She has won championships both in NXT and on the main roster.
The WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion recently spoke with Xfinity to promote WrestleMania 34 where she’s slated to defend her title against the undefeated Asuka. Flair has high expectations for this upcoming title defense.
“Like you said, there have been so many firsts. But for me personally, I’ve had so many big matches. But how have we not crossed paths? So, when Asuka won the Women’s Royal Rumble and I was in the ring with her and Alexa Bliss and then Ronda Rousey came out, I was thinking, “I really want Asuka to pick me. That’s who I want at Wrestlemania.”
Just the Empress vs. the Queen. Not to sound corny, but it just feels right. It’s the perfect storm. And she has so much respect worldwide and I have such respect for her and her style. She already has a story, with us not even having this long build, it just works. I have the title, she has the streak. Who’s supposed to beat who? It’s two bulls going head to head.”
“(Laughs) I’ll just shake her hand. Because everybody bows down to the queen.”
The biggest acquisition in recent years from the WWE has been signing of former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, who is slated is set to team up with Kurt Angle to take on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a Mixed Tag Team Match at WrestleMania 34.
“I haven’t seen her since the Royal Rumble, but Ronda didn’t get where she is in UFC without working hard and dedication. I think the only thing that’s different in our industry is the level of entertainment that you have to put behind it. But, she’s already done movies. So, if she can excel at something like that, I know she can do the same here. Having Kurt Angle as a partner, I’m sure he’s given her loads of advice, being an Olympic athlete and making the transition to WWE.
I have no doubt in my mind that she’s been in pressure situations. She probably does better under pressure. I hope I get to see her at Wrestlemania and tell her, “You know who you are.” That’s what my dad always says, “Just know who you are when you walk through that curtain because that’s all that matters.”
– Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) stars The Young Bucks – Nick and Matt Jackson – noted on Twitter that they want to have a match with SmackDown Live Tag Team Champions The Usos. Nick Jackson actually revealed that they faced The Usos in an impromptu match 7-8 years ago, which The Usos won:
Yes we wrestled @WWEUsos once literally on the fly. William Regal called us into the ring before a show and the match started right there. https://t.co/8YuOwuGexX
– WWE recently noted that Ms. Money In The Bank Carmella has held her briefcase for 277 days. At a recent live event, Carmella cut a promo on SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair telling her to watch her back.
– SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair is set to defend her throne against 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka at WrestleMania 34 this weekend. The Queen has the opportunity to become the first woman to ever defeat The Empress Of Tomorrow in WWE, as she hasn’t lost in two years of competition. Yesterday Flair took to Twitter to send the following message to her SDL Women’s Title Challenger:
– Several weeks ago to close out Monday Night RAW, The Final Deletion resulted in Bray Wyatt being DELETED by “Woken” Matt Hardy. Wyatt was tossed into the Lake Of Reincarnation and hasn’t been seen on WWE TV since. Wyatt recently took to Twitter and issued out the following cryptic Tweet in the midst of rumors that a character change could be coming for The Eater Of Worlds:
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair has addressed missing a recent WWE TV event.
If you recall, the sports entertainment company had announced that Flair suffered an undisclosed injury and was pulled from her non-title match against Natalya on last week’s episode of SmackDown Live. This would’ve been a rematch. She was also scheduled to team with Bobby Roode against Finn Balor and Sasha Banks on Mixed Match Challenge but wasn’t be able to compete on the show and thus, Becky Lynch replaced her. It was later revealed that Flair underwent minor dental surgery due to a mouth infection.
Flair is slated to return to show of the blue brand this week as well as the Mixed Match Challenge for the finals as she and Bobby Roode face Asuka and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz.
Flair, who is slated to defend her Smackdown Women’s Championship against Asuka at WrestleMania 34, recently did an interview with Barstool Sports. During the interview, she addressed her recent injury. Here is what she had to say:
“I’m good. They just kept me off TV because it was so swollen and I was talking funny from the stitches. They cleared me to wrestle, but I just looked a mess. So, I’ll be back next week.”
H/T to Joshua Gagnon of WrestlingInc.com for the quotes.
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair has taken the WWE by storm since being called up to the main roster in 2015 during the Women’s Revolution storyline. She has won championships both in NXT and on the main roster.
At first, she was portrayed as her real-life personality then she started to come out of her father’s spotlight and become her own person.
Flair was recently interviewed by Planeta Wrestling. During the interview, she was asked who she would want to face if she were in the main event match at WrestleMania. Here is what she had to say:
“If this wasn’t the main event, me vs. Asuka, I would definitely say a Fatal 4-Way against the Four-Horsewomen.”
Flair is slated to defend her title against the undefeated Asuka at WrestleMania 34. Also in this interview, she was asked about Jim Ross saying that she is the Hulk Hogan of women’s wrestling.
“I guess I’m tall, blonde and tanned. It’s a very big compliment. It’s really nice for JR to say that about me.”
Late Tuesday night (March 27, 2018), news of WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair suffering an injury had WWE fans worrying.
The sports entertainment company had announced that Flair suffered an undisclosed injury and was pulled from her non-title match against Natalya on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live.
Also, she was scheduled to team with Bobby Roode against Finn Balor and Sasha Banks on Mixed Match Challenge but wasn’t be able to compete on the show.
It was later revealed that Flair underwent minor dental surgery due to a mouth infection.
Bobby Roode and Becky Lynch defeated Finn Balor and Sasha Banks to advance to the finals on the eleventh episode of WWE Mixed Match Challenge aired on Facebook.
Flair will return to action on next week’s show for the finals as she and Roode face Asuka and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz.
She is still on course to defend her Smackdown Women’s Championship against Asuka at WrestleMania 34.
– WWE Champion AJ Styles successfully retained his title in a Six Pack Challenge at last night’s Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV) event. “The Phenomenal One” will now go on to defend his strap in a dream match against 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania 34. Both men took to Twitter to hype the upcoming title bout:
It’s been called a dream match… A fantasy born in Japan…
Open your eyes, pinch your arms. AJ Styles vs. @ShinsukeN for the @WWE Championship in THE main event of @WrestleMania.
– Speaking of Royal Rumble winners, 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka appeared at Fastlane after Charlotte Flair successfully defended her SmackDown Live Women’s Title against Ruby Riot. She confronted Flair and pointed at the WrestleMania 34 sign, indicating her choice to challenge Flair at the event.
Although she didn’t verbally confirm her decision during the segment, a post-event interview with Cathy Kelly confirmed “The Empress Of Tomorrow” did in fact choose Flair for WrestleMania:
– WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz took to Twitter to congratulate and welcome new United States Champion Randy Orton to the Grand Slam Champions club. Orton defeated Bobby Roode at the Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV) event to capture the United States Title for the first time ever.
Orton is now the 10th Grand Slam Champion under the current format. He joins Big Show, Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Edge, Kurt Angle, and Eddie Guerrero:
– Also at Fastlane last night, 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka chose to challenge SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 34. She joined Talking Smack after the PPV event to offer her thoughts on whether or not “The Empress Of Tomorrow,” who has remained undefeated in WWE for two years, is overrated. Flair said she’s not underestimating Asuka ahead of their WrestleMania clash, and she doesn’t think the Japanese star is underestimating her either:
Last night’s WWE Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV) event finalized a pair of key championship matches for WrestleMania 34. In the main event of the evening, AJ Styles successfully defended his WWE Title in a Six Pack Challenge match. He will now defend his WWE strap in singles action against 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamura at “The Showcase Of The Immortals.” Also on the card saw SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair successfully defend her title against Ruby Riot.
After the match 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Asuka, who had yet to announce who she decided to challenge at WrestleMania, came out after Flair’s victory to confront the champion. She pointed at the WrestleMania 34 sign while staring Charlotte down, indicating she had made her decision.
WWE Hall Of Famer and former RAW General Manager Mick Foley took to his Facebook page and suggested he thinks Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka will steal the show at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans next month:
