5 Possible Opponents for Asuka at WrestleMania 35
Asuka will likely walk into WrestleMania 35 as SmackDown Women's Champion. The Empress of Tomorrow defeated both Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in a triple threat TLC match to become SmackDown Women's Champion.
Since then, she has successfully retained her championship against both Naomi and Becky Lynch thanks to the Asuka Lock. Now Flair (and potentially Becky Lynch) are already challenging Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35. This is all under the assumption that Becky Lynch will manage to force her way back into the Raw Women's Championship so she will not be able to challenge Asuka.
Many people assume that the SmackDown Women's Championship will be thought of as an afterthought heading into WrestleMania 35 due to all the hype surrounding the Raw Women's Championship. However, the SmackDown Women's Championship can certainly steal the show once again if Asuka is given the right opponent.
#5 Peyton Royce
It is highly unlikely that Peyton Royce will challenge Asuka for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35. However, it would not be the worst idea. The IIconics have already been an integral part of SmackDown Live. They have put over several of the blue brand's top faces including Naomi, Becky Lynch, and Asuka. Therefore, they deserve to be rewarded for putting over other women.
Asuka is not the best in the promo department so the IIconics can definitely carry that portion of the build. From their time in NXT, Peyton Royce has proven that she is better in the ring than Billie Kay so if only one of the IIconics can be given this opportunity, it should be Royce.
The two have had really good matches on NXT in the past, with Peyton Royce being one of the standout performers in a fatal four way match for the NXT Women's Championship that also involved Asuka, Billie Kay, and Nikki Cross, and with Peyton Royce challenging Asuka for the NXT Women's Championship on an episode of NXT.
She has had great matches with the likes of Becky Lynch, Asuka, Ruby Riott, and Ember Moon in the past so she will definitely be able to prove that she deserves this opportunity.